2018 IIHF World Championship

2018 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Denmark
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates4–20 May
Opened byMargrethe II
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (11th title)
Runner-up   Switzerland
Third place  United States
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored384 (6 per game)
Attendance520,481 (8,133 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Patrick Kane (20 points)
MVPUnited States Patrick Kane
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The 2018 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament hosted by the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Herning, held from 4 to 20 May 2018. The IIHF announced the winning bid on 23 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus.[1][2] South Korea made its debut at the World Championship, having played in the lower divisions previously.[3]

Sweden went undefeated at the tournament to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall title after defeating Switzerland in the final.[4] The United States won the bronze medal game, defeating Canada 4–1.

The official mascot of the tournament was a swan,[5] inspired by the Danish writer and poet Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about The Ugly Duckling.[6]

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  2. ^ To Denmark in 2018
  3. ^ Merk, Martin (29 April 2017). "Korea Promoted!". IIHF. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Tre Kronor golden again!". IIHF.com. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Introducing Duckly!". IIHF. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "IIHF - Home 2018 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP".