2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship

The 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesMay 26 – June 1
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (3rd title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played46
Goals scored450 (9.78 per game)
Attendance22,486 (489 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Germany Michael Wolf – 7 goals
MVPSlovenia Gasper Kroselj
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The tournament was divided into two divisions, the top division, for the teams ranked 1st–8th in the world. Additionally, Division I consisted of the teams ranked 9th–16th in the world. All 16 teams would be eligible to win the top division world championship. At the conclusion of pool play, the last placed teams in pools A & B played in cross-over games against the winners of pool C & D. The winners advanced to the playoff in the top division, while the losers were entered into the Division I playoff round.

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
 Germany32001228+146
 United States32001209+116
 Czech Republic320011017−76
 Austria30003624−180
Source: [citation needed]
May 26, 2007
20:00
Germany  10–0
( 2–0, 3–0, 1–0,4–0 )
 Czech RepublicLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 3,126
Game reference
Florian Jung (1) 6:56 (PP)(GWG)
Michael Wolf (1) 11:10 (PP)
Boris Blank (1) 13:03 (ES)
Michael Wolf (2) 15:23 (ES)
Michael Wolf (3) 20:36 (ES)
Aleksander Polaczek (1) 35:11 (ES)
Michael Wolf (4) 39:05 (ES)
Boris Blank (2) 40:14 (ES)
Lukas Slavetinsky (1) 45:19 (ES)
Daniel Huhn (1) 47:31 (PP)
Goals
May 27, 2007
18:00
United States  3–4
( 2–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–1 )
 Czech RepublicPassau, Germany
Attendance: 1,200
Game reference
Brian Yingling (1) 0:15 (ES)
Aaron Moss (1) 1:04 (ES)
Brian Yingling (2) 18:39 (PP)
GoalsMartin Piecha (1) 11:30 (PP)
Josef Fojtek (1) 25:56 (ES)
Martin Koudelka (1) 29:58 (ES)
Martin Koudelka (2) 47:58 (ES)(GWG)
May 27, 2007
20:00
Germany  8–1
( 0–0, 2–0, 1–0, 5–1 )
 AustriaPassau, Germany
Attendance: 1,890
Game reference
Daniel Menge (1) 14:50 (ES)
Patrick Reimer (1) 22:09 (ES)(GWG)
Patrick Reimer (2) 32:42 (ES)
Bjorn Fridel (1) 36:35 (ES)
Aleksander Polaczek (2) 37:17 (ES)
Boris Blank (3) 37:28 (ES)
Florian Jung (2) 39:24 (SH)
Aleksander Polaczek (3) 41:16 (ES)
GoalsGregor Baumgartner (1) 39:32 (PP)
May 28, 2007
20:00
Austria  1–10
( 1–1, 0–3, 0–6, 0–0 )
 United StatesPassau, Germany
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Michael Pollross (1) 5:12 (PP)GoalsAaron Moss (2) 3:58 (ES)
Thomas Bruce (1) 18:30 (ES)(GWG)
Brian Yingling (3) 18:45 (ES)
Greg Thompson (1) 20:39 (ES)
Brian Yingling (4) 26:23 (ES)
Aaron Moss (3) 28:01 (PP)
Thomas Bruce (2) 29:30 (ES)
James Beilsten (1) 31:10 (SH)
Jamie Yoder (1) 33:25 (ES)
Derek Kern (1) 35:27 (PP)
May 29, 2007
18:00
Czech Republic  6–4
( 2–0, 3–0, 0–2, 1–2 )
 AustriaPassau, Germany
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Jiri Polansky (1) 10:42 (ES)
Jiri Polansky (2) 11:27 (PP)
Zdenek Kubica (1) 19:02 (ES)
Patrick Sebek (1) 21:04 (ES)
Pavel Strycek (1) 22:36 (PP)(GWG)
Patrick Sebek (2) 45:14 (ES)
GoalsGregor Baumgartner (2) 25:29 (ES)
Martin Sturm (1) 31:10 (PP)
Gregor Baumgartner (3) 44:30 (ES)
Gregor Baumgartner (4) 46:46 (ES)
May 29, 2007
20:00
United States  7–4
( 3–2, 2–0, 1–2, 1–0 )
 GermanyPassau, Germany
Attendance: 1,800
Game reference
Daniel Constanza (1) 2:04 (ES)
Charlie Yoder (1) 4:26 (PP)
James Beilsten (2) 4:48 (ES)
Brian Yingling (5) 13:56 (PP)
Ernest Hartlieb (1) 23:21 (PP)(GWG)
Charlie Yoder (2) 30:26 (ES)
Greg Thompson (2) 46:05 (PS)
GoalsAleksander Polaczek (4) 1:05 (ES)
Michael Wolf (5) 2:31 (ES)
Michael Wolf (6) 24:46 (ES)
Florian Jung (3) 32:22 (ES)

Group B

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
 Slovenia32100136+78
 Sweden32010197+127
 Finland31002119+23
 Slovakia30003728−210
Source: [citation needed]
May 27, 2007
18:00
Slovenia  4 – 3 (2OT)
( 0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0 )
 SwedenLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 390
Game reference
Marjan Manfreda (1) 21:16 (ES)
Domen Vedlin (1) 32:36 (ES)
Marjan Manfreda (2) 36:38 (ES)
Matic Kralj (1) 53:00 (ES)(GWG)
GoalsJohan Lilja (1) 10:51 (ES)
Jonas Karlsson (1) 26:26 (ES)
Daniel Borlin (1) 42:13 (ES)
May 27, 2007
20:00
Finland  8–4
( 2–0, 1–3, 1–0, 4–1 )
 SlovakiaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 410
Game reference
Tuomas Valosaari (1) 4:07 (ES)
Mikko Liukkonen (1) 7:05 (ES)
Miika Lindholm (1) 20:05 (ES)
Krister Pietsalo (1) 31:12 (PP)
Kari Lohtander (1) 36:48 (ES)(GWG)
Camilo Miettinen (1) 37:55 (ES)
Jani Honkanen (1) 42:29 (ES)
Aki Tuominen (1) 44:44 (PP)
GoalsLukas Ruzicka (1) 17:46 (ES)
Milan Bartovic (1) 19:14 (PP)
Jakob Ruckay (1) 21:53 (ES)
Jakob Ruckay (2) 41:46 (ES)
May 28, 2007
18:00
Sweden  13–1
( 4–1, 2–0, 6–0, 1–0 )
 SlovakiaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Kristoffer Berglof (1) 4:31 (ES)
Linus Klasen (1) 6:37 (PP)(GWG)
Kristoffer Berglof (2) 8:25 (ES)
Daniel Borlin (2) 10:23 (ES)
Andreas Svensson (1) 13:51 (PP)
Kristian Luukkonen (1) 19:00 (ES)
Per Ledin (1) 24:40 (PP)
Bjorn Eriksson (1) 25:50 (ES)
Bjorn Eriksson (2) 27:22 (ES)
Linus Klasen (2) 28:44 (ES)
Kristoffer Berglof (3) 34:14 (ES)
Simon Olsson (1) 35:42 (ES)
Jimmy Anderson (1) 45:18 (SH)
GoalsRudolf Tomanek (1) 1:39 (ES)
May 28, 2007
20:00
Finland  1–2
( 0–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–1 )
 SloveniaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 850
Game reference
Aki Tuominen (2) 46:54 (PP)GoalsDejan Zemva (1) 7:23 (ES)
Marjan Manfreda (3) 43:48 (PP)(GWG)
May 30, 2007
12:00
Slovakia  2–7
( 0–3, 0–1, 2–1, 0–2 )
 SloveniaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 100
Jakob Ruckay (3) 24:39 (ES)
Milan Bartovic (2) 27:17 (ES)
GoalsDejan Zemva (2) 3:18 (PP)
Matic Kralj (2) 4:36 (PP)
Tadej Nabergoj (1) 11:09 (ES)(GWG)
Matic Kralj (3) 18:41 (ES)
Domen Vedlin (2) 29:56 (ES)
Denis Kadic (1) 36:47 (PP)
Denis Kadic (2) 46:52 (ES)
May 30, 2007
18:00
Sweden  3–2
( 1–0, 0–0, 2–1, 0–1 )
 FinlandLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Per Ledin (2) 1:16 (ES)
Johan Lilja (2) 32:44 (SH)
Andreas Svensson (2) 35:20 (ES)
GoalsCamilo Miettinen (2) 28:49 (ES)
Marco Virtala (1) 45:10 (ES)

Qualifying round

May 30, 2007
20:00
Slovakia  7–4
( 2–1, 3–0, 0–3, 2–0 )
 BrazilLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 250
Game reference

Slovakia remains in Top Division, Brazil remains in Division I

May 30, 2007
18:00
Austria  6 – 5 (OT)
( 0–1, 1–0, 2–1, 2–3, 1–0 )
 Great BritainPassau, Germany
Attendance: 200
Game reference

Austria remains in Top Division, Great Britain remains in Division I

Championship Round

Draw

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
A3  Czech Republic2
B2  Sweden6
QF1  Sweden5
QF2  Germany2
B4  Slovakia2
A1  Germany10
SF2  Sweden4*
SF1  Finland3
B3  Finland7
A2  United States4
QF3  Finland6Bronze medal game
QF4  Austria5
A4  Austria2*SF1  Germany6
B1  Slovenia1SF2  Austria3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s).

Placement games

June 1, 2007United States  8 - 7 (OT)  Czech Republic
June 1, 2007Slovenia  9 - 0  Slovakia

Ranking and statistics


  2007 Men's World Inline Hockey

Championships Winners 


Sweden

Tournament awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk.Team
 Sweden
 Finland
 Germany
4.  Austria
5.  Slovenia
6.  United States
7.  Czech Republic
8.  Slovakia

Division I

Preliminary round

Group C

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
 Great Britain33000227+159
 Japan320011514+16
 Namibia310021316−33
 South Africa30003720−130
Source: [citation needed]
May 27, 2007
14:00
Japan  6–3
( 1–1, 2–0, 2–1, 1–1 )
 NamibiaPassau, Germany
May 27, 2007
16:00
South Africa  1–7
( 0–3, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1 )
 Great BritainPassau, Germany
May 28, 2007
16:00
Japan  5–3
( 2–1, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0 )
 South AfricaPassau, Germany
May 28, 2007
18:00
 Great Britain7–2
( 0–0, 5–1, 1–1, 1–0 )
 NamibiaPassau, Germany
May 29, 2007
16:00
Great Britain  8–4
( 3–2, 3–0, 0–1, 2–1 )
 JapanPassau, Germany
May 29, 2007
14:00
Namibia  8–3
( 2–1, 4–1, 1–0, 1–1 )
 South AfricaPassau, Germany

Group D

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
 Brazil330001510+59
 Australia320012613+136
 New Zealand310021426−123
 Hungary300031521−60
Source: [citation needed]
May 27, 2007
14:00
Brazil  6–5
( 0–2, 3–0, 2–1, 1–2 )
 AustraliaLandshut, Germany
May 27, 2007
16:00
New Zealand  9–8
( 3–3, 3–3, 2–2, 1–0 )
 HungaryLandshut, Germany
May 28, 2007
14:00
Brazil  5–3
( 2–1, 1–0, 1–0, 1–2 )
 New ZealandLandshut, Germany
May 28, 2007
16:00
Hungary  5–8
( 1–1, 1–1, 1–4, 2–2 )
 AustraliaLandshut, Germany
May 30, 2007
10:00
Hungary  2–4
( 2–1, 0–1, 0–1, 0–1 )
 BrazilLandshut, Germany
May 30, 2007
16:00
Australia  13–2
( 4–1, 3–1, 4–0, 2–0 )
 New ZealandLandshut, Germany

Finals round

Draw

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
C3  Namibia3
D2  Australia5
QF1  New Zealand7
QF2  Australia3
D4  Hungary4
C1  Great Britain3
SF2  Brazil5*
SF1  New Zealand4
C2  Japan4
D3  New Zealand5
QF3  Brazil7Bronze medal game
QF4  Hungary2
C4  South Africa3SF1  Hungary6
D1  Brazil9SF2  Australia5

Placement games

June 1, 2007Japan  7 - 6  Namibia
June 1, 2007Great Britain  11 - 2  South Africa

Note: * denotes overtime period(s).

Ranking and statistics


  2007 Men's World Inline Hockey

Division I Championships Winners 


Brazil

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk.Team
 Brazil
 New Zealand
 Hungary
4.  Australia
5.  Great Britain
6.  Japan
7.  Namibia
8.  South Africa

References