The IIHF announced today the game schedule for the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship. The tournament, which is set for Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia, will take place May 12-28, 2023.
Team USA will compete in Group A and open the preliminary round against host Finland on May 12 at Nokia Arena in Tampere, which is where the U.S. will play all seven of its preliminary-round games and was the location for nine of Team USA's 10 games during the 2022 IIHF Men's World Championship.
During the preliminary round, the U.S. will also face off with Hungary (May 14), Germany (May 15), Austria (May 17), Denmark (May 20) and France (May 21), before its final game of the prelims against Sweden (May 23).
The top four seeds from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round being held Thursday, May 25. Two of the quarterfinal games will be played in Tampere and two are set for Riga, Latvia, which is hosting Group B for the preliminary round. The winners will advance to play on May 27 in the semifinal round being held in Tampere.
Both the bronze and gold medal games will take place May 28, again at Nokia Arena in Tampere.
DATE | OPPONENT/ROUND | TIME (LOCAL/ET) | LOCATION |
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Tues., May 7 | Slovakia Pre-Tournament |
6:00 p.m./12:00 p.m. | Ondrej Nepela Arena Bratislava, Slovakia |
Fri., May 10 | Sweden Preliminary Round |
8:20 p.m./2:20 p.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
Sat., May 11 | Germany Preliminary Round |
8:20 p.m./2:20 p.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
Mon., May 13 | Slovakia Preliminary Round |
4:20 p.m./10:20 a.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
Thurs., May 16 | France Preliminary Round |
8:20 p.m./2:20 p.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
Fri., May 17 | Poland Preliminary Round |
8:20 p.m./2:20 p.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
Sun., May 19 | Kazakhstan Preliminary Round |
4:20 p.m./10:20 a.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
Tues., May 21 | Latvia Preliminary Round |
4:20 p.m./10:20 a.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
Thurs., May 23 | TBD Quarterfinals |
4:20 p.m./10:20 a.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
TBD Quarterfinals |
8:20 p.m./2:20 p.m. | Ostrava Arena Ostrava, Czechia |
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TBD Quarterfinals |
4:20 p.m./10:20 a.m. | Prague Arena Prague, Czechia |
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TBD Quarterfinals |
8:20 p.m./2:20 p.m. | Prague Arena Prague, Czechia |
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Sat., May 25 | TBD Semifinals |
2:20 p.m./8:20 a.m. | Prague Arena Prague, Czechia |
TBD Semifinals |
6:20 p.m./12:20 p.m. | Prague Arena Prague, Czechia |
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Sun., May 26 | TBD Bronze Medal Game |
3:20 p.m./9:20 a.m. | Prague Arena Prague, Czechia |
TBD Gold Medal Game |
8:20 p.m./2:20 p.m. | Prague Arena Prague, Czechia |