2018 IIHF World Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Denmark |
| Dates | 4–20 May (proposed) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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The 2018 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Denmark, as the IIHF announced on May 23, 2014.[1][2]
Bids
There were two bids to host this championship.[3]
- Denmark is the only top-ranked IIHF country that has never hosted the tournament. The proposed arenas were the Royal Arena in Copenhagen and the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.[2] Both arenas have a capacity of 12,000.[4]
- Latvia hosted the IIHF World Championship in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga, and a secondary venue to be built.[2]
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 23, 2014. The bid of Denmark received 95 votes, while the bid of Latvia received only 12.[1][2]
Venues
| Copenhagen | Herning |
| Royal Arena Capacity: 12,000 |
Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 12,000 |
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References
- 1 2 Denmark to host Ice Hockey World Championship in 2018
- 1 2 3 4 To Denmark in 2018
- ↑ "Two applicants for 2018 : Denmark, Latvia vying to host men's World Championship". IIHF. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "IIHF impressed on site visit to Denmark". denmark2018. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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