2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 78th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2015 competition.

2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Controversy
Main article: 2014 IIHF World Championship § Controversy

The selection of Belarus as hosts caused great controversy and initiated the Minsk2014.No Campaign.[1] The European Parliament called the IIHF to move the venue and demanded the release of all political prisoners as a condition to continue the Championship in Minsk.[2]

Championship
Main article: 2014 IIHF World Championship

The top division championship took place with the participation of sixteen teams from 9 to 25 May 2014. Belarus hosted the event with games played in Minsk.[3]
The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:[4]

 Russia
 Finland
 Sweden
4 Czech Republic
5 Canada
6 United States
7 Belarus
8 France
9 Slovakia
10  Switzerland
11 Latvia
12 Norway
13 Denmark
14 Germany
15 Italy
16 Kazakhstan
Relegated to the 2015 Division I A

Division I
Main article: 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Goyang, South Korea, from 20 to 26 April 2014.[5]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 15 6 +9 12 Promoted to the 2015 Top Division
 Austria 5 2 2 0 1 20 14 +6 10
 Japan 5 3 0 1 1 14 14 0 10
 Ukraine 5 2 0 1 2 18 13 +5 7
 Hungary 5 1 1 1 2 16 18 −2 6
 South Korea 5 0 0 0 5 12 30 −18 0 Relegated to the 2015 Division I B
Source: Division I A Statistics

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 20 to 26 April 2014.[6]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Poland 5 4 0 0 1 21 8 +13 12 Promoted to the 2015 Division I A
 Croatia 5 3 1 0 1 16 9 +7 11
 Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 15 9 +6 9
 Great Britain 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 +1 9
 Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 13 18 −5 3
 Romania 5 0 0 1 4 7 29 −22 1 Relegated to the 2015 Division II A
Source: Division I B Statistics

Division II
Main article: 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2014.[7]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Estonia 5 5 0 0 0 36 8 +28 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division I B
 Iceland 5 1 3 0 1 18 15 +3 9
 Serbia 5 2 0 1 2 19 23 −4 7
 Australia 5 1 0 2 2 13 14 −1 5
 Belgium 5 1 1 0 3 17 25 −8 5
 Israel 5 0 1 2 2 19 37 −18 4 Relegated to the 2015 Division II B
Source: Division II A Statistics

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 5 to 11 April 2014.[8]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Spain 5 5 0 0 0 29 5 +24 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division II A
 Mexico 5 4 0 0 1 23 11 +12 12
 New Zealand 5 2 1 0 2 15 18 −3 8
 China 5 1 0 1 3 14 21 −7 4
 South Africa 5 1 0 0 4 8 19 −11 3
 Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 12 27 −15 3 Relegated to the 2015 Division III
Source: Division II B Statistics

Division III
Main article: 2014 IIHF World Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, from 6 to 12 April 2014.[9]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
 Bulgaria 5 5 0 0 0 48 13 +35 15 Promoted to the 2015 Division II B
 North Korea 5 4 0 0 1 54 11 +43 12
 Luxembourg 5 3 0 0 2 43 16 +27 9
 Hong Kong 5 1 1 0 3 17 27 −10 5
 United Arab Emirates 5 1 0 1 3 14 34 −20 4
 Georgia 5 0 0 0 5 3 78 −75 0
Source: Division III Statistics

See also

References
  1. "Minsk2014 Campaign site". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. "Ice Hockey finals in Belarus still on schedule". EUobserver. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. Championship official website
  4. "Playoffs and Final Ranking" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. Division I A Statistics
  6. Division I B Statistics
  7. Division II A Statistics
  8. Division II B Statistics
  9. Division III Statistics
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