2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria (Championship); Debrecen, Hungary (Division I - Group A); Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Division I - Group B); Zagreb, Croatia (Division II - Group A); Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (Division II - Group B); Mexico City, Mexico (Division III). It was a major professional tournament, because of the 2004 NHL labor dispute. This international event was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The championship was won by the Czech Republic.

Championship

Main article: 2005 IIHF World Championship

The Championship division was contested from April 30 to May 15, 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. Participants in this tournament were placed into groups of four with the top three teams in each group advancing to the qualifying round. Teams which finished last in the group were sent to the relegation round where the top bottom teams were relegated to the 2006 Division I tournament. Within the qualifying round teams were split into two groups of six with the top four advancing to the playoff round and the bottom two eliminated from advancing. The playoff round was a knockout stage towards the gold medal game. The Championship was played in Vienna, Austria. The Czech Republic won the gold medal game, defeating Canada 3–0. While Germany and Austria were relegated to Division I for 2006.[1]

Final standings
  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
  2. Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
  3. Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
  6. Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
  7. Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
  8. Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
  9. Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
  10. Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus
  11. Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine
  12. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan
  13. Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia
  14. Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
  15. Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany — relegated to Division I for 2006
  16. Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria — relegated to Division I for 2006

Division I

Main article: 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I

Division I was contested from April 17 to April 23, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Debrecen, Hungary. Group B's games were played in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Norway and Italy finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to the Championship division for 2006. While China finished last in Group A and Romania last in Group B and were relegated to Division II for 2006.[2][3]

Final standings

Group A

  1. Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway — promoted to Championship division for 2006
  2. Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
  3. Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary
  4. Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
  6. Flag of China.svg.png China — relegated to Division II for 2006

Group B

  1. Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy — promoted to Championship division for 2006
  2. Flag of France.svg.png France
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
  4. Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia
  5. Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania
  6. Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania — relegated to Division II for 2006

Division II

Main article: 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II

Division II was contested from April 4 to April 16, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Zagreb, Croatia. Group B's games were played in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Croatia and Israel finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to Division I for 2006. While Turkey finished last in Group A and Iceland last in Group B and were relegated to Division III for 2006.[4][5]

Final standings

Group A

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia — promoted to Division I for 2006
  2. Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia
  3. Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
  4. Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
  5. Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand
  6. Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey — relegated to Division III for 2006

Group B

  1. Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel — promoted to Division I for 2006
  2. Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg.png Serbia and Montenegro
  3. Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
  4. Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium
  5. Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain
  6. Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland — relegated to Division III for 2006

Division III

Main article: 2005 IIHF World Championship Division III

Division III was contested from March 7–13, 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico won the championship and gained promotion, along with South Africa, into the 2006 Division II tournament.[6]

Final standings
  1. Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico — promoted to Division II for 2006
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2006
  3. Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
  4. Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland
  5. Flag of Armenia.svg.png Armenia

References

  1. ↑ "2005 IIHF World Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/ws/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000009. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  2. ↑ "2005 IIHF World Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000010. Retrieved 2010-07-22. 
  3. ↑ "2005 IIHF World Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000011. Retrieved 2010-07-22. 
  4. ↑ "2005 IIHF World Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsiia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000012. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  5. ↑ "2005 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsiib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000015. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  6. ↑ "2005 IIHF World Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsiii/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000016. Retrieved 2010-05-28. 

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