Ice Hockey World Championship 2021 starts on May 21 in Latvia
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From late May to early June 2021, the attention of adults and children is riveted to the 2021 IIHF World Cup. On this page, sports fans will find all the latest news about the 2021 Ice Hockey World Cup.

Who takes part in the championship and what is the status of the national team of the Russian Federation – you will learn from this review. The site also provides a detailed schedule of games at the Hockey World Cup 2021 Russia and other teams and the results of matches that have already been played, which were broadcast on many sports channels.

Ice Hockey World Championship in 2021

The Ice Hockey World Cup began on May 21 and will end on June 6, 2021. It takes place in Latvia and is the 84th world championship held by the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation).

Spikey the hedgehog is the mascot of the tournament. Latvia and Belarus explained their choice by the fact that the distinctive features of this animal – hard work, agility, speed, the ability to withstand even formidable opponents – are inherent to their hockey teams.

Location

According to the original plans of the IIHF, the tournament started on the territory of two states – Belarus and Lithuania. That was announced during the 2017 World Cup in Cologne. However, in the winter of 2021, the IIHF announced that the competition would be moved from Belarus to a different location due to the political situation in the state and security concerns.

As a result, the IIHF decides to move all games from Belarus to Riga, the Latvian capital. This means that the entire championship will be held only in one country. Matches will be held at the Riga Arena and the Olympic Sports Center.

Participants

Sixteen countries will participate in the World Cup 2021. Among them, thirteen European teams, two North American and one Asian. Fourteen nations became participants based on the results of the 2019 World Cup, and two more countries won their spots after all the matches in the First Division of the 2019 World Cup have been played.

Status of the Russian national team

According to the CAS ruling, athletes from the Russian Federation cannot participate in world competitions under their state’s flag and anthem until the beginning of winter 2022. For this reason, the Russian hockey team participates in championships under the name and flag of the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee).

Schedule and results

At the initial stage the participants were divided into two groups of 8 teams. All teams will play in turn against each other in the group, and thus will play 7 games.

The teams with the worst score move on to the First Division and the 8 teams (4 from each group) – ranked 1-4 – advance to the playoffs. 

Playoffs

The playoffs round consists of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, a third-place game and a final.

Quarterfinals

03.06.2021

В1 – А4

A2 – B3

A1 – B4

B2 – A3

Semifinal

According to the schedule, semifinal matches take place on 5.06.2021, pairs are made by re-seeding.

Third place match

06.06.2021

Finals

06.06.2021

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