The 2015 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 79th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition, which also served as qualification for division placements in the 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships and to finalize seeding for 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.
Championship
editThe top division championship took place from 1 to 17 May 2015 with the participation of sixteen teams. Czech Republic hosted the event with games played in Prague and Ostrava. Canada won the championship, defeating Russia in the final.
The IIHF's official final rankings of the tournament:[1]
 |  Canada |
 |  Russia |
 |  United States |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
| 5 |  Sweden |
| 6 |  Finland |
| 7 |  Belarus |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
| 9 |  Slovakia |
| 10 |  Germany |
| 11 |  Norway |
| 12 |  France |
| 13 |  Latvia |
| 14 |  Denmark |
| 15 |  Austria |
| 16 |  Slovenia |
| Relegated to the 2016 Division I |
Division I
editDivision I A
editThe Division I A tournament was played April 19 to 25, 2015. Ukraine was to host the tournament, with some matches in Donetsk, but withdrew in advance due to "the political tension in the country being an obstacle for foreign visitors and fans who want to visit the ice festival in Donetsk."[2][3] On 18 September 2014, it was announced that the tournament would be hosted in Kraków, Poland.[4]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to the 2016 Top Division |
 Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | |
 Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
 Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | |
 Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | |
 Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 1 | Relegated to the 2016 Division I B |
Division I B
editThe Division I B tournament was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 12 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I A |
 Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | |
 Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | |
 Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 7 | |
 Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 3 | |
 Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II A |
Division II
editDivision II A
editThe Division II A tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Division I B |
 Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 8 | |
 Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 7 | |
 Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 7 | |
 Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 7 | |
 Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 2 | Relegated to the 2016 Division II B |
Division II B
editThe Division II B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 14 | Promoted to the 2016 Division II A |
 New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
 Mexico | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 9 | |
 Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 6 | |
 Israel | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 4 | |
 South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 3 | Relegated to the 2016 Division III |
Division III
editThe Division III tournament was played in İzmir, Turkey, from 3 to 12 April 2015.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 17 | Promoted to the 2016 Division II B |
 Turkey | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 11 | +48 | 16 | |
 Luxembourg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 12 | |
 Hong Kong | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 9 | |
 Georgia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 5 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 4 | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 46 | −43 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Playoffs and Final Rankings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ Ukraine withdraws
- ^ a b c d e "28 tournaments confirmed". iihfworlds2014.com. 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Poland gets Division IA Worlds". world.einnews.com. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.[permanent dead link]