Ice Hockey World Championship 2009

In 2009, the international ice hockey association IIHF organized ice hockey world championships for the 73rd time .

The tournaments at a glance

Men's World Cup

The 73rd men's ice hockey world championship took place from April 24 to May 10, 2009 in Bern and Zurich-Kloten , Switzerland .

The other tournaments were held in the following locations:

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 11-17, 2009 in Vilnius , Lithuania
  • Group B: April 11-17, 2009 in Toruń , Poland
• Division II
  • Group A: April 9-13, 2009 in Novi Sad , Serbia
  • Group B: April 6-12, 2009 in Sofia , Bulgaria
• Division III: April 10-16, 2009 in Dunedin , New Zealand

Women's World Cup

The 13th Women's Ice Hockey World Championship was held from April 4 to 12, 2009 in Hämeenlinna in Finland . The other World Cup tournaments took place in the following locations:

• Division I: April 4-10, 2009 in Graz , Austria
• Division II: April 12-18 , 2009 in Torre Pellice , Italy

Juniors (U20)

The 33rd U20 World Championships took place from December 26, 2008 to January 5, 2009 in Ottawa , Canada . The other tournaments were held in the following locations:

• Division I.
  • Group A: December 14-20 , 2008 in Herisau , Switzerland
  • Group B: December 15-21, 2008 in Aalborg , Denmark
• Division II
  • Group A: December 15-21, 2008 in Miercurea Ciuc , Romania
  • Group B: January 10-15 , 2009 in Logroño , Spain

Juniors (U18)

The 11th U18 Junior World Championship was held from April 9-19, 2009 in Fargo and Moorhead , United States . The other tournaments took place in the following locations:

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 6-12, 2009 in Minsk , Belarus
  • Group B: March 29 - April 5, 2009 in Asiago , Italy
• Division II
  • Group A: March 22-28, 2009 in Maribor , Slovenia
  • Group B: March 16-22, 2009 in Narva , Estonia
• Division III
  • Group A: February 27 - March 5, 2009 in Taipei , Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Group B: March 9-15 , 2009 in Erzurum , Turkey

Juniors (U18)

The 2nd Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 women took place from January 5th to 10th, 2009 in Füssen , Germany . For the first time a division I tournament was held, which took place from December 28, 2008 to January 2, 2009 in Chambéry , France .

Web links

• Official website of the 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championship
• Official website of the 2009 Ice Hockey U20 World Championship