2021 IIHF World Championship Final

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2021 IIHF World Championship Final |  | 1| 2| 3| OT | Total

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Canada | 0| 1| 1| 1 | 3
Finland | 1| 0| 1| 0 | 2
Date| 6 June 2021
Arena| Arena Riga
City| Riga
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The 2021 IIHF World Championship Final was played at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia, on 6 June 2021.[1]

Canada and Finland met for the fifth time in the finals, and also for the second consecutive time, with Finland having won in 2019. Canada won 3–2 in overtime to claim their 27th title.

## Road to the final[edit]

Finland  | Round  | Canada

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Opponent  | Result  | Preliminary round | Opponent  | Result
United States | 2–1 | Game 1  |  Latvia | 0–2
Kazakhstan | 1–2 (GWS) | Game 2  |  United States | 1–5
Norway | 5–2 | Game 3  |  Germany | 1–3
Italy | 3–0 | Game 4  |  Norway | 4–2
Germany | 2–1 | Game 5  |  Kazakhstan | 4–2
Latvia | 3–2 (OT) | Game 6  |  Italy | 7–1
Canada | 3–2 (GWS) | Game 7  |  Finland | 2–3 (GWS)
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1  |  United States | 7  | 18
2  |  Finland | 7  | 17
3  |  Germany | 7  | 12
4  |  Canada | 7  | 10
5  |  Kazakhstan | 7  | 10
6  |  Latvia (H) | 7  | 9
7  |  Norway | 7  | 8
8  |  Italy | 7  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Preliminary  |  | Pos | Team

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1  |  United States | 7  | 18
2  |  Finland | 7  | 17
3  |  Germany | 7  | 12
4  |  Canada | 7  | 10
5  |  Kazakhstan | 7  | 10
6  |  Latvia (H) | 7  | 9
7  |  Norway | 7  | 8
8  |  Italy | 7  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Opponent  | Result  | Playoff | Opponent  | Result
Czech Republic | 1–0 | Quarterfinals |  ROC | 2–1 (OT)
Germany | 2–1 | Semifinals |  United States | 4–2

## Match[edit]

6 June 2021
20:15| Finland | 2–3 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)|  Canada| Arena Riga, Riga

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Game reference

| Juho Olkinuora| Goalies| Darcy Kuemper| Referees:
Martin Fraňo
Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
Gleb Lazarev
Nikita Shalagin
| Ruohomaa (Kaski) – 08:57| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 24:30 – Comtois (Brown, Walker) (PP)
Lindbohm (Nousiainen, Ruohomaa) - 45:27| 2–1|
| 2–2| 52:37 – Henrique (Comtois, Brown) (PP)
| 2–3| 66:26 – Paul (Brown)
6 min| Penalties| 30 min
31| Shots| 26

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Welcome to Minsk & Riga in 2021". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Current champions (2022):  Finland

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Championships
(Top Division)|

| Editions|

* Switzerland 1998
* Norway 1999
* Russia 2000
* Germany 2001
* Sweden 2002
* Finland 2003
* Czech Republic 2004
* Austria 2005
* Latvia 2006
* Russia 2007
* Canada 2008
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* ~~Switzerland 2020~~
* Latvia 2021
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* Finland / Latvia 2023
* Czechia 2024
* Sweden / Denmark 2025
* Switzerland 2026

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Finals|

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* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
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* 2004
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* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
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* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022

Rosters|

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* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022

Division I|

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023

Division II|

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023

Division III|

* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023

Division IV|

* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023

* Team appearances
* Medalists
* Attendance
* Awards winners

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2020–21 in men's ice hockey

International|

* World Championships
* Championship
* Rosters
* Group A
* Group B
* Playoff round
* Final
* ~~Division I~~
* ~~Division II~~
* ~~Division III~~
* ~~Division IV~~
* Under-20
* ~~Division I~~
* ~~Division II~~
* ~~Division III~~
* Under-18
* ~~Division I~~
* ~~Division II~~
* ~~Division III~~

Leagues|

| International|

* National Hockey League
* AHL
* ECHL
* Kontinental Hockey League
* Supreme Hockey League
* ~~Champions Hockey League~~
* ~~Continental Cup~~
* Austria League
* ~~Asia League~~ (Hold as Asia League Japanese Cup)
* Erste Liga
* Tipos Extraliga

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Domestic|

* Australia
* '20
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* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* 2nd tier
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* 2nd tier
* France
* Germany
* 2nd tier
* Italy
* Latvia
* New Zealand
* '20
* '21
* Norway
* 2nd tier
* Poland
* Slovakia
* 2nd tier
* Sweden
* 2nd tier
* Switzerland
* 2nd tier
* Ukraine
* ~~United Kingdom~~

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