Group A was one of two groups of the 2023 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while Hungary, who finished last in the group, was relegated to Division I in 2024.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  United States 7 6 1 0 0 34 8 +26 20 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 26 7 +19 18
3  Finland (H) 7 5 0 1 1 28 15 +13 16
4  Germany 7 4 0 0 3 27 16 +11 12
5  Denmark 7 2 1 0 4 19 26 −7 8 Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship
6  France 7 0 1 2 4 10 31 −21 4
7  Austria 7 0 1 1 5 11 27 −16 3[lower-alpha 1]
8  Hungary 7 0 1 1 5 12 37 −25 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to 2024 Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Austria 4–3 Hungary

Matches

All times are local (UTC+3).

Finland vs United States

12 May 2023
16:20		Finland 1–4
(1–0, 0–1, 0–3)		 United StatesNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 12,056
Game reference
Emil LarmiGoaliesCasey DeSmithReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
Canada Adam Bloski
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Slovakia Šimon Synek
Hartikainen (Sallinen, Manninen) (PP) – 17:071–0
1–133:48 – Gauthier (Mazur, Samberg)
1–249:49 – O'Connor (Samberg, Garland)
1–352:57 – A. Tuch (Grimaldi, O'Connor)
1–459:12 – A. Tuch (O'Connor) (EN)
6 minPenalties4 min
24Shots38

Sweden vs Germany

12 May 2023
20:20		Sweden 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 GermanyNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 9,179
Game reference
Lars JohanssonGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Switzerland Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
Switzerland Eric Cattaneo
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
Lindberg (Berggren, Petersson) (PP) – 41:311–0
8 minPenalties6 min
23Shots19

France vs Austria

13 May 2023
12:20		France 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 AustriaNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 7,626
Game reference
Sebastian YlönenGoaliesDavid KickertReferees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Germany Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Slovakia Šimon Synek
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
T. Bozon (Claireaux, Chakiachvili) (PP) – 19:291–0
1–146:56 – Raffl (Schneider, Rossi) (PP)
Treille (Chakiachvili, T. Bozon) (PP) – 60:392–1
27 minPenalties10 min
28Shots28

Hungary vs Denmark

13 May 2023
16:20		Hungary 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 DenmarkNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 7,633
Game reference
Bence BálizsGoaliesFrederik DichowReferees:
Canada Adam Bloski
United States Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
Finland Onni Hautamäki
Canada Brett Mackey
0–115:55 – Ehlers (N. Jensen, Russell) (PP)
0–229:23 – Ehlers (M. Lauridsen, N. Jensen) (PP)
Sofron (Szabó, Bartalis) – 46:421–2
1–351:58 – Poulsen (Lassen, Storm)
12 minPenalties10 min
17Shots44

Germany vs Finland

13 May 2023
20:20		Germany 3–4
(1–1, 2–2, 0–1)		 FinlandNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,712
Game reference
Dustin StrahlmeierGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Switzerland Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
United States Jake Davis
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
0–109:30 – Armia (Kakko, Määttä)
Noebels (Fischbuch, Kastner) – 17:451–1
Wissmann (Kastner, Noebels) – 32:262–1
2–234:09 – Manninen (Kapanen, Koivisto)
2–335:56 – Manninen (Rantanen, Lehtonen) (PP)
Peterka (Kahun, Tiffels) (PP) – 39:413–3
3–452:45 – Lehtonen (Rantanen, Hartikainen)
4 minPenalties8 min
13Shots25

United States vs Hungary

14 May 2023
12:20		United States 7–1
(2–1, 2–0, 3–0)		 HungaryNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 5,258
Game reference
Cal PetersenGoaliesDominik HorváthReferees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Germany Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Switzerland Eric Cattaneo
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
0–104:07 – Sofron (Szabó, Bartalis)
A. Tuch (Grimaldi) – 06:161–1
Bonino (Grimaldi) – 18:382–1
Bonino (Garland, Perunovich) (PP) – 23:293–1
Gauthier (Coronato, Hutson) – 33:394–1
Mackey (Eyssimont, Garland) – 41:235–1
Grimaldi – 44:046–1
L. Tuch – 56:577–1
0 minPenalties4 min
50Shots14

France vs Denmark

14 May 2023
16:20		France 3–4 OT
(0–2, 3–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 DenmarkNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 4,542
Game reference
Sebastian YlönenGoaliesFrederik DichowReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
United States Jake Davis
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
0–108:27 – Ehlers (M. Lauridsen, N. Jensen) (PP)
0–218:03 – Bødker (J. Jensen, Bau) (PP)
Leclerc (Rech, Boudon) – 25:481–2
Rech – 28:292–2
2–330:34 – Olesen
Addamo (Boscq, Gallet) – 39:313–3
3–461:43 – Russell (M. Lauridsen, Ehlers) (PP)
33 minPenalties6 min
26Shots21

Sweden vs Austria

14 May 2023
20:20		Sweden 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 AustriaNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 5,950
Game reference
Jesper WallstedtGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
United States Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
Finland Onni Hautamäki
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
Lindholm (Berggren, Pudas) – 03:431–0
Sörensen (De la Rose, Tömmernes) – 26:042–0
Nemeth (Petersson, Lindholm) – 38:163–0
Carlsson (Raymond, Nylander) – 51:184–0
Everberg (Bengtsson, Nemeth) – 53:425–0
2 minPenalties4 min
32Shots18

Germany vs United States

15 May 2023
16:20		Germany 2–3
(0–0, 2–1, 0–2)		 United StatesNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,003
Game reference
Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesCasey DeSmithReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
Switzerland Eric Cattaneo
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
0–125:39 – Attard (Eyssimont, Tynan) (EA)
Soramies (M. Müller, Seider) (SH) – 30:231–1
Schütz (Tuomie, Gawanke) – 39:552–1
2–245:58 – Farrell (Hutson)
2–354:50 – Coronato (Perunovich, Tynan) (PP)
4 minPenalties8 min
32Shots26

Finland vs Sweden

15 May 2023
20:20		Finland 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SwedenNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 12,039
Game reference
Emil LarmiGoaliesLars JohanssonReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Slovakia Šimon Synek
0–137:17 – Lindberg (Zetterlund, Berggren)
Lammikko (Pesonen, Kapanen) – 46:471–1
Oksanen GOAL
Kapanen MISS
Rantanen MISS
Hartikainen MISS
Armia GOAL
Oksanen MISS		ShootoutGOAL Tömmernes
GOAL Raymond
MISS Lindberg
MISS Petersson
MISS Sörensen
GOAL Raymond
4 minPenalties6 min
28Shots26

Denmark vs Austria

16 May 2023
16:20		Denmark 6–2
(1–0, 1–1, 4–1)		 AustriaNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,131
Game reference
Frederik DichowGoaliesDavid KickertReferees:
United States Sean Fernandez
Germany Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Germany Andreas Hofer
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
Ehlers (N. Jensen, J. Jensen) – 09:321–0
1–127:15 – Raffl (Schneider, Heinrich) (PP)
Andersen (Aagaard) – 33:272–1
J. Jensen (Andersen, Aagaard) – 46:373–1
3–248:40 – Schneider (Rossi, Maier)
N. Jensen (M. Lauridsen) (PP) – 51:464–2
Lassen (Andersen, Aagaard) – 53:005–2
Russell (Ehlers) – 57:036–2
4 minPenalties6 min
27Shots21

France vs Hungary

16 May 2023
20:20		France 2–3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 HungaryNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,075
Game reference
Sebastian YlönenGoaliesBence BálizsReferees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
Finland Onni Hautamäki
Canada Brett Mackey
Bertrand (Gallet, Rech) (PP) – 16:281–0
1–119:39 – Stipsicz (Sebők, Hári)
Boudon (Bertrand, T. Bozon) (PP) – 29:312–1
2–233:03 – Galló (Sebők, Kiss)
2–361:22 – Bartalis (Erdély, Horváth)
10 minPenalties8 min
28Shots21

United States vs Austria

17 May 2023
16:20		United States 4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 AustriaNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 7,676
Game reference
Cal PetersenGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
Finland Onni Hautamäki
Slovakia Šimon Synek
Grimaldi (Bonino, Mackey) – 27:161–0
1–137:23 – Raffl (Schneider, Rossi) (PP)
Mazur (Tynan, Hutson) – 38:202–1
Hutson (Perbix, Coronato) – 43:243–1
Perbix (Brown, Farrell) (EN) – 57:274–1
4 minPenalties4 min
31Shots19

Finland vs France

17 May 2023
20:20		Finland 5–3
(1–1, 2–1, 2–1)		 FranceNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,638
Game reference
Emil LarmiGoaliesJulian JuncaReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
United States Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
0–101:04 – Chakiachvili (T. Bozon, Texier)
Pesonen (Pokka, Lammikko) – 04:371–1
Oksanen (Anttila, Friman) – 23:352–1
2–228:31 – Addamo (Gallet, Leclerc)
Anttila (Matinpalo) – 31:363–2
Hartikainen (Manninen, Rantanen) (PP) – 45:224–2
4–349:08 – Bertrand (Chakiachvili, T. Bozon)
Manninen (Rantanen, Määttä) (EN) – 58:585–3
4 minPenalties6 min
32Shots22

Hungary vs Sweden

18 May 2023
16:20		Hungary 1–7
(1–3, 0–3, 0–1)		 SwedenNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,566
Game reference
Dominik HorváthGoaliesJesper WallstedtReferees:
Germany Sirko Hunnius
United Kingdom Liam Sewell
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Germany Andreas Hofer
0–101:33 – Lindberg (Tömmernes, Lindholm)
0–205:13 – De la Rose (Grundström) (SH)
Kiss (Bartalis, Garát) – 07:361–2
1–317:50 – Everberg (Liljegren, Sandin)
1–424:17 – Petersson (Tömmernes, Raymond) (PP2)
1–537:37 – Berggren (Raymond, Liljegren)
1–638:20 – De la Rose (Sörensen, Tömmernes)
1–748:48 – Raymond (Carlsson, Tömmernes)
4 minPenalties4 min
9Shots51

Denmark vs Germany

18 May 2023
20:20		Denmark 4–6
(1–0, 1–3, 2–3)		 GermanyNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,964
Game reference
Frederik DichowGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
United States Nick Briganti
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
Lassen (M. Lauridsen, Ehlers) – 05:391–0
1–129:12 – Peterka (Wissmann)
1–231:08 – Ehl (M. Müller, Seider)
1–337:51 – M. Müller (Noebels, Peterka)
Bau Hansen (Krogsgaard, Wejse) – 39:372–3
Wejse (Olesen, Andersen) – 55:013–3
3–455:21 – J. Müller (Wissmann, Stachowiak)
3–558:56 – Noebels (Sturm) (PP, EN)
Wejse (M. Lauridsen, Koch) (EA) – 59:284–5
4–659:35 – Sturm (EN)
4 minPenalties0 min
20Shots35

Hungary vs Finland

19 May 2023
16:20		Hungary 1–7
(0–1, 1–1, 0–5)		 FinlandNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,547
Game reference
Bence BálizsGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
United States Sean MacFarlane
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
0–112:52 – Lehtonen (Rantanen, Ohtamaa)
0–223:09 – Kakko (Armia, Suomela) (PP)
Sebők (Pozsgai, Galló) – 26:461–2
1–340:51 – Ohtamaa (Rantanen, Manninen)
1–443:24 – Hartikainen (Rantanen, Lehtonen) (PP)
1–546:20 – Kapanen (Kakko, Suomela)
1–654:42 – Merelä (Friman, Björninen)
1–759:01 – Armia (Määttä, Olkinuora) (PP)
12 minPenalties0 min
13Shots44

Austria vs Germany

19 May 2023
20:20		Austria 2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)		 GermanyNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 7,451
Game reference
David KickertGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
United Kingdom Liam Sewell
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–104:22 – Sturm (Ehl, Niederberger)
Wolf (Schneider, Rossi) – 11:151–1
1–216:28 – Tuomie (Stachowiak, J. Müller)
1–333:32 – Stachowiak (Schütz, M. Müller)
Haudum (Wukovits, Huber) – 53:252–3
2–458:58 – Sturm (EN)
0 minPenalties4 min
18Shots24

United States vs Denmark

20 May 2023
12:20		United States 3–0
(0–0, 0–0, 3–0)		 DenmarkNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,951
Game reference
Casey DeSmithGoaliesFrederik Dichow
Georg Sørensen		Referees:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Canada Mike Langin
Linesmen:
Finland Tommi Niittylä
Austria David Nothegger
Gauthier (A. Tuch, Tynan) (PP) – 49:511–0
A. Tuch (Grimaldi, Perunovich) – 55:302–0
Grimaldi (A. Tuch) (EN) – 59:193–0
6 minPenalties6 min
36Shots22

Austria vs Finland

20 May 2023
16:20		Austria 1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)		 FinlandNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,785
Game reference
David MadlenerGoaliesEmil LarmiReferees:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
Germany Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
United States Nick Briganti
Germany Andreas Hofer
0–101:19 – Kapanen (Kakko, Määttä)
Zwerger (Rossi) – 04:551–1
1–207:31 – Suomela (Määttä, Koivisto)
1–358:08 – Oksanen (Björninen)
4 minPenalties0 min
18Shots39

Sweden vs France

20 May 2023
20:20		Sweden 4–0
(4–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 FranceNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,454
Game reference
Lars JohanssonGoaliesJulian Junca
Quentin Papillon		Referees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
United States Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
Lindholm (Tömmernes, Petersson) – 01:591–0
Zetterlund (Pudas, Tömmernes) – 09:252–0
Berggren (Carlsson, Tömmernes) (PP) – 16:263–0
Zetterlund (Lindberg, Raymond) (PP) – 19:544–0
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots15

Germany vs Hungary

21 May 2023
16:20		Germany 7–2
(1–0, 3–0, 3–2)		 HungaryNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 4,821
Game reference
Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesDominik HorváthReferees:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Austria David Nothegger
Stachowiak (Schütz, Tuomie) – 07:581–0
Seider (Tiffels, Peterka) – 35:042–0
Sturm (Soramies, Ehl) – 35:223–0
Sturm (Noebels, Wissmann) (PP) – 37:554–0
Peterka (Tiffels, Wissmann) – 42:395–0
5–146:11 – Terbócs (Vincze, Papp)
5–248:13 – Fejes (Stipsicz, Sebők)
Kahun (Peterka) – 50:066–2
J. Müller (Wissmann, Peterka) – 58:387–2
29 minPenalties6 min
33Shots16

United States vs France

21 May 2023
20:20		United States 9–0
(3–0, 1–0, 5–0)		 FranceNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,539
Game reference
Cal Petersen
Drew Commesso		GoaliesQuentin Papillon
Sebastian Ylönen		Referees:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
United Kingdom Liam Sewell
Linesmen:
Canada Brett Mackey
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
O'Connor (Garland) – 06:031–0
Gauthier (Perunovich) – 11:342–0
Tynan (Gauthier) – 13:533–0
Gauthier (Perunovich, Tynan) (PP) – 21:314–0
O'Connor – 42:225–0
Perunovich (Coronato, Bjork) – 45:016–0
Grimaldi (Coronato, Perbix) – 47:077–0
Garland (Tynan) – 48:368–0
Gauthier (Tynan, Garland) – 53:489–0
6 minPenalties6 min
44Shots13

Denmark vs Sweden

22 May 2023
16:20		Denmark 1–4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 SwedenNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,573
Game reference
George SorensenGoaliesJesper WallstedtReferees:
United States Sean Fernandez
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Germany Andreas Hofer
Finland Tommi Niittylä
N. Jensen (Ehlers) – 03:391–0
1–113:24 – Everberg (Lindberg, Nylander)
1–232:20 – Petersson (Lindberg, Raymond) (PP)
1–352:40 – Petersson (Lindberg, Raymond) (PP)
1–454:22 – Grundström (Lindholm, Petersson)
6 minPenalties4 min
11Shots34

Austria vs Hungary

22 May 2023
20:20		Austria 4–3 GWS
(1–2, 2–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 HungaryNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,068
Game reference
Bernhard StarkbaumGoaliesBence BálizsReferees:
Canada Mike Langin
United Kingdom Liam Sewell
Linesmen:
United States Nick Briganti
Sweden Emil Yletyinen
0–108:25 – Sofron (Erdély, Bartalis)
Rossi (PP) – 12:451–1
1–219:21 – Sofron (Sebők, Stipsicz) (PP)
1–324:11 – Horváth (Papp, Nagy)
Strong (Huber, Maier) – 26:432–3
Haudum (Zwerger, Reinbacher) (PP) – 37:093–3
Ganahl GOAL
Schneider MISS
Rossi MISS
Heinrich GOAL		ShootoutMISS Papp
MISS Galló
MISS Hári
MISS Nagy
4 minPenalties6 min
33Shots18

Germany vs France

23 May 2023
12:20		Germany 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 FranceNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,598
Game reference
Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesSebastian YlönenReferees:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Switzerland Stefan Hürlimann
Linesmen:
Denmark Andreas Krøyer
Austria David Nothegger
Ehl (Stachowiak, Tuomie) – 03:311–0
Tiffels (Peterka, Kahun) – 15:552–0
Peterka – 22:073–0
Fischbuch (Wissmann, Noebels) (PP) – 43:514–0
Kastner (Noebels, Wissmann) – 53:345–0
6 minPenalties35 min
38Shots13

Sweden vs United States

23 May 2023
16:20		Sweden 3–4 OT
(1–1, 0–2, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 United StatesNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,781
Game reference
Lars JohanssonGoaliesCasey DeSmithReferees:
Canada Mike Langin
Germany André Schrader
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Finland Tommi Niittylä
Carlsson (Tömmernes, Lindberg) (PP2) – 09:101–0
1–116:49 – Bonino (Gauthier, Tynan) (PP)
1–233:54 – Garland (Mazur, Grimaldi) (PP)
1–339:30 – Hutson
Carlsson (Berggren, Li. Johansson) – 54:512–3
Liljegren (Tömmernes, Lindberg) – 57:293–3
3–461:37 – Samberg (Mazur, Tynan)
14 minPenalties33 min
26Shots43

Finland vs Denmark

23 May 2023
20:20		Finland 7–1
(3–0, 3–0, 1–1)		 DenmarkNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,491
Game reference
Emil LarmiGoaliesGeorg SørensenReferees:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
United Kingdom Liam Sewell
Linesmen:
United States Nick Briganti
France Nicolas Constantineau
Anttila (Matinpalo, Björninen) – 02:391–0
Ohtamaa (Rantanen, Manninen) – 03:312–0
Pokka (Seppälä, Kakko) – 18:363–0
Björninen (Pesonen, Seppälä) – 22:544–0
Lammikko (Seppälä) (SH) – 35:075–0
Kapanen (Kakko, Suomela) – 38:116–0
Matinpalo (Björninen, Oksanen) – 42:417–0
7–142:53 – Ehlers (Krogsgaard, Gammelgaard)
6 minPenalties8 min
47Shots14

References

  1. ↑ "World Championship schedule released". iihf.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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