2005 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox international ice hockey competition 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). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2006 competition. It was a major professional tournament, because of the 2004–05 NHL labor dispute. This international event was the 69th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The championship was won by the Czech Republic.

Championship

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The Championship division was contested from April 30 to May 15, 2005, in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. The participants 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. File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
  2. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  3. File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  4. File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  5. File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
  6. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  7. File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
  8. File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
  9. File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
  10. File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus
  11. File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
  12. File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
  13. File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
  14. File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
  15. File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany — relegated to Division I for 2006
  16. File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria — relegated to Division I for 2006

Division I

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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

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Division II

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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

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Division III

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

References

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External links

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