2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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The 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 74th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2011 competition.

The 2010 IIHF World Championship was held in Germany between May 7 and May 23, 2010 with events being held in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.

Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from May 7 to May 23, 2010. Germany hosted the event with games being played in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.^[1]

Group A  Belarus  Kazakhstan — relegated to Division I  Russia  Slovakia

Group B  Canada  Italy — relegated to Division I  Latvia   Switzerland

Group C  Czech Republic  France  Norway  Sweden

Group D  Denmark  Finland  Germany  United States

Division I

Division I was held from April 17 to April 25, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands.^[2] Group B's games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.^[3]

Group A  Austria — promoted to Championship pool for 2011  Japan  Lithuania  Netherlands  Serbia — relegated to Division II for 2011  Ukraine

Group B  Croatia — relegated to Division II for 2011  Great Britain  Hungary  South Korea  Poland  Slovenia — promoted to Championship pool for 2011

Division II

Division II was held April 10 to April 17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico.^[4] Group B's games were played in Tallinn, Estonia.^[5]

Group A  Australia  Belgium  Bulgaria  Spain — promoted to Division I for 2011  Mexico  Turkey — relegated to Division III for 2011

Group B  China  Estonia — promoted to Division I for 2011  Iceland  Israel — relegated to Division III for 2011  New Zealand  Romania

Division III

Division III was held April 14 to April 18, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.^[6] Group B's games were played in Yerevan, Armenia.^[7]

Group A  Greece  Ireland — promoted to Division II for 2011  Luxembourg  United Arab Emirates

Group B  Armenia  Mongolia  North Korea — promoted to Division II for 2011  South Africa

References

1. "2010 IIHF World Championship - Schedule". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
2. "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
3. "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
4. "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
5. "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
6. "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
7. "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-07.

External links

• International Ice Hockey Federation