2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 74th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2011 competition.

The 2010 IIHF World Championship was held in Germany between May 7 and May 23, 2010 with events being held in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.

Championship[]

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from May 7 to May 23, 2010. Germany hosted the event with games being played in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.^[1]

Championship — Final Standings

Czech Republic
Russia
Sweden
Germany
Switzerland
Finland
Canada
Denmark
Norway
Belarus
Latvia
Slovakia
United States
France
Italy — relegated to Division I for 2011
Kazakhstan — relegated to Division I for 2011

Division I[]

Division I was held from April 17 to April 25, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands.^[2] Group B's games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.^[3]

Group A

Austria — promoted to Championship pool for 2011
Ukraine
Japan
Netherlands
Lithuania
Serbia — relegated to Division II for 2011

Group B

Slovenia — promoted to Championship pool for 2011
Hungary
Poland
Great Britain
South Korea
Croatia — relegated to Division II for 2011

Division II[]

Division II was held April 10 to April 17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico.^[4] Group B's games were played in Narva, Estonia.^[5]

Group A

Spain — promoted to Division I for 2011
Australia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Mexico
Turkey — relegated to Division III for 2011

Group B

Estonia — promoted to Division I for 2011
Romania
Iceland
New Zealand
China
Israel — relegated to Division III for 2011

Division III[]

Division III was held April 14 to April 18, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.^[6] Group B's games were played in Yerevan, Armenia.^[7]

Group A

Ireland — promoted to Division II for 2011
Greece
Luxembourg
United Arab Emirates

Group B

North Korea — promoted to Division II for 2011
South Africa
Mongolia

Armenia — disqualified

References[]

^ "2010 IIHF World Championship - Schedule". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

External links[]

International Ice Hockey Federation

[2010WC-1] "2010 IIHF World Championship - Schedule". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[2010DIA-2] "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[2010DIB-3] "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[2010DIIA-4] "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[2010DIIB-5] "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[2010DIIIA-6] "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[2010DIIIB-7] "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

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