2022 Ice Hockey World Championship and Venue

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

At the beginning of this summer, it became known where the 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship will be held. The venue was determined on May 19, 2017 by the IIHF Congress held in Cologne. Russian fans will not only be able to watch the matches of the Russian national team on TV, but also visit them in Finland.

Venue of the 86th Ice Hockey World Championship

Finland, where hockey is very popular, has sufficient experience in organizing the world championship in this type of winter team sport.

Finland is hosting world-class hockey tournaments for the 9th time. The last time this country was the sole host in 2003. In 2012-2013. she hosted the championship with Sweden.

The 85th international tournament was held in Latvia, where the Russian national team took third place, losing second place to the Finnish team, and first place to the Canadians. In 2022, for the first time in 19 years, Russian hockey players will have to fight the leaders of the world hockey championship at the group stage of the tournament.

The world ice hockey championship will take place in two Finnish cities - Tampere and Helsinki from 13 to 29 May, traditionally ending the hockey season.

On the day of the official announcement of the venue of the world ice hockey tournament, representatives of the International Federation of this winter sport immediately announced which teams would be included in the groups. It is known that the Finns will play in Group B with the following national teams:

• American;
• Czech;
• Swedish;
• Latvian;
• Norwegian;
• Belarusian;
• English.

The group stage, in which the Finnish national team will play, will take place in Tampere.

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The history of the world ice hockey championships

World ice hockey tournaments are considered prestigious championships, which have been held since 1920. At first, the world ice hockey championship was held as part of the Olympic Games, then it became an independent sporting event with an international status.

During the existence of the international ice hockey championship, the format of its holding has changed. The modern rules for holding the world championship were established in 2012.

In 100 years of the world ice hockey championship, only eight countries have been able to win his gold medals. The USSR is included in this list.

Soviet hockey players were able to win the gold of the world championship in 1954 when they made their debut at this prestigious championship. Then the World Cup was held in Sweden. The athletes, who played for the first time in the ice hockey championship, were able to beat the Canadians with a score of 7: 2. The first 4 goals Soviet athletes were able to score to the Canadians during the first period. Then the Canadian national team, unable to withstand the pace of the game proposed by the Soviet national team, completely lost the initiative and were able to score only 2 goals. It should be borne in mind that the Canadian hockey players at the time of the meeting with the Soviet debutants were 15 times world champions. In 1954, Canadians finished second for the first time. The third place went to the Swedish national team.

After such a successful debut, the USSR was chosen by the World Ice Hockey Federation as the host for the 24th World Cup, which was held in Moscow in February 1957. 8 national teams took part in this tournament. A number of countries boycotted 24 championships, including:

• USA;
• Switzerland;
• Canada;
• Germany.

Gold medals in this championship went to the Swedes, the Soviet team became the silver medalist, although it was the recognized favorite of the tournament. The third place went to athletes from Czechoslovakia.

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Rules of conduct

The World Ice Hockey Tournament is held every year. This championship is organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, each time choosing the country in which the competition will be held.

The World Championship is held in two stages. In the first qualifying stage, 16 national teams participate, which are divided into two groups. Each team plays 7 games, according to the results of which those who go to the second stage are selected.

Eight national ice hockey teams advance to the second stage based on the results of the group stage. It is divided into two parts: a quarter-final and a semi-final, as a result of which only 4 participants remain.

After the matches, only 4 participants go to the playoffs, who compete for three prizes. The last participant of the second stage, who lost to all, is eliminated in the first division.

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Group stage of the 86th World Cup 2022

Already known not only the place and time when the World Ice Hockey Championship will be held in 2022, but also the participants of the two groups of the group stage of the World Championship. According to the rules, the team of the country hosting the World Cup automatically becomes a participant in this sports competition. 14 national teams will have to qualify for the previous world championship. The two teams that won gold and silver medals in the first division tournament receive the right to take part in the prestigious world ice hockey championship as a prize.

Outcomes

Russian fans interested in hosting the 86th World Ice Hockey Championship in 2022 should remember the following:

1. The 2022 Ice Hockey World Cup will be held in Finland.
2. The time of the prestigious tournament is from May 13 to May 29.
3. The most active hockey fans can already buy tickets for matches with the participation of the Russian national team and come to Finland in May next year.