WC: 2022. groups

[filip85]

How they will look like ? are they known yet ?

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[Lartsaman]

Right now wikipedia IIHF World Championship 2022 - article gives these seedings:

Group A:

Canada
United States
Germany
Switzerland
Slovakia
Denmark
Italy
Kazakhstan

Group B:

Russia
Czech Republic
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Belarus
Norway
Great Britain

The seeding will mot likely change at some point. So I wouldnt count these as a final groups yet.

 

[Elias40]

I think one group is SWE, RUS, CZE, LAT, NOR,BLS,GB and the winner of this tournament. But Finland has the opportunity to exchange two teams of the same quality, because they will be the tournament advisor.

 

[Poro24]

Would be awesome to see Finland and Sweden in same group for the first time in ehh 20 years?

But nooo... Probably very much the same groups than this year.

 

[stv11]

Right now wikipedia IIHF World Championship 2022 - article gives these seedings:

Group A:

Canada
United States
Germany
Switzerland
Slovakia
Denmark
Italy
Kazakhstan

Group B:

Russia
Czech Republic
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Belarus
Norway
Great Britain

The seeding will mot likely change at some point. So I wouldnt count these as a final groups yet.

Finland can't catch up Canada even if they win, so according to the ranking these groups are correct.

Of course the organiser has the option of swapping two teams.

 

[Urbanskog]

I think one group is SWE, RUS, CZE, LAT, NOR,BLS,GB and the winner of this tournament. But Finland has the opportunity to exchange two teams of the same quality, because they will be the tournament advisor.

It's possible, but I'm not sure if it makes much sense to swap teams from one group to another in this case. I suppose they could have either the ROC, Sweden or even Latvia play in Helsinki as it would be easier for their fans to reach by train or ferry.

Since it's a mere 3.5 h train ride from St. Petersburg to Helsinki while Tampere isn't quite as accessible, swapping the Russians with another team might make the most sense out of these, I guess.

 

[Czechboy]

Right now wikipedia IIHF World Championship 2022 - article gives these seedings:

Group A:

Canada
United States
Germany
Switzerland
Slovakia
Denmark
Italy
Kazakhstan

Group B:

Russia
Czech Republic
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Belarus
Norway
Great Britain

The seeding will mot likely change at some point. So I wouldnt count these as a final groups yet.

Oh good, I was hoping the Czechs could continue their tradition of always having 3 of the big 5 in their group.lol

 

[member 305909]

Is there some unwritten rule that Canada and the USA are always in the same group?

 

[Lepardi]

It's possible, but I'm not sure if it makes much sense to swap teams from one group to another in this case. I suppose they could have either the ROC, Sweden or even Latvia play in Helsinki as it would be easier for their fans to reach by train or ferry.

Since it's a mere 3.5 h train ride from St. Petersburg to Helsinki while Tampere isn't quite as accessible, swapping the Russians with another team might make the most sense out of these, I guess.

I also don't think it makes sense to have both Russia and Sweden play in Tampere. Those are the two teams that will have the most fans traveling to Finland. Tampere will have plenty of attendance because we have Finland playing here. Helsinki on the other hand needs the Russian and Swedish fans.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Is there some unwritten rule that Canada and the USA are always in the same group?

As long as Canada remains first in the rankings and the U.S. keeps bouncing between 4th and 5th

 

[weklof]

IIHF - Groups for 2022

 

[Gold Standard]

Get ready Helsinki for the Shane Wright show coming to your arena in May 2022.

 

[BOS358]

Is there some unwritten rule that Canada and the USA are always in the same group?

No, which is why it didn't happen in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017.

 

[Jumptheshark]

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