2009 IIHF World Championship | Wikipedia audio article

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00:00:59 1 Participating teams
00:01:09 2 Venues
00:01:18 3 Preliminary round
00:01:48 3.1 Group A
00:02:01 3.2 Group B
00:02:13 3.3 Group C
00:02:26 3.4 Group D
00:02:38 4 Qualifying round
00:03:27 4.1 Group E
00:03:39 4.2 Group F
00:03:52 5 Relegation round
00:04:25 5.1 Group G
00:04:38 6 Playoff round
00:04:47 6.1 Bracket
00:04:55 6.2 Quarter-finals
00:05:03 6.3 Semi-finals
00:05:12 6.4 Bronze Medal Game
00:05:21 6.5 Gold Medal Game
00:05:30 7 Ranking and statistics
00:05:39 7.1 Tournament Awards
00:05:59 7.2 Final standings
00:06:20 7.3 Scoring leaders
00:06:31 7.4 Leading goaltenders
00:06:43 8 IIHF Broadcasting rights
00:07:00 9 See also
00:07:19 10 References
00:07:32 11 External links
00:07:45 Save Percentage; SO
00:08:00 IIHF Broadcasting rights
00:08:11 See also



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The 2009 IIHF World Championship took place in Switzerland from 24 April to 10 May. The games were played in the PostFinance Arena in Bern and Schluefweg in Kloten.
The PostFinance Arena in Bern was renovated and accommodates an attendance of 17,000. The Eishalle Schluefweg in Kloten was expanded for the 2008–09 season to a capacity of 9,000 people. Switzerland gained the right to host the World Championship for the 10th time.
"Live For The Action" by Swiss hard rock veterans Krokus was named the official anthem of the tournament.
Russia won the championship, winning all its matches and defeating Canada in the final 2–1. Ilya Kovalchuk was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the tournament. Over 17 million people watched the televised final around the world.