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The 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey 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 to the 2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and finalize seeding for 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.

Championship[]

Main article: 2015 IIHF World Championship

The 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]

Gold medal icon Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Silver medal icon Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Bronze medal icon Flag of the United States.svg United States
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
6 Flag of Finland.svg Finland
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
10 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
11 Flag of Norway.svg Norway
12 Flag of France.svg France
13 Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
14 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
15 Flag of Austria.svg Austria
16 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Relegated to the 2016 Division I A

Division I[]

Main article: 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I

Division I A[]

The 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 GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 23 6 +17 15
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 5 4 0 0 1 14 11 +3 12
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 5 2 0 0 3 9 9 0 6
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 5 2 0 0 3 10 16 −6 6
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 5 1 1 0 3 7 12 −5 5
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 5 0 0 1 4 8 17 −9 1
Promoted to the 2016 Top Division Relegated to the 2016 Division I B

Division I B[]

The Division I B tournament was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 30 11 +19 12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 5 3 1 0 1 13 10 +3 11
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 11 12 −1 9
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 5 2 0 1 2 16 20 −4 7
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 5 1 0 0 4 10 21 −11 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 9 15 −6 3
Promoted to the 2016 Division I A Relegated to the 2016 Division II A

Division II[]

Main article: 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II

Division II A[]

The Division II A tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 5 4 1 0 0 27 11 +16 14
Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium 5 2 1 0 2 22 15 +7 8
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 5 1 1 2 1 18 22 −4 7
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5 2 0 1 2 16 20 −4 7
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 5 2 0 1 2 17 13 +4 7
Flag of Australia.svg Australia 5 0 1 0 4 11 30 −19 2
Promoted to the 2016 Division I B Relegated to the 2016 Division II B

Division II B[]

The Division II B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of China.svg China 5 4 1 0 0 33 15 +18 14
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 5 3 0 0 2 21 17 +4 9
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 5 3 0 0 2 24 15 +9 9
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 17 30 −13 6
Flag of Israel.svg Israel 5 1 0 1 3 20 29 −9 4
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3
Promoted to the 2016 Division II A Relegated to the 2016 Division III

Division III[]

Main article: 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was played in İzmir, Turkey, from 3 to 12 April 2015.[3]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 6 5 1 0 0 50 9 +41 17
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 6 5 0 1 0 59 11 +48 16
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 6 4 0 0 2 39 19 +20 12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 6 3 0 0 3 30 30 0 9
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 6 1 1 0 4 20 56 −36 5
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 1 4 14 44 −30 4
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 0 0 6 3 46 −43 0
Promoted to the 2016 Division II B

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