Czech hockey players will play next year at the World Cup in Basic Group B in Tampere with home Finland, the United States, Sweden, Latvia, Norway, Belarus and the United Kingdom.
According to the ranking of the International Federation IIHF, Russia was supposed to be Russia’s place in the group, but the organizers used the opportunity to exchange one opponent in this case.
The Russians will play in Group A in Helsinki with Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark, Kazakhstan and Italy. The tournament will take place from May 13 to 29.
It will be played in Tampere in the new Uros Live Arena for 13,500 spectators and in Helsinki in Hartwall Arena for 13,506 fans.
After seventh place at the World Championships in Riga, the Czech hockey players fell from 28th to sixth with 2895 points in the ranking of the IIHF. Golden Canada remained in the lead with 3235 points ahead of the second second Finland (3125) and Russia (3050), which offended third place.
The United States jumped from sixth to fourth place (2945) and Germany moved from seventh to fifth place (2905). The Swedes (2880), on the other hand, fell from fourth to seventh place.
The IIHF rankings rank countries according to their success over the last four years, including placements at world championships and the Olympic Games. The points awarded from the three previous championships are reduced by 25 percent each year.
Composition of the basic groups of the World Championships in Finland (May 13-29, 2022):
Group A (Helsinki): Canada, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Italy.
Group B (Tampere): Finland, USA, Czech Republic, Sweden, Latvia, Norway, Belarus, Great Britain.
International Hockey Federation (IIHF) rankings after the Riga World Cup:
1. Canada 3235 points, 2. Finland 3125, 3. Russia 3050, 4. USA 2945, 5. Germany 2905, 6. Czech Republic 2895, 7. Sweden 2880, 8. Switzerland 2815, 9. Slovakia 2670, 10. Latvia 2560, 11. Norway 2490, 12. Denmark 2470, 13. Kazakhstan 2365, 14. Belarus 2320, 15. Great Britain 2280, 16. Italy 2280, 17. France 2255, 18. Austria 2185, 19. Korea 2140, 20. Slovenia 2085, 21. Hungary 1980, 22. Romania 1860, 23. Lithuania 1850, 24. Poland 1845, 25. Japan 1785, 26. Estonia 1705, 27. Ukraine 1675, 28. Netherlands 1570, 29. Serbia 1560, 30. Croatia 1515, 31. Spain 1365, 32. China 1315, 33. Australia 1305, 34. Israel 1240, 35. Iceland 1180, 36. Belgium 1120, 37. Georgia 1035, 38. Mexico 1025, 39. New Zealand 1005, 40 Bulgaria 935, 41. DPRK 825, 42. Turkey 745, 43. Turkmenistan 680, 44. Luxembourg 670, 45. Taiwan 605, 46. United Arab Emirates 525, 47. South Africa 520, 48. Hong Kong 460, 49. Bosnia and Herzegovina 360, 50. Thailand 360, 51. Kuwait 305, 52. Kyrgyzstan 225, 53. Malaysia 140, 54. Philippines 105.
Ranking of this year’s World Cup:
Elite group:
1. Canada 1200, 2. Finland 1160, 3. USA 1120, 4. Germany 1100, 5. Russia 1060, 6. Switzerland 1040, 7. CR 1020, 8. Slovakia 1000, 9. Sweden 960, 10. Kazakhstan 940, 11. Latvia 920, 12. Denmark 900, 13. Norway 880, 14. Great Britain 860, 15. Belarus 840, 16. Italy 820.
Division I – Group A:
17. France 800, 18. Austria 780, 19. Korea 760, 20. Slovenia 740, 21. Hungary 720, 22. Romania 700.
Division I – Group B:
23. Lithuania 680, 24. Poland 660, 25. Japan 640, 26. Estonia 620, 27. Ukraine 600, 28. Serbia 580.
Division II – Group A:
29. The Netherlands 560, 30. Croatia 540, 31. Australia 520, 32. Spain 500, 33. China 480, 34. Israel 460.
Division II – Group B:
35. Belgium 440, 36. Iceland 420, 37. New Zealand 400, 38. Georgia 380, 39. Mexico 360, 40. Bulgaria 340.
Division III – Group A:
41. DPRK 320, 42. Turkey 300, 43. Turkmenistan 280, 44. Luxembourg 260, 45. Taiwan 240, 46. United Arab Emirates 220.
Division III – Group B:
47. JAR 200, 48. Hong Kong 180, 49. Thailand 160, 50. Bosnia and Herzegovina 140.
Division IV:
51. Kuwait 120, 52. Kyrgyzstan 100, 53. Malaysia 140, 54. Philippines 105.
Note: The order of the abolished divisions outside the elite group was determined according to the results of 2019.
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