The 2006 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 370 players on 16 national ice hockey teams. Run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the Ice Hockey World Championships is the sport's highest-profile annual international tournament. The 2006 IIHF World Championship was the 70th edition of the tournament and was held in Riga, Latvia.[1] Sweden won the Championship, the eighth time they had done so.[1]
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Before the start of the World Championship, each participating nation had to submit a list of players for its roster. A minimum of fifteen skaters and two goaltenders, and a maximum of twenty skaters and three goaltenders had to be selected. If a country selects fewer than the maximum allowed, they must choose the remaining players prior to the start of the tournament. After the start of the tournament, each team was allowed to select an additional two players, either skaters or goaltenders, to their roster, for a maximum roster of 25 players. Once players were registered to the team, they could not be removed from the roster.[2]
To qualify for a national team under IIHF rules, a player must follow several criteria. He must be a citizen of the nation, and be under the jurisdiction of that national association. Players are allowed to switch which national team they play for, providing they fulfill the IIHF criteria. If participating for the first time in an IIHF event, the player would have had to play two consecutive years in the national competition of the new country without playing in another country. If the player has already played for a national team before, he may switch countries if he is a citizen of the new country, and has played for four consecutive years in the national competition of the new country. This switch may only happen once in the player's life.[3]
Niklas Kronwall of Sweden was named the tournament's most valuable player and best defenceman by the IIHF directorate.[4] Sidney Crosby of Canada led the tournament in goals and total point scoring,[5] and was named the top forward.[4] Swede Johan Holmqvist was selected as top goaltender.[4] Finland's Fredrik Norrena led goaltenders in save percentage, with 0.951.[6]
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Belarus | Canada | Czech Republic | Denmark |
Finland | Kazakhstan | Italy | Latvia |
Norway | Russia | Slovakia | Slovenia |
Sweden | Switzerland | Ukraine | United States |
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editNumber | Uniform number | GP | Games played | W | Wins |
F | Forward | G | Goals | L | Losses |
D | Defenceman | A | Assists | Min | Minutes played |
GK | Goaltender | Pts | Points | GA | Goals against |
Club | Player's club before tournament | PIM | Penalties in minutes | GAA | Goals against average |
T | Ties | SO | Shutouts | SV% | Save percentage |
Belarus
edit- Head coach: Glen Hanlon (USA)
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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33 | Stepan Goryachevskikh | Yunost Minsk | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
31 | Andrei Mezin | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 417 | 14 | 2.01 | 0.941 | 0 |
2 | Sergei Shabanov | SKA St. Petersburg | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Canada
edit- Head coach: Marc Habscheid (CAN)
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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35 | Alex Auld | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 13 | 2.85 | 0.893 | 1 |
50 | Chris Mason | Nashville Predators | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
30 | Marc Denis | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 11 | 2.51 | 0.911 | 1 |
Czech Republic
edit- Head coach: Alois Hadamczik (CZE)
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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33 | Milan Hnilička | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 548 | 24 | 2.63 | 0.893 | 0 |
42 | Tomáš Pöpperle | Eisbären Berlin | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
31 | Adam Svoboda | HC Pardubice | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Denmark
edit- Head coach: Mikael Lundstrom (SWE)
Skaters
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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1 | Patrick Galbraith | SønderjyskE | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
31 | Peter Hirsch | Leksands IF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 359 | 18 | 3.01 | 0.904 | 1 |
30 | Michael Madsen | Herlev Hornets | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Finland
edit- Head coach: Erkka Westerlund (FIN)
Skaters
editNumber | Position | Player | Club | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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3 | D | Petteri Nummelin | HC Lugano | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
5 | D | Lasse Kukkonen | Kärpät | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
6 | D | Pekka Saravo | Tappara | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | D | Aki Berg | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
9 | D | Mikko Luoma | Linköpings HC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
10 | F | Sean Bergenheim | New York Islanders | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
12 | F | Olli Jokinen | Florida Panthers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
15 | F | Tuomo Ruutu | Chicago Blackhawks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
16 | F | Ville Peltonen | HC Lugano | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
18 | D | Tuukka Mäntylä | Tappara | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
20 | F | Antti Miettinen | Dallas Stars | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
21 | F | Mikko Koivu | Minnesota Wild | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
22 | F | Tommi Santala | Jokerit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
23 | F | Riku Hahl | HC Davos | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
24 | F | Jari Viuhkola | Kärpät | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
25 | F | Jukka Hentunen | HC Lugano | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
28 | F | Jani Rita | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | D | Mikko Lehtonen | Kärpät | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
36 | F | Jussi Jokinen | Dallas Stars | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
37 | F | Jarkko Ruutu | Vancouver Canucks | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
55 | F | Esa Pirnes | Espoo Blues | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
71 | F | Tomi Kallio | Frölunda HC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Goaltenders
editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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31 | Antero Niittymäki | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 6 | 1.70 | 0.926 | 2 |
30 | Fredrik Norrena | Linköping | 6 | 4 | 2 | 325 | 6 | 1.11 | 0.950 | 3 |
32 | Niklas Bäckström | Kärpät | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Italy
edit- Head coach: Mickey Goulet (CAN)
Skaters
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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85 | Renè Baur | HC Val Pusteria | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
35 | Thomas Tragust | Texas Tornado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1.10 | 0.963 | 1 |
29 | Jason Muzzatti | Flint Generals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 304 | 18 | 3.55 | 0.897 | 0 |
Kazakhstan
edit- Head coach: Yerian Sagymbayev (KAZ)
Skaters
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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41 | Roman Medvedev | Gornak Rudnyj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 14.17 | 0.500 | 0 |
35 | Sergey Ogureshnikov | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 5 | 1 | 4 | 286 | 18 | 3.78 | 0.886 | 1 |
1 | Sergey Tambulov | Metallurg Serov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 5.44 | 0.833 | 0 |
Latvia
edit- Head coach: Petr Vorobev (RUS)
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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31 | Edgars Masaļskis | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 220 | 12 | 3.27 | 0.891 | 1 |
30 | Sergejs Naumovs | HC Bolzano Foxes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 10 | 4.18 | 0.828 | 0 |
1 | Mârtiòð Raitums | HK Riga 2000 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Norway
edit- Head coach: Roy Johansen (NOR)
Skaters
editNumber | Position | Player | Club | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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24 | F | Jonas Andersen | IHK Sparta Sarpsborg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | F | Morten Ask | Djurgårdens IF Stockholm | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
20 | F | Anders Bastiansen | Mora IK | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
29 | F | Tore Vikingstad | DEG Metro Stars | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
8 | F | Mads Hansen | Brynäs IF Gavle | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
6 | D | Jonas Holøs | IHK Sparta Sarpsborg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | D | Tommy Jakobsen | Graz 99ers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
9 | F | Marius Holtet | Iowa Stars | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
36 | D | Lars Erik Lund | Vålerenga Oslo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | F | Lars Peder Nagel | IK Oskarshamn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
28 | F | Kjell Richard Nygård | Vålerenga Oslo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | F | Per-Åge Skrøder | Södertälje | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
27 | F | Tommy Marthinsen | Vålerenga IF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
16 | D | Erik Ryman | HC Alleghe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
54 | D | Anders Myrvold | ZSC Lions | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
10 | F | Lars Erik Spets | Brynäs IF Gavle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | F | Patrick Thoresen | Edmonton Oilers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
56 | D | Johnny Nilsen | Frisk Asker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
14 | F | Marius Trygg | Stavanger IK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
23 | D | Mats Trygg | Kölner Haie | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Goaltenders
editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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30 | Pål Grotnes | IK Comet Halden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 9 | 5.81 | 0.816 | 0 |
39 | Mathias Gundersen | Stavanger IK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 267 | 14 | 3.15 | .905 | 0 |
1 | Jonas Norgren | Storhamar Dragons | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Russia
edit- Head coach: Vladimir Krikunov (RUS)
Skaters
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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45 | Alexander Fomichev | Amur Khabarovsk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 2 |
39 | Maxim Sokolov | SKA Saint Petersburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 7 | 3.24 | 0.892 | 0 |
40 | Sergei Zvyagin | Dynamo Moscow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 278 | 9 | 1.94 | 0.914 | 1 |
Slovakia
edit- Head coach: Frantisek Hossa (SVK)
Skaters
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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25 | Ján Lašák | HC Pardubice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 3.00 | 0.846 | 0 |
31 | Rastislav Staňa | Södertälje SK | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
60 | Karol Križan | MODO Ornskoldsvik | 7 | 3 | 3 | 379 | 12 | 1.90 | 0.915 | 3 |
Slovenia
edit- Head coach: Frantisek Vyborny (CZE)
Skaters
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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30 | Gaber Glavič | HK Acroni Jesenice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17.93 | 0.636 | 0 |
20 | Andrej Hočevar | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
33 | Robert Kristan | HK Acroni Jesenice | 6 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 22 | 3.81 | 0.887 | 0 |
Sweden
edit- Head coach: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (SWE)
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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34 | Daniel Henriksson | Färjestads BK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 5.00 | 0.761 | 0 |
30 | Johan Holmqvist | Brynäs IF | 7 | 5 | 2 | 420 | 14 | 2.00 | 0.908 | 2 |
1 | Stefan Liv | HV71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 |
Switzerland
edit- Head coach: Ralph Krueger (GER)
Skaters
editNumber | Position | Player | Club | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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10 | F | Andres Ambühl | HC Davos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
57 | D | Goran Bezina | Genève-Servette HC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
5 | D | Severin Blindenbacher | ZSC Lions | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
6 | D | Timo Helbling | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
12 | F | Patric Della Rossa | EHC Basel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
14 | F | Alain Demuth | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | D | Beat Forster | ZSC Lions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
2 | D | Beat Gerber | SC Bern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
18 | F | Thomas Déruns | Genève-Servette HC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
35 | F | Sandy Jeannin | HC Lugano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
67 | F | Romano Lemm | Kloten Flyers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
28 | F | Martin Plüss | Frölunda HC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
23 | F | Thierry Paterlini | ZSC Lions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
36 | F | Marc Reichert | SC Bern | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
32 | F | Ivo Rüthemann | SC Bern | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
31 | D | Mathias Seger | ZSC Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | F | Raffaele Sannitz | HC Lugano | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
11 | D | Martin Steinegger | SC Bern | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
7 | D | Mark Streit | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
3 | D | Julien Vauclair | HC Lugano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
88 | F | Kevin Romy | HC Lugano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
27 | F | Valentin Wirz | HC Lugano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Goaltenders
editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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40 | David Aebischer | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 2 | 2 | 359 | 16 | 2.67 | 0.882 | 0 |
20 | Jonas Hiller | HC Davos | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
44 | Marco Buhrer | SC Bern | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ukraine
edit- Head coach: Oleksandr Seukand (UKR)
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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22 | Oleksandr Fedorov | Khimvolokno Mogilev | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
20 | Igor Karpenko | Keramin Minsk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 16 | 5.33 | 0.857 | 0 |
1 | Kostyantyn Simchuk | Sokil Kyiv | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 15 | 5.00 | 0.857 | 0 |
United States
edit- Head coach: Mike Eaves (USA)
Skaters
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editNumber | Player | Club | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
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31 | Craig Anderson | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 280 | 11 | 2.36 | 0.908 | 1 |
33 | Jason Bacashihua | St. Louis Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 5 | 2.14 | 0.927 | 0 |
30 | David McKee | Cornell University | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References
edit- ^ a b "IIHF World Championships Past medalists". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Player Entry Procedure". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "IIHF eligibility". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ a b c "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Goalkeepers (SVS%)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-05.