Men's Ice Hockey
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Ice Hockey World Championship
http://www.iihf.com
Annual
2024
Friday May 10 – Sunday May 26, Czechia
Championship Game: Switzerland vs. Czechia
Sunday May 26, Prague
Switzerland 0 - Czechia 2
World Champion: Czechia
Most Valuable Player (MVP): Kevin Fiala (Switzerland)
Best Goaltender: Lukáš Dostál (Czechia)
Best Defenseman: Roman Josi (Switzerland)
Best Forward: Kevin Fiala (Switzerland)
Player of the Year:
2023
Friday May 12 – Sunday May 28, Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia
Championship Game: Canada vs. Germany
Sunday May 28, Tampere, Finland
Canada 5 - Germany 2
World Champion: Canada
MVP: Arturs Silovs (Latvia)
Best Goaltender: Arturs Silovs (Latvia)
Best Defenseman: MacKenzie Weegar (Canada)
Best Forward: John Peterka (Germany)
Player of the Year*: Connor Bedard (Canada)
*Inaugural Award
2022
Friday May 13 – Sunday May 29, Tampere and Helsinki, Finland
Championship Game: Finland vs. Canada
Sunday May 29, Tampere
Finland 4 - Canada 3 (OT)
World Champion: Finland
MVP: Jussi Olkinuora (Finland)
Best Goaltender: Jussi Olkinuora (Finland)
Best Defenseman: Mikko Lehtonen (Finland)
Best Forward: Roman Červenka (Czech Republic)
2021
Friday May 21 – Sunday June 6, Riga, Latvia
Championship Game: Finland vs. Canada
Sunday June 6
Finland 2 - Canada 3 (OT)
World Champion: Canada
MVP: Andrew Mangiapane (Canada)
Best Goaltender: Cal Petersen (USA)
Best Defenseman: Moritz Seider (Germany)
Best Forward: Peter Cehlarik (Slovakia)
2020 - Canceled
Friday May 8 – Sunday May 24, Zürich and Lausanne, Switzerland
Championship Game: Sunday May 24, Zürich
2019
Friday May 10 – Sunday May 26, Slovakia
Championship Game: Canada vs. Finland
Sunday May 26, Bratislava
Canada 1 - Finland 3
World Champion: Finland
MVP: Mark Stone (Canada)
Best Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevski (Russia)
Best Defenseman: Filip Hronek (Czech Republic)
Best Forward: Nikita Kucherov (Russia)
2018
Friday May 4 – Sunday May 20, Denmark
Championship Game: Sweden vs. Switzerland
Sunday May 20, Copenhagen
Sweden 3 - Switzerland 2 (2-1 OT Shootout)
World Champion: Sweden
MVP: Patirck Kane (USA)
Best Goaltender: Fredrik Anderson (Denmark)
Best Defenseman: John Klingberg (Sweden)
Best Forward: Sebastian Aho (Finland)
2017
Friday May 5 – Sunday May 21, Germany and France
Championship Game: Canada vs. Sweden
Sunday May 21, Cologne, Germany
Canada 1 - Sweden 2 (0-2 OT Shootout)
World Champion: Sweden
MVP: William Nylander (Sweden)
Best Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevski (Russia)
Best Defenseman: Dennis Seidenberg (Germany)
Best Forward: Artemi Panarin (Russia)
2016
Friday May 6 – Sunday May 22, Russia
Championship Game: Finland vs. Canada
Sunday May 22, Saint Petersburg
Finland 0 - Canada 2
World Champion: Canada
MVP: Patrik Laine (Finland)
Best Goaltender: Mikko Koskinen (Finland)
Best Defenseman: Michael Matheson (Canada)
Best Forward: Patrik Laine (Finland)
2015
Friday May 1 – Sunday May 17, Czech Republic
Championship Game: Canada vs. Russia
Sunday May 17, Prague
Canada 6 - Russia 1
World Champion: Canada
MVP: Jaromir Jagr (Czech Republic)
Best Goaltender: Pekka Rinne (Finland)
Best Defenseman: Brent Burns (Canada)
Best Forward: Jason Spezza (Canada)
2014
Friday May 9 – Sunday May 25, Minsk, Belarus
Championship Game: Russia vs. Finland
Sunday May 25
Russia 5 - Finland 2
World Champion: Russia
MVP: Pekka Rinne (Finland)
Best Goaltender: Sergei Bobrovsky (Russia)
Best Defenseman: Seth Jones (USA)
Best Forward: Viktor Tikhonov (Russia)