Main article: 2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2017 IIHF World Championship, the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships, was held from 5 to 21 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix, the main characters from popular French comic book series The Adventures of Asterix.[1] The logo incorporates the silhouette of deceased German national team goaltender Robert Müller, who succumbed to a brain tumor at just 28 years of age.[2] German tennis player Angelique Kerber,[3] 1. FC Köln and German Olympic soccer team goalkeeper Timo Horn[4] and Paris Saint-Germain F.C.'s Brazilian winger Lucas Moura[5] were named celebrity ambassadors for the event.
Sweden won the tournament by defeating Canada 2–1 after a penalty shoot-out.[6] Russia won the bronze medal game, defeating Finland 5–3.
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^Potts, Andy. "Together for 2017". IIHFWorlds2017.com. International Ice hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^"A tennis player on the team". IIHFWorlds2017.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^"Welcome Timo Horn". IIHFWorlds2017.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^Nieto, Sebastien (31 January 2017). "Comment Lucas est devenu ambassadeur du championnat du monde de hockey". LeParisien.fr. Le Parisien Libéré S.A.S. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^"Tre Konor takes gold". iihfworlds2017.com. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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