2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2011
2013

The 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 76th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 46 teams representing their countries participated in six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2013 competition.

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
  9.  France
  10.  Latvia
  11.   Switzerland
  12.  Germany
  13.  Denmark
  14.  Belarus
  15.  Italyrelegated to Division I A for 2013
  16.  Kazakhstanrelegated to Division I A for 2013

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.  Sloveniapromoted to Championship for 2013
  2.  Austriapromoted to Championship for 2013
  3.  Hungary
  4.  Japan
  5.  Great Britain
  6.  Ukrainerelegated to Division I B for 2013

Division I B — Final Standings

  1.  South Koreapromoted to Division I A for 2013
  2.  Poland
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Romania
  5.  Lithuania
  6.  Australiarelegated to Division II A for 2013

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.  Estoniapromoted to Division I B for 2013
  2.  Spain
  3.  Croatia
  4.  Iceland
  5.  Serbia
  6.  New Zealandrelegated 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 Africarelegated to Division III for 2013

Division III

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

Division III — Final Standings

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

See also

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