The Championnat of the world of hockey 2007 was held for the first division (world group) of the April 27th with the May 13rd 2007 with Moscow and Mytichi in Russia. It was the 71e edition of the championships of the world, organized by the International federation of hockey. The Canada gained its 24e title and Shane Doan, its captain, was elected Meilleur player of the tournament.
The other matches of divisions I, II and III took place earlier:
- Division I: matches of the 15 to the April 21st. The group has this division played in China with Qiqihar whereas the group B played in Ljubljana.
- Division II: matches of the 11 to the April 17th 2007 with Zagreb in Croatia for the group has and of the 2 to the April 8th with Seoul in South Korea for the group B.
- Division III: matches from April 15th to 21st with Dundalk in Ireland.
Group elite
The principal group gathers 16 teams, divided into 4 groups (of has with D).
At the time of the preliminary round, each team once faces the teams located in the same group and the three best teams of each group are qualified for the turn qualifier. A system of victory at three points is used for hens. The teams which gain in regulatory time mark three points directly. The beaten team does not register a point. If the match is null at the conclusion of regulatory time, the two teams automatically register a point and that which gains the match in Prolongation or at the conclusion of the shootings of shooting.
Two new groups are made up: one gathering qualified groups has and D and the other those of the groups B and C. the teams face those coming from a different group, the results of the preliminary round being preserved. The four best teams of each group of qualification (thus eight teams) then take part in a eliminatory Série where the qualifiers groups are mixed (in quarterfinal, the first team of each group faces the fourth of the other group and of same the second of a group faces the third of the other).
The winners advance in semi-finals, then the winners of the half-fianles clash for the gold medal, the losers clashing them for the bronze medal.
The last made teams of the preliminary groups (has, B, C and D) clash and the two less good teams are relegated in Division I.
Preliminary phase
At the beginning of the tournament, the teams have the right to have 23 names in their manpower. At the conclusion of the preliminary phase, two players can be added by nations.Group has
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Turn of Relegation
Results of the matches
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Classification
Assessment
Final, the Austria and the Ukraine will play in 2008 in division I.
Playoff
Group E
The results of the first turns between the qualified teams are taken again.
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Group F
The results of the first turns between the qualified teams are taken again.
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Final stage
Quarterfinals
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Semi-finals
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Match for the third place
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Finale
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Assessment
Trophies
The best players of the tournament were appointed by the organizing committee. Moreover, one standard team of the tournament was designated by the media covering the competition. In spite of the victory of the Canada, only rewarded Canadian is Rick Nash: he is indicated Meilleur player tournament and also forms part of the standard team.The Finland is rewarded via its guard Kari Lehtonen crowned better guard for the tournament. Moreover Petteri Nummelin belongs to both better defender of the tournament. It is associated in the standard team with the Russian , Andrei Markov crowned better defender.
The standard attack of the tournament is composed of Nash and two Russian, Aleksey Morozov (better tackling tournament) and of Evgeni Malkin.
The standard team is thus the following one:
Better pointers
Final classification
This section presents final classification of the sixteen teams of the elite group according to the International federation of hockey.
Manpower of the teams of the podium
Gold medal
The Canada used a total of 23 players whose list is presented below. The framing of the team was the following: Andy Murray (trainer-chief), Michael Johnston and Gerald Gallant (assistant trainers) like Robin McDonald (responsible material), Kent Kobelka and Ian Auld (doctors of the team).Money medal
The Finland used a total of 25 players whose list is presented below. The framing of the team was the following: Erkka Westerlund (trainer-chief) assisted of Hannu Virta, Risto Dufva (assistant trainers), Jari Rautiainen, Harri Hakkarainen (doctors of the team), Kari Virpio, Juha Sulin and Kari Brusin.
Bronze medal
The 23 Russian were guided by the trainer as a chief, Vyacheslav Bykov assisted of Igor Zakharkin and Sergei Nemchinov its assistants, Igor Tuzik the managing director of the team, Vladimir Merinov responsible for the material, Andrey Shalev, Konstantin Rogatin, Egor Kozlov and Valery Konov doctors of the team and Anatoly Bukatin.
Division I
The teams are separate in two groups of six. Each team faces those of the same group once and the best of each group is promoted in higher division, the least good are relegated in a lower division.
Composition of the groups
Results
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Assessment
The Slovenia and the France will reach the " group; élite" for the edition 2008, the China and the Romania are retrogressed in division II.,
Division II
Composition of the groups
The teams are separate in two groups of six. Each team once faces all the others of the same group and the best of each group is promoted in higher division, the least good are relegated in lower division. The team of Serbia replaces that of Serbia-Montenegro.
Results
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Assessment
The Croatia and the South Korea will reach division I for the edition 2008 whereas the North Korea, which did not take part, and the Turkey are retrogressed in III. division,
Division III
Composition
Division III functions in the same way that division I and II to two differences near: there exists one group and there is no possible relegation. It is the first participation of Mongolia in the championship of the world.- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Mongolia
- New Zealand
- South Africa
Results
Assessment
The New Zealand and the Ireland thus gain their ticket for division II for the edition 2008.
See too
Related articles
- Championship of the world junior 2007
- Championship of the female world 2007
References
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