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2025 IIHF World Championship

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Main article: 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2025 IIHF World Championship
Världsmästerskapet i ishockey för herrar 2025 (in Swedish)
IIHF Verdensmesterskabet 2025 (in Danish)
Tournament details
Host countries Sweden
 Denmark
Venue(s)2
Dates9–25 May
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Games played60
Goals scored349 (5.82 per game)
Attendance439,330 (7,322 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Czech Republic David Pastrňák (15 points)
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The 2025 IIHF World Championship is co-hosted by Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025. This decision regarding Sweden was made at the 2018 semi-annual International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) congress in Malta, and was officially announced on 24 May 2019, at the IIHF's annual congress during the World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.[1] At the same time, it was announced that Denmark would co-host the championship.[2]

In the quarterfinals, co-host country Denmark defeated Canada by a 2–1 score, in what was widely considered one of the biggest upsets in IIHF World Championship history.[note 1] Denmark will play in their first semifinal ever, while Canada did not finish in the top four for the first time since the 2014 contest.

Participants

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Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2024 IIHF World Championship
Qualified through winning promotion from the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I

Seeding

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The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2024 IIHF World Ranking, at the end of the 2024 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizers, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups," while ensuring hosts Sweden and Denmark will be in separate groups.[10]

Marketing

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Slogan

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The slogan of the competition is pulse, and main phrase of it is "Feel the Pulse".[11]

Mascot

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The mascot of the event is called Beaty, a character with a heart-shaped face and bright cheeks. Beaty is a lively and agile mascot who bounces around, spreading energy to everyone around it, and always with a high pulse.[12]

Rosters

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Main article: 2025 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" no later than two weeks before the tournament, and a final roster by the Passport Control meeting prior to the start of the tournament.[13]

Match officials

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16 referees and linesmen were announced on 7 May 2025.[14]

Referees Linesmen
  • Austria Christian Ofner
  • Canada Michael Campbell
  • Canada Mike Langin
  • Czech Republic Jan Hribik
  • Denmark Mads Frandsen
  • Finland Riku Brander
  • Finland Mikko Kaukokari
  • Finland Kristian Vikman
  • Germany André Schrader
  • Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Slovakia Peter Stano
  • Sweden Tobias Björk
  • Sweden Christoffer Holm
  • Sweden Mikael Holm
  • Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
  • United States Sean MacFarlane
  • Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
  • Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
  • Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
  • Denmark Albert Ankerstjerne
  • Finland Onni Hautamäki
  • Finland Tommi Niittylä
  • Germany Patrick Laguzov
  • United Kingdom Danny Beresford
  • Latvia Dāvis Zunde
  • Slovakia Oto Durmis
  • Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
  • Sweden Anders Nyqvist
  • Switzerland Dominic Schlegel
  • United States Nick Briganti
  • United States Jake Davis
  • United States Shane Gustafson

Venues

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Sweden
Denmark
Stockholm Herning
Avicii Arena
Capacity: 12,530 		Jyske Bank Boxen
Capacity: 10,500[15]

Preliminary round

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The groups were announced on 30 May 2024,[16] with the schedule being revealed on 19 August 2024.[17]

Group A

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Main article: 2025 IIHF World Championship Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 7 6 0 1 0 34 7 +27 19 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden (H) 7 6 0 0 1 28 8 +20 18
3  Finland 7 4 2 0 1 22 10 +12 16
4  Austria 7 2 2 0 3 21 18 +3 10
5  Latvia 7 3 0 0 4 17 25 −8 9 Qualified for the 2026 IIHF World Championship
6  Slovakia 7 2 0 1 4 9 24 −15 7
7  Slovenia 7 1 0 1 5 9 29 −20 4
8  France 7 0 0 1 6 8 27 −19 1 Relegated to the 2026 Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
9 May 2025
Austria  1–2  Finland
Sweden  5–0  Slovakia
10 May 2025
Slovenia  0–4  Canada
Sweden  4–2  Austria
France  1–4  Latvia
11 May 2025
Slovakia  3–1  Slovenia
Latvia  1–7  Canada
Finland  4–3 (OT)  France
12 May 2025
Austria  3–2 (GWS)  Slovakia
Finland  1–2  Sweden
13 May 2025
Slovenia  2–5  Latvia
Canada  5–0  France
14 May 2025
Slovakia  2–1  France
Latvia  0–6  Sweden
15 May 2025
Finland  9–1  Slovenia
Canada  5–1  Austria
16 May 2025
Austria  5–2  France
Sweden  4–0  Slovenia
17 May 2025
Finland  2–1  Latvia
France  0–4  Sweden
Canada  7–0  Slovakia
18 May 2025
Slovenia  2–3 (GWS)  Austria
Slovakia  1–5  Latvia
19 May 2025
France  1–3  Slovenia
Canada  1–2 (GWS)  Finland
20 May 2025
Latvia  1–6  Austria
Slovakia  1–2  Finland
Sweden  3–5  Canada

Group B

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Main article: 2025 IIHF World Championship Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Switzerland 7 6 0 1 0 34 9 +25 19 Quarterfinals
2  United States 7 5 1 0 1 34 14 +20 17[a]
3  Czechia 7 5 1 0 1 35 14 +21 17[a]
4  Denmark (H) 7 3 1 0 3 25 24 +1 11
5  Germany 7 3 0 1 3 20 22 −2 10 Qualified for the 2026 IIHF World Championship
6  Norway 7 1 0 1 5 13 24 −11 4
7  Hungary 7 1 0 0 6 8 39 −31 3[b]
8  Kazakhstan 7 1 0 0 6 9 32 −23 3[b] Relegated to the 2026 Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Czechia 2–5 United States
  2. ^ a b Kazakhstan 2–4 Hungary
9 May 2025
Switzerland  4–5 (OT)  Czechia
Denmark  0–5  United States
10 May 2025
Norway  1–2  Kazakhstan
Germany  6–1  Hungary
Denmark  2–5   Switzerland
11 May 2025
United States  6–0  Hungary
Germany  4–1  Kazakhstan
Norway  1–2  Czechia
12 May 2025
United States  0–3   Switzerland
Czechia  7–2  Denmark
13 May 2025
Norway  2–5  Germany
Kazakhstan  2–4  Hungary
14 May 2025
United States  6–5 (OT)  Norway
Kazakhstan  1–5  Denmark
15 May 2025
Switzerland  5–1  Germany
Czechia  6–1  Hungary
16 May 2025
Hungary  2–8  Denmark
Switzerland  3–0  Norway
17 May 2025
United States  6–3  Germany
Czechia  8–1  Kazakhstan
Denmark  6–3  Norway
18 May 2025
Kazakhstan  1–6  United States
Hungary  0–10   Switzerland
19 May 2025
Germany  0–5  Czechia
Hungary  0–1  Norway
20 May 2025
Switzerland  4–1  Kazakhstan
Czechia  2–5  United States
Germany  1–2 (GWS)  Denmark

Playoff round

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Main article: 2025 IIHF World Championship playoff round

There would’ve been a re-seeding after the quarterfinals if doing so would result in different semifinal opponents

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 22 May
 
 
1A
 Canada		1
 
24 May
 
4B
 Denmark		2
 
2
  Switzerland
 
 22 May
 
7
 Denmark
 
1B
  Switzerland		6
 
25 May
 
4A
 Austria		0
 
 
 
 22 May
 
 
 
2A
 Sweden		5
 
24 May
 
3B
 Czechia		2
 
3
 Sweden
 
 22 May
 
4
 United States		Third place
 
2B
 United States		5
 
25 May
 
3A
 Finland		2
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final standings

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Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth were ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.[18]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Runners-up
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Third place
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth place
5 A  Canada 8 6 0 1 1 35 9 +26 19 Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6 B  Czechia 8 5 1 0 2 37 19 +18 17
7 A  Finland 8 4 2 0 2 24 15 +9 16
8 A  Austria 8 2 2 0 4 21 24 −3 10
9 B  Germany 7 3 0 1 3 20 22 −2 10 Eliminated in
Preliminary round
10 A  Latvia 7 3 0 0 4 17 25 −8 9
11 A  Slovakia 7 2 0 1 4 9 24 −15 7
12 B  Norway 7 1 0 1 5 13 24 −11 4
13 A  Slovenia 7 1 0 1 5 9 29 −20 4
14 B  Hungary 7 1 0 0 6 8 39 −31 3
15 B  Kazakhstan 7 1 0 0 6 9 32 −23 3 Relegated to the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 A  France 7 0 0 1 6 8 27 −19 1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2025. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Czech Republic David Pastrňák 8 6 9 15 +7 4 F
Czech Republic Roman Červenka 8 6 8 14 +8 4 F
Canada Nathan MacKinnon 8 7 6 13 +9 10 F
Canada Travis Konecny 8 3 10 13 +9 12 F
Canada Sidney Crosby 8 4 8 12 +8 6 F
Sweden Elias Lindholm 8 7 4 11 +6 0 F
United States Frank Nazar 8 6 5 11 +6 6 F
Switzerland Tyler Moy 8 3 8 11 +8 0 F
Finland Teuvo Teräväinen 7 1 10 11 +6 0 F
United States Logan Cooley 8 4 6 10 +3 10 F
Denmark Nick Olesen 8 4 6 10 0 4 F
Sweden Lucas Raymond 8 4 6 10 +9 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Czech Republic Daniel Vladař 219:52 4 1.09 81 95.06 1
Canada Jordan Binnington 239:15 5 1.25 90 94.44 2
Finland Juuse Saros 358:50 10 1.67 174 94.25 0
Switzerland Leonardo Genoni 302:30 6 1.19 93 93.55 3
Germany Philipp Grubauer 237:55 8 2.02 114 92.98 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

IIHF contributors' awards

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The annual IIHF contributors' awards ceremony was on 24 May 2025, prior to the semifinal games of the men's championship.[19]

Award recipients

IIHF Hall of Fame induction

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The IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony will on 25 May 2025, during the medal presentations of the men's championship.[23]

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

Notes

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  1. ^ Attributed to multiple sources:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

References

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  2. ^ "Danmark bliver VM-vært i 2025 sammen med Sverige". ishockey.dk (in Danish). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF - Denmark stuns Canada". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  4. ^ Kingerski, Dan (22 May 2025). "What?! Canada, Crosby Suffer Huge Upset Loss at Worlds". Pittsburgh Hockey Now. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Denmark's Dazzling Victory: A Historic Upset in Ice Hockey | Technology". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ^ "How did Denmark beat Canada? Frederik Dichow's 39 saves tell the story". The Economic Times. 23 May 2025. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ^ "2025 IIHF Worlds Quarterfinals: Denmark Stuns Canada, Sweden Defeats Czechia". Yardbarker. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Denmark's 'Miracle Of Midtjylland' sends Canada crashing out". Reuters. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Drama in Denmark shakes up Worlds | Montréal Canadiens". www.nhl.com. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  10. ^ "IIHF Sport Regulations (pgs4,5)" (PDF). iihf.com. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  11. ^ "IIHF – The 'Pulse' of the 2025 IIHF WM can already be sensed". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
  12. ^ "IIHF – Meet Beaty – The official mascot of 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
  13. ^ "Player Entry". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. 1 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  15. ^ "IIHF – Jyske Bank Boxen". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
  16. ^ "The 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship grouping revealed". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  17. ^ "2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship game schedule released". iihf.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  19. ^ a b c Podnieks, Andrew (1 January 2025). "IIHF Contributors' Class 2025". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Jon Haukeland valgt inn i IIHFs Hall of Fame". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  21. ^ Leleń, Mateusz (3 January 2025). "Leszek Laszkiewicz włączony do Galerii Sławy IIHF". Telewizja Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  22. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (3 May 2025). "Puerto Rico claims Men's Development Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  23. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (3 January 2025). "IIHF Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2025". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Veľká pocta pre Zdena Cháru. Uvedú ho do Siene slávy IIHF". Sportnet (in Slovak). TASR. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  25. ^ "Lajivaikuttaja Kai Hietarinta valittiin jääkiekon kunniagalleriaan". Karjalainen (in Finnish). STT. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  26. ^ a b "Lundqvist och Martin Hasson invalda i Hall of fame". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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  29. ^ "Hokejista Výborný bude letos uveden do Síně slávy IIHF". Czech News Agency (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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