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Outstanding attendance

686,391 spectators attended IIHF Worlds

Published 30.05.2017 19:08 GMT+2 | Author Organizing Committee
Outstanding attendance Outstanding attendance
COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 5: USA vs Germany opening face-off during preliminary round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images)
The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship registered the second-highest attendance in the tournament's history after 2015 (Prague and Ostrava).

 

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Merci, Paris!

Secondary attendance among best ever

Published 26.05.2017 10:18 GMT+2 | Author Andrew Podnieks
Merci, Paris! Merci, Paris!
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 11: Opening face off of team Canada against team France during preliminary round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images)
Let’s face it. It’s tough to think of Paris as a “secondary” anything.

 

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Sequel to success

Six players to follow after World Championship

Published 24.05.2017 17:31 GMT+2 | Author Ryan O'Leary
Sequel to success Sequel to success
Vadim Shipachyov was one of the brightest stars on the Russian national team and got a contact with new NHL team Vegas Golden Knights. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
World Championships are much more than a tournament dedicated to crowning top hockey country in the world.

 

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Canada vs. Sweden (Final) CAN-SWE F Henrik Lundqvist (SWE) after winning gold Lundqvist Russia vs. Finland (Bronze) RUS-FIN B Yevgeni Kuznetsov (RUS) after bronze win Kuznetsov Sweden vs. Finland (SF) SWE-FIN SF Canada vs. Russia (SF) CAN-RUS SF Day in Life - a look back on the ice and behind the scenes Day in Life Best Moments from the Ref Cam #4 Ref Cam 6 Can you pronounce these French and German words? Language Test
CAN-SWE F COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 21: Canada's Ryan O'Reilly #90 stickchecks the puck away from Sweden's John Klingberg #3 during gold medal game action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images) CAN-SWE F RUS-FIN B COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 21: Finland's Jesse Puljujarvi #39 skates with the puck while being stick checked by Russia's Andrei Mironov #94 during bronze medal game action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images) RUS-FIN B SWE-FIN SF COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 20: Sweden's Henrik Lundqvist #35 makes a save against Finland's Mika Pyorala #37 while his teammate Alexander Edler #24 looks on during semifinal round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images) SWE-FIN SF CAN-RUS SF COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 20: Canada's Mitch Marner #16 slips by Russia's Vladimir Tkachyov #70 during semifinal round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images) CAN-RUS SF SUI-SWE QF PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 18: Switzerland's Gaetan Haas #92 celebrates with his bench after scoring against Sweden during quarterfinal round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images) SUI-SWE QF CAN-GER QF COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 18: Canada's Calvin Pickard #31 makes the save during quarterfinal round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images) CAN-GER QF RUS-CZE QF PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 18: Russia's Ivan Provorov #29 flicks the puck over Czech Republic's Petr Vrana #20 during quarterfinal round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images) RUS-CZE QF USA-FIN QF COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 18: USA's Nich Schmaltz #17 and Finland's Lasse Kukkonen #5 battle for the puck during quarterfinal round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images) USA-FIN QF CAN-FIN PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 16: Canada's Mark Scheifele #55 stickhandles the puck while Finland's Tomi Sallinen #40 defends during preliminary round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images) CAN-FIN

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Together for 2017!

Germany and France join forces to bring hockey fans to Cologne and Paris for the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

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