2023 IIHF World Championship final

2023 IIHF World Championship final
123 Total
 Canada 113 5
 Germany 110 2
Date28 May 2023
ArenaNokia Arena
CityTampere
Attendance10,470
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Main article: 2023 IIHF World Championship

The 2023 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on 28 May 2023.

Canada and Germany faced each other for the first time in the finals.[1][2] This marked the first time Germany has advanced to the gold medal game in Ice Hockey World Championships history.[3][4] Canada won 5–2 for a record 28th World Championship title.[5]

Road to the final

Canada Round Germany
Opponent Result Preliminary round Opponent Result
 Latvia 6–0 Game 1  Sweden 0–1
 Slovenia 5–2 Game 2  Finland 3–4
 Slovakia 2–1 (GWS) Game 3  United States 2–3
 Kazakhstan 5–1 Game 4  Denmark 6–4
  Switzerland 2–3 Game 5  Austria 4–2
 Norway 2–3 (GWS) Game 6  Hungary 7–2
 Czechia 3–1 Game 7  France 5–0
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Switzerland 7 19
2  Canada 7 15
3  Latvia (H) 7 13
4  Czechia 7 13
5  Slovakia 7 11
6  Kazakhstan 7 7
7  Norway 7 6
8  Slovenia 7 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
 Preliminary
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  United States 7 20
2  Sweden 7 18
3  Finland (H) 7 16
4  Germany 7 12
5  Denmark 7 8
6  France 7 4
7  Austria 7 3
8  Hungary 7 3
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Opponent Result Playoff Opponent Result
 Finland 4–1 Quarterfinals   Switzerland 3–1
 Latvia 4–2 Semifinals  United States 4–3 (OT)

Match

28 May 2023
20:20		Canada 5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)		 GermanyNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 10,470
Game reference
Sam MontembeaultGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
United States Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
United States Nick Briganti
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
0–107:44 – Peterka (Seider, M. Müller)
Blais (Krebs, Neighbours) – 10:471–1
1–233:47 – Fischbuch (Kastner, Seider)
Crouse (Krebs, Weegar) (PP) – 37:282–2
Blais (Glass) – 44:513–2
Toffoli – 51:514–2
Laughton (Quinn, Crouse) (EN) – 58:065–2
4 minPenalties2 min
28Shots23

References

  1. ^ Potts, Andy (27 May 2023). "Tiffels keeps Germany's dream alive". IIHF.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (27 May 2023). "Fantilli's gem ends Latvia's golden dreams". IIHF.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ Douglas, Kayla (27 May 2023). "Germany shocks U.S. in OT to set up gold-medal clash vs. Canada". thescore.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Germany stuns U.S. in OT, to face Canada in hockey worlds final". ESPN.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Blais' two goals lifts Canada past Germany for World Championship gold". tsn.ca. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.