2005 IIHF World Championship

2005 IIHF World Championship
2005 IIHF Weltmeisterschaft

Tournament details
Host country	Austria
Dates	April 30 - May 15
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czech Republic (5th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	289 (5.16 per match)
Attendance	323,974 (5,785 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Joe Thornton (16 points)
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The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in May 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 69th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competed in the relegation round.

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The top three teams from each group in the First Round advance to the qualifying round. The top three teams from Groups A and D advance to Group E, and the top three teams from Groups B and C advance to Group F.

Teams in the qualifying round carry forward the results and points gained in the preliminary round with the teams that they have played and advance with. Teams, which have played in the preliminary round, do not meet again in the qualifying round.

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The consolation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.

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The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

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