2019 IIHF World Championship playoff round

The playoff round of the 2019 IIHF World Championship was held from 23 to 26 May 2019. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.[1]

Qualified teams

Group Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
A  Canada (2)  Finland (4)  Germany (6)  United States (7)
B  Russia (1)  Czech Republic (3)  Sweden (5)   Switzerland (8)

The ranking from preliminary round is stated in brackets. This ranking was used for seeding in the semi-finals to ensure that the strongest remaining team faced the lowest ranked team.

Bracket

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[2]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
23 May
 
 
 Canada (OT)3
 
25 May
 
  Switzerland2
 
 Russia0
 
23 May
 
 Finland1
 
 Czech Republic5
 
26 May
 
 Germany1
 
 Canada1
 
23 May
 
 Finland3
 
 Russia4
 
25 May
 
 United States3
 
 Canada5
 
23 May
 
 Czech Republic1 Third place
 
 Finland (OT)5
 
26 May
 
 Sweden4
 
 Russia (GWS)3
 
 
 Czech Republic2
 

All times are local (UTC+2).

Quarterfinals

23 May 2019
16:15
Canada 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
  SwitzerlandSteel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 6,157
23 May 2019
16:15
Russia 4–3
(2–0, 0–1, 2–2)
 United StatesOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085
23 May 2019
20:15
Finland 5–4 OT
(1–2, 2–2, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 SwedenSteel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 6,304
23 May 2019
20:15
Czech Republic 5–1
(0–0, 1–1, 4–0)
 GermanyOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

Semifinals

25 May 2019
15:15
Russia 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 FinlandOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085
25 May 2019
19:15
Canada 5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)
 Czech RepublicOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

Bronze medal game

26 May 2019
15:45
Russia 3–2 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Czech RepublicOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

Gold medal game

26 May 2019
20:15 (UTC+2)
Canada 1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)
 FinlandOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

References

  1. "Slovakia opens vs. USA". iihfworlds.com. 15 August 2018.
  2. "Semi-final format changed". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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