WC: Medal Round Rule Change (Reseeding)

[777]

Highest seed will play the lowest seed in the semi final, which sounds simple. But does anyone know how this works?

Canada and Czech are tied with 18 points. Sweden & Germany too with 15.

For example: If Russia, Canada, Germany & Sweden all advance what would be the semi finals match ups?

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[LeafalCrusader]

I'd imagine Canada would be ahead of the Czechs since they won their group. Not sure what the tiebreaker for Germany Sweden would be. GF/GA differential?

 

[Vegan Knight]

Needlessly complicating things that weren't really broken. It's one game and you beat who you beat to get to the final.

I mean this as a shot to the rule change not anyone commenting.

 

[SympathyForTheDevils]

Seeding order:
1) Russia (1st Group B, 21 points)
2) Canada (1st Group A, 18 points)
3) Czech Republic (2nd Group B, 18 points)
4) Finland (2nd Group A, 16 points)
5) Sweden (3rd Group B, 15 points)
6) Germany (3rd Group B, 15 points)
7) USA (4th Group A, 14 points)
8) Switzerland (4th Group B, 12 points)

So I guess group position and goal differential are used as tiebreakers?

 

[maclean]

Having now been through the process, I think this is a positive change. Rewards better group play unequivocally, whereas in previous years you had everybody speculating about whether it wouldn't actually be better to place third to get a potentially more playable opponent, avoid a certain team in the semis, etc.