2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2006 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in May, 2006 in Riga, Latvia. It was the 70th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

One of the requirements of the IIHF for Latvia to host the event was that a new arena would be constructed. Sweden was the stand-by organizer in case the arena was delayed, but the construction was completed on schedule, marking the first time a former Soviet state apart from Russia has hosted the event. The mascot of the championships was a beaver called RIX (after Riga International Airport's IATA code.)

It was preceded 2 months earlier by the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, where ice hockey was also a major event.

In the gold medal game, Sweden won against the Czech Republic and thus became the first hockey team to win both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships in the same year. [ [http://www.ihwc.net/english/article/recaps/index.ihwc?&artId=2456 Recap of Swedish golden double at IHWC official site] ]

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

All times local (UTC +3)

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date = May 6, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|BLR
score = 2 – 1
team2 = ih|SVK
goals1 = D. Meleshko 34:18 (PP)
O. Antonenko 39:27 (PP)
goals2 = I. Ciernik 37:29 (ES)
stadium = Riga Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|RUS
score = 10 – 1
team2 = ih|KAZ
goals1 = A. Ovechkin 01:36 (PP)
D. Arkhipov 02:44 (PP)
K. Gorovikov 10:44 (ES)
D. Bykov 18:48 (PP)
A. Ovechkin 24:13 (ES)
E. Malkin 26:41 (SH)
A. Ovechkin 29:39 (PP)
A. Semin 32:24 (ES)
A. Semin 44:38 (ES)
A. Semin 53:52 (PP)
goals2 = Y. Koreshkov 17:40 (PP)
stadium = Riga Arena

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date = May 8, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|RUS
score = 3 – 2
team2 = ih|BLR
goals1 = I. Yemeleyev 10:57 (PP)
D. Kulyash 43:28 (PP)
A. Kharitonov 53:19 (ES)
goals2 = O. Antonenko 21:40 (PP2)
A. Makritsky 23:28 (ES)
stadium = Riga Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|SVK
score = 6 – 0
team2 = ih|KAZ
goals1 = R. Kapus 20:41 (PP)
T. Surovy 34:42 (PP)
M. Bartovic 39:48 (ES)
R. Pavlikovsky 49:05 (ES)
M. Kovacik 55:06 (ES)
M. Jurcina 56:22 (ES)
goals2 =
stadium = Riga Arena

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date = May 10, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|SVK
score = 3 – 4
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = T. Surovy 06:00 (ES)
A. Kollar 09:03 (SH)
I. Ciernik 36:45 (PP)
goals2 = D. Kulyash 03:56 (PP)
E. Malkin 17:26 (ES)
D. Zaripov 27:23 (PP)
A. Mikhnov 46:02 (PP)
stadium = Riga Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|KAZ
score = 1 – 7
team2 = ih|BLR
goals1 = A. Spiridonov 18:57 (ES)
goals2 = S. Zadelenov 02:07 (PP)
S. Zadelenov 29:08 (SH)
Y. Chupris 34:28 (PP)
V. Kostyuchenok 39:25 (PP)
S. Zadelenov 45:11 (ES)
D. Dudik 46:13 (ES)
M. Grabovski 48:42 (PS)
stadium = Riga Arena

Group D

All times local (UTC +3)

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date = May 11, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|RUS
score = 6 – 0
team2 = ih|UKR
goals1 = M. Sushinsky 16:06 (PP)
M. Sushinsky 41:03 (PP)
A. Ovechkin 46:06 (ES)
D. Kulyash 48:19 (PP2)
S. Mozyakin 53:47 (ES)
I. Grigorenko 57:03 (PP)

goals2 =
stadium = Riga Arena

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bg = #eeeeee
date = May 12, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|SUI
score = 2 – 2
team2 = ih|SVK
goals1 = M. Reichert 49:50 (PP)
S. Jeannin 58:04 (ES)
goals2 = M. Cibak 14:18 (ES)
D. Milo 31:33 (PP)
stadium = Skonto Arena

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bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|SWE
score = 4 – 1
team2 = ih|BLR
goals1 = M. Nylander 04:10 (PP)
J. Nordquist 07:18 (ES)
M. Johansson 16:40 (ES)
P. Hållberg 18:58 (ES)
goals2 = S. Zadelenov 49:14 (PP)
stadium = Skonto Arena

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bg = #eeeeee
date = May 13, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|BLR
score = 9 – 1
team2 = ih|UKR
goals1 = M. Grabovski 10:36 (PP)
V. Kostyuchenok 22:11 (PP)
O. Antonenko 22:37 (ES)
M. Grabovski 35:47 (PP)
D. Dudik 45:06 (ES)
A. Skabelka 46:17 (PP2)
V. Kopat 56:40 (ES)
M. Grabovski 57:26 (ES)
D. Dudik 57:48 (PP)
goals2 = I. Gunko 39:47 (ES) | stadium = Skonto Arena

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date = May 14, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|RUS
score = 6 – 3
team2 = ih|SUI
goals1 = D. Zaripov 13:55
D. Arkhipov 22:26
D. Bykov 40:51 (PP)
I. Nikulin 42:38 (PP)
N. Kulemin 57:25
E. Malkin 59:45
goals2 = T. Paterlini 22:36
B. Forster 32:33
G. Bezina 45:17 (PP2)
stadium = Skonto Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|SVK
score = 5 – 2
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 = Marian Hossa 1:45
M. Cibak 8:57 (PP)
R. Vydareny 21:57 (PP)
Marcel Hossa 26:22 (PP)
A. Kollar 46:33 (SH)
goals2 = M. Johansson 22:20
A. Karlsson 23:29 (PP)

stadium = Skonto Arena

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bg = #eeeeee
date = May 15, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|SWE
score = 3 – 3
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = M. Samuelsson 7:33 (PP)
M. Samuelsson 20:14 (PP)
J. Jönsson 22:58 (ES)
goals2 = A. Ovechkin 01:22 (ES)
A. Mikhnov 11:28 (PP)
A. Mikhnov 55.47 (ES)
stadium = Skonto Arena

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bg = #eeeeee
date = May 16, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|SUI
score = 1 – 2
team2 = ih|BLR
goals1 = M. Luss 48:17 (ES)
goals2 = A. Skabelka 09:04 (ES)
S. Zadelenov 29:58 (ES)
stadium = Skonto Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|UKR
score = 0 – 8
team2 = ih|SVK
goals1 =
goals2 = R. Kapus 12:52 (ES)
D. Milo 21:36 (ES)
M. Strbak 25:11 (PP)
M. Kovacik 35:46 (ES)
M. Bartovic 36:58 (ES)
R. Kapus 44:25 (ES)
M. Hudec 49:19 (PP)
M. Jurcina 58:25 (PP)
stadium = Skonto Arena

Final Round

Round8-with third
18/5 16:15 | ih|RUS | 3 | ih|CZE | 4
18/5 20:15 | ih|FIN | 3 | ih|BLR | 0
17/5 15:15 | ih|SWE | 6 | ih|USA | 0
17/5 19:15 | ih|CAN | 4 | ih|SVK | 1
20/5 16:15 | ih|CZE | 3 | ih|FIN | 1
20/5 20:15 | ih|SWE | 5 | ih|CAN | 4
21/5 20:15 | ih|CZE | 0 | ih|SWE | 4
21/5 16:15 | ih|CAN | 0 | ih|FIN | 5

Quarterfinals

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date = May 17, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|SWE
score = 6 – 0
team2 = ih|USA
goals1 = M. Hannula 2:48 (ES)
M. Hannula 15:40 (ES)
M. Samuelsson 25:51 (ES)
K. Jönsson 35:34 (PP)
M. Hannula 48:41 (ES)
A. Karlsson 58:36 (PP)

goals2 =
stadium = Riga Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|CAN
score = 4 – 1
team2 = ih|SVK
goals1 =M. Cammalleri 34:35 (ES)
P. Bergeron 52:53 (ES)
S. Crosby 54:23 (ES)
J. Carter 54:32 (ES)
goals2 = D. Milo 17:36 (ES)
stadium = Riga Arena

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bg = #eeeeee
date = May 18, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|RUS
score = 3 – 4
team2 = ih|CZE
goals1 = A. Ovechkin 2:30 (ES)
S. Mozyakin 45:10 (ES)
A. Mikhnov 58:55 (ES)
goals2 = T. Kaberle 25:45 (PP)
J. Hlinka 43:49 (PP)
P. Stefan 47:06 (PP)
Z. Irgl 67:58 (ES)
stadium = Riga Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|FIN
score = 3 – 0
team2 = ih|BLR
goals1 =R. Hahl 9:24 (ES)
V. Peltonen 43:58 (ES)
O. Jokinen 54:48 (PP2)
goals2 =
stadium = Riga Arena

emifinals

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bg = #eeeeee
date = May 20, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|FIN
score = 1 – 3
team2 = ih|CZE
goals1 = R. Hahl 08:03 (ES)
goals2 = T. Plekanec 28:26 (SH)
D. Vyborny 56:17 (PP)
J. Hlinka 59:14 (EN)
stadium = Riga Arenahockeybox
bg = #ffffff
date =
team1 = ih-rt|CAN
score = 4 – 5
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 = K. Calder 08:11 (ES)
M. Comrie 16:38 (PP)
S. Crosby 39:25 (ES)
P. Bergeron 43:38 (PP)
goals2 = N. Kronwall 1:27 (ES)
J. Jönsson 4:11 (PP)
T. Mårtensson 11:52 (ES)
M. Samuelsson 21:33 (ES)
J. Nordquist 22:41 (ES)
stadium = Riga Arena

Bronze Medal Game

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date = May 21, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|CAN
score = 0 – 5
team2 = ih|FIN
goals1 =
goals2 = T. Kallio 04:06 (PP)
O. Jokinen 25:20 (PP)
R. Hahl 36:18 (ES)
A. Miettinen 42:55 (ES)
J. Jokinen 53:56 (PP)
stadium = Riga Arena

Gold Medal Game

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bg = #eeeeee
date = May 21, 2006
team1 = ih-rt|CZE
score = 0 – 4
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 =
goals2 = J. Mattsson 14:36 (ES)
F. Emwall 15:13 (ES)
N. Kronwall 24:07 (ES)
J. Jönsson 37:01 (PP2)
stadium = Riga Arena

Relegation round

The relegation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.

Division I

Division I in the World Championships are composed of national teams that are not at the caliber of the teams in the top division. They play in a tournament that is separate from the main tournament, and which is composed of two groups. In each group all the teams play in a round-robin fashion and the first-placed team in each group is promoted to the main tournament, and the last-placed team in each division is relegated to Division II in the following year's tournament.

Group A

"Division I, Group A was played at Amiens, France, April 24 – 30"

Scores

Group B

"Division II, Group B was played at Auckland, New Zealand, April 3-9"

Scores

"ih|ISL and ih|TUR are promoted to Division II at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships"

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ihwc.net Official site]