2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2013
2015

The 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 78th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2015 competition.

Championship

The top division championship took place with the participation of sixteen teams from 9 to 25 May 2014. Belarus hosted the event with games played in Minsk.[1]
The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:[2]

 Russia
 Finland
 Sweden
4  Czech Republic
5  Canada
6  United States
7  Belarus
8  France
9  Slovakia
10   Switzerland
11  Latvia
12  Norway
13  Denmark
14  Germany
15  Italy
16  Kazakhstan
Relegated to the 2015 Division I A

  Quarterfinal                    
  A1   Canada 2  
  B4   Finland 3   Semifinal
      B4   Finland 3  
  Quarterfinal   A3   Czech Republic 0  
  B2   United States 3
  A3   Czech Republic 4         Final
              B4   Finland 2
  Quarterfinal             B1   Russia 5
  B1   Russia 3      
  A4   France 0   Semifinal   Bronze medal game
      B1   Russia 3   A3   Czech Republic 0
  Quarterfinal   A2   Sweden 1     A2   Sweden 3
  A2   Sweden 3
  B3   Belarus 2  

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Goyang, South Korea, from 20 to 26 April 2014.[3]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 15 6 +9 12
 Austria 5 2 2 0 1 20 14 +6 10
 Japan 5 3 0 1 1 14 14 0 10
 Ukraine 5 2 0 1 2 18 13 +5 7
 Hungary 5 1 1 1 2 16 18 2 6
 South Korea 5 0 0 0 5 14 34 20 0
Promoted to the 2015 Top Division Relegated to the 2015 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 20 to 26 April 2014.[4]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Poland 5 4 0 0 1 21 8 +13 12
 Croatia 5 3 1 0 1 16 9 +7 11
 Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 15 9 +6 9
 Great Britain 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 +1 9
 Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 13 18 5 3
 Romania 5 0 0 1 4 7 29 22 1
Promoted to the 2015 Division I A Relegated to the 2015 Division II A

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2014.[5]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Estonia 5 5 0 0 0 36 8 +28 15
 Iceland 5 1 3 0 1 18 15 +3 9
 Serbia 5 2 0 1 2 19 23 4 7
 Australia 5 1 0 2 2 13 14 1 5
 Belgium 5 1 1 0 3 17 25 8 5
 Israel 5 0 1 2 2 19 37 18 4
Promoted to the 2015 Division I B Relegated to the 2015 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 5 to 11 April 2014.[6]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Spain 5 5 0 0 0 29 5 +24 15
 Mexico 5 4 0 0 1 23 11 +12 12
 New Zealand 5 2 1 0 2 15 18 3 8
 China 5 1 0 1 3 14 21 7 4
 South Africa 5 1 0 0 4 8 19 11 3
 Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 12 27 15 3
Promoted to the 2015 Division II A Relegated to the 2015 Division III

Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, from 6 to 12 April 2014.[7]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Bulgaria 5 5 0 0 0 48 13 +35 15
 North Korea 5 4 0 0 1 54 11 +43 12
 Luxembourg 5 3 0 0 2 43 16 +27 9
 Hong Kong 5 1 1 0 3 17 27 10 5
 United Arab Emirates 5 1 0 1 3 14 34 20 4
 Georgia 5 0 0 0 5 3 78 75 0
Promoted to the 2015 Division II B

See also

References

External links

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