World Championship awards

26 May 2014 | Henrik Lundqvist

Finnish goalie Pekka Rinne earned three shutouts and saved 220 shots. That earned him the MVP award.

Pekka Rinne dominated in the net this tournament, until the final against Russia in which he allowed five goals. He led the championship in shutouts and saves. Thanks to that the accredited media named him Most Valuable Player.

Another goalie, Russia's Sergei Bobrovski was named best goalkeeper by the tournament directorate. Seth Jones of USA was named best defenseman and the top scorer Viktor Tikhonov was named best forward.

The forward Antoine Roussel was the first French player ever to be selected to the World Championship All-Star Team.

Most Valuable Player (selected by the media):
Pekka Rinne, Finland

Individual Awards (selected by the directorate):
Best Goalkeeper: Sergei Bobrovski, Russia
Best Defenceman: Seth Jones, USA
Best Forward: Viktor Tikhonov, Russia

All-Star Team (selected by the media):
GK: Pekka Rinne, Finland
DE: Seth Jones, USA
DE: Anton Belov, Russia
FW: Sergei Plotnikov, Russia
FW: Viktor Tikhonov, Russia
FW: Antoine Roussel, France

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