2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 1–7 June |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 23 |
The 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 17th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship ran alongside the 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 1 and 7 July in Ingolstadt, Germany. The tournament was won by Canada, earning their second World Championship title. Germany finished in second place and Finland third after defeating Slovenia in the bronze medal match. Great Britain were relegated to Division I for 2013 after losing the relegation game against Sweden.
Qualification
Seven of the eight teams automatically qualified for the 2012 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship while the eighth spot was awarded to the winner of the 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I tournament. The 2011 Division I tournament was won by Great Britain who defeated Hungary 3–2 in the final.[1]
Canada − Finished third in the 2011 World Championship[2]
Czech Republic − Finished first in the 2011 World Championship[2]
Finland − Finished fifth in the 2011 World Championship[2]
Great Britain − Winner of 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I[1]
Germany − Finished seventh in the 2011 World Championship[2]
Slovenia − Finished sixth in the 2011 World Championship[2]
Sweden − Finished fourth in the 2011 World Championship[2]
United States − Finished second in the 2011 World Championship[2]
Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I.[3] The World Championships groups are named Group A and Group B while the 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I tournament use Group C and Group D, as both tournaments were held in Ingolstadt, Germany.[3] The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parentheses is the corresponding seeding):
Group A
| Group B
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Preliminary round
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, every team advanced to the Playoff round.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 3 |
1 June 2012 14:00 | Sweden ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
1 June 2012 18:00 | Great Britain ![]() | 4–5 OT | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
2 June 2012 14:00 | Sweden ![]() | 13–3 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
2 June 2012 18:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | 4–8 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
3 June 2012 14:00 | Finland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
3 June 2012 18:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | 7–4 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 2 |
1 June 2012 16:00 | Canada ![]() | 4–5 OT | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
1 June 2012 20:00 | Germany ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
2 June 2012 16:00 | Canada ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
2 June 2012 20:00 | United States ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
3 June 2012 16:00 | Slovenia ![]() | 5–7 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
3 June 2012 20:00 | United States ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
Playoff round
All eight teams advanced into the playoff round and were seeded into the quarterfinals according to their result in the preliminary round. The winning quarterfinalists advanced through to the semifinals, while the losing teams moved through to the placement round. Great Britain was relegated after losing the final placement round game against Sweden, while the United States and Czech Republic finished fifth and sixth respectively after their wins in the placement round. In the semifinals Canada defeated Slovenia and Germany beat Finland, both advancing to the gold medal game. After losing the semifinals Slovenia and Finland played off for the bronze medal with Finland winning 9–4. Canada defeated Germany 9–5 in the gold medal game, earning their second World Championship title.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 9 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
QF1 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
B4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
SF1 | ![]() | 9 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
QF3 | ![]() | 3 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
QF4 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 5 | SF1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 4 | SF2 | ![]() | 9 |
Quarterfinals
All times are local (UTC+2).
5 June 2012 14:00 | Canada ![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
5 June 2012 16:00 | Sweden ![]() | 3–4 OT | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
5 June 2012 18:00 | United States ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
5 June 2012 20:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | 5–6 GWS | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
Placement round
6 June 2012 14:00 | Sweden ![]() | 4–5 GWS | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
6 June 2012 16:00 | United States ![]() | 18–1 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
Semifinals
6 June 2012 18:00 | Canada ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
6 June 2012 20:00 | Germany ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
Relegation round
7 June 2012 10:00 | Sweden ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
Bronze medal game
7 June 2012 16:00 | Finland ![]() | 9–4 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
Gold medal game
7 June 2012 18:00 | Canada ![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
See also
References
- ^ a b "2011 IIHF In-Line World Championship Div I Group C+D". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2011-06-25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ^ a b "IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
External links
- Official website
- IIHF.com