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General PARTNERS SUPPLIERS Information team usa team usa HOCKEY staff usa hockey leadership history & Results IIHF WORLD MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP | 2012 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE General PRELIMINARY ROUND Information Date GAME COMPETING TEAMS GROUP TIME* VENUE (CITY) Friday, May 4 1 United States-France H 12:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 2 Germany-Italy S 12:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) team usa 3 Canada-Slovakia H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 4 Czech Republic-Denmark S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 5 Belarus-Finland H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) team usa 6 Sweden-Norway S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) staff Saturday, May 5 7 Switzerland-Kazakhstan H 3:00 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 8 Latvia-Russia S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 9 Canada-United States H 7:00 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) usa hockey 10 Sweden-Czech Republic S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) leadership Sunday, May 6 11 France-Kazakhstan H 12:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 12 Denmark-Italy S 12:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 13 Finland-Slovakia H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) GROUP H 14 Russia-Norway S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) history & (Helsinki) 15 Switzerland-Belarus H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Finland Results 16 Germany-Latvia S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Canada Monday, May 7 17 France-Canada H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) United States 18 Czech Republic-Norway S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 19 United States-Slovakia H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Swtizerland 20 Denmark-Sweden S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Slovakia Tuesday, May 8 21 Belarus-Kazakhstan H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Belarus 22 Latvia-Italy S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) France 23 Finland-Switzerland H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Kazakhstan 24 Russia-Germany S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Wednesday, May 9 25 Slovakia-Kazakhstan H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) GROUP S 26 Norway-Italy S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) (Stockholm) 27 Canada-Switzerland H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Russia 28 Sweden-Germany S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Sweden Thursday, May 10 29 United States-Belarus H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Czech Republic 30 Denmark-Russia S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Germany 31 France-Finland H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Norway 32 Czech Republic-Latvia S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Latvia Friday, May 11 33 Kazakhstan-United States H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) Denmark 34 Italy-Czech Republic S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Italy 35 Finland-Canada H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 36 Russia-Sweden S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Date GAME COMPETING TEAMS GROUP TIME* VENUE (CITY) Saturday, May 12 37 Slovakia-Belarus H 12:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 38 Norway-Latvia S 12:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 39 Switzerland-France H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 40 Germany-Denmark S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 41 Kazakhstan-Canada H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) General 42 Italy-Sweden S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Information Sunday, May 13 43 Finland-United States H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 44 Russia-Czech Republic S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 45 Switzerland-Slovakia H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) team usa 46 Germany-Norway S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Monday, May 14 47 Belarus-France H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 48 Latvia-Denmark S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 49 Kazakhstan-Finland H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) team usa 50 Italy-Russia S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) staff Tuesday, May 15 51 Canada-Belarus H 12:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 52 Norway-Denmark S 12:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 53 Slovakia-France H 4:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) usa hockey 54 Czech Republic-Germany S 4:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) leadership 55 United States-Switzerland H 8:15 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 56 Sweden-Latvia S 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) Wednesday, MAY 16 DAY OFF history & Results QUARTERFINAL ROUND Thursday, May 17 57 1H-4H Quarterfinal #1 1:00 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 58 1S-4S Quarterfinal #2 2:45 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) 59 2H-3H Quarterfinal #3 6:30 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 60 2S-3S Quarterfinal #4 8:15 p.m. Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) If qualified for the quarterfinals, Finland will play the evening game in Helsinki. If qualified for the quarterfinals, Sweden will play the evening game in Stockholm. Friday, May 18 DAY OFF SEMIFINAL ROUND Saturday, May 19 61 W57 – W60 Semifinal #1 2:30 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 62 W58 – W59 Semifinal #2 6:30 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) If qualified for the semifinals, Finland will play the early game. If Finland is not qualified for the semifinals but Sweden is, then Sweden will play the early game. Should Finland and Sweden play each other in the semifinals, then the teams would play the early game. MEDAL GAMES Sunday, May 20 63 L61 – L62 Bronze Medal 4:00 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) 64 W61 – W62 Gold Medal 8:30 p.m. Hartwall Arena (Helsinki) *Schedule is subject to change. All games times are local. ^Arena Locations: Hartwall Arena (Helsinki); Ericsson Globe (Stockholm) IIHF MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | TOURNAMENT INFORMATION IIHF TOURNAMENT Format General Preliminary Round Medal Games The 76th International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship Both medal games will be played in Helsinki. The two winning teams from the Information features 16 teams divided into two groups. One group will play in Helsinki, Semifinal Round will face off in the gold-medal game, with the losing teams Finland, while the other will play in Stockholm, Sweden. playing in the bronze-medal game. team usa Group H Group S Three-Point System for Preliminary Round (Helsinki) (Stockholm) • Three points shall be awarded to the winning team at the conclusion of Finland Russia regulation. team usa Canada Sweden • One point will be awarded to both teams at the conclusion of regulation staff USA Czech Republic if the game is tied. Switzerland Germany • An additional point shall be awarded to the team winning the game in Slovakia Norway either the overtime period or the Game-Winning Shots procedure. Belarus Latvia usa hockey France Denmark Overtime Procedures leadership Kazakhstan Italy • If a preliminary-round game is tied after three periods, a five-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime period shall be played immediately after an intermission of three minutes. The teams will defend the same history & Each team will play seven games within its group, with the top four teams goals as in the third period. from each Preliminary Round group advancing to the quarterfinals. The teams • If a quarterfinal, semifinal or bronze-medal game is tied after three Results that finish 5-8 in their group will have no more games. The eighth-place teams periods, a 10-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime period shall be are relegated to Division I. played immediately after an intermission of three minutes. The teams will defend the same goals as in the third period. Quarterfinal Round • If the gold-medal game is tied after three periods, a 20-minute four-on- Quarterfinal Round games will be played within the groups, allowing teams to four sudden-death overtime will start immediately after a 15-minute stay in their respective cities. The first-place team in each group will oppose intermission during which time the ice will be cleaned. The teams will the fourth-place team from its own group. Similarly, the second-place and change ends. third-place teams will comprise the other quarterfinal games. • If no goal is scored in the overtime period of any game, the Game- Winning Shots procedure will apply. Semifinal Round Game-Winning Shots Procedure All Semifinal Round games will take place in Helsinki. The groups will cross • Shots will be taken at both ends of the ice surface. Three players from over in the semifinals. The progression from the Quarterfinal Round to the each team will take shots alternately until a decisive goal is scored. If Semifinal Round is preset: the winner of Group H’s first-place vs. fourth-place the score is still tied after three shots by each team, the procedure will game will play the winner of Group S’s second-place vs. third-place game, continue with a tiebreak sudden-death shootout by one player from each while the winner of Group S’s first-place vs. fourth-place match will place the team. The teams may use the same player or new players for each shot winner of Group H’s second-place vs. third-place game. in the tiebreak shootout, until the outcome is decided. IIHF MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | MEDIA GUIDELINES MEDIA GUIDELINES USA HOCKEY Communications Staff General The 2012 Men’s World Championship falls under the governance of the Dave Fischer* International Ice Hockey Federation.