2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World 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 division placements in the 2015 competition.

2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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Controversy

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The selection of Belarus as hosts caused great controversy and initiated the Minsk2014.No Campaign.[1] The European Parliament called the IIHF to move the venue and demanded the release of all political prisoners as a condition to continue the Championship in Minsk.[2]

Championship

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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.[3]
The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:[4]

    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

Division I

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Division I A

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The Division I A tournament was played in Goyang, South Korea, from 20 to 26 April 2014.[5]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
  Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 15 6 +9 12 Promoted to the 2015 Top Division
  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 12 30 −18 0 Relegated to the 2015 Division I B

Division I B

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The Division I B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 20 to 26 April 2014.[6]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
  Poland 5 4 0 0 1 21 8 +13 12 Promoted to the 2015 Division I A
  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 Relegated to the 2015 Division II A

Division II

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Division II A

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The Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2014.[7]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
  Estonia 5 5 0 0 0 36 8 +28 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division I B
  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 Relegated to the 2015 Division II B

Division II B

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The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 5 to 11 April 2014.[8]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
  Spain 5 5 0 0 0 29 5 +24 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division II A
  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 Relegated to the 2015 Division III

Division III

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The Division III tournament was played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, from 6 to 12 April 2014.[9]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
  Bulgaria 5 5 0 0 0 48 13 +35 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division II B
  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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Minsk2014 Campaign site". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Ice Hockey finals in Belarus still on schedule". EUobserver. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ Championship official website
  4. ^ "Playoffs and Final Ranking" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ Division I A Statistics
  6. ^ Division I B Statistics
  7. ^ Division II A Statistics
  8. ^ Division II B Statistics
  9. ^ Division III Statistics
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