2012 IIHF World Championship Program

IIHF World Championship (Men)

2012 IIHF World Championship
Venues: Helsinki (Finland) & Stockholm (Sweden)
Dates: 4-20 May 2012
Groups to be determined on May 15 after the gold medal game.
Participants: Russia, Canada, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, USA, Switzerland, Slovakia, Germany, Belarus, Norway, Latvia, Denmark, France, Italy, Kazakhstan.

2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A
Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dates: 15-21 April 2012
Participants: Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Great Britain, Japan, Ukraine

2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B
Venue: Krynica, Poland
Dates: 15-21 April 2012
Participants: Korea, Poland, Netherlands, Lithuania, Romania, Australia

2012 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
Venue: Reykjavik, Iceland
Dates: 12-18 April 2012
Participants: Spain, Estonia, Croatia, New Zealand, Serbia, Iceland

2012 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B
Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria
Dates: 2-8 April 2012
Participants: Belgium, China, Mexico, Bulgaria, Israel, South Africa

2012 IIHF World Championship Division III
Venue: Erzurum, Turkey
Dates: 15-21 April 2012
Participants: DPR Korea, Ireland, Turkey, Luxembourg, Greece*, Mongolia*

* Note: Bosnia & Herzegovina and Chinese Taipei applied to enter the Division III. The fulfillment of the minimum standards for participation will be reviewed until the IIHF Semi-Annual Congress, 22-24 September, in Istanbul, Turkey. The admission of additional teams would make a Division III Qualification tournament with the two last-ranked teams seeded in Division III (Greece, Mongolia) necessary.

IIHF World U20 Championship

2012 IIHF World U20 Championship
Venue: Calgary & Edmonton, Canada
Dates: 26 December 2011 – 5 January 2012
Group A: Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Latvia
Group B: Canada, USA, Finland, Czech Republic, Denmark

2012 IIHF World U20 Championship Division I Group A
Venue: Germany (city TBA)
Dates: 11-17 December 2011
Participants: Norway, Germany, Slovenia, Belarus, Austria, Great Britain

2012 IIHF World U20 Championship Division I Group B
Venue: Tychy, Poland
Dates: 12-18 December 2011
Participants: Italy, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Japan, Poland, France

2012 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group A
Venue: Donetsk, Ukraine
Dates: 12-18 December 2011
Participants: Lithuania, Ukraine, Hungary, Netherlands, Korea, Spain

2012 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B
Venue: Tallinn, Estonia
Dates: 10-16 December 2011
Participants: Romania, Belgium, Estonia, Australia, Mexico, Serbia

2012 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III
Venue: Dunedin, New Zealand
Dates: 29 December 2011 – 4 January 2012
Participants: Iceland, China, DPR Korea, Turkey, New Zealand*, Bulgaria*

* Note: Chinese Taipei applied to enter the U20 Division III. The fulfillment of the minimum standards for participation will be reviewed until the IIHF Semi-Annual Congress, 22-24 September, in Istanbul, Turkey. The admission of additional teams would make a Division III Qualification tournament with the two last-ranked teams seeded in Division III (New Zealand, Bulgaria) necessary.

IIHF World U18 Championship

2012 IIHF World U18 Championship
Venue: Switzerland or Denmark (TBC)
Dates: 12-22 April 2012 (if in Switzerland, TBC)
Group A: USA, Canada, Finland, Czech Republic, Denmark
Group B: Sweden, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Latvia

2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I Group A
Venue: Piestany, Slovakia
Dates: 11-17 April 2012
Participants: Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Japan, France

2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I Group B
Venue: Hungary (city TBA)
Dates: 15-21 April 2012
Participants: Kazakhstan, Belarus, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Ukraine

2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group A
Venue: Heerenveen, Netherlands
Dates: 25-31 March 2012
Participants: Great Britain, Korea, Romania, Netherlands, Croatia, Lithuania

2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B
Venue: Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates: 17-23 March 2012
Participants: Spain, Estonia, China, Serbia, Australia, Iceland

2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A
Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria
Dates: 12-18 March 2012
Participants: Belgium, New Zealand, Mexico, Chinese Taipei, Bulgaria, South Africa

2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B
Venue: Erzurum, Turkey
Dates: 11-17 March 2012
Participants: Israel, Turkey, Ireland, Mongolia, Bosnia & Herzegovina*, Hong Kong*

* Note: Bosnia & Herzegovina and Hong Kong applied to enter the U18 Division IIIB. The fulfillment of the minimum standards for participation will be reviewed until the IIHF Semi-Annual Congress, 22-24 September, in Istanbul, Turkey.

IIHF World Women’s Championship

2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship
Venue: Burlington (Vermont), USA
Dates: 7-14 April 2012 (TBC)
Group A: USA, Canada, Finland, Russia
Group B: Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Germany

2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division I Group A
Venue: no applicant, TBD at the Semi-Annual Congress
Dates: TBA
Participants: Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway, Latvia, Austria, Czech Republic

2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division I Group B
Venue: Great Britain (city TBA)
Dates: TBA
Participants: China, France, Denmark, Italy, Great Britain, Netherlands

2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division II Group A
Venue: Slovenia (city TBA)
Dates: 24-30 March 2012
Participants: DPR Korea, Australia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, New Zealand

2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division II Group B
Venue: Seoul, Korea
Dates: 10-16 March 2012
Participants: Belgium, Korea, Iceland, Poland, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2

2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division II Group B Qualification
Venue: Spain (city TBA)
Dates: TBA
Participants: South Africa, Spain, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ireland, Mexico*

* Note: Mexico applied to enter the Women’s Division IIB Qualification. The fulfillment of the minimum standards for participation will be reviewed until the IIHF Semi-Annual Congress, 22-24 September, in Istanbul, Turkey.

IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship

2012 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship
Venue: Czech Republic (city TBA)
Dates: TBA
Group A: USA, Czech Republic, Sweden, Russia
Group B: Canada, Finland, Germany, Switzerland

2012 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship Division I
Venue: France applied, TBD at the Semi-Annual Congress
Dates: TBA
Participants: Japan, Slovakia, Austria, Norway, France*, Kazakhstan*

2012 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship Division I Qualification
Venue: no applicant, TBD at the Semi-Annual Congress
Dates: TBA
Participants: Hungary*, China*, Great Britain*, Italy*

* Note: Hungary, China, Great Britain and Italy applied to enter the Women’s U18 Division I Qualification. The fulfillment of the minimum standards for participation will be reviewed until the IIHF Semi-Annual Congress, 22-24 September, in Istanbul, Turkey, and a decision about the qualification tournament will be taken then. The admission of additional teams would make a Women’s U18 Division I Qualification tournament with the two last-ranked teams seeded in Division I (France, Kazakhstan) necessary.