Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2023

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Latvia wooooo  

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Thursday May 25th, 2023

 

Knockout Round Day 1 Results

(GMT +3)

 

Knockout Round

 

Quarterfinals
Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3)

 

United States 3 - 0 Czechia
Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 1-0
May 25th 2023, h. 16:20, Nokia Arena, Tampere

Switzerland 1 - 3 Germany
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-2, 0-0
May 25th 2023, h. 16:20, Arena Riga, Riga

 

Canada 4 - 1 Finland
Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 2-1
May 25th 2023, h. 20:20, Nokia Arena, Tampere

Sweden 1 - 3 Latvia
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-0, 0-2
May 25th 2023, h. 20:20, Arena Riga, Riga

 

 

Nations qualified for Semifinals
 

• Canada
• Germany
• Latvia
• United States

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FINAL STANDING

 

5	Switzerland
6	Sweden
7	Finland
8	Czechia
9	Slovakia
10	Denmark
11	Kazakhstan
12	France
13	Norway
14	Austria
15	Hungary
16	Slovenia

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QUARTERFINAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

United States 3 - 0 Czechia
Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 1-0
May 25th 2023, h. 16:20, Nokia Arena, Tampere

 

Goals: 13. Coronato (Hutson, Mackey) 1:0, 29. Perbix (Grimaldi) 2:0, 50. Gauthier (Tynan) 3:0

 

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QUARTERFINAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Switzerland 1 - 3 Germany
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-2, 0-0
May 25th 2023, h. 16:20, Arena Riga, Riga

 

Goals: 21. Siegenthaler (Fiala, Kukan) 1:1 - 7. Kastner (Wissmann, J. Müller) 0:1, 38. Peterka (Kahun, Gawanke) 1:2, 39. Sturm (Stachowiak, J. Müller) 1:3

 

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QUARTERFINAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Canada 4 - 1 Finland
Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 2-1
May 25th 2023, h. 20:20, Nokia Arena, Tampere

 

Goals: 8. Quinn (Crouse) 1:0, 31. Blais (Neighbours, Barron) 2:0, 43. Carcone (Weegar, Middleton) 3:0, 58. Toffoli 4:1 - 57. Hartikainen (Rantanen, Lehtonen) 3:1

 

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QUARTERFINAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Sweden 1 - 3 Latvia
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-0, 0-2
May 25th 2023, h. 20:20, Arena Riga, Riga

 

Goals: 30. Liljegren (Raymond, A. Lindholm) 1:1 - 13. Ločmelis (Rih. Bukarts, Cibulskis) 0:1, 46. Indrašis (Rih. Bukarts, Jaks) 1:2, 54. Jaks (Rih. Bukarts, Indrašis) 1:3

 

[JoshMartini007 2,769]

So is Latvia going to win the entire tournament so Slovakia drops to 10th place?

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Well, finally someone outside the Big Six (USA, CAN, SWE, FIN, CZE, RUS) and Switzerland is going to win a medal. It will be either Latvia's first or Germany's first since 1953 

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Power Rankings

 

25th May 2023

 

Do you believe in Latvian quarter-final miracles? Yes ! In our sixth Power Rankings of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Finland – Latvia, coach Harijs Vitolins’ team jumps into first place after its historic 3-1 upset win over Sweden to make the semi-finals for the first time ever.

In second place is Canada, Latvia’s semi-final opponent, which eliminated the defending champion Finns with a 4-1 victory. The U.S. gets third place thanks to its 3-0 shutout versus Czechia. We’re sure to see at least one new finalist in the 2023 gold medal game, and you can also bet on some more surprises in the Power Rankings!

 

1		LAT	Silovs saves us, Miks makes magic!
2		CAN	Sorry, but it’s our game, eh?
3		USA	Simply the best, better than all the Czechs
4		GER	To be crowned, we must beat Coronato
5		SUI	The Big Red Round-Robin Machine
6		SWE	Riga, like life itself, was more fun in 2006
7		FIN	Lions eaten by beavers
8		CZE	Obviously a tough defenestration
9		SVK	The ninth-place parade has been cancelled
10		DEN	Sad ending to Andersen’s fairy tale
11		KAZ	No Bedardov
12		FRA	If Norway brings Haaland, we’re bringing Mbappe
13		NOR	Unlike Jo Nesbo’s characters, you can’t kill us off
14		AUT	“Hockey’s answer to Mozart” might be overdoing it
15		HUN	We’re the best at pronouncing “Székesfehérvár”
16		SLO	Less than 200 players, but we don’t feel less than

The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey Men's World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF Men's World Ranking.

 

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11th May 2023

17th May 2023

18th May, 2023

21st May, 2023

23rd May 2023

 

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