IIHF World Championship schedule

21 Aug 2024Henrik Lundqvist»

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has officially unveiled the schedule for the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, following the approval from all teams and stakeholders.

Group A in Stockholm

The tournament will be split between Stockholm and Herning. In Stockholm, the following teams will compete: Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden. Group A's action will kick off on 9 May with the opening game between Austria and Finland. Fans can look forward to an intense rivalry matchup between Sweden and Finland on 12 May, while Sweden will conclude the group stage in a thrilling showdown against Canada on 20 May.

Group B in Herning

Group B, which takes place in Herning, will see Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Norway, Switzerland, and USA compete. The group will begin on 9 May, when Denmark takes on the USA. This group’s opener will also feature a highly anticipated rematch between the reigning world champions Czechia and Switzerland, replaying the final of the 2024 World Championship. The group stage will wrap up with Denmark versus Germany on 20 May.

Knockout Rounds

The top four teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals on 22 May, with two games held in Stockholm and two in Herning. Both semi-finals and the medal games will take place in Stockholm, with the semi-finals on 24 May and the bronze and gold medal games on 25 May.

Ticket Release

Tickets for the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will be available starting October 3, 2024.

Group A (Stockholm)

9 May, 16:20: Austria-Finland
9 May, 20:20: Sweden-Slovakia

10 May, 12:20: Slovenia-Canada
10 May, 16:20: Sweden-Austria
10 May, 20:20: France-Latvia

11 May, 12:20: Slovakia-Slovenia
11 May, 16:20: Latvia-Canada
11 May, 20:20: Finland-France

12 May, 16:20: Austria-Slovakia
12 May, 20:20: Finland-Sweden

13 May, 16:20: Slovenia-Latvia
13 May, 20:20: Canada-France

14 May, 16:20: Slovakia-France
14 May, 20:20: Latvia-Sweden

15 May, 16:20: Finland-Slovenia
15 May, 20:20: Canada-Austria

16 May, 16:20: Austria-France
16 May, 20:20: Sweden-Slovenia

17 May, 12:20: Finland-Latvia
17 May, 16:20: France-Sweden
17 May, 20:20: Canada-Slovakia

18 May, 16:20: Slovenia-Austria
18 May, 20:20: Slovakia-Latvia

19 May, 16:20: France-Slovenia
19 May, 20:20: Canada-Finland

20 May, 12:20: Latvia-Austria
20 May, 16:20: Slovakia-Finland
20 May, 20:20: Sweden-Canada

Group B (Herning)

9 May, 16:20: Switzerland-Czechia
9 May, 20:20: Denmark-USA

10 May, 12:20: Norway-Kazakhstan
10 May, 16:20: Germany-Hungary
10 May, 20:20: Denmark-Switzerland

11 May, 12:20: USA-Hungary
11 May, 16:20: Germany-Kazakhstan
11 May, 20:20: Norway-Czechia

12 May, 16:20: USA-Switzerland
12 May, 20:20: Czechia-Denmark

13 May, 16:20: Norway-Germany
13 May, 20:20: Kazakhstan-Hungary

14 May, 16:20: USA-Norway
14 May, 20:20: Kazakhstan-Denmark

15 May, 16:20: Switzerland-Germany
15 May, 20:20: Czechia-Hungary

16 May, 16:20: Hungary-Denmark
16 May, 20:20: Switzerland-Norway

17 May, 12:20: USA-Germany
17 May, 16:20: Czechia-Kazakhstan
17 May, 20:20: Denmark-Norway

18 May, 16:20: Kazakhstan-USA
18 May, 20:20: Hungary-Switzerland

19 May, 16:20: Germany-Czechia
19 May, 20:20: Hungary-Norway

20 May, 12:20: Switzerland-Kazakhstan
20 May, 16:20: Czechia-USA
20 May, 20:20: Germany-Denmark

PLAYOFFS:

22 May, 16:20: Quarter-final 1 (Stockholm)
22 May, 16:20: Quarter-final 2 (Herning)
22 May, 20:20: Quarter-final 3 (Stockholm)
22 May, 20:20: Quarter-final 4 (Herning)

24 May, 14:20: Semi-final 1 (Stockholm)
24 May, 18:20: Semi-final 2 (Stockholm)

25 May, 15:20: Bronze medal game (Stockholm)
25 May, 20:20: Gold medal game (Stockholm)

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