2025 IIHF World Championship Division II explained

See also: 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.

Tourney Name:IIHF World Championship
Division II
Year:2025
Country:Australia
Country2:New Zealand
Dates:27 April – 3 May
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2026

The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division II will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 27 April to 3 May and the Group B tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.

Group A tournament

Tourney Name:IIHF World Championship Division II A
Year:2025
Country:Australia
City:Melbourne
Dates:27 April – 3 May
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division I B in 2024 and was relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division II A in 2024.
Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2024.
Placed 4th in Division II A in 2024.
Host, placed 5th in Division II A in 2024.
Placed 1st in Division II B in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

Group B tournament

Tourney Name:IIHF World Championship Division II B
Year:2025
Country:New Zealand
City:Dunedin
Dates:27 April – 3 May[2]
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division II A in 2024 and was relegated.
Host, placed 2nd in Division II B in 2024.
Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2024.
Placed 4th in Division II B in 2024.
Placed 5th in Division II B in 2024.
Placed 1st in Division III A in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IIHF Annual Congress. 24 May 2024.
  2. https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments