2010 IIHF World Championship

2010 IIHF World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	7–23 May
Opened by	Horst Köhler
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Czech Republic (6th title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played	56
Goals scored	277 (4.95 per game)
Attendance	548,788 (9,800 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Ilya Kovalchuk (12 points)
MVP	Dennis Endras
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The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. The Russian team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.

The Czech Republic, after an early 2–3 upset loss to Norway in the preliminary round, ultimately claimed their sixth world championship title by defeating defending champions, two years running, Russia, 2–1 in the final. Sweden won against Germany 3–1 for the bronze medal.

Canada, which three months earlier, had won the 2010 Winter Olympics Men's Ice Hockey Gold on home-ice in Vancouver, after beating the Russians 7–3 in the Quarterfinals, had a disappointing tournament. They clinched the last spot in the playoff round and lost their quarterfinal 2–5 in a rematch versus Russia. They finished 7th overall, their second-worst finish in tournament history, after their 1992 8th-place finish.

The tournament stands as the most watched IIHF championship in history, with an estimated cumulative audience of over 650 million over the course of the tournament and viewers in over 100 countries and dependencies worldwide.^[1] It also was a considerable success regarding attendance for the tournament; it ranked as the second most attended ice hockey world championship of all time, narrowly behind the 2004 edition. In total 548,788 people attended, compared with 552,097 in 2004 in the Czech Republic. It since slipped to the fourth place, behind 2014 and 2015 editions.

The host nation of Germany had their best finish at the tournament since it switched to the current 16 nation format, and a player representing Germany (goaltender Dennis Endras) was named MVP for the first time in the history of the championship.^[2]

Group A saw the higher seeded team win each match, with the exception of the game between Belarus and Slovakia which was won by Slovakia. Russia topped the group with the full nine points, Slovakia qualified in second and Belarus in third. Kazakhstan was sent to the relegation round, after being promoted to the finals tournament for the first time since 2006.

In Group B the higher seeded team won each match, with the exception of the final group match which saw Switzerland defeat the second-seeded Canadians for the first time in the history of the tournament.^[3] This upset led to Switzerland winning the group with nine points, followed by Canada in second and Latvia in third. Italy, back at the finals tournament after missing 2009, lost all its matches and was returned to the relegation round.

Group C action ended with three teams having a record of two wins and one defeat. Norway's upset defeat of Czech Republic caused a controversy when Jaromír Jágr, a famous member of the Czech team, spoke out against other Czech stars turning down the tournament.^[4] This later triggered an international hockey dispute, when a column was posted on IIHF.com regarding these comments and about players' turning down invitations to attend. This article was later taken down and René Fasel, president of the IIHF, noted his concern.^[5] Sweden, the Czech Republic and Norway all moved on to the qualification round, while France was sent to the relegation after failing to win any matches.

In Group D the opening game saw the first major upset. Germany in front of a record crowd of over 77,000 persons defeated the United States in overtime, 2–1.^[6] This group proved to be full of upsets; in the next match Denmark beat the fourth-seeded Finns, followed by the Danes defeating the Americans. Finland came up with two wins to top the group and move on to the qualification round, along with Germany in second place and Denmark in third. The final match between the U.S. and Finland determined the United States' last-place finish, and they were sent to the relegation round for the first time since 2003.^[7]

Group E action first saw Denmark handing favored Slovakia a blowout upset, 6–0.^[8] In the next match Finland defeated Belarus, 2–0, after outshooting them 32 to 18. Russia narrowly defeated Germany 3–2, in which Alexander Ovechkin scored the winner. Russia continued with two more wins over Denmark and Finland to propel them to the group win, making them the only team to go undefeated into the playoff round. Belarus defeated Germany in overtime, and then defeated Denmark 2–1, but this was not enough to qualify and they ended in fifth place. In yet another upset, the host Germans defeated Slovakia 2–1 to win a qualifying spot in third place, much to the delight of the German fans and coach Uwe Krupp.^[9] Finland finished in second-place after Russia, followed by Germany and Denmark. Denmark managed to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the tournament. Slovakia finished a disappointing last, marking the third straight year in which they did not qualify for the quarter-finals in the lead up to their hosting of the 2011 IIHF World Championship.^[10]

Group F opened with Canada flexing its offense against Norway in a 12–1 blowout.^[11] Sweden then defeated Latvia 4–2, followed by Switzerland continuing its winning streak with an upset 3–2 win against the Czechs.^[12] Latvia defeated Norway but later lost to the Czech Republic, which resulted in their last placement in the group and their failure to qualify. Sweden beat Canada after an impressive performance by Swedish goaltender Jonas Gustavsson.^[13] In another upset, Norway managed to beat the in-form Swiss 3–2, but they would end in fifth place. The Czech Republic won against Canada 3–2 to lead them to finish ahead of the Canadians in the group.^[14] Sweden capped off the round with a convincing 5–0 win over Switzerland to finish as group winners.^[14] Switzerland finished in second after Sweden, followed by the Czech Republic. Canada, somewhat surprisingly as the second seed, grabbed the last qualifying spot in fourth place.

In the relegation round (Group G) the teams from the U.S., France, the newly promoted Italy and Kazakhstan faced each other after they had ended their respective preliminary groups in fourth and last place. The U.S. beat Kazakhstan in the first game 10–0, while France won against Italy in the decisive match for second place.^[15] There were no surprises on the second game-day, with the U.S. defeating France and Italy winning against Kazakhstan.^[16] The U.S. then defeated Italy in a shootout and France beat Kazakhstan 5–3. The final relegation results saw Kazakhstan and Italy go directly back down to Division I.^[17] Group-winners U.S. and second-placed France both qualified for the 2011 World Championships.

The playoff round saw the top eight teams competing for the title of 2010 world champions. The quarter-finals began with a close match between Finland and the Czech Republic. After Petri Kontiola's early goal in the first minute, the game remained scoreless all the way into the third period. Jakub Klepiš scored the equalizer shortly after the final period started. No further goals were scored, so the game went into a scoreless overtime followed by a shootout. Jan Marek scored the decisive goal to put the Czechs into the semifinals.^[18]

In the second quarter-final, Sweden faced Denmark. This was Denmark's first appearance in the playoff round. After Sweden established a comfortable 3–0 lead, the Danes scored a goal in the second period. Seven minutes before the end Linus Omark scored a goal which restored the three-goal lead for Sweden. A late power play goal by Dane Morten Madsen was to no avail and Sweden won 4–2.^[19]

The third quarter-final featured a storied and contentious rivalry. Russia played against Canada in a repeat of the quarter-finals at the 2010 Olympics, in which Canada embarrassed the Russians 7–3. The opening period was a dead heat until a late goal by Maxim Afinogenov. Russia, still undefeated at the tournament, immediately overtook Canada in the second period, and led at one point in the third period by 4–0. Ilya Kovalchuk had a three-assist game and was a big boost for the Russians who won 5–2, following two late Canadian goals.^[20]

The final quarter-final was an evening game between the host Germany and their traditional rival, Switzerland. The first period was scoreless but not without chances, as the Swiss hit the post twice. Midway through the second period Philip Gogulla scored on the power play to give Germany the lead, and this goal would turn out to be the game winner. The Swiss outshot the Germans 41 to 27, and Dennis Endras is credited with keeping Germany in the game by preserving the one-goal lead. The win put Germany in the semifinals for the first time since 1953 and the match was dubbed by the IIHF as The Miracle at Mannheim.^[21] At the end of the match there was a brawl between the teams, which included German assistant coach Ernst Höfner getting into an altercation with Swiss defenceman Timo Helbling. Both were handed match suspensions.^[22]

After one day off the semifinals started with Sweden versus the Czech Republic. The first period was equal with both teams scoring one goal. Andreas Engqvist scored midway through the second period to put Sweden up 2–1. This lead held into very late in the third period. With 1:13 left in the third period the Czechs pulled their goalie to get a six on five opportunity and Karel Rachůnek scored the 2–2 equalizer with just 7.5 seconds left, putting the game into overtime. The overtime period stayed scoreless and it came down to the shootout. In a repeat of the quarter-final the Czechs won by a goal from Jan Marek.^[23]

The other semifinal between Germany and Russia was a close match, much like their qualification round game. The Germans started off the scoring with a goal from Marcel Goc during a two-man power play. At the midway point of the match Evgeni Malkin scored to tie up the game for the Russians. The remainder of the game was very close, and the tie was only broken with 1:50 minutes left, when Pavel Datsyuk scored the game-winning goal. The Germans pressed in the final minutes but the score held for a 2–1 Russian victory, putting them in the final for the third straight year.^[24]

The bronze medal game was between Sweden and the surprise semifinalists, hosts Germany. Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson scored an early goal to put up Sweden 1–0. The game then went scoreless until late in the second period when on a 4–3 rush Alexander Barta managed to retrieve his own rebound and put it top-shelf past Jonas Gustavsson, tying up the game for Germany. Early in the third period Jonas Andersson fired a shot from a very tight angle which managed to beat Dennis Endras on the five hole. The score held until Andersson netted an empty-net goal to ensure Sweden's 3–1 victory, giving them their second straight bronze medal at the worlds.^[25]

The final was played between Russia and the Czech Republic for the first time in the history of the tournament, although the predecessors of both these nations, the USSR and Czechoslovakia, had met several times in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. It was Russia's third consecutive finals appearance, and the Czech Republic's first appearance since 2006.^[26]

The match began with a goal after just 20 seconds, scored by Jakub Klepiš from a pass by Jaromír Jágr. The goal was seemingly the result of a defensive mistake which led to a Czech offensive possession with Russian defensemen out of position. For the remainder of the period the Russians held almost complete possession of the puck, and veteran Sergei Fedorov hit the post after an odd man rush. Very late in the period the Russians put the puck in the net on a power play, but it was determined to be after the clock had run out and was ruled as no goal. There was some brief confusion however, as the buzzer sounds after the clock on the scoreboard runs out.^[27]

In the second period Russia pressed once again but the Czech Republic slowed the game down and forced Russia to regroup, resulting in an error in the Russian defensive zone when Alexander Ovechkin collided with teammate Fedorov. This led to a 3-on-2 rush for the Czechs and Karel Rachůnek centered the puck while Tomáš Rolinek crashed the net. The puck was redirected off Rolinek's skates, and it was ruled a good goal because there was no kicking motion visible.^[28]

The third period began with more Russian pressure, including a close chance off the post by Evgeni Malkin, but at the midway point of the period Russian Alexei Emelin was given a five-minute major and thrown out of the game for clipping Jaromír Jágr, who did not return for the remainder of the game. This was followed by more penalty trouble for both teams. In the final minutes after pulling goaltender Semyon Varlamov, Pavel Datsyuk buried a goal on a 5-on-3 with 35 seconds left, bringing Russia within one goal of the Czechs. Under pressure the Czech goalie Tomáš Vokoun managed to stave off the final Russian assault and the Czechs held on to win the game 2–1.^[29]

The president of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus handed out the gold medals alongside IIHF president René Fasel.

Each team's roster for the 2010 IIHF World Championship consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting on 6 May 2010.^[30]

Four nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Those nations were:

•  Belarus
•  Germany
•  Slovakia
•  Sweden

Slovakia and Sweden withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2011 World Championship. All four nations to bid on the 2010 World Championship later received winning bids. Slovakia won the bid to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Sweden won its bid to host in 2012, but this decision was later switched to be the joint host of the 2012, and 2013 IIHF World Championship editions (both with Finland), and Belarus to host the 2014 IIHF World Championship.^[31]

After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by IIHF president René Fasel on 15 May 2005, from Zürich, Switzerland. Belarus' bidding cities Minsk and Zhodzina received 18 votes to Germany's 89, thus finalizing Germany's successful bid.^[32]

Voting results
Country	Votes
Germany	89
Belarus	18

•  Slovakia withdrew from the 2010 bid prior to the start of the congress, postponed 2011
•  Sweden withdrew immediately prior to the start of the voting, postponed 2011

The official song of the tournament is "Stuck on Replay" by the German electronic dance band Scooter. It is the fourth single from their album Under the Radar Over the Top. It was released on 12 March 2010, on the day of the Hamburg concert, the biggest show of their Under the Radar Over the Top tour.^[33]

Urmel on Ice^[34] (German: Urmel auf dem Eis) is the official mascot of the tournament. A character created by Max Kruse and known by the German public from the Augsburger Puppenkiste and the Impy's Island (Urmel aus dem Eis (English: Urmel from the ice)) film was previously the mascot of the Deutsche Eishockey-Bund and the German national team. He wears number 10 on his jersey.^[35]

The official motto of the tournament was unveiled on 2 September 2009, in Lanxess Arena and is "Germany on Ice" (German: Deutschland auf Eis).^[36]

The World Championship Ambassadors for 2010 included; Canadian legend Wayne Gretzky, Soviet ice hockey goaltender and ten time World champion Vladislav Tretiak, and "Germany's ice hockey player of the century" Erich Kühnhackl. They are all members of the IIHF Hall of Fame, and have all played in the IIHF World Championship previously.^[37] They were special members, alongside; Zdeno Chára, Peter Forsberg, Sergei Kostitsyn, Jari Kurri, Kim Martin, Mark Streit, Hayley Wickenheiser and Henrik Zetterberg, of a campaign called "The Green Puck campaign", which was an anti-doping initiative in association with the World Anti-Doping Agency.^[38]

Cologne Mannheim Gelsenkirchen	Cologne	Mannheim	Gelsenkirchen
	Lanxess Arena Capacity: 18,500	SAP Arena Capacity: 13,600	Veltins-Arena Capacity: 76,152

The opening game of the 74th IIHF World Championship took place at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen on 7 May between Germany and the United States. On this occasion, the stadium's planned configuration would allow for a capacity of 76,152.^[39] This figure is higher than the past ice hockey attendance World Record held by Michigan State University, which was 74,554.^[40]

It was announced at the second intermission by Guinness World Records spokesman Christian Teufe, that not only had the Gelsenkirchen game passed the world record, but had exceeded it by over 3,000 individuals. The official attendance according to the IIHF, and confirmed by the Guinness World records, was 77,803.^[41] Both Eric Nystrom and David Moss, who were playing for the United States, had also played in the Michigan State game in 2001, making them the only people to have played both world record games.

The noise inside the stadium was considerably loud, due to the German ice hockey chants, whistles and drums, which according to Ryan Carter of Team USA left the Americans frustrated at the inability to communicate. Carter also said that the "crowd was definitely the seventh man in this game for Germany".^[42] Also notable about the game was that it was the first time in over 17 years of international hockey competition that Germany had defeated the United States, with Felix Schütz scoring the game winner in overtime, on Scott Clemmensen, for a 2–1 final score. The previous win was on 25 April 1993, also in Germany in Dortmund, during the 1993 World Championship when Germany beat the United States 6–3.^[43]

The President of Germany, Horst Köhler, along with other politicians were present for the match.^[44]

The overall attendance record was broken in December 2010 by The Big Chill at the Big House, though the crowd still remains the largest ever for an indoor hockey game.

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. One nation from Asia, 13 nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.

Asia

Europe

North America

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2009 IIHF World Ranking, which ends at the conclusion of the 2009 IIHF World Championship.^[47] The 2010 Olympics were therefore not included. The teams were grouped by seeding (in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking):

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competes in the relegation round.

Groups A and D were played in Cologne, with one game in Gelsenkirchen, and groups B and C were played in Mannheim.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Qualifying round
2	Slovakia	3	2	0	0	1	10	6	+4	6
3	Belarus	3	1	0	0	2	8	9	−1	3
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	4	14	−10	0	Relegation Round

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 May 2010 16:15

Belarus

5–2 (0–0, 2–2, 3–0)

Kazakhstan

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 6,125

Game reference
	Vitali Koval	Goalies	Vitaliy Yeremeyev	Referees: Ole Hansen Rick Looker
	0–1 20:17 – D. Dudarev (K. Shafranov) 0–2 30:30 – V. Antipin (A. Koreshkov, A. Gavrilin) D. Meleshko (M. Grabovski, R. Salei) – 32:09 1–2 M. Stefanovich (E. Kovryshin) – 33:39 2–2 A. Kalyuzhny (N. Stasenko) – 44:21 3–2 R. Salei (A. Kalyuzhny) – 50:14 4–2 S. Demagin (D. Meleshko, V. Kostyuchenok) – 58:20 5–2
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	23

9 May 2010 20:15

Slovakia

1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,522

Game reference
	Peter Budaj	Goalies	Vasiliy Koshechkin	Referees: Marc Muylaert Patrik Sjöberg
	0–1 14:51 – M. Afinogenov (V. Kozlov, N. Kulemin) 0–2 29:23 – A. Ovechkin (S. Fedorov) I. Majeský (M. Bartovič) – 43:51 1–2 1–3 59:06 – V. Kozlov (ENG)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	34

11 May 2010 16:15

Russia

4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1)

Kazakhstan

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 9,274

Game reference
	Alexander Eremenko	Goalies	Vitaliy Yeremeyev	Referees: Rick Looker Milan Minář
	A. Ovechkin (A. Semin, S. Fedorov) – 10:20 (PP) 1–0 I. Kovalchuk (A. Semin) – 20:42 2–0 A. Semin – 37:55 3–0 D. Grebeshkov (M. Afinogenov, N. Kulemin) – 43:22 4–0 4–1 57:59 – D. Dudarev (K. Shafranov)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	19

11 May 2010 20:15

Belarus

2–4 (2–0, 0–2, 0–2)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 8,862

Game reference
	Vitali Koval	Goalies	Peter Budaj	Referees: Christer Larking Chris Savage
	S. Demagin (A. Stas, D. Meleshko) – 4:29 1–0 A. Kalyuzhny (A. Stas, D. Meleshko) – 9:03 2–0 2–1 22:42 – I. Čiernik (R. Lintner) (PP) 2–2 30:07 – M. Bartovič (R. Pánik, R. Lintner) 2–3 44:07 – M. Zagrapan (A. Sekera) (PP) 2–4 59:06 – M. Bartovič (R. Pánik, A. Podkonický)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	24

13 May 2010 16:15

Russia

3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Belarus

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 17,540

Game reference
	Semyon Varlamov	Goalies	Andrei Mezin	Referees: Ole Hansen Marc Muylaert
	S. Mozyakin (M. Sushinski, I. Nikulin) – 10:45 (PP) 1–0 A. Ovechkin (S. Fedorov) – 32:21 2–0 A. Anisimov (S. Mozyakin, V. Atyushov) – 34:03 3–0 3–1 47:30 – A. Kalyuzhny (A. Ugarov)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	20

13 May 2010 20:15

Kazakhstan

1–5 (0–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 13,556

Game reference
	Vitaliy Yeremeyev	Goalies	Peter Budaj	Referees: Vladimír Šindler Patrik Sjöberg
	0–1 16:30 – M. Zagrapan (A. Sekera, I. Majeský) 0–2 25:04 – I. Čiernik (M. Svatoš) 0–3 33:52 – I. Čiernik (R. Lintner) D. Dudarev (A. Koledayev) – 44:03 1–3 1–4 54:18 – T. Tatar (PS) 1–5 58:05 – A. Podkonický (P. Frühauf, T. Starosta)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	37

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	0	10	2	+8	9	Qualifying round
2	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	12	6	+6	6
3	Latvia	3	1	0	0	2	7	11	−4	3
4	Italy	3	0	0	0	3	3	13	−10	0	Relegation Round

All times are local (UTC+2).

8 May 2010 16:15

Canada

5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Italy

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,912

Game reference
	Chris Mason	Goalies	Adam Russo Daniel Bellissimo	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Daniel Konc
	C. Perry (S. Stamkos, R. Bourque) – 2:43 1–0 1–1 12:44 – M. Strazzabosco (N. Plastino, J. Parco) K. Russell (R. Whitney) – 19:12 2–1 M. Duchene (R. Whitney, B. Burns) – 25:27 3–1 S. Stamkos (M. Duchene, K. Cumiskey) – 30:37 4–1 R. Bourque (T. Myers) – 57:19 5–1
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	45	Shots	24

8 May 2010 20:15

Switzerland

3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Latvia

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,089

Game reference
	Martin Gerber	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Thomas Stearns
	A. Ambühl (D. Brunner, T. Monnet) – 2:26 1–0 R. Josi – 22:28 2–0 2–1 42:35 – G. Meija (J. Štāls, J. Rēdlihs) I. Rüthemann (ENG) – 59:58 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	22

10 May 2010 16:15

Switzerland

3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Italy

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 5,971

Game reference
	Martin Gerber	Goalies	Daniel Bellissimo	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Daniel Piechaczek
	T. Monnet (M. Seger) – 21:20 1–0 D. Brunner (P. Savary, R. Josi) – 46:39 (PP) 2–0 M. Plüss – 59:44 (ENG) 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	52	Shots	15

10 May 2010 20:15

Latvia

1–6 (0–2, 0–4, 1–0)

Canada

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 5,501

Game reference
	Edgars Masaļskis Mārtiņš Raitums	Goalies	Chris Mason Chad Johnson	Referees: Daniel Konc Konstantin Olenin
	0–1 1:59 – J. Tavares (K. Russell, C. Perry) (PP) 0–2 18:19 – S. Stamkos (K. Russell, C. Perry) (PP) 0–3 25:30 – M. Giordano (R. Whitney, K. Cumiskey) (PP) 0–4 26:58 – J. Tavares (C. Perry) (PP) 0–5 30:07 – S. Downie (B. Burns) 0–6 39:06 – M. Giordano (E. Kane, R. Peverley) G. Pujacs (J. Štāls, G. Meija) – 50:25 1–6
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	24	Shots	32

12 May 2010 16:15

Italy

2–5 (1–1, 0–1, 1–3)

Latvia

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 4,029

Game reference
	Adam Russo	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Jari Levonen
	0–1 0:50 – K. Daugaviņš (J. Sprukts) M. De Marchi (M. Souza) – 14:45 1–1 1–2 28:26 – A. Ņiživijs (H. Vasiļjevs, G. Pujacs) 1–3 41:56 – A. Reķis (G. Pujacs, A. Ņiživijs) G. Scandella – 43:28 (PP) 2–3 2–4 57:13 – K. Daugaviņš (M. Karsums) 2–5 59:09 – M. Karsums (M. Cipulis) (ENG)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	38

12 May 2010 20:15

Canada

1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Switzerland

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500

Game reference
	Chris Mason	Goalies	Tobias Stephan	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Thomas Sterns
	0–1 11:47 – I. Rüthemann (T. Déruns, M. Plüss) 0–2 14:03 – M. Plüss (T. Déruns, I. Rüthemann) J. Tavares (M. Duchene, R. Whitney) – 14:29 1–2 1–3 21:38 – A. Ambuhl (K. Romy, R. Josi) 1–4 45:29 – T. Déruns (M. Plüss, I. Rüthemann)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	18

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	9	6	+3	6	Qualifying round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	0	1	10	6	+4	6
3	Norway	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	+2	6
4	France	3	0	0	0	3	5	14	−9	0	Relegation Round

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 May 2010 16:15

Czech Republic

6–2 (2–0, 2–0, 2–2)

France

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,132

Game reference
	Tomáš Vokoun	Goalies	Fabrice Lhenry	Referees: Jari Levonen Konstantin Olenin
	P. Hubáček (J. Jágr) – 0:44 1–0 J. Novotný (F. Novak) (PP) – 11:43 2–0 P. Gřegořek (J. Novotný) – 23:23 3–0 K. Rachůnek (J. Klepiš, J. Jágr) (PP) – 25:07 4–0 L. Kašpar (J. Novotný, P. Vampola) – 46:06 5–0 5–1 46:27 – Y. Treille (L. Meunier) 5–2 48:37 – L. Meunier (S. Treille, L. Tardif) M. Blaťák (J. Klepiš, J. Jágr) (PP) – 59:27 6–2
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	41	Shots	22

9 May 2010 20:15

Norway

2–5 (0–2, 1–0, 1–3)

Sweden

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 5,022

Game reference
	Pål Grotnes	Goalies	Jonas Gustavsson	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Daniel Piechaczek
	0–1 6:43 – M. Weinhandl (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) 0–2 12:45 – E. Karlsson (R. Wallin) (PP) P. Thoresen (A. Fredriksen, J. Holøs) (PP) – 20:20 1–2 H. Solberg (A. Fredriksen, P. Thoresen) – 44:57 2–2 2–3 47:08 – M. Weinhandl (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) 2–4 54:31 – M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (R. Wallin) 2–5 57:43 – M. Weinhandl (A. Engqvist) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	21	Shots	44

11 May 2010 16:15

Czech Republic

2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1)

Norway

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 2,256

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Pål Grotnes	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Thomas Sterns
	0–1 12:09 – M. Zuccarello Aasen (P. Thoresen, T. Jakobsen) J. Jágr (M. Rozsíval, J. Klepiš) – 27:56 (PP2) 1–1 1–2 30:13 –A. Fredriksen (L. Østli, P. Thoresen) 1–3 44:23 –A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, L. Spets) J. Jágr (K. Rachůnek) – 53:09 2–3
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	46	Shots	15

11 May 2010 20:15

Sweden

3–2 (1–0, 2–0, 0–2)

France

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,268

Game reference
	Jacob Markström	Goalies	Eddy Ferhi Fabrice Lhenry	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Jari Levonen
	C. Gunnarsson (L. Omark, N. Persson) – 17:49 1–0 J. Andersson (M. Nylander) – 22:34 2–0 J. Harju (L. Omark, C. Bäckman) – 27:44 3–0 3–1 44:34 – Y. Treille 3–2 54:05 – L. Tardif (S. Da Costa, B. Amar)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	45	Shots	23

13 May 2010 16:15

France

1–5 (1–0, 0–1, 0–4)

Norway

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 4,403

Game reference
	Fabrice Lhenry	Goalies	Pål Grotnes Ruben Smith	Referees: Daniel Konc Daniel Piechaczek
	S. Da Costa (J. Auvitu) – 12:49 (PP) 1–0 1–1 32:02 – P. Lorentzen (M. Røymark, K. Forsberg) 1–2 42:34 – M. Zuccarello Aasen (P. Thoresen, L. Østli) (PP) 1–3 47:19 – A. Bastiansen 1–4 48:42 – P. Thoresen (M. Aasen) 1–5 56:57 – M. Olimb (PS)
	36 min	Penalties	56 min
	27	Shots	40

13 May 2010 20:15

Sweden

1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Czech Republic

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500

Game reference
	Jonas Gustavsson	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Konstantin Olenin
	0–1 0:54 – T. Rolinek (SH) M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (R. Wallin) – 24:03 1–1 1–2 29:18 – P. Hubáček (J. Novotný, T. Vokoun)
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	32	Shots	37

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	3	2	0	0	1	5	6	−1	6	Qualifying round
2	Germany	3	1	1	0	1	5	3	+2	5
3	Denmark	3	1	1	0	1	7	5	+2	5
4	United States	3	0	0	2	1	4	7	−3	2	Relegation Round

All times are local (UTC+2).

7 May 2010 20:15

United States

1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Germany

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 77,803

Game reference
	Scott Clemmensen	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Christer Lärking Chris Savage
	0–1 25:20 – M. Wolf (M. Müller, C. Ullmann) R. Carter – 48:28 1–1 1–2 60:21 – F. Schütz (OT)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	20

8 May 2010 20:15

Finland

1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 11,452

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Frederik Andersen	Referees: Rick Looker Milan Minář
	0–1 2:20 – F. Nielsen (K. Staal, J. Jakobsen) 0–2 5:19 – P. Regin (K. Degn) P. Kontiola (J. Aaltonen, P. Nummelin) – 6:47 1–2 1–3 21:19 – J. Jakobsen (T. Dresler) 1–4 59:13 – F. Nielsen (ENG)
	2 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	17

10 May 2010 16:15

United States

1–2 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 8,985

Game reference
	Scott Clemmensen	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Ole Hansen Vladimír Šindler
	0–1 28:52 – L. Eller (F. Nielsen, P. Regin) K. Yandle (K. Okposo, J. Johnson) – 32:03 (PP) 1–1 1–2 62:04 – S. Lassen (OT)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	29

10 May 2010 20:15

Germany

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Finland

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,654

Game reference
	Rob Zepp	Goalies	Petri Vehanen	Referees: Christer Larking Patrik Sjöberg
	0–1 25:18 – J. Immonen (J. Jokinen)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	37

12 May 2010 16:15

Denmark

1–3 (1–1, 0–2, 0–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,623

Game reference
	Patrick Galbraith	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Marc Muylaert Chris Savage
	P. Larsen (P. Regin, J. Damgaard) – 3:40 (PP2) 1–0 1–1 8:40 – M. Goc (A. Sulzer) (PP) 1–2 33:28 – F. Schütz (J. Krueger) 1–3 35:09 – N. Goc
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	30

12 May 2010 20:15

Finland

3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1)

United States

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 17,633

Game reference
	Petri Vehanen	Goalies	Scott Clemmensen	Referees: Milan Minář Vladimír Šindler
	0–1 3:30 – D. Moss (J. Johnson, C. Kreider) L. Komarov (J. Immonen, P. Puistola) – 35:52 1–1 P. Nummelin (M. Mäenpää) (PP) – 40:18 2–1 S. Kapanen (P. Nummelin, J. Aaltonen) – 57:58 3–1 3–2 59:43 – T. Oshie (K. Yandle) (SH)
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	43	Shots	22

The top three teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying round. They were placed into two groups: teams from Groups A and D were placed into Group E, while teams from Groups B and C were placed into Group F.

Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. The teams played a single round robin, but did not play against teams which they had already met in preliminary groups.^[48]

The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the playoff round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	0	20	5	+15	15	Playoff round
2	Finland	5	3	0	0	2	9	11	−2	9
3	Germany	5	2	0	1	2	8	8	0	7
4	Denmark	5	2	0	0	3	13	12	+1	6
5	Belarus	5	1	1	0	3	7	11	−4	5
6	Slovakia	5	1	0	0	4	8	18	−10	3

All times are local (UTC+2).

14 May 2010 16:15

Slovakia

0–6 (0–6, 0–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 4,442

Game reference
	Peter Budaj Rastislav Staňa	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Ole Hansen Christer Larking
	0–1 1:05 – P. Regin (M. Bødker, D. Nielsen) 0–2 4:20 – P. Larsen (J. Damgaard, P. Regin) (PP2) 0–3 4:40 – M. Christensen (M. Green, P. Regin) (PP) 0–4 10:52 – M. Madsen (D. Nielsen, L. Eller) (PP) 0–5 12:21 – M. Green (K. Degn) 0–6 13:42 – S. Lassen (L. Eller, M. Madsen)
	14 min	Penalties	2 min
	26	Shots	34

14 May 2010 20:15

Finland

2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Belarus

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 5,273

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Andrei Mezin	Referees: Rick Looker Patrik Sjöberg
	J. Immonen (A. Miettinen) (PP) – 27:23 1–0 J. Hytönen (A. Pihlström – P. Puistola) – 32:19 2–0
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	32	Shots	18

15 May 2010 20:15

Russia

3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,343

Game reference
	Semyon Varlamov	Goalies	Dimitrij Kotschnew	Referees: Milan Minář Vladimír Šindler
	I. Kovalchuk (A. Frolov, A. Yemelin) – 14:20 1–0 N. Kulemin (M. Afinogenov, V. Kozlov) – 26:10 2–0 2–1 39:59 – C. Ehrhoff (M. Wolf, K. Hospelt) A. Ovechkin (A. Semin) – 49:46 3–1 3–2 53:39 – A. Barta (S. Felski, D. Kreutzer)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	34

16 May 2010 16:15

Denmark

1–6 (0–2, 1–1, 0–3)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 5,789

Game reference
	Frederik Andersen	Goalies	Vasiliy Koshechkin	Referees: Ole Hansen Christer Larking
	0–1 15:07 – P. Datsyuk (I. Kovalchuk, E. Malkin) 0–2 19:12 – A. Ovechkin (S. Fedorov) (SH) M. Christensen (P. Regin, K. Staal) (PP) – 25:02 1–2 1–3 33:40 – E. Malkin (I. Kovalchuk, P. Datsyuk) (PP) 1–4 47:51 – P. Datsyuk (E. Malkin, I. Kovalchuk) 1–5 50:51 – P. Datsyuk (PS) 1–6 52:26 – N. Kulemin (M. Afinogenov, A. Anisimov)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	32

16 May 2010 20:15

Germany

1–2 OT (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Belarus

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 11,748

Game reference
	Dennis Endras	Goalies	Andrei Mezin	Referees: Marc Muylaert Chris Savage
	0–1 6:43 – A. Mikhalev (Y. Chupris, E. Kovyrshin) M. Müller (S. Felski) – 59:06 1–1 1–2 64:45 – A. Kalyuzhny (M. Grabovski, A. Makritski)
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	34	Shots	21

17 May 2010 16:15

Finland

5–2 (0–0, 3–0, 2–2)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 3,474

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Peter Budaj Rastislav Staňa	Referees: Milan Minář Chris Savage
	P. Kontiola (T. Jaakola, S. Kapanen) – 29:20 1–0 P. Nummelin (R. Hahl) – 30:13 2–0 J. Jokinen (P. Nummelin, P. Puistola) – 33:26 3–0 3–1 41:58 – T. Tatar (T. Starosta) J. Jokinen (P. Nummelin, A. Miettinen) – 56:34 4–1 4–2 58:01 – V. Mihálik (T. Starosta, M. Bartovič) J. Aaltonen (J. Niskala, P. Rinne) (ENG) – 58:54 5–2
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	29

17 May 2010 20:15

Belarus

2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 3,257

Game reference
	Vitali Koval	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Rick Looker Vladimír Šindler
	0–1 0:38 – L. Eller (M. Madsen, F. Nielsen) A. Stas (A. Ugarov, A. Kalyuzhny) – 36:31 1–1 M. Stefanovich (M. Grabovski) (PP) – 57:49 2–1
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	27	Shots	28

18 May 2010 16:15

Slovakia

1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 15,137

Game reference
	Peter Budaj	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Ole Hansen Patrik Sjöberg
	0–1 7:19 – A. Barta (D. Kreutzer) 0–2 24:42 – D. Kreutzer (A. Barta, S. Felski) M. Svatoš (D. Graňák) (PP) – 39:17 1–2
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	26

18 May 2010 20:15

Russia

5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Finland

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 11,687

Game reference
	Semyon Varlamov	Goalies	Petri Vehanen	Referees: Rick Looker Marc Muylaert
	S. Fedorov (A. Semin, A. Ovechkin) (PP) – 16:42 1–0 E. Malkin (I. Kovalchuk, S. Gonchar) (PP) – 33:52 2–0 N. Kulemin (M. Afinogenov, A. Anisimov) – 34:02 3–0 A. Emelin (I. Kovalchuk) – 42:15 4–0 M. Afinogenov (D. Kulikov) – 42:55 5–0
	22 min	Penalties	32 min
	35	Shots	36

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	5	4	0	0	1	18	7	+11	12	Playoff round
2	Switzerland	5	3	0	0	2	12	12	0	9
3	Czech Republic	5	3	0	0	2	12	10	+2	9
4	Canada	5	2	0	0	3	22	12	+10	6
5	Norway	5	2	0	0	3	9	26	−17	6
6	Latvia	5	1	0	0	4	10	16	−6	3

All times are local (UTC+2).

14 May 2010 16:15

Canada

12–1 (1–1, 7–0, 4–0)

Norway

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 2,670

Game reference
	Chris Mason Chad Johnson	Goalies	Ruben Smith André Lysenstøen	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Jari Levonen
	0–1 01:35 – Jonas Holøs E. Kane (M. Staal) – 13:09 1–1 C. Perry (K. Russell, R. Whitney) (PP) – 23:51 2–1 M. Giordano (M. Duchene, J. Eberle) – 33:12 3–1 J. Tavares (PP) – 36:42 4–1 R. Peverley (E. Kane, J. Eberle) – 37:27 5–1 S. Downie (S. Ott) – 38:16 6–1 R. Whitney (B. Burns) – 39:06 7–1 E. Kane (J. Eberle, R. Peverley) – 39:48 8–1 J. Eberle (R. Peverley) (PP) – 40:39 9–1 J. Tavares (C. Perry) – 45:57 10–1 J. Tavares (B. Burns) – 49:18 11–1 M. Duchene (F. Beauchemin, R. Whitney) – 50:18 12–1
	8 min	Penalties	31 min
	44	Shots	19

14 May 2010 20:15

Sweden

4–2 (3–1, 0–0, 1–1)

Latvia

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,078

Game reference
	Jacob Markström	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Daniel Konc Daniel Piechaczek
	M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (V. Hedman) – 0:31 1–0 1–1 0:56 – M. Karsums (J. Sprukts) O. Ekman-Larsson (F. Pettersson) – 5:08 2–1 M. Nylander (R. Wallin, C. Bäckman) – 14:30 3–1 3–2 45:01 – M. Karsums (J. Sprukts) T. Mårtensson (C. Gunnarsson, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson – 58:00 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	36	Shots	21

15 May 2010 20:15

Switzerland

3–2 (2–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Czech Republic

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,206

Game reference
	Martin Gerber	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referees: Rafael Kadyrov Konstantin Olenin
	M. Plüss (G. Bezina, I. Rüthemann) – 4:13 1–0 A. Ambühl (D. Brunner, T. Monnet) – 14:07 2–0 2–1 24:07 – J. Marek (J. Voráček) A. Ambühl (T. Helbling) – 31:47 3–1 3–2 34:41 – M. Blaťák (R. Červenka)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	32

16 May 2010 16:15

Latvia

5–0 (0–0, 0–0, 5–0)

Norway

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 1,925

Game reference
	Edgars Masaļskis	Goalies	Pål Grotnes	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Daniel Konc
	L. Dārziņš, (K. Sotnieks, A. Džeriņš) – 42:06 1–0 M. Cipulis, (A. Ņiživijs, H. Vasiļjevs) (PP) – 48:45 2–0 J. Sprukts (G. Galviņš, K. Daugaviņš) (PP) – 57:02 3–0 J. Sprukts (EN) – 58:25 4–0 G. Galviņš (A. Jerofejevs) – 59:54 5–0
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	30

16 May 2010 20:15

Sweden

3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Canada

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 4,289

Game reference
	Jonas Gustavsson	Goalies	Chris Mason Chad Johnson	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Thomas Sterns
	J. Harju (A. Engqvist, O. Larsson) – 2:35 1–0 J. Andersson (J. Ericsson) – 21.47 2–0 J. Andersson (N. Persson) – 24.51 3–0 3–1 46.57 – B. Laich
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	33

17 May 2010 16:15

Norway

3–2 (3–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 1,896

Game reference
	Pål Grotnes	Goalies	Martin Gerber	Referees: Daniel Konc Konstantin Olenin
	A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, L. Spets) – 3:55 1–0 L. Spets (A. Bastiansen, M. Olimb) – 6:53 2–0 2–1 7:49 – D. Brunner (R. Josi, A. Ambühl) M. Zuccarello Aasen (O. Tollefsen, A. Fredriksen) – 18:39 3–1 3–2 57:49 J. Vauclair (M. Seger)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	15	Shots	45

17 May 2010 20:15

Czech Republic

3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1)

Latvia

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,354

Game reference
	Tomáš Vokoun	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Daniel Piechaczek
	T. Rolinek (P. Koukal) (SH) – 22:21 1–0 T. Rolinek (P. Koukal) (SH) – 37:51 2–0 2–1 52:05 – S. Pečura (K. Saulietis) R. Červenka (J. Novotný) – 52:51 3–1
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	26

18 May 2010 16:15

Canada

2–3 (1–1, 0–2, 1–0)

Czech Republic

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 6,466

Game reference
	Chris Mason	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referees: Jari Levonen Thomas Sterns
	R. Whitney (M. Giordano, C. Mason) (PP) – 6:59 1–0 1–1 18:20 – L. Kašpar (J. Novotný) (SH) 1–2 32:19 – J. Jágr (P. Vampola, O. Němec) 1–3 38:18 – J. Klepiš (M. Rozsíval, T. Vokoun) (PP) M. Duchene (M. Raymond) – 58:49 2–3
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	30	Shots	36

18 May 2010 20:15

Switzerland

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Sweden

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 5,757

Game reference
	Tobias Stephan	Goalies	Jacob Markström	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Tom Laaksonen
	0–1 3:02 – M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (T. Mårtensson) 0–2 20:48 – J. Harju (E. Karlsson, J. Ericsson) 0–3 23:40 – V. Hedman (T. Mårtensson) 0–4 43:53 – F. Pettersson (J. Ericsson) 0–5 44:41 – T. Mårtensson (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson, M. Nilson)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	25

The bottom team in the standings from each group of the preliminary round played in the relegation round. The bottom two teams in the relegation round moved down to Division 1 for the 2011 World Championship.^[49][50]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	United States	3	2	1	0	0	17	2	+15	8	Qualified for the 2011 Top Division
2	France	3	2	0	0	1	7	8	−1	6
3	Italy	3	1	0	1	1	5	6	−1	4	Relegated to the 2011 Division I
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	4	17	−13	0

All times are local (UTC+2).

15 May 16:15

United States

10–0 (4–0, 5–0, 1–0)

Kazakhstan

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 4,529

Game reference
	Scott Clemmensen Ben Bishop	Goalies	Alexei Kuznetsov Pavel Zhitkov	Referees: Marc Muylaert Chris Savage
	T. Oshie (K. Okposo, M. Greene) – 0:55 1–0 K. Okposo (T. Oshie, T. Galiardi) – 1:13 2–0 M. Gilroy (B. Dubinsky) (PP) – 6:53 3–0 M. Gilroy (T. Oshie, T. Galiardi) – 10:20 4–0 N. Foligno (B. Dubinsky) – 28:03 5–0 R. Potulny (B. Dubinsky, K. Yandle) – 36:34 6–0 M. Gilroy (R. Potulny, B. Dubinsky) – 36:46 7–0 B. Dubinsky (A. Greene) (PP2) – 38:44 8–0 T. Kennedy (C. Hanson, J. Hillen) (PP) – 39:29 9–0 C. Kreider (R. Carter) – 58:57 10–0
	4 min	Penalties	26 min
	45	Shots	28

15 May 16:15

Italy

1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1)

France

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,173

Game reference
	Daniel Bellissimo	Goalies	Fabrice Lhenry	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Tom Sterns
	0–1 4:34 – B. Amar (S. Da Costa, P. Bellemare) 0–2 43:14 – L. Gras (K. Hecquefeuille, P. Bellemare) (PP) M. Strazzabosco (C. Borgatello, R. Ramoser) – 51:04 (PP) 1–2
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	22

16 May 12:15

France

0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2)

United States

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 4,325

Game reference
	Eddy Ferhi	Goalies	Scott Clemmensen	Referees: Vladimír Šindler Patrik Sjöberg
	0–1 24:49 – N. Foligno (J. Johnson, B. Dubinsky) 0–2 34:06 – B. Dubinsky (D. Moss, M. Lundin) 0–3 41:36 – T. Oshie (T. Galiardi, K. Yandle) 0–4 53:41 – N. Foligno (B. Dubinsky, D. Moss)
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	10	Shots	31

16 May 12:15

Italy

2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1)

Kazakhstan

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 1,934

Game reference
	Daniel Bellissimo	Goalies	Vitali Yeremeyev	Referees: Jari Levonen Daniel Piechaczek
	0–1 44:37 – R. Starchenko (K. Shafranov) (PP) C. Borgatello (A. Egger, M. Souza) – 46:43 1–1 M. Souza (A. Egger, G. Scandella) (PP) – 49:30 2–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	33

18 May 12:15

United States

3 – 2 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 5,864

Game reference
	Scott Clemmensen	Goalies	Daniel Bellissimo	Referees: Christer Larking Milan Minář
	B. Dubinsky (A. Greene, R. Potulny) (PP) – 11:45 1–0 1–1 34:00 – G. Scandella (M. Souza) 1–2 46:49 – S. Margoni (T. Johnson, P. Iannone) R. Potulny (B. Dubinsky, M. Gilroy) (PP) – 51:08 2–2 T. Oshie – 65:00 (GWG) 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	52	Shots	28

18 May 12:15

Kazakhstan

3–5 (2–3, 0–1, 1–1)

France

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,845

Game reference
	Vitaliy Yeremeyev	Goalies	Fabrice Lhenry	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Konstantin Olenin
	0–1 8:39 – S. Treille (PP) D. Dudarev – 10:30 1–1 1–2 12:19 – L. Meunier 1–3 13:43 – L. Gras (L. Tardif) R. Starchenko (M. Semenov, K. Shafranov) (PP) – 15:55 2–3 2–4 29:46 – B. Amar (J. Auvitu) (PP) 2–5 48:42 – P. Bellemare (A. Lussier, N. Besch) V. Krasnoslabodtsev (A. Vassilchenko) – 53:18 3–5
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	22

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

E1

Russia

5

F4

Canada

2

QF1

Russia

2

QF2

Germany

1

F2

Switzerland

0

E3

Germany

1

SF1

Russia

1

SF2

Czech Republic

2

F1

Sweden

4

E4

Denmark

2

QF3

Sweden

2

Bronze medal game

QF4

Czech Republic

3

E2

Finland

1

SF1

Germany

1

F3

Czech Republic

2

SF2

Sweden

3

All times are local (UTC+2).

20 May 16:15

Finland

1–2 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 9,258

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referees: Chris Savage Patrik Sjöberg
	P. Kontiola (J. Niskala, P. Nummelin) – 0:55 1–0 1–1 41:12 – J. Klepiš (M. Blaťák) (PP) 1–2 70:00 – J. Marek (GWG)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	35

20 May 16:15

Sweden

4–2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Denmark

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,487

Game reference
	Jonas Gustavsson	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Jari Levonen Daniel Piechaczek
	M. Nilson (M. Johansson, T. Martensson) (PP) – 14:58 1–0 J. Andersson, (J. Ericsson, M. Backlund) – 27:21 2–0 R. Wallin (A. Engvist, M. Johannson) (SH) – 32:29 3–0 3–1 33:18 – J. Damgaard (L. Eller, F. Nielsen) L. Omark (N. Persson, J. Harju) (PP) – 53:17 4–1 4–2 57:35 – M. Madsen (D. Nielsen, J. Damgaard) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	29

20 May 20:15

Russia

5–2 (1–0, 2–0, 2–2)

Canada

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 12,274

Game reference
	Semyon Varlamov	Goalies	Chris Mason	Referees: Christer Larking Vladimír Šindler
	M. Afinogenov (D. Kulikov, V. Atyushov) – 19:02 1–0 P. Datsyuk (S. Gonchar, I. Kovalchuk) (PP2) – 21:45 2–0 E. Malkin (D. Kalinin, I. Kovalchuk) (PP) – 37:31 3–0 S. Fedorov (V. Atyushov) – 47:31 4–0 4–1 53:52 – J. Tavares (B. Burns) E. Malkin (I. Kovalchuk, I. Nikulin) (ENG) – 56:56 5–1 5–2 59:46 – M. Duchene (K. Cumiskey, T. Myers)
	30 min	Penalties	48 min
	30	Shots	27

20 May 20:15

Switzerland

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Germany

SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500

Game reference
	Martin Gerber	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Thomas Sterns
	0–1 30:46 – P. Gogulla (K. Hospelt, A. Sulzer)
	80 min	Penalties	41 min
	41	Shots	25

Quarterfinals in Cologne were scheduled to be the pairs 1E–4F and 2E–3F, and in Mannheim the pairs 1F–4E and 2F–3E.^[45]

All times are local (UTC+2).

22 May 14:00

Sweden

2–3 GWS (1–1, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 13,437

Game reference
	Jonas Gustavsson	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referees: Rick Looker Chris Savage
	J. Harju (E. Karlsson, L. Omark) – 8:29 1–0 1–1 17:28 – T. Mojžíš (L. Kašpar, T. Rolinek) A. Engqvist (T. Mårtensson, O. Larsson) – 31:25 2–1 2–2 59:52 – K. Rachůnek (J. Voráček) 2–3 70:00 – J. Marek (GWG)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	33

22 May 18:00

Russia

2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 18,734

Game reference
	Vasiliy Koshechkin	Goalies	Rob Zepp	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Jari Levonen
	0–1 15:30 – M. Goc (F. Schütz, C. Ehrhoff) (PP2) E. Malkin (S. Gonchar, I. Kovalchuk) – 31:07 1–1 P. Datsyuk – 58:10 2–1
	31 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	27

Pairs were the winner of 1E–4F vs. the winner of 2F–3E and 1F–4E vs. 2E–3F.

Time is local (UTC+2).

23 May 16:15

Sweden

3–1 (1–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 15,873

Game reference
	Jonas Gustavsson Anders Lindbäck	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Chris Savage Vladimír Šindler
	M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (C. Bäckman) – 2:56 1–0 1–1 36:03 – A. Barta (D. Kreutzer) J. Andersson (R. Wallin, M. Johansson) – 43:57 2–1 J. Andersson (M. Johannson) (ENG) – 59:27 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	21

Time is local (UTC+2).

23 May 20:30

Russia

1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,132

Game reference
	Semyon Varlamov	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Jari Levonen
	0–1 0:20 – J. Klepiš (J. Jágr) 0–2 38:13 – T. Rolinek (K. Rachůnek) P. Datsyuk (I. Kovalchuk, S. Gonchar) – 59:24 1–2
	31 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	25

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Czech Republic
	Russia
	Sweden
4	Germany
5	Switzerland
6	Finland
7	Canada
8	Denmark
9	Norway
10	Belarus
11	Latvia
12	Slovakia
13	United States
14	France
15	Italy
16	Kazakhstan

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Ilya Kovalchuk	9	2	10	12	+8	2	FW
Brandon Dubinsky	6	3	7	10	+3	2	FW
Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson	9	5	4	9	+8	2	FW
Ray Whitney	7	2	6	8	0	0	FW
John Tavares	7	7	0	7	+2	6	FW
Pavel Datsyuk	6	6	1	7	+6	0	FW
Evgeni Malkin	5	5	2	7	+6	10	FW
Matt Duchene	7	4	3	7	+5	0	FW
Maxim Afinogenov	9	3	4	7	+7	18	FW
Jaromír Jágr	9	3	4	7	+1	12	FW
Jakub Klepiš	9	3	4	7	−1	8	FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
02:45, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Dennis Endras	364:06	181	7	1.15	96.13	1
Semyon Varlamov	297:53	135	7	1.41	95.07	1
Daniel Bellissimo	263:51	172	9	2.05	94.77	0
Tomáš Vokoun	496:27	234	13	1.57	94.44	0
Andrei Mezin	183:57	104	6	1.96	94.23	0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Updated: 02:48, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2010 IIHF World Championship. They are the following:^[51]

The IIHF sold the rights for the broadcast of 2010 IIHF World Championship to the following countries.^[52]

Standard Definition

Country	Broadcaster
Austria	ORF
Belarus	BTRC
	Orange
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Arena Sport
Brazil	Sportv
Bulgaria	Nova Sport
Canada	TSN
	RDS
	CTV
China	CCTV-5
Czech Republic	Czech Television
	Czech Radio
Denmark	Viasat
	DR
Estonia	Viasat
Finland	YLE
	Urho TV
France	Sport+
	France Télévisions
Germany	Sport1
	ARD
	N24
	Pro7
	RTL
	Sat.1
	ZDF
	RNF
	Servus TV
Hong Kong	I-CABLE
Hungary	Chello Central Europe
	Polsat

Standard Definition

Country	Broadcaster
Iceland	RÚV
Italy	RAI
Kazakhstan	KZSport1
	Orange
Latvia	Viasat
Lithuania	Viasat
Luxembourg	Servus TV
Middle East and North Africa List of countries  Algeria  Bahrain  Comoros  Djibouti  Egypt  Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait  Lebanon  Oman  Palestinian Authority  Libya  Mauritania  Morocco  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Somalia  Sudan  Syria  Tunisia  UAE  Yemen	Al Jazeera Sports
Montenegro	Arena Sport
Norway	Viasat
	NRK
	TV2
Poland	Polsat
Romania	Chello Central Europe
	Polsat
Russia	Perviy Kanal
	VGTRK
Serbia	Arena Sport
Slovakia	STV
	Slovenský rozhlas
	Radio Expres
Slovenia	Class1
	Sport TV
Spain	Enjoy TV
Sweden	Viasat
	SVT
	Aftonbladet TV
Switzerland	SRG SSR idée suisse
Ukraine	Pershiy Nazional'nyi
USA	Universal Sports

High Definition

Country	Broadcaster
Austria	ORF1 HD
Canada	TSN HD
	RDS HD
Denmark	TV2 Sport HD
Finland	YLE HD
Norway	Viasat Sport HD
Poland	Polsat Sport HD
Russia	HD Sport
Sweden	Viasat Sport HD
Switzerland	HD Suisse

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