2006 IIHF World Championship
| 2006. gada Pasaules čempionāts hokejā | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Latvia
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| Dates | May 5 – May 21 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Sweden (8th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Czech Republic
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Third place 
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 Finland
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| Fourth place |
 Canada
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 329 (5.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 324,794 (5,800 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Sidney Crosby (16 points) |
| MVP |
Niklas Kronwall
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The 2006 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in 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.)
It was preceded two months earlier by the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, where ice hockey was also a major event.
In the gold medal game, Sweden won against the Czech Republic and thus became the first hockey team to win both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships in the same year.
The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament – 13 nations from Europe, two nations from North America and one nation from Asia are represented.
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.
Groups A and D were played in Kloten, groups B and C in Berne.
All times local (UTC +3)
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