Icehockey World Championship 2006 in Latvia

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from the official site:

 

The 70th IIHF World Championship in Riga is now over. Another chapter of international hockey is in the books, and as we say goodbye to Riga, we must take a look back at the last three weeks of hockey to see how posterity will remember this tournament. So, here is a subjective look at the many highs

 

- Game 3 Denmark predictably trails Canada 3-0 in the game and then shockingly recovers to tie the score 3-3. Canada prevails 5-3 but not without a bit of sweat and hard work.

 

- Game 6 Switzerland beats Italy 3-1, which is no great moment in itself. But, in the second period, Swiss forward Martin Pluss causes a penalty shot and then is awarded one himself. When he takes his shot, the goalie moves too soon and Pluss re-takes the shot. He misses both , and Italian John Parco misses his.

Switzerland wins the game.

 

- Game 7 Russia hammers Kazakhstan 10-1 and Evgeni Malkin scores a sensational goal in the process. Alexander Ovechkin has a hat trick.

 

- Game 24 Sweden and Switzerland play to an exciting 4-4 tie, the Swiss rallying from 4-2 down in the third. The game is delayed 75 minutes, though, because a large chunk of ice comes loose. This is the only glitch in an arena that was built in the preceding months from scratch inside a large convention hall.

 

- Game 41 Italy tied Slovenia 3-3 with a late goal that ensures the Italians stay in the top pool for 2007 while sending the Slovenians down to Division I for next year.

 

- Game 51 The Czechs beat the Russians 4-3 in the tournament's best and most thrilling game. Intense, pro-Russian fans, dazzling rushes from Malkin and Ovechkin, great attacks by the Czechs. This game has it all.

 

- Game 56 Sweden totally shuts down the Czech Republic, winning 4-0 and becoming the first nation to win gold at the Olympics and the IIHF World Championship in the same year.

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IIHF announces awards, all-stars for Riga 2006

 

 

Niklas Kronwall of Sweden was named tournament MVP for Riga 2006 by the IIHF. The only other Swede to be so honored was Mats Sundin in 2003. The MVP award was instituted in 1999.

 

The IIHF Directorate Award winners have also been released. They are as follows:

 

BEST GOALIE: Johan Holmqvist (SWE)

 

BEST DEFENSEMAN: Niklas Kronwall (SWE)

 

BEST FORWARD: Sidney Crosby (CAN)

 

 

The Media All-Star Team was also announced:

 

Goal: Andrei Mezin (BLR)

 

Defense: Petteri Nummelin (FIN), Niklas Kronwall (SWE)

 

Forward: Sidney Crosby (CAN), David Vyborny (CZE), Alexander Ovechkin (RUS)

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time to say; bye bye Riga/Latvia

 

 

The 71th IIHF World Championship in Moskow and St. Peterburg will played

April 27 - May 13 2006. ::

 

 

Upcoming IIHF World Championships:

2007 Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg

2008 Canada, Quebec City, Halifax

2009 Switzerland, Zurich, Berne

2010 Germany, Cologne, Mannheim

Sweden and Finland immediately forwarded their bids for 2012.

[sayjann]

'The 71th IIHF World Championship in Moskow and St. Peterburg will played April 27 - May 13 2006'

 

isn't it a bit late to be telling us this info?.

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sayjann said:

'The 71th IIHF World Championship in Moskow and St. Peterburg will played April 27 - May 13 2006'

 

isn't it a bit late to be telling us this info?.

 

 

oh holy sh..., you are right, and i didn't have some beers till now

 

again:

'The 71th IIHF World Championship in Moscow and St. Peterburg will played April 27 - May 13 2007' ::

[Zaad]

Thanks for the reports Mentors.

You saved me time

[Nervous_Dog]

Thanks for the updates! Good work! Senators copd out early too ARGH

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