2010 IIHF World Championship

2010 IIHF World Championship
2010 IIHF Weltmeisterschaft
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	7–23 May
Teams	16
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)

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The 2010 IIHF World Championship will be held in Germany from 7–23 May. The games will be played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen.

[edit] Bidding

Other bidding federation included Slovakia, Sweden and Belarus. Slovakia and Sweden withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2011 World Championship. Belarus' bidding cities Minsk and Zhodzina received 18 votes to Germany's 89.^[1] Germany or West Germany, has previously hosted the championships in 1930, 1955, 1975, 1983, 1993 and 2001 as well as the 1936 Olympic ice hockey tournament that also counted as a world championship.

[edit] Stadium game and potential attendance World Record

The opening game of the 74th IIHF World Championship is scheduled to take place at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen on 7 May between Germany and United States. On this occasion, the stadium's planned configuration would allow for a capacity of 75,976. This figure is higher than the current ice hockey attendance World Record held by Michigan State University, which sits at 74,554.^[2] Thus, it is possible for a new World Record to be set during the game.