2015 IIHF World Championship Group A

Main article: 2015 IIHF World Championship
See also: 2015 IIHF World Championship Group B

Group A was one of two groups of the 2015 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2016.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 7 7 0 0 0 49 14 +35 21 Advance to the playoff round
2  Sweden 7 4 2 0 1 34 19 +15 16
3  Czech Republic (H) 7 4 1 1 1 27 18 +9 15
4   Switzerland 7 2 0 4 1 12 18 −6 10
5  Germany 7 2 0 1 4 11 24 −13 7
6  France 7 1 1 0 5 13 20 −7 5[a]
7  Latvia 7 0 2 1 4 11 25 −14 5[a]
8  Austria 7 0 2 1 4 10 29 −19 5[a] Relegation to Division I A
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2015. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.[1]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head to head record; France 5p, Latvia 3p and Austria 1p. Austria relegated on head-to-head points.

All times are local (UTC+2).

1 May

Canada vs Latvia

1 May 2015
16:15		Canada 6–1
(3–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,013
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesEdgars Masaļskis
Ervīns Muštukovs		Referees:
Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Killian
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
MacKinnon (Spezza, Savard) – 09:571–0
Spezza (Hamhuis, MacKinnon) – 13:042–0
Duchene (Hall, Barrie) – 14:113–0
Toffoli (Hamhuis, Burns) – 22:204–0
Spezza (MacKinnon, Crosby) – 23:045–0
5–152:06 – Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Džeriņš)
Crosby (PS) – 59:376–1
2 minPenalties6 min
42Shots17

Czech Republic vs Sweden

1 May 2015
20:15		Czech Republic 5–6 GWS
(1–2, 0–1, 4–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SwedenO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Alexander SalákGoaliesJhonas EnrothReferees:
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Finland Sakari Suominen
0–103:23 – Lundqvist (Sjögren, Josefson)
0–207:30 – Kronwall (Ekholm, Lander) (PP)
Jágr (Nakládal, Voráček) (PP) – 13:281–2
1–334:34 – Rask (Lindholm, Hjalmarsson)
Hertl (Němec, Klepiš) (PP) – 42:522–3
2–444:08 – Lindström (Möller)
Simon (Hejda) – 51:343–4
Červenka (Voráček, Čáslava) – 52:314–4
Zaťovič (Novotný, Simon) – 56:535–4
5–559:07 – Sjögren (Lindström, Klingberg) (PP, EA)
Klepiš MISS
Voráček GOAL
Sobotka MISS		ShootoutGOAL Lindholm
MISS Josefson
GOAL Ekman-Larsson
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots25

2 May

Switzerland vs Austria

2 May 2015
12:15		Switzerland 3–4 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 13,953
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Du Bois (Fiala, Almond) – 01:141–0
1–122:12 – T. Raffl (Pallestrang)
Ambühl (Josi) (SH) – 25:542–1
2–243:33 – Lebler (Herburger)
Bieber (Almond, Grossmann) – 51:013–2
3–359:10 – M. Raffl (T. Raffl, Schumnig) (EA)
Suri MISS
Brunner MISS
Josi MISS		ShootoutMISS M. Raffl
GOAL Komarek
4 minPenalties8 min
37Shots25

France vs Germany

2 May 2015
16:15		France 1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)		 GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,903
Game reference
Cristobal HuetGoaliesDennis EndrasReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Switzerland Nicolas Fluri
Germany André Schrader
0–112:10 – Wolf (Rieder, Hager)
Fleury (S. Da Costa) – 50:441–1
1–259:00 – Reimer (Hager) (PP)
10 minPenalties14 min
25Shots26

Latvia vs Czech Republic

2 May 2015
20:15		Latvia 2–4
(1–0, 1–3, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesAlexander Salák
Ondřej Pavelec		Referees:
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Switzerland Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Norway Jon Killian
Finland Masi Puolakka
Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Galviņš) (PP) – 13:131–0
1–122:01 – Jordán (Červenka, Novotný)
Rēdlihs (Sprukts) (PP) – 23:182–1
2–224:25 – Kovář (Nakládal, Erat) (PP)
2–332:44 – Jágr (Erat, Kovář) (PP)
2–445:29 – Voráček (Kovář, Nakládal) (PP)
35 minPenalties8 min
10Shots35

3 May

Austria vs Sweden

3 May 2015
12:15		Austria 1–6
(0–3, 0–3, 1–0)		 SwedenO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,051
Game reference
Rene Swette
Bernhard Starkbaum		GoaliesAnders NilssonReferees:
Russia Roman Gofman
Switzerland Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Finland Sakari Suominen
0–113:38 – Forsberg
0–218:37 – Klefbom (Sjögren, Josefson)
0–319:18 – Lander (Eriksson, Forsberg)
0–428:22 – Forsberg (Eriksson, Ekman-Larsson)
0–529:13 – Lindholm
0–631:14 – Forsberg (Lander, Ekman-Larsson)
Heinrich (Komarek, Latusa) – 53:171–6
12 minPenalties18 min
17Shots41

Canada vs Germany

3 May 2015
16:15		Canada 10–0
(4–0, 5–0, 1–0)		 GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,046
Game reference
Martin JonesGoaliesDennis Endras
Danny aus den Birken		Referees:
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
United States Fraser McIntyre
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Crosby (O'Reilly) – 08:021–0
Hall (Eberle, Duchene) – 08:252–0
Eakin (O'Reilly) – 16:583–0
Eakin (Toffoli) – 19:494–0
Hall (Duchene, Eberle) – 22:105–0
Ekblad (Giroux, Wiercioch) – 24:296–0
Giroux (Ennis, Savard) – 27:347–0
Ennis (Giroux, Hamhuis) – 35:168–0
Hall (Duchene, Muzzin) – 39:379–0
Duchene (PS) – 42:0310–0
6 minPenalties2 min
34Shots17

France vs Switzerland

3 May 2015
20:15		France 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,780
Game reference
Cristobal HuetGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Finland Masi Puolakka
0–115:36 – Hollenstein (Brunner, Josi) (PP)
0–221:24 – Josi (Fiala, Blum)
Raux – 48:311–2
1–359:06 – Suri (Brunner) (ENG)
63 minPenalties12 min
20Shots35

4 May

Latvia vs Sweden

4 May 2015
16:15		Latvia 1–8
(0–1, 1–3, 0–4)		 SwedenO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,315
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJhonas EnrothReferees:
Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Norway Jon Killian
0–117:37 – Eriksson (PP)
0–230:05 – Eriksson (Ekholm, Kronwall) (PP)
Dārziņš (Daugaviņš, Galviņš) (PP) – 32:531–2
1–333:03 – Forsberg (PS)
1–439:46 – Eriksson (Ahnelöv)
1–544:43 – Möller (Ekman-Larsson, Klingberg) (PP)
1–649:32 – Josefson (Lundqvist)
1–757:04 – Lundqvist (Hjalmarsson, Ekman-Larsson)
1–859:51 – Rask (Ericsson, Lindholm)
10 minPenalties10 min
20Shots36

Canada vs Czech Republic

4 May 2015
20:15		Canada 6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)		 Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesOndřej PavelecReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Finland Sakari Suominen
Eberle (Ekblad, Duchene) – 04:181–0
Hall (Muzzin, Eberle) – 19:022–0
2–119:22 – Erat (Kovář, Jágr)
2–235:45 – Zaťovič (Simon, Kolář)
Couturier (Toffoli) – 37:403–2
Seguin (Hall, Barrie) (PP) – 42:024–2
Crosby (Giroux) (PP) – 50:075–2
5–357:36 – Sobotka (Voráček)
Toffoli (O'Reilly, MacKinnon) (ENG) – 58:316–3
10 minPenalties14 min
38Shots25

5 May

Switzerland vs Germany

5 May 2015
16:15		Switzerland 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 10,253
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesTimo PielmeierReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Hollenstein (Brunner, Romy) – 52:161–0
6 minPenalties12 min
18Shots18

Austria vs France

5 May 2015
20:15		Austria 0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)		 FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 5,857
Game reference
Bernhard StarkbaumGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
Switzerland Tobias Wehrli
Czech Republic Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
United States Fraser McIntyre
0–146:13 – Fleury (S. Da Costa, Auvitu) (PP)
0–259:02 – Meunier (Y. Treille, Hecquefeuille) (ENG)
6 minPenalties2 min
34Shots17

6 May

Switzerland vs Latvia

6 May 2015
16:15		Switzerland 1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–1)		 LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 10,856
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Czech Republic Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Norway Jon Killian
0–124:19 – Džeriņš (Dārziņš, Rēdlihs)
Bieber – 58:091–1
1–262:19 – Daugaviņš (Dārziņš)
6 minPenalties10 min
36Shots21

Sweden vs Canada

6 May 2015
20:15		Sweden 4–6
(3–0, 1–3, 0–3)		 CanadaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,695
Game reference
Anders NilssonGoaliesMike SmithReferees:
Switzerland Tobias Wehrli
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Lander (Eriksson, Granberg) – 05:061–0
Rask (Klefbom, Lindholm) – 17:212–0
Forsberg (Eriksson, Klingberg) – 17:493–0
3–126:43 – Ekblad (Burns, O'Reilly)
3–231:27 – Hall (PS)
3–334:23 – Couturier (Ekblad)
Möller (Sjögren, Ekman-Larsson) – 35:194–3
4–450:24 – Wiercioch (Eberle, Crosby)
4–553:31 – Ennis (Hall, Spezza) (PP)
4–658:10 – Seguin (O'Reilly) (ENG)
4 minPenalties4 min
32Shots39

7 May

Czech Republic vs France

7 May 2015
16:15		Czech Republic 5–1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,110
Game reference
Ondřej PavelecGoaliesFlorian HardyReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Finland Sakari Suominen
Němec (Novotný) – 21:101–0
Sobotka (Krejčík) – 26:582–0
2–128:41 – Hecquefeuille (Lampérier, Guttig)
Jágr (Kovář, Simon) – 44:253–1
Němec (Hertl, Voráček) – 48:284–1
Červenka (Němec, Krejčík) (PP) – 54:495–1
4 minPenalties10 min
46Shots20

Sweden vs Germany

7 May 2015
20:15		Sweden 4–3
(2–1, 0–1, 2–1)		 GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,137
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesTimo PielmeierReferees:
Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
United States Fraser McIntyre
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Möller (Lindström, Sjögren) – 11:191–0
Lindström (Möller]) – 12:442–0
2–115:48 – Kink (Rieder, Daschner) (PP)
2–229:30 – Krämmer
Klingberg (Kronwall, Möller) – 42:563–2
Möller (Ekman-Larsson, Lindström) – 48:404–2
4–354:39 – Plachta (Hospelt, Seidenberg)
6 minPenalties29 min
35Shots27

8 May

Czech Republic vs Austria

8 May 2015
16:15		Czech Republic 4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Ondřej PavelecGoaliesBernhard Starkbaum
Rene Swette		Referees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
United States Fraser McIntyre
Němec (Simon) – 31:091–0
Zaťovič (Hejda, Němec) – 38:042–0
Sobotka (Červenka, Krejčík) – 39:083–0
Voráček (Jordán, Hertl) – 40:074–0
4 minPenalties10 min
42Shots12

Germany vs Latvia

8 May 2015
20:15		Germany 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,494
Game reference
Dennis EndrasGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Switzerland Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
Norway Jon Killian
0–111:05 – Dārziņš (Daugaviņš) (PP)
Wolf (Reimer, Krueger) (PP) – 46:461–1
Plachta – 57:352–1
10 minPenalties27 min
24Shots16

9 May

France vs Canada

9 May 2015
12:15		France 3–4
(1–2, 0–1, 2–1)		 CanadaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,300
Game reference
Ronan QuemenerGoaliesMartin JonesReferees:
Switzerland Tobias Wehrli
Czech Republic Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
0–111:26 – Seguin (Spezza, Barrie) (PP)
0–212:32 – Eberle (MacKinnon, Duchene)
Desrosiers (Meunier, Auvitu) – 16:311–2
1–337:02 – Seguin (Spezza) (PP)
Y. Treille (Meunier) (PP) – 46:212–3
Fleury – 46:563–3
3–449:18 – Eberle (Burns, Crosby)
12 minPenalties8 min
21Shots43

Austria vs Latvia

9 May 2015
16:15		Austria 1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–1)		 LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 12,735
Game reference
Bernhard StarkbaumGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
United States Timothy Mayer
Sweden Tobias Bjork
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Lebler (M. Raffl) – 16:071–0
1–132:15 – Dārziņš (Daugaviņš)
1–260:33 – Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Galviņš)
2 minPenalties16 min
29Shots18

Sweden vs Switzerland

9 May 2015
20:15		Sweden 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT 1–0)		  SwitzerlandO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,201
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
Finland Sakari Suominen
Norway Jon Killian
Lindholm (Rask, Ericsson) – 07:171–0
1–140:34 – Bodenmann (Blum, Ambühl)
Forsberg (Eriksson, Ekman-Larsson) (PP) – 63:492–1
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots16

10 May

Germany vs Czech Republic

10 May 2015
16:15		Germany 2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Timo PielmeierGoaliesOndřej PavelecReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Sweden Tobias Bjork
Linesmen:
Finland Sakari Suominen
United States Fraser McIntyre
Pietta (Müller, Krueger) – 07:131–0
1–113:39 – Vondrka
Wolf (Rieder) – 23:502–1
2–225:58 – Koukal (Kolář, Simon)
2–327:36 – Voráček (Jágr, Nakládal) (PP)
2–455:58 – Jágr (Červenka)
6 minPenalties6 min
14Shots38

Switzerland vs Canada

10 May 2015
20:15		Switzerland 2–7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2)		 CanadaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,003
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesMike SmithReferees:
United States Timothy Mayer
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
0–100:53 – Seguin (Muzzin, Giroux)
Trachsler (Schäppi, Streit) – 06:211–1
1–219:42 – MacKinnon (Spezza, Wiercioch)
1–327:59 – Ekblad (Couturier, Eakin)
1–439:00 – Eberle (Crosby, Burns) (PP)
1–539:59 – Eakin (Couturier, Ekblad)
Brunner – 42:172–5
2–652:27 – Couturier (Toffoli, Hamhuis)
2–757:08 – Giroux (Burns, O'Reilly) (PP)
16 minPenalties12 min
25Shots46

11 May

Germany vs Austria

11 May 2015
16:15		Germany 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 11,302
Game reference
Dennis EndrasGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
0–134:33 – T. Raffl (M. Raffl, Heinrich)
Wolf (Pietta, Müller) – 44:141–1
1–254:22 – Rotter (Muhlstein)
Reimer (Kohl, Krämmer) – 57:592–2
Hospelt MISS
Rieder GOAL
Reimer MISS		ShootoutGOAL Heinrich
GOAL Komarek
MISS Lebler
6 minPenalties6 min
17Shots34

Sweden vs France

11 May 2015
20:15		Sweden 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)		 FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 12,490
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesCristobal Huet
Florian Hardy		Referees:
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Norway Jon Killian
Josefson (Klefbom, Ekman-Larsson) – 11:001–0
1–120:34 – Fleury (Roussel, T. Da Costa)
1–222:52 – Fleury (Roussel, Auvitu)
Forsberg (Lindholm) (PP) – 34:522–2
Forsberg (Ekman-Larsson) – 40:523–2
Ekman-Larsson (Eriksson, Klefbom) – 43:274–2
10 minPenalties16 min
41Shots17

12 May

Canada vs Austria

12 May 2015
12:15		Canada 10–1
(4–0, 2–0, 4–1)		 AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,031
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesBernhard Starkbaum
Rene Swette		Referees:
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Russia Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
Slovakia Peter Šefčík
Barrie (O'Reilly, Giroux) – 06:041–0
Duchene (Spezza, Muzzin) – 09:092–0
Hall (Burns) – 11:173–0
Ekblad (Eberle) – 14:104–0
Spezza (Duchene, Wiercioch) – 21:585–0
Eberle (Burns) – 35:526–0
6–142:44 – Heinrich (Rotter)
MacKinnon (Muzzin]) – 42:537–1
Spezza – 43:058–1
Schenn (Duchene) – 46:099–1
Duchene (MacKinnon,Spezza) – 54:4310–1
0 minPenalties4 min
46Shots15

Latvia vs France

12 May 2015
16:15		Latvia 2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,167
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
United States Timothy Mayer
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Finland Sakari Suominen
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Galviņš) – 11:251–0
Galviņš (Dārziņš, Daugaviņš) (PP) – 22:482–0
2–148:21 – S. Da Costa (Fleury)
2–255:20 – S. Treille (Hecquefeuille, Huet)
Dārziņš GOAL
Daugaviņš MISS		ShootoutGOAL Fleury
GOAL Desrosiers
GOAL S. Da Costa
6 minPenalties6 min
13Shots35

Czech Republic vs Switzerland

12 May 2015
20:15		Czech Republic 2–1 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		  SwitzerlandO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Ondřej PavelecGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
United States Fraser McIntyre
0–116:56 – Fiala (Brunner, Streit) (PP2)
Zaťovič (Kovář, Kolář) – 50:441–1
Voráček GOAL
Kovář MISS
Vondrka GOAL		ShootoutGOAL Fiala
MISS Ambühl
MISS Loeffel
12 minPenalties14 min
29Shots27

References

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