2022 IIHF World Championship Group A

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Main article: 2022 IIHF World Championship

Group A was one of two groups of the 2022 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2023.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Switzerland	7	6	1	0	0	34	15	+19	20	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	7	5	0	1	1	26	20	+6	16
3	Canada	7	5	0	0	2	34	18	+16	15
4	Slovakia	7	4	0	0	3	23	19	+4	12
5	Denmark	7	4	0	0	3	18	18	0	12
6	France	7	1	1	0	5	11	24	−13	5
7	Kazakhstan	7	1	0	0	6	19	31	−12	3
8	Italy (R)	7	0	0	1	6	12	32	−20	1	Relegation to 2023 Division I A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ ^{a b} Slovakia 7–1 Denmark

Matches

All times are local (UTC+3).

France vs Slovakia

13 May 2022 16:20

France

2–4 (0–1, 2–2, 0–1)

Slovakia

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,731

Game reference
	Henri-Corentin Buysse	Goalies	Patrik Rybár	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Jake Rekuchi Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Elias Seewald
	0–1 10:23 – Regenda (Grman, Roman) 0–2 21:54 – Tatar (Slafkovský, Lantoši) (PP) Rech (Boudon) – 26:06 1–2 Perret (Claireaux, Auvitu) – 32:49 2–2 2–3 38:03 – Takáč (Liška, Nemec) 2–4 59:52 – Regenda (Slafkovský, Čerešňák) (EN)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	18	Shots	28

Germany vs Canada

13 May 2022 20:20

Germany

3–5 (0–2, 1–3, 2–0)

Canada

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 4,632

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Logan Thompson	Referees: Andris Ansons Robin Šír Linesmen: Jake Davis Josef Špůr
	0–1 08:06 – Sillinger (Anderson, Lowry) 0–2 17:22 – Dubois Michaelis (Seider, Pföderl) – 27:24 1–2 1–3 31:37 – Dubois (Roy, Batherson) (PP) 1–4 33:39 – Johnson (Mercer, Chabot) (PP) 1–5 37:35 – Gregor (Comtois, Sanheim) Plachta (Stützle, Seider) (PP2) – 41:13 2–5 Seider (Stützle, Pföderl) (PP2) – 52:35 3–5
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	27

Denmark vs Kazakhstan

14 May 2022 12:20

Denmark

9–1 (3–0, 4–0, 2–1)

Kazakhstan

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,035

Game reference
	Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Andrei Shutov Ilya Rumyantsev	Referees: Andris Ansons Pierre Dehaen Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Dāvis Zunde
	Bjorkstrand (Bau Hansen, Larsen) – 02:03 1–0 Scheel – 03:59 2–0 Blichfeld (Ehlers, M. Lauridsen) (PP) – 04:51 3–0 Storm (Ehlers, Jensen Aabo) – 22:26 4–0 Jakobsen (Aagaard) – 26:22 5–0 Blichfeld (Ehlers, M. Lauridsen) (PP) – 29:54 6–0 Larsen (Bau Hansen, M. Lauridsen) – 39:36 7–0 Regin (Lauridsen, Storm) – 40:43 8–0 Blichfeld (M. Lauridsen, Bau Hansen) (PP) – 50:03 9–0 9–1 58:37 – Savitski (Shestakov) (SH)
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	37	Shots	26

Switzerland vs Italy

14 May 2022 16:20

Switzerland

5–2 (3–0, 1–0, 1–2)

Italy

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,641

Game reference
	Reto Berra	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Peter Stano Linesmen: Elias Seewald Josef Špůr
	Malgin (Simion, Siegenthaler) – 00:49 1–0 Thürkauf (Corvi, Siegenthaler) – 17:05 2–0 Ambühl (Siegenthaler, Scherwey) – 19:42 3–0 Thürkauf (Kurashev, Scherwey) – 26:20 4–0 4–1 48:40 – Glira (Hannoun, McNally) Hischier (Meier, Bertschy) – 58:20 5–1 5–2 58:52 – Hannoun (S. Kostner, Petan) (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	47	Shots	14

Slovakia vs Germany

14 May 2022 20:20

Slovakia

1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Germany

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 4,387

Game reference
	Patrik Rybár	Goalies	Philipp Grubauer	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 21:34 – Plachta (M. Müller) 0–2 26:41 – Pföderl (Noebels) Pospíšil (Jánošík, Tamáši) – 31:15 1–2
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	16

Italy vs Canada

15 May 2022 12:20

Italy

1–6 (1–1, 0–3, 0–2)

Canada

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,616

Game reference
	Justin Fazio	Goalies	Chris Driedger	Referees: Pierre Dehaen Roy Stian Hansen Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Dāvis Zunde
	Pietroniro (McNally, Frigo) – 12:57 1–0 1–1 15:50 – Sanheim (Severson, Anderson) 1–2 28:15 – Anderson (Mayo, Lowry) 1–3 35:14 – Roy (Dubois, Graves) 1–4 37:30 – Johnson (Chabot, Barzal) 1–5 42:49 – Mayo (Comtois, Mercer) 1–6 54:54 – Gregor (Mercer) (SH)
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	12	Shots	30

France vs Kazakhstan

15 May 2022 16:20

France

2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0)

Kazakhstan

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 1,801

Game reference
	Henri-Corentin Buysse	Goalies	Andrei Shutov	Referees: Robin Šír Peter Stano Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 05:08 – Orekhov (Mikhailis, Blacker) Texier (Gallet, Rech) – 32:31 1–1 Chakiachvili (Texier, T. Bozon) (PP) – 39:35 2–1
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	23	Shots	27

Denmark vs Switzerland

15 May 2022 20:20

Denmark

0–6 (0–1, 0–4, 0–1)

Switzerland

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,645

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Linus Öhlund Jake Rekuchi Linesmen: Jake Davis Hannu Sormunen
	0–1 08:58 – Herzog (Glauser, Corvi) 0–2 21:03 – Meier (Moser, Malgin) (PP) 0–3 25:01 – Suter (Malgin, Simion) 0–4 32:39 – Moser (Malgin, Suter) 0–5 37:33 – Kurashev (Hischier, Corvi) (PP) 0–6 46:39 – Malgin (Meier, Moser) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	19	Shots	29

Slovakia vs Canada

16 May 2022 16:20

Slovakia

1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Canada

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,585

Game reference
	Adam Húska	Goalies	Logan Thompson	Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Elias Seewald Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 10:48 – Lowry (Severson, Anderson) Takáč (Nemec, Regenda) (PP) – 12:47 1–1 1–2 26:11 – Dubois (Cozens, Roy) (PP) 1–3 37:56 – Dubois (Geekie, Graves) 1–4 41:08 – Sillinger (Lowry, Anderson) 1–5 51:18 – Geekie (Cozens, Holden)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	44

France vs Germany

16 May 2022 20:20

France

2–3 (1–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Germany

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,652

Game reference
	Sebastian Ylönen	Goalies	Mathias Niederberger	Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Josef Špůr Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 02:04 – Fischbuch (Pföderl, Michaelis) (PP) Texier (Bozon, Chakiachvili) (PP) – 14:48 1–1 1–2 17:51 – Ehl (Bittner, Kastner) Gallet (Bertrand, Claireaux) – 31:18 2–2 2–3 45:45 – Pföderl (Noebels, Michaelis)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	30

Italy vs Denmark

17 May 2022 16:20

Italy

1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Denmark

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,557

Game reference
	Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Pierre Dehaen Robin Šír Linesmen: Elias Seewald Josef Špůr
	0–1 15:54 – Ehlers (Blichfeld, Bau Hansen) (PP) Petan (Hannoun, Miglioranzi) (PP) – 39:00 1–1 1–2 41:46 – Bau Hansen (Meyer)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	14	Shots	45

Switzerland vs Kazakhstan

17 May 2022 20:20

Switzerland

3–2 (0–0, 2–0, 1–2)

Kazakhstan

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,858

Game reference
	Sandro Aeschlimann	Goalies	Andrei Shutov	Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Peter Stano Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Dāvis Zunde
	Malgin (Kurashev, Siegenthaler) – 23:58 1–0 Simion – 34:32 2–0 2–1 45:47 – Blacker (SH) Herzog (Ambühl) – 55:39 3–1 3–2 57:52 – Orekhov (Mikhailis, Valk)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	43	Shots	14

France vs Italy

18 May 2022 16:20

France

2–1 OT (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Italy

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 1,543

Game reference
	Henri-Corentin Buysse	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 14:42 – Frigo (SH) Treille (Fleury, Auvitu) (EA) – 58:54 1–1 Gallet (T. Bozon) – 61:04 2–1
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	21

Switzerland vs Slovakia

18 May 2022 20:20

Switzerland

5–3 (1–1, 2–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,504

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Adam Húska	Referees: Andris Ansons Jake Rekuchi Linesmen: Jake Davis Hannu Sormunen
	Malgin (Suter) (SH) – 00:52 1–0 1–1 10:33 – Roman (Lantoši, Liška) Egli (Scherwey, Bertschy) – 23:56 2–1 2–2 25:32 – Slafkovský (Krištof, Tatar) Meier (Suter) – 32:59 3–2 Hischier (Marti) – 45:44 4–2 4–3 49:07 – Takáč (Sýkora, Grman) Herzog (Malgin, Suter) (EN) – 59:36 5–3
	43 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	16

Germany vs Denmark

19 May 2022 18:00[note 1]

Germany

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,570

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Peter Stano Linesmen: Jake Davis Hannu Sormunen
	Michaelis (Noebels, Fischbuch) (PP) – 32:41 1–0
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	13	Shots	18

Canada vs Kazakhstan

19 May 2022 21:30[note 2]

Canada

6–3 (3–2, 1–0, 2–1)

Kazakhstan

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,299

Game reference
	Logan Thompson	Goalies	Andrei Shutov	Referees: Jake Rekucki Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Tommi Niittylä
	0–1 02:25 – Petukhov (Gurkov, Asetov) Cozens (Graves, Roy) – 03:45 1–1 1–2 12:16 – Shestakov (Akolzin, Panyukov) (PP) Batherson (Johnson, Graves) – 14:18 2–2 Lowry (Johnson, Anderson) (PP) – 17:20 3–2 Severson (Gregor) – 32:14 4–2 4–3 47:55 – Savitski (Mikhailis, Orekhov) Cozens (Batherson, Severson) (PP) – 51:58 5–3 Cozens (Dubois, Severson) (PP) – 59:11 6–3
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	19

Germany vs Italy

20 May 2022 16:20

Germany

9–4 (4–0, 2–1, 3–3)

Italy

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,311

Game reference
	Mathias Niederberger	Goalies	Davide Fadani Justin Fazio	Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Emil Yletyinen
	Karachun (J. Müller, Loibl) – 05:01 1–0 Wissmann (Kastner) – 06:17 2–0 Ehliz (Bittner, Michaelis) – 13:14 3–0 Fischbuch (Wissmann, Reichel) (PP) – 17:57 4–0 Reichel (Noebels, Michaelis) (PP) – 25:01 5–0 5–1 25:37 – Traversa (Miglioranzi, Pietroniro) Fischbuch (Reichel, Wissmann) – 34:55 6–1 Ehliz (Michaelis, Schmölz) – 41:24 7–1 Karachun (Schmölz, Loibl) – 42:45 8–1 8–2 47:26 – Frigo (Petan) 8–3 49:50 – Mantenuto (Trivellato, D. Kostner) (PP) Soramies (Wissmann, Kastner) – 57:04 9–3 9–4 59:41 – Petan (Hannoun, Glira)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	20

Kazakhstan vs Slovakia

20 May 2022 20:20

Kazakhstan

3–4 (2–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Slovakia

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,068

Game reference
	Andrei Shutov	Goalies	Adam Húska	Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Robin Šír Linesmen: Jake Davis Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 12:12 – Kollár (Takáč) Panyukov (Blacker, Orekhov) (PP) – 15:17 1–1 Shevchenko (Starchenko, Valk) (PP) – 17:52 2–1 2–2 29:47 – Fehérváry (Liška, Slafkovský (PP) 2–3 33:18 – Liška (Krištof, Húska) (PP) 2–4 34:26 – Slafkovský (PS) Panyukov (Orekhov) – 43:32 3–4
	5 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	34

Denmark vs France

21 May 2022 12:20

Denmark

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

France

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,007

Game reference
	Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Henri-Corentin Buysse	Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Jake Rekucki Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Hannu Sormunen
	Regin (Storm, Lauridsen) – 16:43 1–0 Blichfeld (Lauridsen, Ehlers) (PP) – 25:28 2–0 Jakobsen (Storm) (EN) – 58:24 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	19

Canada vs Switzerland

21 May 2022 16:20

Canada

3–6 (3–3, 0–1, 0–2)

Switzerland

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 5,676

Game reference
	Logan Thompson	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Jake Davis Josef Špůr
	Johnson (Batherson, Graves) – 11:52 1–0 1–1 12:51 – Fora (Meier, Kurashev) Lowry (SH) – 14:11 2–1 2–2 15:33 – Kukan (Hischier, Corvi) (PP) Batherson (Barzal) – 19:03 3–2 3–3 19:51 – Siegenthaler (Suter, Malgin) 3–4 26:13 – Hischier (Kukan) (PP) 3–5 43:41 – Suter (Malgin, Simion) 3–6 58:01 – Meier (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	9 min
	25	Shots	27

Italy vs Slovakia

21 May 2022 20:20

Italy

1–3 (0–2, 0–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,442

Game reference
	Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Adam Húska	Referees: Andris Ansons Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 10:31 – Krištof (Tatar, Slafkovský) 0–2 19:54 – Sýkora (Slafkovský, Tatar) Trivellato (S. Kostner) (PP) – 44:09 1–2 1–3 49:14 – Tamáši (Ivan, Lantoši) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	34

Kazakhstan vs Germany

22 May 2022 16:20

Kazakhstan

4–5 (2–3, 1–1, 1–1)

Germany

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,124

Game reference
	Andrei Shutov	Goalies	Dustin Strahlmeier	Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Tommi Niittylä
	Starchenko – 02:57 1–0 1–1 04:38 – J. Müller (Bittner, Karachun) Petukhov (Asetov, Daniyar) – 15:46 2–1 2–2 16:10 – Pföderl (Seider) 2–3 18:33 – Fischbuch (Wagner, Seider) 2–4 25:52 – Reichel (Gawanke, Noebels) (PP2) Akolzin (Starchenko, Daniyar) – 39:29 3–4 Mikhailis (Sagadeyev, Metalnikov) – 40:38 4–4 4–5 47:08 – Ehliz (Wissmann, Bittner)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	36

Switzerland vs France

22 May 2022 20:20

Switzerland

5–2 (0–2, 3–0, 2–0)

France

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,997

Game reference
	Reto Berra	Goalies	Sebastian Ylönen	Referees: Jeff Ingram Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Jonas Merten
	0–1 04:58 – Texier 0–2 13:25 – Claireaux (Texier, T. Bozon) Hischier (Meier, Kukan) – 20:25 1–2 Riat (Geisser, Hischier) – 32:27 2–2 Ambühl (Corvi,Kukan) (PP) – 35:42 3–2 Kukan (Herzog, Corvi) – 51:17 4–2 Hischier (Herzog, Ambühl) (EN) – 59:38 5–2
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	39	Shots	19

Kazakhstan vs Italy

23 May 2022 16:20

Kazakhstan

5–2 (2–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Italy

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 1,983

Game reference
	Andrei Shutov	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Jake Rekucki Peter Stano Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Josef Špůr
	Valk (Dietz, Starchenko) (PP) – 11:22 1–0 1–1 14:57 – McNally (Miglioranzi, Pietroniro) (PP) Orekhov (Mikhailis, Rakhmanov) – 15:59 2–1 Asetov (Petukhov, Blacker) – 24:29 3–1 3–2 25:26 – Kostner (Di Perna, Hannoun) Starchenko (Dietz, Blacker) (PP) – 43:20 4–2 Mikhailis (Orekhov, Akolzin) – 46:02 5–2
	4 min	Penalties	27 min
	35	Shots	15

Canada vs Denmark

23 May 2022 20:20

Canada

2–3 (0–2, 1–0, 1–1)

Denmark

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 4,005

Game reference
	Chris Driedger	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Robin Šír Miroslav Stolc Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 09:11 – M. Lauridsen (Asperup, Poulsen) 0–2 14:54 – Regin (Storm) (SH) Comtois (Lowry) – 22:33 1–2 1–3 52:11 – Bau Hansen (Ehlers, Storm) (PP) Graves (Severson, Dubois) – 56:09 2–3
	33 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	24

Germany vs Switzerland

24 May 2022 12:20

Germany

3–4 GWS (2–1, 0–2, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Switzerland

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,862

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Reto Berra	Referees: Linus Öhlund Peter Stano Linesmen: Josef Špůr Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 01:37 – Ambühl (Corvi, Herzog) Wissmann (Reichel) (PP) – 11:51 1–1 Loibl (Seider, M. Müller) – 15:30 2–1 2–2 21:26 – Suter (Malgin, Kukan) 2–3 38:31 – Malgin (Moser, Meier) (PP) Plachta (Wissmann) – 47:57 3–3
	Loibl Plachta Noebels Fischbuch	Shootout	Hischier Riat Suter Malgin
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	33

Slovakia vs Denmark

24 May 2022 16:20

Slovakia

7–1 (2–0, 3–0, 2–1)

Denmark

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,084

Game reference
	Adam Húska	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Sean MacFarlane Jake Rekucki Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Nathan van Oosten
	Tatar (Krištof) – 10:00 1–0 Tatar (Krištof) – 19:37 2–0 Regenda (Slafkovský, Nemec) (PP) – 21:57 3–0 Rosandić (Lunter, Nemec) – 32:17 4–0 Slafkovský (Krištof) – 38:20 5–0 5–1 47:43 – Blichfeld (Lauridsen, Ehlers) (PP) Nemec (Takáč, Roman) – 58:53 6–1 Regenda (Nemec, Lantoši) (PP) – 59:19 7–1
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	37	Shots	25

Canada vs France

24 May 2022 20:20

Canada

7–1 (2–0, 2–0, 3–1)

France

Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,873

Game reference
	Chris Driedger	Goalies	Sebastian Ylönen	Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Dāvis Zunde
	Cozens (Sanheim, Batherson) – 12:40 1–0 Comtois (Sanheim, Lowry) – 17:31 2–0 Dubois (Cozens, Batherson) – 22:07 3–0 O'Dell (Whitecloud, Holden) – 35:10 4–0 Whitecloud (Mercer) – 45:29 5–0 5–1 48:20 – Rech Dubois (Batherson, Cozens) – 51:16 6–1 Severson (Dubois, Batherson) – 55:19 7–1
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	44	Shots	19

Notes

1. ^ The game, originally scheduled for 16:20, was delayed after a fire alarm inside the arena.
2. ^ The game, originally scheduled for 20:20, was delayed after a fire alarm inside the arena delayed the game before.

References

1. ^ "Finland opens Worlds vs. Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Games in Helsinki delayed". iihf.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

External links

• Official website