2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships will be the 86th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate in several levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for division placements in the 2024 competition.[1]

2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
Map of the countries participating at the 2023 IIHF World Championship

Championship (Top Division)
Main article: 2023 IIHF World Championship

The tournament will be held in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia from 12 to 28 May 2023.[2]

Teams

Division I
Main article: 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament will be held in Nottingham, England from 29 April to 5 May 2023.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2  Great Britain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2024 Division I B
First match(es) will be played on 29 April 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament will be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 23 to 29 April 2023.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2024 Division I A
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Estonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2024 Division II A
First match(es) will be played on 23 April 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II
Main article: 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament will be held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April 2023.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2024 Division I B
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2024 Division II B
First match(es) will be played on 16 April 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2024 Division II A
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2024 Division III A
First match(es) will be played on 17 April 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division III
Main article: 2023 IIHF World Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 to 23 April 2023.[2][3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2024 Division II B
2  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  North Korea (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
First match(es) will be played on 17 April 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Group B

The tournament was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 February to 5 March 2023.[2][3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Kyrgyzstan 5 5 0 0 0 76 5 +71 15 Promotion to the 2024 Division III A
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 5 3 1 0 1 39 20 +19 11
3  Hong Kong 5 2 1 1 1 41 26 +15 9
4  Singapore 5 2 0 1 2 31 31 0 7
5  Iran 5 1 0 0 4 19 53 −34 3
6  Malaysia 5 0 0 0 5 6 77 −71 0 Relegation to the 2024 Division IV
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division IV
Main article: 2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV

The tournament was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 23 to 26 March 2023.[2][3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Philippines 3 2 1 0 0 35 6 +29 8 Promoted to 2024 Division III B
2  Mongolia (H) 3 2 0 1 0 19 8 +11 7
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 0 2 4 24 −20 3
4  Indonesia 3 0 0 0 3 3 23 −20 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

References
  1. "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. "World Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. "Championship updates". IIHF. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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