2022 IIHF World Championship final

The 2022 IIHF World Championship final decided the winner of the 2022 IIHF World Championship. It was played at the Tampere Deck Arena in Tampere, Finland on 29 May 2022.[1]

2022 IIHF World Championship final
123OT Total
 Finland 0031 4
 Canada 0120 3
Date29 May 2022
ArenaTampere Deck Arena
CityTampere
Attendance11,487
← 2021 2023 →

Finland and Canada faced each other for the third consecutive time in the finals, and sixth overall. Finland won in 2019, while Canada prevailed in 2021.[2][3] Finland took the gold with a 4–3 overtime win.[4]

Road to the final edit

Finland Round Canada
Opponent Result Preliminary round Opponent Result
  Norway 5–0 Game 1   Germany 5–3
  Latvia 2–1 Game 2   Italy 6–1
  United States 4–1 Game 3   Slovakia 5–1
  Sweden 2–3 (GWS) Game 4   Kazakhstan 6–3
  Great Britain 6–0 Game 5    Switzerland 3–6
  Austria 3–0 Game 6   Denmark 2–3
  Czechia 3–0 Game 7   France 7–1
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Finland (H) 7 19
2   Sweden 7 18
3   Czechia 7 13
4   United States 7 13
5   Latvia 7 8
6   Austria 7 7
7   Norway 7 5
8   Great Britain (R) 7 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Preliminary
Pos Team Pld Pts
1    Switzerland 7 20
2   Germany 7 16
3   Canada 7 15
4   Slovakia 7 12
5   Denmark 7 12
6   France 7 5
7   Kazakhstan 7 3
8   Italy (R) 7 1
Source: IIHF
(R) Relegated
Opponent Result Playoff Opponent Result
  Slovakia 4–2 Quarterfinals   Sweden 4–3 (OT)
  United States 4–3 Semifinals   Czechia 6–1

Match edit

29 May 2022
20:20
Finland  4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 3–2, 1–0)
  CanadaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,487
Game reference
Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesChris Driedger
Matt Tomkins
Referees:
  Mikael Nord
  Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Šimon Synek
0–124:00 – Cozens (Barzal, Severson) (PP)
Granlund (Heiskanen, Lehtonen) (PP2) – 44:131–1
Granlund (Lehtonen, Hartikainen) (PP) – 45:572–1
Armia (Lammikko) – 54:043–1
3–257:48 – Whitecloud (Barzal, Anderson) (EA)
3–358:36 – Comtois (Barzal, Batherson) (EA)
Manninen (Granlund, Heiskanen) (PP) – 66:424–3
4 minPenalties10 min
31Shots22

References edit

  1. ^ "Finland opens Worlds vs. Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Finland tops USA in semis at men's hockey worlds". tsn.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Canada books familiar date for gold". iihf.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Finland does it!". iihf.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links edit