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Ice Hockey World Championship 2022: dates, venues, mode, groups - all information about the world championship 

2022-04-20T14:03:44.382Z


Ice Hockey World Championship 2022: dates, venues, mode, groups - all information about the world championship  Created: 04/20/2022Updated: 04/20/2022 15:56 German national ice hockey team against Slovakia at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing © IMAGO / Liu Xiao The German team will play against Canada, Italy and France in Group A at the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship. The 2022 World Cup


Ice Hockey World Championship 2022: dates, venues, mode, groups - all information about the world championship 

Created: 04/20/2022Updated: 04/20/2022 15:56

German national ice hockey team against Slovakia at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing © IMAGO / Liu Xiao

The German team will play against Canada, Italy and France in Group A at the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship.

The 2022 World Cup will take place in Finland between 13/05/2022 and 29/05/2022.

The venues of the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship are in Tampere and in the Finnish capital Helsinki: The Nokia Arena in Tampere is the main venue, but games of the tournament also take place in the Helsingin Jäähalli in Helsinki.

In the run-up to the actual main tournament, Divisions I to IV games are held in international ice arenas, for example in Ljubljana, in Zagreb or in Reykjavík.

The top division in ice hockey only competes against each other in the Finnish stadiums mentioned.

A total of 56 nations have registered or qualified for the 2022 Ice Hockey World Championships.

This number represents a new record for the tournament. However, before the men's World Cup, five nations have already withdrawn for various reasons.

Two teams (Russia and Belarus) were excluded from participation due to the war against Ukraine.

There are 16 teams in the top divisions, divided into two groups.

The German national team plays in Group A.

The groups of the 2022 World Championship in ice hockey

At the Ice Hockey World Championship 2022 there will be a group phase in which the 16 qualified teams of the top division will compete against each other.

There are two groups at the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship, each containing eight teams.

Which teams meet in which group was decided in advance by an official draw.

Group A consists of the following teams:

  • Germany

  • Canada

  • Switzerland

  • Slovakia

  • Denmark

  • Kazakhstan

  • Italy

  • France

Group B, on the other hand, consists of these eight teams:

  • Finland

  • USA

  • Czech Republic

  • Sweden

  • Latvia

  • Norway

  • Great Britain

  • Austria

In the group stage, each team must be on the ice once against the other seven teams from their own group.

Only later in the tournament do the nations meet outside of the groups.

The preliminary round at the 2022 Ice Hockey World Championships in Finland begins on May 13, 2022 and ends on May 24, 2022. During this phase it will be decided which nations will advance to the quarter-finals on May 26, 2022.

The top four teams in each group advance to the quarter-finals, where they can further qualify to win the tournament.

The other teams are already eliminated after the preliminary round without receiving an award for their participation and their performance.

The schedule of the German team at the 2022 World Cup

The German national team is also represented in Group A at the 2022 World Cup.

The matches of the preliminary round take place at 11:20 a.m., at 3:20 p.m. and/or at 7:20 p.m.

There are a total of 28 matches in each group.

The first game for the German team will take place on May 13, 2022 at 7:20 p.m.

The pros in ice hockey compete against Canada here.

On May 14, 2022, the German team will also face Slovakia in the arena at 7:20 p.m.

Two days later, at 7:20 p.m., France is the opponent of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) team.

On May 19, 2022 at 3:20 p.m. against Denmark and only one day later the German players also have to prove themselves against the Italian national team at 3:20 p.m.

The last two matches of the preliminary round for the German men will take place on May 22, 2022 at 3:20 p.m. against Kazakhstan and on May 24, 2022 at 11:20 a.m. against Switzerland.

In parallel to the games in Group A, the games in Group B will also take place.

The preliminary round is officially over on May 24th, 2022.

If the German team did well here, it will go into the quarter-finals two days later.

This is how the 2022 World Cup continues after the preliminary round

The group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Finland ends on May 24, 2022.

After the preliminary round, the men's Ice Hockey World Championship teams have a day off before the quarter-finals take place.

Unlike in the group phase, the tournament switches to knockout mode at this point: Whoever loses their game in the quarter-finals is eliminated from the Ice Hockey World Championship.

On May 26th, 2022 at 3:20 p.m. there will be two parallel games: The first team from group A will play against the fourth team from group B, and the second-best team from group A will meet the third-best team from group B.

The last two ice hockey quarter-finals will take place at 7:20 p.m. on the same day.

The best team from Group B and fourth from Group A will play against each other, as will the runners-up from Group B and third from Group A. The four teams that emerge victorious from these encounters will be back on the ice on 28/05/2022 , in the semi-finals at 1:20 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. respectively.

A day later, at 2:20 p.m., the losers of the semi-finals will play against each other in the match for third place.

In the evening, at 7:20 p.m., things will get exciting: The final will decide which team will become the Ice Hockey World Champion in 2022.

World Cup 2022: These channels will broadcast the games

The 2022 World Championship is an internationally significant ice hockey tournament that has been eagerly awaited by both the teams themselves and the fans.

If you want to see the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship live, you have to travel to Finland and you can watch the games of your favorite teams right in the stadium.

But the fans who have stayed at home can also follow the matches during the tournament, on TV or via stream.

However, the Ice Hockey World Championship 2022 will only be broadcast on free TV by Sport1.

All matches with German participation are broadcast here.

Ice hockey fans who want to watch more games of the tournament in Finland can do so with the pay TV provider Magenta Sport or with Sport1+, which is also subject to a fee.

Selected games from the World Cup can also be seen on Sky.

In the digital age, it is possible to follow the Ice Hockey World Championships at any time, not just on TV, but also online.

Sport1 has a corresponding free offer in its program.

Other streams such as on NHL.tv, on the other hand, are subject to a fee.

Fans can find out exactly which games are available there on the respective website, as well as all other relevant details about the bookings and the associated costs and conditions.

World Cup 2022: favorites and facts

At the 2022 World Championship, the best nations in the world will compete head-to-head in ice hockey.

The teams from Canada and the USA in particular are the favorites for the Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, as these teams have already won many important tournaments in the past.

But the German national team can also count on chances of a good placement or even victory in the tournament:

Since the favorites have to do without some well-known players and Canada, for example, relies on a comparatively young and inexperienced team, experts are of the opinion that the German players can certainly go far.

The host's team should not be underestimated either.

Finland was once able to become a surprise world champion despite poor odds and could also be in the top places at the 2022 World Cup.

In contrast to the Canadians, the Finnish team mainly consists of older and experienced players.

Whether this is an advantage or ultimately means an early end for the host of the World Cup will be seen from May 13th, 2022.

Source: merkur

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