2021_IIHF_World_Championship_Group_A
Group A was one of two groups of the 2021 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advanced to the playoff round.[1]
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Main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship
Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols, the tournament was held in a "bubble" behind closed doors with no spectators. Prior to the beginning of the tournament, and against objections by Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš and Minister of Health, Daniels Pavļuts, the Latvian parliament voted in favour of a notion ordering the government to develop a plan for allowing spectators who are either fully vaccinated or otherwise immune due to recent infection.[2]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ROC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 17 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Switzerland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 15 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 13 | |
4 | Slovakia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 12 | |
5 | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 10 | |
6 | Denmark | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 9 | |
7 | Great Britain | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | Belarus | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 4[lower-alpha 1] |
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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
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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
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All times are local (UTC+3).
ROC vs Czech Republic
21 May 2021 16:15 | ROC | 4–3 (1–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Alexander Samonov | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: Tobias Björk Mikael Nord Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 25 |
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Belarus vs Slovakia
21 May 2021 20:15 | Belarus | 2–5 (0–3, 0–0, 2–2) | Slovakia | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Konstantin Shostak Danny Taylor | Goalies | Branislav Konrád | Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||||||||
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37 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 35 |
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Denmark vs Sweden
22 May 2021 12:15 | Denmark | 4–3 (0–0, 3–2, 1–1) | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Sebastian Dahm | Goalies | Viktor Fasth | Referees: Roman Gofman Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Dmitri Golyak Nikita Shalagin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 23 |
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Great Britain vs ROC
22 May 2021 16:15 | Great Britain | 1–7 (1–4, 0–1, 0–2) | ROC | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Jackson Whistle | Goalies | Ivan Bocharov | Referees: Christoph Sternat Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Jonas Merten Elias Seewald | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Shots | 42 |
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Czech Republic vs Switzerland
22 May 2021 20:15 | Czech Republic | 2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2) | Switzerland | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Šimon Hrubec Roman Will | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Andris Ansons Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 28 |
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Great Britain vs Slovakia
23 May 2021 12:15 | Great Britain | 1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Slovakia | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Ben Bowns | Goalies | Branislav Konrád Július Hudáček | Referees: Martin Fraňo Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Brian Oliver | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
14 | Shots | 43 |
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Sweden vs Belarus
23 May 2021 16:15 | Sweden | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Belarus | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Adam Reideborn | Goalies | Danny Taylor | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Dāvis Zunde | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
32 | Shots | 22 |
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Denmark vs Switzerland
23 May 2021 20:15 | Denmark | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Switzerland | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Sebastian Dahm | Goalies | Reto Berra | Referees: Robin Šír Peter Stano Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Daniel Hynek | ||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
4 | Shots | 30 |
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Slovakia vs ROC
24 May 2021 16:15 | Slovakia | 3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0) | ROC | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Július Hudáček | Goalies | Alexander Samonov | Referees: Andris Ansons Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 28 |
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Czech Republic vs Belarus
24 May 2021 20:15 | Czech Republic | 3–2 OT (0–0, 2–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) | Belarus | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Šimon Hrubec | Goalies | Alexei Kolosov | Referees: Tobias Björk Mads Frandsen Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 23 |
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Great Britain vs Denmark
25 May 2021 16:15 | Great Britain | 2–3 OT (1–2, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–1) | Denmark | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Ben Bowns | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Christoph Sternat Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Jonas Merten David Obwegeser | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 32 |
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Switzerland vs Sweden
25 May 2021 20:15 | Switzerland | 0–7 (0–2, 0–2, 0–3) | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Leonardo Genoni Melvin Nyffeler | Goalies | Adam Reideborn | Referees: Roman Gofman Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Dmitri Golyak Nikita Shalagin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 27 |
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ROC vs Denmark
26 May 2021 16:15 | ROC | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Alexander Samonov | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Tobias Björk Mikael Nord Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
31 | Shots | 18 |
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Belarus vs Great Britain
26 May 2021 20:15 | Belarus | 3–4 (0–1, 1–2, 2–1) | Great Britain | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Danny Taylor | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Robin Šír Peter Stano Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Šimon Synek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 26 |
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Switzerland vs Slovakia
27 May 2021 16:15 | Switzerland | 8–1 (1–0, 3–0, 4–1) | Slovakia | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Reto Berra | Goalies | Július Hudáček | Referees: Martin Fraňo Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 60 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 24 |
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Sweden vs Czech Republic
27 May 2021 20:15 | Sweden | 2–4 (2–0, 0–0, 0–4) | Czech Republic | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Adam Reideborn | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: Roman Gofman Yevgeni Romasko Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Nikita Shalagin | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 24 |
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Sweden vs Great Britain
28 May 2021 16:15 | Sweden | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Great Britain | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Andris Ansons Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||
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56 | Shots | 14 |
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Denmark vs Belarus
28 May 2021 20:15 | Denmark | 5–2 (1–1, 0–1, 4–0) | Belarus | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Sebastian Dahm | Goalies | Alexei Kolosov | Referees: André Schrader Christoph Sternat Linesmen: David Obwegeser Elias Seewald | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 29 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 18 |
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Czech Republic vs Great Britain
29 May 2021 12:15 | Czech Republic | 6–1 (1–0, 3–1, 2–0) | Great Britain | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Roman Will | Goalies | Jackson Whistle Ben Bowns | Referees: Mads Frandsen Mikael Nord Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 19 |
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Switzerland vs ROC
29 May 2021 16:15 | Switzerland | 1–4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) | ROC | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Reto Berra | Goalies | Alexander Samonov | Referees: Andrew Bruggeman Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Dustin McCrank | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 26 |
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Slovakia vs Denmark
29 May 2021 20:15 | Slovakia | 2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Július Hudáček | Goalies | Sebastien Dahm | Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Dāvis Zunde | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
34 | Shots | 24 |
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Belarus vs Switzerland
30 May 2021 16:15 | Belarus | 0–6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2) | Switzerland | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Konstantin Shoshtak Alexei Kolosov | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Tobias Björk Mikael Nord Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Emil Yletyinen | |||||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 42 |
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Sweden vs Slovakia
30 May 2021 20:15 | Sweden | 3–1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Slovakia | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Adam Reideborn | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: André Schrader Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: David Obwegeser Elias Seewald | |||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 30 |
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Czech Republic vs Denmark
31 May 2021 16:15 | Czech Republic | 2–1 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Denmark | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Šimon Hrubec | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Roman Gofman Yevgeni Romasko Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Nikita Shalagin | |||||
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Hanzl Vrána Kovář Chytil | Shootout | Meyer Bau Hansen Nick. Jensen True Andersen | ||||||
4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
39 | Shots | 13 |
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ROC vs Sweden
31 May 2021 20:15 | ROC | 3–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Alexander Samonov | Goalies | Adam Reideborn | Referees: Andrew Bruggeman Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Brian Oliver | |||||||||||
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Slepyshev Morozov Burdasov Tolchinsky Tarasenko | Shootout | Rakell Olofsson A. Kempe Pudas Sörensen | ||||||||||||
10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 30 |
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Switzerland vs Great Britain
1 June 2021 12:15 | Switzerland | 6–3 (2–1, 4–1, 0–1) | Great Britain | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Reto Berra Melvin Nyffeler | Goalies | Ben Bowns Jackson Whistle | Referees: Martin Fraňo Robin Šír Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Jiří Ondráček | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Shots | 26 |
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Slovakia vs Czech Republic
1 June 2021 16:15 | Slovakia | 3–7 (0–2, 1–2, 2–3) | Czech Republic | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Július Hudáček Adam Húska | Goalies | Roman Will | Referees: Andrew Bruggeman Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Brian Oliver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 28 |
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ROC vs Belarus
1 June 2021 20:15 | ROC | 6–0 (5–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Belarus | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Alexander Samonov | Goalies | Konstantin Shostak Alexei Kolosov | Referees: André Schrader Christoph Sternat Linesmen: Jonas Merten Elias Seewald | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 19 |
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