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2006 IIHF World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Latvia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 5–21 May |
| Opened by | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (8th title) |
Runner-up  |  Czech Republic |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 329 (5.88 per game) |
| Attendance | 324,794 (5,800 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Sidney Crosby (16 points) |
| MVP | Niklas Kronwall |
The 2006 IIHF World Championship was held in between 5–21 May 2006 in Riga, Latvia. It was the 70th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
One of the requirements of the IIHF for Latvia to host the event was that a new arena would be constructed. Sweden was the stand-by organizer in case the arena was delayed, but the construction was completed on schedule, marking the first time a former Soviet state apart from Russia has hosted the event. The mascot of the championships was a beaver called RIX (after Riga International Airport's IATA code.)
Sweden shut out the Czech Republic 4-0 in the Gold Medal Game to win the IIHF World Championships. Sweden had won the 2006 Winter Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Gold 3-2 versus Finland in Turin, Italy two months earlier. They therefore became the first hockey team to win both the Winter Olympics and the IIHF World Championships in the same year.[1]
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