2017 IIHF World Championship Group A

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship

Group A was one of two groups of the 2017 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2018.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	United States	7	6	0	0	1	31	14	+17	18	Playoff round
2	Russia	7	5	1	0	1	35	10	+25	17
3	Sweden	7	5	0	1	1	29	13	+16	16
4	Germany (H)	7	2	2	1	2	20	23	−3	11
5	Latvia	7	3	0	1	3	14	18	−4	10
6	Denmark	7	1	2	0	4	13	22	−9	7
7	Slovakia	7	0	1	2	4	12	28	−16	4
8	Italy (R)	7	0	0	1	6	6	32	−26	1	Relegation to Division I A[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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2018 hosts (Denmark) cannot be relegated by rule.^[2]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Matches

Sweden vs Russia

5 May 2017 16:15

Sweden

1–2 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,357

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Referees: Anssi Salonen Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Nathan Vanoosten
	Lindholm (Rask, Hedman) – 14:40 1–0 1–1 43:58 – Andronov (Barabanov, Provorov)
	Lindholm Ekman-Larsson Nylander	Shootout	Gusev Panarin
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	23	Shots	30

United States vs Germany

5 May 2017 20:15

United States

1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,688

Game reference
	Jimmy Howard	Goalies	Thomas Greiss	Referees: Oliver Gouin Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Libor Suchánek
	0–1 10:50 – Rieder (Reimer, Kahun) Murphy (Larkin, Nelson) – 51:00 1–1 1–2 53:58 – Hager (D. Seidenberg, Gogulla) (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	43	Shots	27

Latvia vs Denmark

6 May 2017 12:15

Latvia

3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 13,453

Game reference
	Elvis Merzļikins	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Libor Suchánek
	Meija (Kulda) – 23:08 1–0 Indrašis (Sprukts, Ri. Bukarts) – 41:48 2–0 Indrašis (Ro. Bukarts, Balinskis) (PP2) – 52:40 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	27

Slovakia vs Italy

6 May 2017 16:15

Slovakia

3–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT 1–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 12,229

Game reference
	Július Hudáček	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Oliver Gouin Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Alexander Otmakhov
	Miklík (Jánošík, Čerešňák) – 06:58 1–0 1–1 35:06 – Morini (Frigo) 1–2 42:41 – Frigo (Scandella) L. Hudáček (Miklík, Sersen) (EA) – 58:56 2–2 Čerešňák (Bližňák, Skokan) – 62:45 3–2
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	19

Germany vs Sweden

6 May 2017 20:15

Germany

2–7 (1–1, 1–3, 0–3)

Sweden

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,673

Game reference
	Thomas Greiss Danny aus den Birken	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Roman Gofman Eduards Odiņš Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Brian Oliver
	0–1 06:56 – Ekman-Larsson (Landeskog, Rask) Hager (D. Seidenberg, Ehliz) – 16:14 1–1 1–2 20:23 – Rask (Hedman, Strålman) (PP) Gogulla (Hager, Schütz) (PP) – 25:26 2–2 2–3 35:14 – Omark (Krüger) 2–4 39:57 – Brodin (Nylander, Eriksson Ek) 2–5 49:42 – Landeskog (Rask, Söderberg) 2–6 50:40 – Nylander (Strålman) 2–7 51:59 – Nylander (Landeskog)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	44

Italy vs Russia

7 May 2017 12:15

Italy

1–10 (0–2, 1–3, 0–5)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 10,893

Game reference
	Frederic Cloutier	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevskiy Ilya Sorokin	Referees: Jozef Kubuš Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Brian Oliver Sakari Suominen
	0–1 09:35 – Andronov (Barabanov, Gavrikov) 0–2 18:59 – Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov) (PP) Traversa (Bernard, Helfer) – 23:40 1–2 1–3 24:51 – Kucherov (Namestnikov, Gusev) (PP) 1–4 35:04 – Namestnikov (Kucherov) 1–5 36:21 – Panarin (Mozyakin, Shipachyov) (PP) 1–6 43:39 – Plotnikov (Kucherov, Namestnikov) (PP) 1–7 45:29 – Mozyakin (Shipachyov, Panarin) (PP) 1–8 45:48 – Namestnikov (Kucherov, Gusev) 1–9 50:21 – Panarin (Mozyakin, Shipachyov) (PP) 1–10 58:54 – Andronov (Barabanov, Provorov)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	15	Shots	36

United States vs Denmark

7 May 2017 16:15

United States

7–2 (3–1, 3–1, 1–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 8,764

Game reference
	Connor Hellebuyck	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Eduards Odiņš Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Joep Leermakers
	Lee (Gaudreau, Larkin) (PP) – 05:37 1–0 Keller (McAvoy, Schmaltz) – 13:06 2–0 2–1 16:10 – Madsen (Ehlers, J. Jensen) (PP) Gaudreau (Larkin) (PP) – 18:59 3–1 3–2 21:08 – Hardt (Jakobsen) Keller (Bjugstad) – 34:33 4–2 Lee (Hanifin, Eichel) (PP) – 37:09 5–2 Nelson (Schmaltz) – 37:37 6–2 Keller – 53:00 7–2
	12 min	Penalties	24 min
	34	Shots	25

Latvia vs Slovakia

7 May 2017 20:15

Latvia

3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 8,149

Game reference
	Elvis Merzļikins	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Roman Gofman Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Nathan Vanoosten
	Sprukts (Ri. Bukarts, Girgensons) (PP) – 10:24 1–0 Girgensons (Ri. Bukarts, Ro. Bukarts) (PP) – 27:26 2–0 2–1 49:09 – Miklík (Dravecký, Haščák) (PP) Džeriņš (Cibuļskis, Daugaviņš) (PP) – 50:36 3–1
	12 min	Penalties	37 min
	22	Shots	30

Germany vs Russia

8 May 2017 16:15

Germany

3–6 (0–3, 0–2, 3–1)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,734

Game reference
	Thomas Greiss	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Referees: Oliver Gouin Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Libor Suchánek Nathan Vanoosten
	0–1 01:04 – Shipachyov (Dadonov, Panarin) 0–2 17:10 – Shipachyov (Gusev, Panarin) (PP) 0–3 18:15 – Plotnikov (Antipin, Provorov) (PP) 0–4 31:10 – Gusev (Panarin, Belov) (PP) 0–5 35:16 – Kucherov Macek (Müller, D. Seidenberg) – 45:53 1–5 Gogulla (Ehrhoff, Kahun) (PP) – 48:34 2–5 2–6 51:40 – Kucherov (Panarin) Tiffels (Kink, D. Seidenberg) – 59:10 3–6
	29 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	35

United States vs Sweden

8 May 2017 20:15

United States

4–3 (2–3, 1–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,398

Game reference
	Jimmy Howard	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Jozef Kubuš Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Hannu Sormunen
	0–1 02:14 – Lindholm (Strålman) (PP) Keller (Eichel, Trouba) – 03:21 1–1 1–2 13:23 – Lindholm (Ekman-Larsson) Gaudreau (Larkin) – 18:12 2–2 2–3 18:47 – Hedman (Nordström, Klingberg) Gaudreau (Eichel, Lee) – 22:57 3–3 Compher (Murphy, Larkin) – 51:47 4–3
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	42

Italy vs Latvia

9 May 2017 16:15

Italy

1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 6,332

Game reference
	Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Brett Iverson Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Alexander Otmakhov
	Insam (Traversa) – 03:38 1–0 1–1 12:09 – Džeriņš (Galviņš, Daugaviņš) (PP) 1–2 58:41 – Džeriņš (Ro. Bukarts)
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	24

Slovakia vs Denmark

9 May 2017 20:15

Slovakia

3–4 GWS (0–1, 0–2, 3–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 4,454

Game reference
	Július Hudáček	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Mark Lemelin Marcus Linde Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Brian Oliver
	0–1 16:20 – Hardt (Storm, Green) (PP) 0–2 24:46 – Russell (Bau, O. Lauridsen) 0–3 39:57 – Poulsen (O. Lauridsen, Green) Gernát (Miklík, Haščák) – 41:22 1–3 Bližňák (Haščák, Dravecký) (PP) – 46:05 2–3 Miklík (Čerešňák, Dravecký) (PP) – 51:53 3–3
	L. Hudáček Haščák Dravecký	Shootout	Ehlers Christensen Green
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	32	Shots	26

United States vs Italy

10 May 2017 16:15

United States

3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 7,168

Game reference
	Jimmy Howard	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Jan Hribik Marcus Linde Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Andreas Malmqvist
	Nelson – 05:17 1–0 Nelson (Larkin) (SH) – 25:53 2–0 Lee (Gaudreau, Larkin) (PP) – 27:47 3–0
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	8

Slovakia vs Germany

10 May 2017 20:15

Slovakia

2–3 GWS (1–0, 1–2, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 17,647

Game reference
	Július Hudáček	Goalies	Thomas Greiss Danny aus den Birken	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson Linesmen: Rene Jensen Judson Ritter
	Matoušek (Zigo, Šedivý) – 09:23 1–0 Hudáček (Čajkovský) – 21:58 2–0 2–1 36:11 – Reimer (Ehrhoff, Kahun) (PP) 2–2 36:38 – Ehliz (D. Seidenberg, Müller)
	Hrnka Bližňák Miklík	Shootout	Kahun Macek Ehliz
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	31

Russia vs Denmark

11 May 2017 16:15

Russia

3–0 (0–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 6,932

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Goalies	Georg Sørensen	Referees: Stephen Reneau Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Miroslav Lhotský
	Kiselevich (Panarin, Kucherov) – 35:36 1–0 Plotnikov (Andronov, Telegin) – 35:54 2–0 Gusev (Kucherov, Dadonov) – 36:46 3–0
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	21

Sweden vs Latvia

11 May 2017 20:15

Sweden

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 8,276

Game reference
	Eddie Läck	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Mark Lemelin Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Peter Šefčík Sakari Suominen
	Landeskog (Rask, Lindholm) – 09:13 1–0 Lindholm (Rask) – 56:42 2–0
	16 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	19

Sweden vs Italy

12 May 2017 16:15

Sweden

8–1 (2–0, 1–1, 5–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 10,878

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Frédéric Cloutier	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson Linesmen: Rene Jensen Sakari Suominen
	Rask (Lindholm) – 03:24 1–0 Holm (Nylander, Brodin) – 08:34 2–0 2–1 23:50 – Morini (Scandella, Insam) (PP) Brodin (Holm) – 29:52 3–1 Lindholm (Landeskog, Strålman) – 40:41 4–1 Omark (Söderberg, Edler) – 50:09 5–1 C. Klingberg (Nordström) – 54:53 6–1 Eriksson Ek (Nylander) – 56:51 7–1 J. Klingberg (Holm, Nylander) – 58:25 8–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	45	Shots	15

Denmark vs Germany

12 May 2017 20:15

Denmark

3–2 OT (2–2, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 1–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,629

Game reference
	Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Danny aus den Birken	Referees: Jan Hribik Marcus Linde Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Miroslav Lhotský
	0–1 08:26 – Reimer (Ehliz, D. Seidenberg) 0–2 09:43 – Macek (Y. Seidenberg, Kahun) Storm (Kristensen, Jakobsen) – 16:09 1–2 Poulsen (Christensen) – 16:34 2–2 Regin (Ehlers, Dahm) – 61:40 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	29

Latvia vs United States

13 May 2017 12:15

Latvia

3–5 (1–0, 2–3, 0–2)

United States

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 17,936

Game reference
	Elvis Merzļikins	Goalies	Connor Hellebuyck	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson Linesmen: Rene Jensen Gleb Lazarev
	Bļugers (Bičevskis) – 11:23 1–0 Daugaviņš (Džeriņš, Ro. Bukarts) – 20:07 2–0 2–1 29:00 – Compher (Lee) Cibuļskis (Indrašis) (PP) – 31:37 3–1 3–2 33:44 – Bjugstad (Schmaltz, Keller) 3–3 38:37 – Gaudreau (Trouba, Bjugstad) 3–4 56:38 – Copp (Hellebuyck) 3–5 58:58 – Larkin (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	33

Russia vs Slovakia

13 May 2017 16:15

Russia

6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,591

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Goalies	Július Hudáček	Referees: Mark Lemelin Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Judson Ritter
	Dadonov (Gusev, Shipachyov) – 01:12 1–0 Dadonov (Gusev, Shipachyov) (PP) – 13:32 2–0 Mironov – 19:19 3–0 Kucherov (Tkachyov, Kiselevich) – 22:53 4–0 Telegin (Zub, Plotnikov) – 32:50 5–0 Gavrikov (Shipachyov, Dadonov) – 55:47 6–0
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	22

Italy vs Germany

13 May 2017 20:15

Italy

1–4 (1–2, 0–2, 0–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,712

Game reference
	Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Danny aus den Birken	Referees: Stephen Reneau Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Peter Šefčík
	0–1 03:34 – Ehrhoff (Draisaitl) M. Marchetti (S. Kostner, S. Marchetti) – 04:21 1–1 1–2 18:16 – Plachta (D. Seidenberg, Kahun) (PP) 1–3 22:46 – Y. Seidenberg (Hördler) 1–4 26:00 – Kahun (Y. Seidenberg)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	18	Shots	37

Slovakia vs United States

14 May 2017 16:15

Slovakia

1–6 (0–1, 1–3, 0–2)

United States

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 13,267

Game reference
	Július Hudáček	Goalies	Jimmy Howard	Referees: Jan Hribik Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Sakari Suominen
	0–1 08:12 – Keller (Lee, Skjei) 0–2 25:57 – Gaudreau (Hayes) Gernát (L. Hudáček, Dravecký) – 30:40 1–2 1–3 36:04 – Dvorak (Gaudreau) 1–4 38:01 – Trouba 1–5 42:16 – Gaudreau (Hayes) 1–6 47:23 – Lee (Eichel, Hanifin) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	28

Denmark vs Sweden

14 May 2017 20:15

Denmark

2–4 (0–1, 0–2, 2–1)

Sweden

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 10,314

Game reference
	Georg Sørensen	Goalies	Henrik Lundqvist	Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Peter Šefčík
	0–1 02:19 – J. Lundqvist (Krüger, Eriksson Ek) 0–2 35:20 – Nylander (J. Klingberg, Lindberg) 0–3 39:06 – Nylander (Bäckström) Madsen (Ehlers) – 49:11 1–3 Lauridsen (Ehlers, Regin) – 55:17 2–3 2–4 57:31 – Bäckström (J. Klingberg, Nylander) (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	21	Shots	33

Denmark vs Italy

15 May 2017 16:15

Denmark

2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 5,653

Game reference
	Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Eduards Odiņš Linesmen: Judson Ritter Sakari Suominen
	Hardt (Storm, Jakobsen) (PP) – 57:36 1–0 Regin (ENG) – 58:47 2–0
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	38	Shots	16

Russia vs Latvia

15 May 2017 20:15

Russia

5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 16,439

Game reference
	Ilya Sorokin	Goalies	Ivars Punnenovs	Referees: Jan Hribik Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Rene Jensen Miroslav Lhotský
	Kiselevich (Panarin, Kucherov) – 12:10 1–0 Telegin (Plotnikov) – 18:41 2–0 Namestnikov (Panarin, Kucherov) (PP) – 20:57 3–0 Kucherov (Panarin, Belov) – 39:00 4–0 Belov (Gusev, Shipachyov) (PP) – 53:17 5–0
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	24

Sweden vs Slovakia

16 May 2017 12:15

Sweden

4–2 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 10,259

Game reference
	Henrik Lundqvist	Goalies	Július Hudáček Jaroslav Janus	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Eduards Odiņš Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Gleb Lazarev
	Nylander (Bäckström, Klingberg) – 04:02 1–0 Ekman-Larsson (Everberg, Karlsson) – 08:14 2–0 2–1 24:08 – Matoušek (Skalický, Zigo) Everberg (Karlsson) – 25:45 3–1 3–2 41:34 – Kudrna (Cingeľ) Karlsson (Edler) (ENG) – 59:28 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	38	Shots	15

Russia vs United States

16 May 2017 16:15

Russia

3–5 (1–0, 2–3, 0–2)

United States

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,756

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Goalies	Jimmy Howard	Referees: Anssi Salonen Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Andreas Malmqvist
	Gusev (Kiselevich) – 12:29 1–0 1–1 21:00 – Hayes (Nelson, Keller) (PP) Belov (Plotnikov, Andronov) – 27:33 2–1 2–2 32:18 – Larkin (Nelson) Gusev (Shipachyov, Dadonov) – 36:15 3–2 3–3 37:43 – Hayes (Gaudreau, Bjugstad) 3–4 52:57 – Lee (Gaudreau, Eichel) (PP) 3–5 59:38 – Nelson (Larkin) (ENG)
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	35

Germany vs Latvia

16 May 2017 20:15

Germany

4–3 GWS (0–0, 2–1, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,797

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Oliver Gouin Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Judson Ritter Peter Šefčík
	Wolf (Ehrhoff, Reimer) (PP) – 31:02 1–0 Seidenberg (Kink, Müller) – 31:29 2–0 2–1 38:42 – Skvorcovs (Sotnieks) 2–2 48:22 – Sprukts (Indrašis, Sotnieks) 2–3 56:08 – Džeriņš (Balinskis, Bukarts) (PP) Schütz (Draisaitl) (PP, EA) – 59:27 3–3
	Kahun Draisaitl Tiffels	Shootout	Indrašis Daugaviņš Bukarts
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	41	Shots	30

References

1. "All systems go for 2017". iihfworlds2017.com. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
2. "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). IIHF. 10 September 2015.

External links

• Official website