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]
Division IDivision I AThe Division I A tournament was played in Goyang, South Korea, from 20 to 26 April 2014. [5]
Source: Division I A Statistics Division I BThe Division I B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 20 to 26 April 2014. [6]
Source: Division I B Statistics Division IIDivision II AThe Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2014. [7]
Source: Division II A Statistics Division II BThe Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 5 to 11 April 2014. [8]
Source: Division II B Statistics Division IIIThe Division III tournament was played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, from 6 to 12 April 2014. [9]
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