The 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 88th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition based on their 2024 results. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2026 edition. [1]
As in 2024, teams from Russia and Belarus have not been allowed to enter, as they remained suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. [2]
The tournament was held in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 19 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 18 | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 16 | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 10 | |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 9 | Qualified for the 2026 IIHF World Championship |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 7 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 1 | Relegated to the 2026 Division I A |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 19 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 17 [a] | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 17 [a] | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 11 | |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 10 | Qualified for the 2026 IIHF World Championship |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 39 | −31 | 3 [b] | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 3 [b] | Relegated to the 2026 Division I A |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
22 May | ||||||||||
1A ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
24 May | ||||||||||
4B ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
2 ![]() | 7 | |||||||||
22 May | ||||||||||
7 ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
1B ![]() | 6 | |||||||||
25 May | ||||||||||
4A ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
2 ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
22 May | ||||||||||
4 ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
2A ![]() | 5 | |||||||||
24 May | ||||||||||
3B ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
3 ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
22 May | ||||||||||
4 ![]() | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
2B ![]() | 5 | |||||||||
25 May | ||||||||||
3A ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
3 ![]() | 6 | |||||||||
7 ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth were ranked 11th and 12th, and so on. [3]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | B | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 25 | Champions |
2 | B | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 26 | Runners-up |
3 | A | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 24 | Third place |
4 | B | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 14 | Fourth place |
5 | A | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 19 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
6 | B | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 17 | |
7 | A | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 16 | |
8 | A | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 10 | |
9 | B | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 10 | Eliminated in Preliminary round |
10 | A | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 9 | |
11 | A | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 7 | |
12 | B | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 4 | |
13 | A | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 4 | |
14 | B | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 39 | −31 | 3 | |
15 | B | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 3 | Relegated to the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I |
16 | A | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 1 |
The tournament was held in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May 2025. [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2026 Top Division |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 1 | Relegated to the 2026 Division I B |
The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025. [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 14 | Promoted to the 2026 Division I A |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 2 | Relegated to the 2026 Division II A |
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Melbourne, Australia from 27 April to 3 May 2025. [4] [5] It was later moved to Serbia and held from 29 April to 5 May. [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division I B |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 [a] | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 6 [a] | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 [b] | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 [b] | Relegated to the 2026 Division II B |
The tournament was held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025. [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 14 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II A |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 40 | −29 | 0 | Relegated to the 2026 Division III A |
The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 27 April 2025. [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II B |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 3 [a] | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 3 [a] | Relegated to the 2026 Division III B |
The tournament was held in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico from 27 April to 3 May 2025. [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12 | +36 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division III A |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 61 | −57 | 0 | Relegated to the 2026 Division IV |
The tournament was held in Yerevan, Armenia from 13 to 19 April 2025. [7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 10 | +69 | 13 | Promoted to the 2026 Division III B |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 11 | +42 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 11 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 60 | −43 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 76 | −56 | 0 |