Host country Hungary Teams 16 | Dates July 10 - July 16 Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) | |
Champions United States (5th title) | ||
The 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships is the 11th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It took place between July 10 and July 16, 2006.
Contents
The preliminary round will be played in 4 groups (A-D) with 4 teams each. The groups A and B form Pool A, the groups C and D form Pool B.
The two last-placed teams of the groups A and B and the two first-placed teams of the groups C and D play for 4th place in group A and B to participate in the Play-Offs of Pool A. The losers of the games between 4th A and 1st C, 4th B and 1st D play as first place in group C and D to participate in the Play-Offs of Pool B. The ranking of the groups is based according to the result of the last World Championships performance of the respective countries in the IIHF Inline Hockey Program and the qualification rounds.
Qualifying Round
Austria remains in Top Division, Hungary remains in Division I
Slovenia remains in Top Division, Great Britain remains in Division I
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: