2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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The 2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 76th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 46 teams representing their countries participated in six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2013 competition.

2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from 4 to 20 May 2012. Finland and Sweden hosted the event with games played in Helsinki and Stockholm.^[1]

Championship – Final Standings

Russia
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Finland
Canada
Sweden
United States
Norway
France
Latvia
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Belarus
Italy – relegated to Division I A for 2013
Kazakhstan – relegated to Division I A for 2013

Division I

The Division I competition took place from 15 to 21 April 2012. Group A games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Group B were played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.^[1]

Division II

The Division II competition were held in two groups. Group A games were played from 12 to 18 April 2012 in Reykjavík, Iceland and Group B were played from 2 to 8 April 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[1]