2007 IIHF World Championship

The 2007 IIHF World Championship was held between 27 April and 13 May 2007 in Moscow, Russia. It was the 71st annual world championship event run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was won by Canada with Rick Nash being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.

Participating teams

 * Group A
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 * Group B
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 * Group C
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 * Group D
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Rules
At the 2007 IIHF World Championships, a three-point system for each game is used. Teams winning in regulation were awarded three points, the loser none. Where there was a tie score in the Preliminary, Playoff and Relegation Rounds, teams were given one point each. A five-minute overtime followed and, if the score was still tied after overtime, Game Winning Shots was used. The team winning in overtime or shoot-out was awarded the extra point for a total of two points.

Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
Results from Preliminary Round games among the qualified teams carry over.

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Group F
Results from Preliminary Round games among the qualified teams carry over.

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Relegation round
The top two teams in the standings after the round-robin were invited back to the 2008 IIHF World Championship, while the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2008 IIHF Division I Tournament.

Group G
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze-medal game
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Gold-medal game
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Tournament Awards

 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender: 🇫🇮 Kari Lehtonen
 * Best Defenceman: 🇷🇺 Andrei Markov
 * Best Forward: 🇷🇺 Alexei Morozov
 * Most Valuable Player: 🇨🇦 Rick Nash
 * Media All-Star Team:
 * Goaltender: 🇫🇮 Kari Lehtonen
 * Defence: 🇷🇺 Andrei Markov, 🇫🇮 Petteri Nummelin
 * Forward: 🇷🇺 Evgeni Malkin, 🇷🇺 Alexei Morozov, 🇨🇦 Rick Nash

Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

IIHF Broadcasting rights

 * Austria:
 * Austrian Matches: ORF
 * Other Matches: ORF Sport Plus
 * Canada:
 * English: TSN
 * French: RDS
 * Czech Republic: Česká televize (ČT2, ČT4 Sport)
 * Denmark: TV2 Sport
 * Finland: YLE
 * France: Sport+
 * Germany:
 * German Matches: ARD, ZDF
 * Other Matches: DSF
 * Latvia: TV3, TV6 Latvia, 3+ Latvia
 * Norway:
 * Norwegian Matches: NRK
 * Other Matches: Viasat SportN, Viasat Sport 3
 * Russia: RTR Sport
 * Slovakia: STV
 * Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
 * Sweden: Viasat
 * Switzerland:
 * German: SF zwei
 * French: TSR 2
 * Italian: TSI 2
 * Ukraine: Megasport