2015 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2015 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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The 2015 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 79th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition, which also served as qualification for division placements in the 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships and to finalize seeding for 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.

Championship

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The top division championship took place from 1 to 17 May 2015 with the participation of sixteen teams. Czech Republic hosted the event with games played in Prague and Ostrava. Canada won the championship, defeating Russia in the final.

The IIHF's official final rankings of the tournament:[1]

1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
4  Czech Republic
5  Sweden
6  Finland
7  Belarus
8   Switzerland
9  Slovakia
10  Germany
11  Norway
12  France
13  Latvia
14  Denmark
15  Austria
16  Slovenia
Relegated to the 2016 Division I

Division I

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Division I A

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The Division I A tournament was played April 19 to 25, 2015. Ukraine was to host the tournament, with some matches in Donetsk, but withdrew in advance due to "the political tension in the country being an obstacle for foreign visitors and fans who want to visit the ice festival in Donetsk."[2][3] On 18 September 2014, it was announced that the tournament would be hosted in Kraków, Poland.[4]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 23 6 +17 15 Promoted to the 2016 Top Division
 Hungary 5 4 0 0 1 14 11 +3 12
 Poland 5 2 0 0 3 9 9 0 6
 Japan 5 2 0 0 3 10 16 −6 6
 Italy 5 1 1 0 3 7 12 −5 5
 Ukraine 5 0 0 1 4 8 17 −9 1 Relegated to the 2016 Division I B
Source: IIHF

Division I B

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The Division I B tournament was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 30 11 +19 12 Promoted to the 2016 Division I A
 Great Britain 5 3 1 0 1 13 10 +3 11
 Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 11 12 −1 9
 Croatia 5 2 0 1 2 16 20 −4 7
 Estonia 5 1 0 0 4 10 21 −11 3
 Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 9 15 −6 3 Relegated to the 2016 Division II A
Source: IIHF

Division II

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Division II A

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The Division II A tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Romania 5 4 1 0 0 27 11 +16 14 Promoted to the 2016 Division I B
 Belgium 5 2 1 0 2 22 15 +7 8
 Serbia 5 1 1 2 1 18 22 −4 7
 Spain 5 2 0 1 2 16 20 −4 7
 Iceland 5 2 0 1 2 17 13 +4 7
 Australia 5 0 1 0 4 11 30 −19 2 Relegated to the 2016 Division II B
Source: IIHF

Division II B

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The Division II B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 China 5 4 1 0 0 33 15 +18 14 Promoted to the 2016 Division II A
 New Zealand 5 3 0 0 2 21 17 +4 9
 Mexico 5 3 0 0 2 24 15 +9 9
 Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 17 30 −13 6
 Israel 5 1 0 1 3 20 29 −9 4
 South Africa 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3 Relegated to the 2016 Division III
Source: IIHF

Division III

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The Division III tournament was played in İzmir, Turkey, from 3 to 12 April 2015.[3]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
 North Korea 6 5 1 0 0 50 9 +41 17 Promoted to the 2016 Division II B
 Turkey 6 5 0 1 0 59 11 +48 16
 Luxembourg 6 4 0 0 2 39 19 +20 12
 Hong Kong 6 3 0 0 3 30 30 0 9
 Georgia 6 1 1 0 4 20 56 −36 5
 United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 1 4 14 44 −30 4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 0 0 6 3 46 −43 0
Source: IIHF

References

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  1. ^ "Playoffs and Final Rankings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  2. ^ Ukraine withdraws
  3. ^ a b c d e "28 tournaments confirmed". iihfworlds2014.com. 2014-05-23.
  4. ^ "Poland gets Division IA Worlds". world.einnews.com. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.[permanent dead link]
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