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The 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 19th IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship ran alongside the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 1 and 7 June 2014 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The tournament was won by the Finland, earning their fourth World Championship title. Canada finished in second place and the United States in third after defeating Sweden in the bronze medal match. Great Britain, after losing the relegation game against Slovakia was relegated to Division I for 2015.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 1 June – 7 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 196 (8.52 per game) |
| Attendance | 11,210 (487 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Travis Noe |
Seven of the eight teams automatically qualified for the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship while the eighth spot was awarded to the winner of the 2013 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament. The 2013 Division I tournament was won by Great Britain who defeated Austria in the final to earn promotion back to the World Championship after they were relegated in 2012.[1][2]
Canada − Finished third in the 2013 World Championship[3] Czech Republic − Finished fifth in the 2013 World Championship[3] Finland − Finished seventh in the 2013 World Championship[3]
Germany − Finished sixth in the 2013 World Championship[3]
Great Britain − Winner of 2013 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I[1]
Slovakia − Finished fourth in the 2013 World Championship[3] Sweden − Finished second in the 2013 World Championship[3] United States − Finished first in the 2013 World Championship[3]The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2013 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and 2013 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I.[4] The World Championships groups are named Group A and Group B while the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament use Group C and Group D, as both tournaments were held in Pardubice, Czech Republic.[4] The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parentheses is the corresponding seeding):
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Group C
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Group D
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Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, every team advanced to the Playoff round.
All times are local (UTC+2).
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 9 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 |
| Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 |
| Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 |
| 1 June 2014 14:00 | Great Britain | 3 – 10 (1–1, 0–5, 1–3, 1–1) | United States | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 150 |
| 1 June 2014 18:00 | Slovakia | 2 – 5 (0–2, 2–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 2000 |
| 2 June 2014 15:00 | Slovakia | 7 – 1 (2–0, 3–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Great Britain | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 150 |
| 2 June 2014 19:00 | United States | 5 – 4 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1, 1–2) | Czech Republic | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 2000 |
| 3 June 2014 18:00 | Czech Republic | 7 – 1 (3–0, 3–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Great Britain | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 800 |
| 3 June 2014 20:00 | United States | 6 – 0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Slovakia | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 150 |
| 1 June 2014 16:00 | Canada | 3 – 1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Germany | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 450 |
| 1 June 2014 20:00 | Finland | 7 – 4 (0–0, 2–1, 2–3, 3–0) | Sweden | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 210 |
| 2 June 2014 13:00 | Canada | 3 – 5 (2–1, 0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | Finland | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 100 |
| 2 June 2014 17:00 | Sweden | 4 – 3 (OT) (1–1, 1–0, 0–2, 1–0, 1–0) | Germany | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 400 |
| 3 June 2014 14:00 | Germany | 2 – 5 (2–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–4) | Finland | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 100 |
| 3 June 2014 16:00 | Sweden | 5 – 4 (1–1, 1–1, 2–1, 1–1) | Canada | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 250 |
All eight teams advanced into the playoff round and were seeded into the quarterfinals according to their result in the preliminary round. The winning quarterfinalists advanced through to the semifinals, while the losing teams moved through to the placement round. Great Britain was relegated after losing the relegation game against Slovakia, while the Czech Republic finished fifth after defeating Great Britain and Germany finished sixth following their win over Slovakia in their placement round games. In the semifinals Finland defeated Sweden and Canada beat the United States, both advancing to the gold medal game. After losing the semifinals Sweden and the United States played off for the bronze medal with the United States winning 12–5. Finland defeated Canada 6–2 in the gold medal game, earning their fourth World Championship title.[5]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Great Britain
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | Finland
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| QF2 | Sweden
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Sweden
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Slovakia
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | Finland
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| SF2 | Canada
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Germany
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | United States
| 5 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| QF4 | Canada
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Czech Republic
| 5 | SF1 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||||
| B3 | Canada
| 6 | SF2 | United States
| 12 | |||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 5 June 2014 14:00 | Sweden | 12 – 1 (5–0, 2–1, 2–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 200 |
| 5 June 2014 16:00 | United States | 4 – 1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Germany | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 400 |
| 5 June 2014 18:00 | Czech Republic | 5 – 6 (SO) (1–0, 2–1, 0–1, 2–3, 0–0, 0–1) | Canada | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 2000 |
| 5 June 2014 20:00 | Finland | 7 – 2 (3–0, 3–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Great Britain | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 150 |
| 6 June 2014 13:00 | Slovakia | 4 – 5 (SO) (0–1, 0–2, 3–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Germany | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 100 |
| 6 June 2014 19:00 | Czech Republic | 6 – 1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Great Britain | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 300 |
| 7 June 2014 10:00 | Slovakia | 2 – 1 (0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Great Britain | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 100 |
| 6 June 2014 15:00 | Finland | 4 – 2 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Sweden | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 150 |
| 6 June 2014 17:00 | United States | 5 – 6 (SO) (2–2, 1–1, 1–2, 1–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Canada | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 250 |
| 7 June 2014 16:30 | United States | 12 – 5 (3–2, 3–2, 2–1, 4–0) | Sweden | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 300 |
| 7 June 2014 19:00 | Finland | 6 – 2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Canada | Pardubice Arena Attendance: 500 |
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:[7]
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 | Finland |
 | Canada |
 | United States |
| 4. | Sweden |
| 5. | Czech Republic |
| 6. | Germany |
| 7. | Slovakia |
| 8. | Great Britain |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.[8]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Noe | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +8 | 3.0 | F |
| Matt White | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +14 | 1.5 | F |
| Marcus Nilsson | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | –4 | 13.0 | F |
| Michal Simo | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +16 | 0.0 | F |
| Patrick Lee | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +7 | 3.0 | D |
| Patrik Sebek | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +13 | 3.0 | D |
| Tyler Spezia | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +12 | 4.5 | F |
| Chris Terry | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | –5 | 3.0 | F |
| Martin Vozdecky | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +11 | 0.0 | F |
| Rafael Rodriguez | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +13 | 3.0 | D |
| Dave Hammond | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | –2 | 6.0 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[9]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasu Hovi | 192:00 | 111 | 10 | 1.88 | 90.99 | 0 |
| Thomas Ower | 196:23 | 138 | 16 | 2.93 | 88.41 | 0 |
| Dusan Salficky | 196:41 | 93 | 13 | 2.38 | 86.02 | 0 |
| Brett Leggat | 295:38 | 174 | 25 | 3.04 | 85.63 | 0 |
| Jozef Ondrejka | 148:50 | 92 | 15 | 3.63 | 83.70 | 0 |
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