2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 74th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2011 competition.

The 2010 IIHF World Championship was held in Germany between May 7 and May 23, 2010 with events being held in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.

Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from May 7 to May 23, 2010. Germany hosted the event with games being played in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.^[1]

Group A

Belarus
Kazakhstan — relegated to Division I
Russia
Slovakia

Group B

Canada
Italy — relegated to Division I
Latvia
Switzerland

Group C

Group D

Division I

Division I was held from April 17 to April 25, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands.^[2] Group B's games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.^[3]

Group A

Austria — promoted to Championship pool for 2011
Japan
Lithuania
Netherlands
Serbia — relegated to Division II for 2011
Ukraine

Group B

Croatia — relegated to Division II for 2011
Great Britain
Hungary
South Korea
Poland
Slovenia — promoted to Championship pool for 2011

Division II

Division II was held April 10 to April 17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico.^[4] Group B's games were played in Tallinn, Estonia.^[5]

Group A

Australia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Spain — promoted to Division I for 2011
Mexico
Turkey — relegated to Division III for 2011

Group B

China
Estonia — promoted to Division I for 2011
Iceland
Israel — relegated to Division III for 2011
New Zealand
Romania

Division III

Division III was held April 14 to April 18, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.^[6] Group B's games were played in Yerevan, Armenia.^[7]

Group A