The IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship will take place in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark from May 9 to 25.
A total of 16 men’s teams will compete for the title. They have been split into two groups of eight teams, playing each other once in the group stage.
Group A plays in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena while Group B plays at Herning’s Jyske Bank Boxen at 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship.
IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship 2025: Groups and Format
- Group A: Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Latvia, Slovakia, Sweden, Slovenia
- Group B: Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Norway, Switzerland, USA
The top four teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, which will be played cross-group with the top-ranked team in each group facing the fourth-ranked team from the other. Each second-placed team will play the other group’s third-placed team.
The semi-finalists will then be reseeded based on their group stage results to determine last-four matchups.
Each host city will host two quarter-finals in addition to their group stage games, while the semi-finals and medal matches will be played in Stockholm.
The two teams who finish bottom in the final ranking will be relegated from the top division of the World Championship and play in Division I Group A next year.
They will be replaced in 2026 by Great Britain and Italy, who won promotion from Division I A in 2025.
IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship 2025: Men’s Schedule
All times Central European Standard Time (UTC +2 hours; North American Eastern time +6 hours)
| Date | Time (CET) | Match | Group |
| 9 May | 16:20 | AUT vs FIN | A |
| 16:20 | SUI vs CZE | B | |
| 20:20 | SWE vs SVK | A | |
| 20:20 | DEN vs USA | B | |
| 10 May | 12:20 | SLO vs CAN | A |
| 12:20 | NOR vs KAZ | B | |
| 16:20 | SWE vs AUT | A | |
| 16:20 | GER vs HUN | B | |
| 20:20 | FRA vs LAT | A | |
| 20:20 | DEN vs SUI | B | |
| 11 May | 12:20 | SVK vs SLO | A |
| 12:20 | USA vs HUN | B | |
| 16:20 | LAT vs CAN | A | |
| 16:20 | GER vs KAZ | B | |
| 20:20 | FIN vs FRA | A | |
| 20:20 | NOR vs CZE | B | |
| 12 May | 16:20 | AUT vs SVK | A |
| 16:20 | USA vs SUI | B | |
| 20:20 | FIN vs SWE | A | |
| 20:20 | CZE vs DEN | B | |
| 13 May | 16:20 | SLO vs LAT | A |
| 16:20 | NOR vs GER | B | |
| 20:20 | CAN vs FRA | A | |
| 20:20 | KAZ vs HUN | B | |
| 14 May | 16:20 | SVK vs FRA | A |
| 16:20 | USA vs NOR | B | |
| 20:20 | LAT vs SWE | A | |
| 20:20 | KAZ vs DEN | B | |
| 15 May | 16:20 | FIN vs SLO | A |
| 16:20 | SUI vs GER | B | |
| 20:20 | CAN vs AUT | A | |
| 20:20 | CZE vs HUN | B | |
| 16 May | 16:20 | AUT vs FRA | A |
| 16:20 | HUN vs DEN | B | |
| 20:20 | SWE vs SLO | A | |
| 20:20 | SUI vs NOR | B | |
| 17 May | 12:20 | FIN vs LAT | A |
| 12:20 | USA vs GER | B | |
| 16:20 | FRA vs SWE | A | |
| 16:20 | CZE vs KAZ | B | |
| 20:20 | CAN vs SVK | A | |
| 20:20 | DEN vs NOR | B |
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IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship 2025: How to watch live
The men’s Ice Hockey World Championship will be broadcast live on the IIHF platforms and its various media partners.
| Region | Broadcasting Networks | Language |
| United States | NHL Network, ESPN+, FuboTV | English |
| Canada | TSN (TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5), RDS (RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, RDS GO) | English (TSN), French (RDS) |
| Global | IIHF TV | English (geo-restrictions may apply) |
