The 2025 IIHF World Championship will be co-hosted by Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025. This decision regarding Sweden was made at the 2018 semi-annual International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) congress in Malta, and was officially announced on 24 May 2019, at the IIHF's annual congress during the World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.[1] At the same time, it was announced that Denmark will co-host the championship.[2]
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Sweden Denmark |
Venue(s) | 2 |
Dates | 9–25 May |
Teams | 16 |
Venues edit
Sweden | Denmark | |
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Stockholm | Herning | |
Avicii Arena Capacity: 16,000 |
Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 15,000 | |
Participants edit
- Qualified as hosts
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2024 IIHF World Championship
- Austria
- Canada
- Czechia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Norway
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
- United States
- Qualified through winning promotion from the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I
Seeding edit
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2024 IIHF World Ranking, at the end of the 2024 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizers, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups," while ensuring hosts Sweden and Denmark will be in separate groups.[3]
Marketing edit
The slogan of the competition is pulse.[4]
Preliminary round edit
The groups were announced on 30 May 2024.[5]
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Sweden (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 2026 IIHF World Championship |
6 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 Division I A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Denmark (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 2026 IIHF World Championship |
6 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 Division I A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
References edit
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Worlds bids in for '23, '24, '25". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Danmark bliver VM-vært i 2025 sammen med Sverige". ishockey.dk (in Danish). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "IIHF Sport Regulations (pgs4,5)" (PDF). iihf.com. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "IIHF - The 'Pulse' of the 2025 IIHF WM can already be sensed". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ^ "The 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship grouping revealed". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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