IIHF World Championship Update

The 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is set to wrap up this Sunday with a number of former Phantoms players still in the mix for championship contention.  Through 11 days, many of the teams have already played seven contests in the 16-team, preliminary round and only eight teams, the top four from each group, will qualify for the Quarterfinals that begin on Thursday.  Sitting in the top four of Group A are Finland, Canada, Germany and the United States while at the top of Group B are Russia, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland.

The nine players who have spent time with the Phantoms franchise that are currently playing for their respective countries over in Slovakia have a combined 784 games played in a Phantoms uniform to go along with 85 combined goals and 161 combined assists for a total of 246 points.  Find a breakdown of each player, along with their highlights from the tournament, below.

IIHF Worlds Group A Standings
  1. Canada 7 GP | 6 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTL | 1 L (18 PTS)
  2. Finland 7 GP | 5 W | 0 OTW | 1 OTL | 1 L (16 PTS)
  3. Germany 7 GP | 5 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTL | 2 L (15 PTS)
  4. United States 7 GP | 4 W | 1 OTW | 0 OTL | 2 L (14 PTS)
  5. Slovakia 7 GP | 3 W | 1 OTW | 0 OTL | 3 L (11 PTS)
  6. Denmark 7 GP | 1 W | 1 OTW | 1 OTL | 4 L (7 PTS)
  7. Great Britain 7 GP | 0 W | 1 OTW | 0 OTL | 6 L (2 PTS)
  8. France 7 GP | 0 W | 0 OTW | 2 OTL | 5 L (2 PTS)

*As of Tuesday, May 21

IIHF Worlds Group B Standings
  1. Russia 7 GP | 7 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTL | 0 L (21 PTS)
  2. Czech Republic 7 GP | 6 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTL | 1 L (18 PTS)
  3. Sweden 7 GP | 5 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTL | 2 L (15 PTS)
  4. Switzerland 7 GP | 4 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTL 3 L (12 PTS)
  5. Latvia 7 GP | 3 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTL | 4 L (9 PTS)
  6. Norway 7 GP | 2 W | 0 OTW | 0 OTW | 5 L (6 PTS)
  7. Italy 7 GP | 0 W | 1 OTW | 0 OTL | 6 L (2 PTS)
  8. Austria 7 GP | 0 W | 0 OTW | 1 OTL | 6 L (1 PTS)

*As of Tuesday, May 21

Carter Hart

  • 3 Games Played
  • 3-0-0 Record
  • .964 Save Percentage (2nd Overall)
  • 0.70 Goals-Against Average (1st Overall)
  • 1 Shutout (Tied for 2nd Overall)
  • Leads Canada in Wins, Save Percentage, GAA and Shutouts
Highlights

Philippe Myers

  • 4 Games Played (1A) 1 Point(s)
  • Plus-One Rating
Highlights

https://twitter.com/HC_Men/status/1130568320187420672

https://twitter.com/HC_Men/status/1129020639421947905

https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1128738800635609089

Sean Couturier

  • 7 Games Played (1G-2A) 3 Point(s)
  • Minus-One Rating
  • 1 Power-Play Goal
  • 66.02 Faceoff Percentage (5th Overall)
Highlights

https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1129750966360842241

https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1129038436080467970

https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1127665099106410497

Oskar Lindblom

  • 7 Games Played (3G-1A) 4 Point(s)
  • Even Plus-Minus Rating
  • 2 Power-Play Goals
  • Tied for 5th on the Team in Goals
Highlights

Robert Hagg

  • 6 Games Played
  • Plus-Two Rating

James Van Riemsdyk

  • 7 Games Played (2G-3A) 5 Point(s)
  • Plus-Two Rating
  • 1 Power-Play Goal
  • Third in Assists for Team USA
Highlights

https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1130148602448420870

https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1130123818544951296

Michael Raffl

  • 6 Games Played (4G) 4 Point(s)
  • Minus-Five Rating
  • 1 Shorthanded Goal
  • Tied for Team Lead in Points
  • Leads Austria in Goals
Highlights

Oliver Lauridsen

  • 7 Games Played (1A) 1 Point(s)
  • Plus-Two Rating
  • Leads Denmark Defenseman in Plus-Minus

Marcel Noebels

  • 7 Games Played
  • Minus-Three Rating

Remaining IIHF Schedule

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Finland (2) vs. Germany (4) — FINAL 

Czech Republic (5) vs. Switzerland (4) — FINAL

Slovakia (2) vs. Denmark (1) — FINAL (SO)

Norway (1) vs. Latvia (4) — FINAL

Canada (3) vs. United States (0) — FINAL

Sweden (4) vs. Russia (7) — FINAL

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Canada (3) vs. Switzerland (2) — FINAL (OT)

Russia (4) vs. United States (3) — FINAL

Finland (5) vs. Sweden (4) — FINAL

Czech Republic (5) vs. Germany (1) — FINAL

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Semifinalist vs. Semifinalist — 9:15 a.m.

Semifinalist vs. Semifinalist — 1:15 p.m.

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Third-Place — 9:45 a.m.

Championship — 2:15 p.m.

 

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