2015 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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]

Canada  Russia  United States 4  Czech Republic 5  Sweden 6  Finland 7  Belarus 8   Switzerland 9  Slovakia 10  Germany 11  Norway 12  France 13  Latvia 14  Denmark 15  Austria 16  Slovenia Relegated to the 2016 Division I 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 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation  Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 23 6 +17 15 Promoted to the 2016 Top Division  Hungary 5 4 0 0 1 14 11 +3 12  Poland 5 2 0 0 3 9 9 0 6  Japan 5 2 0 0 3 10 16 −6 6  Italy 5 1 1 0 3 7 12 −5 5  Ukraine 5 0 0 1 4 8 17 −9 1 Relegated to the 2016 Division I B Source: Division I B The Division I B tournament was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3] Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation  South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 30 11 +19 12 Promoted to the 2016 Division I A  Great Britain 5 3 1 0 1 13 10 +3 11  Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 11 12 −1 9  Croatia 5 2 0 1 2 16 20 −4 7  Estonia 5 1 0 0 4 10 21 −11 3  Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 9 15 −6 3 Relegated to the 2016 Division II A Source: 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 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation  Romania 5 4 1 0 0 27 11 +16 14 Promoted to the 2016 Division I B  Belgium 5 2 1 0 2 22 15 +7 8  Serbia 5 1 1 2 1 18 22 −4 7  Spain 5 2 0 1 2 16 20 −4 7  Iceland 5 2 0 1 2 17 13 +4 7  Australia 5 0 1 0 4 11 30 −19 2 Relegated to the 2016 Division II B Source: Division II B The Division II B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 19 April 2015.[3] Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation  China 5 4 1 0 0 33 15 +18 14 Promoted to the 2016 Division II A  New Zealand 5 3 0 0 2 21 17 +4 9  Mexico 5 3 0 0 2 24 15 +9 9  Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 17 30 −13 6  Israel 5 1 0 1 3 20 29 −9 4  South Africa 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3 Relegated to the 2016 Division III Source: 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 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion  North Korea 6 5 1 0 0 50 9 +41 17 Promoted to the 2016 Division II B  Turkey 6 5 0 1 0 59 11 +48 16  Luxembourg 6 4 0 0 2 39 19 +20 12  Hong Kong 6 3 0 0 3 30 30 0 9  Georgia 6 1 1 0 4 20 56 −36 5  United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 1 4 14 44 −30 4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 0 0 6 3 46 −43 0 Source: References "Playoffs and Final Rankings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-17. Ukraine withdraws "28 tournaments confirmed". iihfworlds2014.com. 2014-05-23. "Poland gets Division IA Worlds". world.einnews.com. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18. External links IIHF Official Website