2027 IIHF World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 14–30 May |
| Teams | 16 |
The 2027 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Düsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, from 14 to 30 May 2027.
Host nation bid
[edit]The only bidders were Kazakhstan and Germany.[1] Norway withdrew its bid in January, four months and a half before the host selection.[2][3] Austria had also expressed an interest.[4]
| Bids | |
|---|---|
| Votes | |
| Germany
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102 |
 Kazakhstan
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34 |
| Total | 136 |
In the end, on 26 May 2023, the IIHF Congress awarded Germany the rights to host the competition.[5]
Venues
[edit]Two venues will be used.[6] There is potential that Germany's opening game will be at the football stadium, similar to 2010.[7]
| Düsseldorf | Mannheim | |
|---|---|---|
| PSD Bank Dome | SAP Arena | |
| Capacity: 14,282 | Capacity: 13,600 | |
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Participants
[edit]- Qualified as hosts
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2026 IIHF World Championship
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- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I
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References
[edit]- ^ "Offiziell: DEB bewirbt sich um die Austragung der WM 2027, Konkurrenz aus Kasachstan und Norwegen". eishockeynews.de. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Norway withdraws bid". IIHF. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Norsk ishockey omfavner VM-planer, nå er første søkerby valgt". Hockey4You. 29 January 2022.
- ^ "ÖEHV: Verband plant eine A-WM in Österreich – die Chancen stehen gut! – Hockey-News.info – Alle News über das nationale und internationale Eishockey". hockey-news.info. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "And 2027 goes to …". iihf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "2027 IIHF-Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft wird in Deutschland ausgetragen – Eishockey-Weltverband IIHF vergibt Recht zur Austragung an DEB". deb-online.de. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Deutschland richtet Eishockey-WM 2027 aus". Der Spiegel (in German). 26 May 2023.
