2005 IIHF World Championship final
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Date | 15 May 2005 | |||||||||||||||
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Arena | Wiener Stadthalle | |||||||||||||||
City | Vienna | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 7,999 | |||||||||||||||
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The 2005 IIHF World Championship final was an ice hockey match that took place on 15 May 2005 at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, to determine the winner of the 2005 IIHF World Championship. The Czech Republic defeated Canada 3–0 to win its fifth championship.
Background
The game marked the second time that Canada and the Czech Republic would meet in the World Championship finals. The previous time was in the
Venue
The Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna was determined to host the final of the championship. Previously at the tournament, the venue hosted both semifinals, as well as the bronze medal match. In the final, the attendance was 7,999.
The match
Summary
Václav Prospal opened the scoring for the Czech Republic at 4:13 minutes into the game, assisted by Martin Ručinský and Jaromír Jágr. This ended up to be the game winning goal, the fastest in IIHF finals history.
A deadlock second period saw Canada go on the
3:12 into the third period, Martin Ručinský received a fast saucer pass from Jágr, off of Petr Čajánek, while rushing the offensive zone and fired a wrist shot which beat Martin Brodeur low on the glove side. With less than a minute remaining in the match, Josef Vašíček scored an empty net goal, which brought the final score to 3–0 for the Czech republic.
The Czechs were overall more agile and had more speed, more than likely because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which left 12 players of Canada's without a club team in close to a calendar year, while almost every member of the Czech roster was playing in the Czech Extraliga, or other European leagues.
Details
15 May 2005 20:15 | Czech Republic | 3–0 ( 1–0, 0–0, 2–0 ) | Canada | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna Attendance: 7,999 |
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Tomáš Vokoun | Goalies | Martin Brodeur | Referee: T. Andersson | ||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 30 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 29 |
See also
- 2005 IIHF World Championship
- Canada men's national ice hockey team
- Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team