2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 76th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2013 competition.

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Championship [edit]

Main article: 2012 IIHF World Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from 4 to 20 May 2012. Finland and Sweden hosted the event with games played in Helsinki and Stockholm.[1]

Championship — Final Standings

  1.  Russia
  2.  Slovakia
  3.  Czech Republic
  4.  Finland
  5.  Canada
  6.  Sweden
  7.  United States
  8.  Norway
  1.  France
  2.  Latvia
  3.  Switzerland
  4.  Germany
  5.  Denmark
  6.  Belarus
  7.  Italy — relegated to Division I A for 2013
  8.  Kazakhstan — relegated to Division I A for 2013

Division I [edit]

Main article: 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I

The Division I competition took place from 15 to 21 April 2012. Group A games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Group B were played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.[1]

Division I A — Final Standings

  1.  Slovenia — promoted to Championship for 2013
  2.  Austria — promoted to Championship for 2013
  3.  Hungary
  4.  Japan
  5.  Great Britain
  6.  Ukraine — relegated to Division I B for 2013

Division I B — Final Standings

  1.  South Korea — promoted to Division I A for 2013
  2.  Poland
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Romania
  5.  Lithuania
  6.  Australia — relegated to Division II A for 2013

Division II [edit]

Main article: 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II

The Division II competition were held in two groups. Group A games were played from 12 to 18 April 2012 in Reykjavík, Iceland and Group B were played from 2 to 8 April 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]

Division II A — Final Standings

  1.  Estonia — promoted to Division I B for 2013
  2.  Spain
  3.  Croatia
  4.  Iceland
  5.  Serbia
  6.  New Zealand — relegated to Division II B for 2013

Division II B — Final Standings

  1.  Belgium - promoted to Division II A for 2013
  2.  China
  3.  Bulgaria
  4.  Mexico
  5.  Israel
  6.  South Africa — relegated to Division III for 2013

Division III [edit]

Main article: 2012 IIHF World Championship Division III

The Division III competition took place from 15 to 21 April 2012 in Erzurum, Turkey.[1]

Division III — Final Standings

  1.  Turkey — promoted to Division II B for 2013
  2.  North Korea
  3.  Luxembourg
  4.  Ireland
  5.  Greece
  6.  Mongolia

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "2012 IIHF Championship Program". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-05-17. 

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