2017 IIHF World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |
 France Germany |
| Dates | 5-21 May |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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The 2017 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Paris in France and Cologne in Germany.
Bids
There were two official bids to host these championships.
- Denmark has never hosted these championships. Latvia hosted these championships for the first time in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga and the planned Copenhagen Arena.[1]
- France last hosted these championships in 1951. Germany hosted the championships most recently in 2010. The proposed arenas were Bercy Arena in Paris and Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 17, 2013.[2] The united bid of France and Germany received 63 votes, while the bid of Denmark and Latvia received 45.[2]
Qualified teams
- * = Automatic qualifier after a top 13 (or 14) placement at the 2016 IIHF World Championship
- ^ = Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I
- † = Qualified as co-host.
Venues
| Paris, France |   Bercy Arena Lanxess Arena |
Cologne, Germany |
| AccorHotels Arena Capacity: 15,000 |
Lanxess Arena Capacity: 18,500 | |
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References
- ↑ IIHF: Place your bids
- 1 2 To Cologne & Paris in 2017, International Ice Hockey Federation
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