2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

{{main|2012 IIHF World Championship}}

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from 4 to 20 May 2012. Finland and Sweden hosted the event with games played in Helsinki and Stockholm.{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/en/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html |title=2012 IIHF Championship Program |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=2011-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805005107/http://www.iihf.com/en/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html |archive-date=5 August 2011 }}

Championship – Final Standings

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1. {{ih|RUS}}
2. {{ih|SVK}}
3. {{ih|CZE}}
4. {{ih|FIN}}
5. {{ih|CAN}}
6. {{ih|SWE}}
7. {{ih|USA}}
8. {{ih|NOR}}
9. {{ih|FRA}}
10. {{ih|LAT}}
11. {{ih|SUI}}
12. {{ih|GER}}
13. {{ih|DEN}}
14. {{ih|BLR}}
15. {{ih|ITA}} – relegated to Division I A for 2013
16. {{ih|KAZ}} – relegated to Division I A for 2013

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{{main|2012 IIHF World Championship Division I}}

The Division I competition took place from 15 to 21 April 2012. Group A games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Group B were played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.

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Division I A – Final Standings

1. {{ih|SLO}} – promoted to Championship for 2013
2. {{ih|AUT}} – promoted to Championship for 2013
3. {{ih|HUN}}
4. {{ih|JPN}}
5. {{ih|GBR}}
6. {{ih|UKR}} – relegated to Division I B for 2013

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Division I B – Final Standings

1. {{ih|KOR}} – promoted to Division I A for 2013
2. {{ih|POL}}
3. {{ih|NED}}
4. {{ih|ROM}}
5. {{ih|LTU}}
6. {{ih|AUS}} – relegated to Division II A for 2013

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{{main|2012 IIHF World Championship Division II}}

The Division II competition were held in two groups. Group A games were played from 12 to 18 April 2012 in Reykjavík, Iceland and Group B were played from 2 to 8 April 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Division II A – Final Standings

1. {{ih|EST}} – promoted to Division I B for 2013
2. {{ih|ESP}}
3. {{ih|CRO}}
4. {{ih|ISL}}
5. {{ih|SRB}}
6. {{ih|NZL}} – relegated to Division II B for 2013

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Division II B – Final Standings

1. {{ih|BEL}} – promoted to Division II A for 2013
2. {{ih|CHN}}
3. {{ih|BUL}}
4. {{ih|MEX}}
5. {{ih|ISR}}
6. {{ih|RSA}} – relegated to Division III for 2013

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{{main|2012 IIHF World Championship Division III}}

The Division III competition took place from 15 to 21 April 2012 in Erzurum, Turkey.

Division III – Final Standings

1. {{ih|TUR}} – promoted to Division II B for 2013
2. {{ih|PRK}}
3. {{ih|LUX}}
4. {{ih|IRL}}
5. {{ih|GRE}}
6. {{ih|MGL}}

• 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships

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• [http://www.iihf.com/ International Ice Hockey Federation]
• [http://hockeyarchive.info/en/t/94/2012-ice-hockey-world-championship/ Unofficial 2012 IIHF World Championship Website]

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