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2022 IIHF Men's World Championship

Tampere & Helsinki, Finland | May 13-29, 2022

The 2022 IIHF Men's World Championship took place May 13-29, 2022, in Tampere & Helsinki, Finland. The U.S. Men's National Team competed in Group B alongside Austria, Czechia, Finland, Great Britain, Latvia, Norway and Sweden. All Group B preliminary round games took place at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, while Group A played at Helsinki Ice Hall.

The U.S. finished the preliminary round fourth in Group B to setup a matchup with top-seeded Switzerland in the quarterfinals. The U.S. earned a 3-0 win to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. Ultimately, Team USA fell to Finland, 4-3, in the semifinals and then dropped the bronze medal game to Czechia to finish the world championship fourth of 16 teams. 

In total, the U.S. has earned 13 podium finishes, including one gold medal (1933), four silver medals (1950, 1939, 1934, 1931) and eight bronze medals (2021, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2004, 1996, 1952, 1949). 

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U.S. Results

Date Opponent/Round Time (Local/ET) Location Broadcast/Player of the Game
Wed., May 11 Canada
Exhibition
L, 3-4 (SO) Helsinki Ice Hall
Helsinki, Finland
None
Fri., May 13 Latvia
Preliminary Round
W, 4-1 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Seth Jones
Sun., May 15 Austria
Preliminary Round
OTW, 3-2 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Adam Gaudette
Mon., May 16 Finland
Preliminary Round
L, 1-4 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Luke Hughes
Thurs., May 19 Great Britain
Preliminary Round
W, 3-0 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Kieffer Bellows
Sat., May 21 Sweden
Preliminary Round
OTW, 3-2 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Adam Gaudette
Mon., May 23 Czechia
Preliminary Round
L, 0-1 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Jeremy Swayman
Tues., May 24 Norway
Preliminary Round
W, 4-2 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Matt Boldy
Thurs., May 26 Switzerland
Quarterfinals
W, 3-0 Helsinki Ice Hall
Helsinki, Finland
Jeremy Swayman
Sat., May 28 Finland
Semifinal
L, 3-4 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Seth Jones
Sun., May 29 Czechia
Bronze Medal Game
L, 4-8 Nokia Arena
Tampere, Finland
Karson Kuhlman

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