IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga

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The IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga was the premier annual international ice hockey tournament that year, hosted by Latvia in its capital city and featuring top national teams from around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IIHF World Championship
international ice hockey tournament
bestDefenceman Niklas Kronwall
bestForward Sidney Crosby
bestGoaltender Tomáš Vokoun
surface form: Tomas Vokoun
bronzeMedalist Finland men's national ice hockey team
category 2005–06 in Latvian ice hockey
May 2006 sports events in Europe
Sports competitions in Riga
World Ice Hockey Championships hosted by Latvia
continent Europe
division Top Division
endDate 2006-05-21
finalMatchScore Sweden 4–0 Czech Republic
fourthPlace Canada men's national ice hockey team
goldMedalist Sweden men's national ice hockey team
governingBody International Ice Hockey Federation
hostCity Riga
hostConfederation International Ice Hockey Federation
surface form: IIHF
hostCountry Latvia
hostSelectedAt IIHF Congress
surface form: IIHF Congress in Hannover
hostSelectionDate 2001-05-03
mostValuablePlayer Niklas Kronwall
nextEdition 2007 IIHF World Championship
numberOfGames 56
numberOfTeams 16
officialLanguage English
French
Latvian
officialName IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga self-link
surface form: 2006 IIHF World Championship
officialPuckSupplier Bauer
previousEdition 2005 IIHF World Championship
relegatedTeam Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team
Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
silverMedalist Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
sport ice hockey
startDate 2006-05-05
topScorer Sidney Crosby
topScorerPoints 16
totalGoals 321
venue Arena Riga
Skonto Arena
winner Sweden men's national ice hockey team
year 2006

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Latvia men's national ice hockey team notableTournament IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga
Patrik Elias participatedIn IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga
this entity surface form: 2006 IIHF World Championship
Arena Riga hostedEvent IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga
this entity surface form: 2006 IIHF World Championship
IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga officialName IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga self-link
subject surface form: 2006 IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: 2006 IIHF World Championship
Richard Lintner participantIn IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga
this entity surface form: 2006 IIHF World Championship