Preliminary Round
January 8th - January 11th, 2023
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from Group A will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from Group A and the 1st and 2nd Nations from Group B will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from Group B will qualify for the Relegation Round
Group A
- Canada
- Finland
- Sweden
- United States
Group B
- Czech Republic
- Japan
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
Group A
Central European Time (GMT +1)
United States 6 - 3 Sweden
Period-by-Period: 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
January 8th 2023, h. 16:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Canada 8 - 0 Finland
Period-by-Period: 2-0, 3-0, 3-0
January 8th 2023, h. 20:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
United States 8 - 1 Finland
Period-by-Period: 2-0, 3-1, 3-0
January 9th 2023, h. 16:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Sweden 2 - 4 Canada
Period-by-Period: 1-1, 1-1, 0-2
January 9th 2023, h. 20:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Finland 1 - 6 Sweden
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-3, 0-2
January 11th 2023, h. 16:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Canada 3 - 1 United States
Period-by-Period: 0-0, 2-1, 1-0
January 11th 2023, h. 20:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Group A Final Standing
Nation | P | W(OTW) | L(OTL) | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Canada | 3 | 3(0) | 0(0) | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | United States
| 3 | 2(0) | 1(0) | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 | Sweden | 3 | 1(0) | 2(0) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | Finland | 3 | 0(0) | 3(0) | 2 | 22 | -20 | 0 |
Group B
Central European Time (GMT +1) 1
Czech Republic 3 - 2 Switzerland
Period-by-Period: 0-2, 0-0, 3-0
January 8th 2023, h. 12:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Slovakia 6 - 3 Japan
Period-by-Period: 2-1, 1-1, 3-1
January 8th 2023, h. 14:00, Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Japan 1 - 5 Czech Republic
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2
January 9th 2023, h. 12:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Slovakia 4 - 1 Switzerland
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 3-0, 1-0
January 9th 2023, h. 18:00, Östersund Arena B, Östersund
Czech Republic 4 - 3 Slovakia
Period-by-Period: 2-1, 1-0, 1-2
January 11th 2023, h. 12:00, Östersund Arena A, Östersund
Switzerland 2 - 1 Japan
Period-by-Period: 1-0, 0-0, 1-1
January 11th 2023, h. 18:00, Östersund Arena B, Östersund Group B Final Standing1
Nation | P | W(OTW) | L(OTL) | GF | GA | +/- | Pt. | Czech Republic
| 3 | 3(0) | 0(0) | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Slovakia | 3 | 2(0) | 1(0) | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 | Switzerland | 3 | 1(0) | 2(0) | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Japan | 3 | 0(0) | 3(0) | 5 | 13 | -8 | 0 |
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