What happened to the Pool Crossover Rules in WHC?

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I was watching this for the match-ups as they unfolded and was puzzled about it.  Did it change this year, or maybe last year and just didn't notice?

You had Group S and Group H.  I was expecting First Place in Group H to play 4th Place in Group S.  Canada VS Norway and Russia VS Slovakia.  Instead we got Group H First vs 4th. Canada Vs Slovakia and Russia Vs Norway.  

Results.  Slovakia squeaks out a win over Canada and Russia blows away Norway.  Other match ups.  USA lost to Finland when they could have played Czech Republic.

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You`re right the match ups should have crossed over, all 4 teams that made it to the top 4 in their group should have to play the other 4 teams of the other group it only makes sense. But its the IIHF so its expected.

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This has a different format than other WHCs. 
Most tournaments were in one host city, but this is 2. Group S is Stockholm, group H is Helsinki. 
I guess they did not want teams going to different counties for different rounds, with the exception of the finals.

What happened to the Pool Crossover Rules in WHC?

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