The Ice Hockey World Championships is an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was preceded by the European Championship which was held from 1910 to 1932. The first World Championship tournament was decided at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The 2018 IIHF World Championship is being hosted by Denmark.
This championship is hosted in two bids.
1. Copenhagen
2. Herning
The Swedish national men’s ice hockey team won the 2018 IIHF World Championship by defeated the Switzerland team in a penalty shootout. The Swedish national team won its 11th world championship and the second one in a row while The bronze medals were won by the US national team by defeated the Canadian team (4:1).
“It is amazing to win at this level. I am so happy right now. To win the way we did in the shootout feels so good. To end the season like this is unbelievable.” said by LIAS ANDERSSON SWEDISH FORWARD on Sunday.
That moment when you win the #IIHFWorlds @Trekronorse 🎉 pic.twitter.com/ncpRG4lNQW
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 20, 2018
2018 IIHF World Championship highlights
Here is Game schedule and Results for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 2018, Denmark
| GROUP | DATE | TIME | VENUE | CITY | GAME | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 May, Fri | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | RUS vs FRA | RUS (7-0) |
| B | 4 May, Fri | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | USA vs CAN | USA (5-4) |
| A | 4 May, Fri | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SWE vs BLR | SWE (5-0) |
| B | 4 May, Fri | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | GER vs DEN | DEN (2-3) |
| A | 5 May, Sat | 12:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SUI vs AUT | SUI (3-2) |
| B | 5 May, Sat | 12:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | NOR vs LAT | LAT (2-3) |
| A | 5 May, Sat | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | FRA vs BLR | FRA(6-2) |
| B | 5 May, Sat | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | FIN vs KOR | FIN (8-1) |
| A | 5 May, Sat | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | CZE vs SVK | CZE (3-2) |
| B | 5 May, Sat | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | DEN vs USA | USA (0-4) |
| A | 6 May, Sun | 12:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | AUT vs RUS | RUS (0-7) |
| B | 6 May, Sun | 12:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | KOR vs CAN | CAN (0-10) |
| A | 6 May, Sun | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SWE vs CZE | SWE (3-2) |
| B | 6 May, Sun | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | GER vs NOR | NOR (3-4) |
| A | 6 May, Sun | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SVK vs SUI | SUI (0-2) |
| B | 6 May, Sun | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | LAT vs FIN | FIN (0-8) |
| A | 7 May, Mon | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | BLR vs RUS | RUS (0-6) |
| B | 7 May, Mon | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | USA vs GER | USA (4-0) |
| A | 7 May, Mon | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SWE vs FRA | SWE (4-0) |
| B | 7 May, Mon | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | CAN vs DEN | CAN (7-1) |
| A | 8 May, Tue | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | AUT vs SVK | SVK (2-4) |
| B | 8 May, Tue | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | KOR vs LAT | LAT (0-5) |
| A | 8 May, Tue | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | CZE vs SUI | CZE (5-4) |
| B | 8 May, Tue | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | FIN vs NOR | FIN (7-0) |
| A | 9 May, Wed | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SUI vs BLR | SUI (5-2) |
| B | 9 May, Wed | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | GER vs KOR | GER (6-1) |
| A | 9 May, Wed | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SWE vs AUT | SWE (7-0) |
| B | 9 May, Wed | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | FIN vs DEN | DEN (2-3) |
| A | 10 May, Thu | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SVK vs FRA | SVK (3-1) |
| B | 10 May, Thu | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | USA vs LAT | USA (3-2) |
| A | 10 May, Thu | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | CZE vs RUS | CZE (4-3) |
| B | 10 May, Thu | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | NOR vs CAN | CAN (0-5) |
| A | 11 May, Fri | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | FRA vs AUT | FRA (5-2) |
| B | 11 May, Fri | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | DEN vs NOR | DEN (3-0) |
| A | 11 May, Fri | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | BLR vs CZE | CZE (0-3) |
| B | 11 May, Fri | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | USA vs KOR | USA (13-1) |
| A | 12 May, Sat | 12:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SVK vs SWE | SWE (3-4) |
| B | 12 May, Sat | 12:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | LAT vs GER | LAT (3-1) |
| A | 12 May, Sat | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | AUS vs BLR | AUS (4-0) |
| B | 12 May, Sat | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | DEN vs KOR | DEN (3-1) |
| A | 12 May, Sat | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | RUS vs SUI | RUS (4-3) |
| B | 12 May, Sat | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | CAN vs FIN | FIN (5-1) |
| A | 13 May, Sun | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | FRA vs CZE | CZE (0-6) |
| B | 13 May, Sun | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | NOR vs USA | USA (2-9) |
| A | 13 May, Sun | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SUI vs SWE | SWE (3-5) |
| B | 13 May, Sun | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | GER vs FIN | GER (3-2) |
| A | 14 May, Mon | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | RUS vs SVK | RUS (4-0) |
| B | 14 May, Mon | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | KOR vs NOR | NOR (0-3) |
| A | 14 May, Mon | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | CZE vs AUT | CZE(4-3) |
| B | 14 May, Mon | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | CAN vs LAT | CAN(2-1) |
| A | 15 May, Tue | 12:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SUI vs FRA | SUI (5-1) |
| B | 15 May, Tue | 12:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | FIN vs USA | FIN (6-2) |
| A | 15 May, Tue | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | BLR vs SVK | SVK(4-7) |
| B | 15 May, Tue | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | CAN vs GER | CAN(3-0) |
| A | 15 May, Tue | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | RUS vs SWE | SWE (1-3) |
| B | 15 May, Tue | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | LAT vs DEN | LAT (1-0) |
| QF | 17 May, Thu | 16:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | RUS vs CAN | CAN (4-5) |
| QF | 17 May, Thu | 16:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | USA vs CZE | USA (3-2) |
| QF | 17 May, Thu | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SWE vs LAT | SWE (3-2) |
| QF | 17 May, Thu | 20:15 GMT+2 | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning | FIN vs SUI | SUI (2-3) |
| QF | 19 May, Sat | 15:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SWE vs USA | SWE (6-0) |
| QF | 19 May, Sat | 19:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | CAN vs SUI | SUI (2-3) |
| BMG | 20 May, Sun | 15:45 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | USA vs CAN | USA (4-1) |
| GMG | 20 May, Sun | 20:15 GMT+2 | Royal Arena | Copenhagen | SWE vs SUI | SWE (3-2) |
IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 2018 Standing
Group A
| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden(SWE) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Switzerland(SUI) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Slovakia(SVK) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Austria(AUS) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Belarus(BLR) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland(FIN) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | United States(USA) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Canada(CAN) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Latvia(LAT) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Denmark(DEN) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Germany(GER) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Norway(NOR) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | South Korea(KOR) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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List of IIHF World Championship medalists Countries
| Country | Participations | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Czechoslovakia (No Longer) | 52 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
| Total | 77 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 46 |
| Sweden | 76 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 46 |
| Canada | 71 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 49 |
| Germany | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| West Germany (no longer) | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Russia | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Soviet Union (no longer) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 34 |
| Total | 60 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 46 |
| United States | 69 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| Finland | 64 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Austria | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Here is the List of IIHF World Championship medalists
| Year | 1st, gold medalist(s) Gold | 2nd, silver medalist(s) Silver | 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bronze | Host city / cities | Host country / countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sweden (10) | Canada (14) | Russia (4/9) | Cologne and Paris | Germany (9), France (5) |
| 2016 | Canada (26) | Finland (8) | Russia (3/8) | Moscow and Saint Petersburg | Russia (3) |
| 2015 | Canada (25) | Russia (3/10) | United States (7) | Prague and Ostrava | Czech Republic (2) |
| 2014 | Russia (5/27) | Finland (7) | Sweden (17) | Minsk | Belarus (1) |
| 2013 | Sweden (9) | Switzerland (2) | United States (6) | Helsinki and Stockholm | Finland (7, 8), Sweden (10, 11) |
| 2012 | Russia (4/26) | Slovakia (2) | Czech Republic (5/21) | Helsinki and Stockholm | Finland (7, 8), Sweden (10, 11) |
| 2011 | Finland (2) | Sweden (19) | Czech Republic (4/20) | Bratislava and Košice | Slovakia (1) |
| 2010 | Czech Republic (6/12) | Russia (2/9) | Sweden (16) | Cologne, Mannheim, and Gelsenkirchen | Germany (8) |
| 2009 | Russia (3/25) | Canada (13) | Sweden (15) | Kloten and Bern | Switzerland (10) |
| 2008 | Russia (2/24) | Canada (12) | Finland (3) | Halifax and Quebec City | Canada (1) |
| 2007 | Canada (24) | Finland (6) | Russia (2/7) | Moscow and Mytishchi | Russia (2) |
| 2006 | Sweden (8) | Czech Republic (1/13) | Finland (2) | Riga | Latvia (1) |
| 2005 | Czech Republic (5/11) | Canada (11) | Russia (1/6) | Innsbruck and Vienna | Austria (7) |
| 2004 | Canada (23) | Sweden (18) | United States (5) | Prague and Ostrava | Czech Republic (1) |
| 2003 | Canada (22) | Sweden (17) | Slovakia (1) | Helsinki, Tampere and Turku | Finland (6) |
| 2002 | Slovakia (1) | Russia (1/8) | Sweden (14) | Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping | Sweden (9) |
| 2001 | Czech Republic (4/10) | Finland (5) | Sweden (13) | Cologne, Hanover and Nuremberg | Germany (7) |
| 2000 | Czech Republic (3/9) | Slovakia (1) | Finland (1) | St. Petersburg | Russia (1) |
| 1999 | Czech Republic (2/8) | Finland (4) | Sweden (12) | Oslo, Lillehammer and Hamar | Norway (3) |
| 1998 | Sweden (7) | Finland (3) | Czech Republic (3/19) | Zurich and Basel | Switzerland (9) |
| 1997 | Canada (21) | Sweden (16) | Czech Republic (2/18) | Helsinki, Turku and Tampere | Finland (5) |
| 1996 | Czech Republic (1/7) | Canada (10) | United States (4) | Vienna | Austria (6) |
| 1995 | Finland (1) | Sweden (15) | Canada (9) | Stockholm and Gävle | Sweden (8) |
| 1994 | Canada (20) | Finland (2) | Sweden (11) | Bolzano, Canazei and Milan | Italy (3) |
| 1993 | Russia (1/23) | Sweden (14) | Czech Republic (1/17) | Dortmund and Munich | Germany (6) |
| 1992 | Sweden (6) | Finland (1) | Czechoslovakia (16) | Prague and Bratislava | Czechoslovakia (8) |
| 1991 | Sweden (5) | Canada (9) | Soviet Union (5) | Turku, Helsinki and Tampere | Finland (4) |
| 1990 | Soviet Union (22) | Sweden (13) | Czechoslovakia (15) | Bern and Fribourg | Switzerland (8) |
| 1989 | Soviet Union (21) | Canada (8) | Czechoslovakia (14) | Stockholm and Södertälje | Sweden (7) |
| 1987 | Sweden (4) | Soviet Union (7) | Czechoslovakia (13) | Vienna | Austria (5) |
| 1986 | Soviet Union (20) | Sweden (12) | Canada (8) | Moscow | Soviet Union (4) |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia (6) | Canada (7) | Soviet Union (4) | Prague | Czechoslovakia (7) |
| 1983 | Soviet Union (19) | Czechoslovakia (12) | Canada (7) | Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Munich | West Germany (5) |
| 1982 | Soviet Union (18) | Czechoslovakia (11) | Canada (6) | Helsinki and Tampere | Finland (3) |
| 1981 | Soviet Union (17) | Sweden (11) | Czechoslovakia (12) | Gothenburg and Stockholm | Sweden (6) |
| 1979 | Soviet Union (16) | Czechoslovakia (10) | Sweden (10) | Moscow | Soviet Union (3) |
| 1978 | Soviet Union (15) | Czechoslovakia (9) | Canada (5) | Prague | Czechoslovakia (6) |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia (5) | Sweden (10) | Soviet Union (3) | Vienna | Austria (4) |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia (4) | Soviet Union (6) | Sweden (9) | Katowice | Poland (2) |
| 1975 | Soviet Union (14) | Czechoslovakia (8) | Sweden (8) | Munich and Düsseldorf | West Germany (4) |
| 1974 | Soviet Union (13) | Czechoslovakia (7) | Sweden (7) | Helsinki | Finland (2) |
| 1973 | Soviet Union (12) | Sweden (9) | Czechoslovakia (11) | Moscow | Soviet Union (2) |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia (3) | Soviet Union (5) | Sweden (6) | Prague | Czechoslovakia (5) |
| 1971 | Soviet Union (11) | Czechoslovakia (6) | Sweden (5) | Bern and Geneva | Switzerland (7) |
| 1970 | Soviet Union (10) | Sweden (8) | Czechoslovakia (10) | Stockholm | Sweden (4, 5) |
| 1969 | Soviet Union (9) | Sweden (7) | Czechoslovakia (9) | Stockholm | Sweden (4, 5) |
| 1968 * | Soviet Union (8) | Czechoslovakia (5) | Canada (4) | Grenoble | France (4) |
| 1967 | Soviet Union (7) | Sweden (6) | Canada (3) | Vienna | Austria (3) |
| 1966 | Soviet Union (6) | Czechoslovakia (4) | Canada (2) | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia (1) |
| 1965 | Soviet Union (5) | Czechoslovakia (3) | Sweden (4) | Tampere | Finland (1) |
| 1964 * | Soviet Union (4) | Sweden (5) | Czechoslovakia (8) | Innsbruck | Austria (2) |
| 1963 | Soviet Union (3) | Sweden (4) | Czechoslovakia (7) | Stockholm | Sweden (3) |
| 1962 | Sweden (3) | Canada (6) | United States (3) | Colorado Springs and Denver | United States (3) |
| 1961 | Canada (19) | Czechoslovakia (2) | Soviet Union (2) | Geneva and Lausanne | Switzerland (6) |
| 1960 * | United States (2) | Canada (5) | Soviet Union (1) | Squaw Valley | United States (2) |
| 1959 | Canada (18) | Soviet Union (4) | Czechoslovakia (6) | Prague, Bratislava and Ostrava | Czechoslovakia (4) |
| 1958 | Canada (17) | Soviet Union (3) | Sweden (3) | Oslo | Norway (2) |
| 1957 | Sweden (2) | Soviet Union (2) | Czechoslovakia (5) | Moscow | Soviet Union (1) |
| 1956 * | Soviet Union (2) | United States (9) | Canada (1) | Cortina | Italy (2) |
| 1955 | Canada (16) | Soviet Union (1) | Czechoslovakia (4) | Krefeld, Dortmund and Cologne | West Germany (3) |
| 1954 | Soviet Union (1) | Canada (4) | Sweden (2) | Stockholm | Sweden (2) |
| 1953 | Sweden (1) | West Germany (2) | Switzerland (8) | Zurich and Basel | Switzerland (5) |
| 1952 * | Canada (15) | United States (8) | Sweden (1) | Oslo and Drammen | Norway (1) |
| 1951 | Canada (14) | Sweden (3) | Switzerland (7) | Paris | France (3) |
| 1950 | Canada (13) | United States (7) | Switzerland (6) | London | United Kingdom (2) |
| 1949 | Czechoslovakia (2) | Canada (3) | United States (2) | Stockholm | Sweden (1) |
| 1948 * | Canada (12) | Czechoslovakia (1) | Switzerland (5) | St. Moritz | Switzerland (4) |
| 1947 | Czechoslovakia (1) | Sweden (2) | Austria (2) | Prague | Czechoslovakia (3) |
| 1939 | Canada (11) | United States (6) | Switzerland (4) | Zurich and Basel | Switzerland (3) |
| 1938 | Canada (10) | Great Britain (2) | Czechoslovakia (3) | Prague | Czechoslovakia (2) |
| 1937 | Canada (9) | Great Britain (1) | Switzerland (3) | London | United Kingdom (1) |
| 1936 * | Great Britain (1) | Canada (2) | United States (1) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany (2) |
| 1935 | Canada (8) | Switzerland (1) | Great Britain (2) | Davos | Switzerland (2) |
| 1934 | Canada (7) | United States (5) | Germany (2) | Milan | Italy (1) |
| 1933 | United States (1) | Canada (1) | Czechoslovakia (2) | Prague | Czechoslovakia (1) |
| 1932 * | Canada (6) | United States (4) | Germany (1) | Lake Placid | United States (1) |
| 1931 | Canada (5) | United States (3) | Austria (1) | Krynica | Poland (1) |
| 1930 | Canada (4) | Germany (1) | Switzerland (2) | Chamonix, Berlin, Vienna | France (2), Germany (1), Austria (1) |
| 1928 * | Canada (3) | Sweden (1) | Switzerland (1) | St. Moritz | Switzerland (1) |
| 1924 * | Canada (2) | United States (2) | Great Britain (1) | Chamonix | France (1) |
| 1920 dagger | Canada (1) | United States (1) | Czechoslovakia (1) | Antwerp | Belgium (1) |
Source: wikipedia
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