2011 IIHF World Championship (WFAC)

The 2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships was the 67th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by the (IIHF). It took place between 7 and 22 February 2009 in and,. The Soviet Union were the defending champions.

Finland and Sweden met in the Gold Medal Game for the first time since 1998. Finland defeated Sweden 4–1 and became world champions for the first time since the 1995 tournament, and for the second time in history. Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union 7–4 for the bronze medal.