
The2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 86th such event hosted by theInternational Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the2024 competition.[1]
As in2022, teams from Russia and Belarus were not allowed to enter, as they were suspended by the IIHF due to the countries'invasion of Ukraine.[2]
The tournament was held inTampere, Finland andRiga, Latvia from 12 to 28 May 2023.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 20 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 8 | Qualification for2024 IIHF World Championship | |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3[a] | ||
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 3[a] | Relegation to2024 Division I A |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 19 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 13[a] | ||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 13[a] | ||
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | Qualification for2024 IIHF World Championship | |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 | Relegation to2024 Division I A |
There was a re-seeding after the quarter-finals.[4] If Finland and Latvia were to play in the quarter-finals, there would have been no cross-over for the quarter-finals.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
1A | 3 | |||||||||
| 27 May | ||||||||||
4B | 0 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
8 | 4 | |||||||||
1B | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
4A | 3 | |||||||||
8 | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
4 | 5 | |||||||||
2A | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 May | ||||||||||
3B | 3 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
6 | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
2B | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
3A | 1 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | |||||||||
Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth are ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.[5]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 24 | Champions | |
| 2 | A | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 17 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | B | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 18 | Third place | |
| 4 | A | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 25 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | B | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 19 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals | |
| 6 | A | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 18 | ||
| 7 | A | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 16 | ||
| 8 | B | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 13 | ||
| 9 | B | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | Eliminated in Group stage | |
| 10 | A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 8 | ||
| 11 | B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 | ||
| 12 | A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 4 | ||
| 13 | B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | ||
| 14 | A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 | ||
| 15 | A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 3 | Relegated to 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I | |
| 16 | B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 |
The tournament was held inNottingham, England from 29 April to 5 May 2023.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 14 | Promoted to the2024 Top Division | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | Relegated to the2024 Division I B |
The tournament was held inTallinn, Estonia from 23 to 29 April 2023.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 15 | Promoted to the2024 Division I A | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 | Relegated to the2024 Division II A |
The tournament was held inMadrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April 2023.[3] Georgia was later disqualified by the IIHF and relegated.[why?][6][7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the2024 Division I B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 12 | Relegated to the2024 Division II B | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 3[a] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 37 | −23 | 3[a] | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 3[a] |
The tournament was held inIstanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 15 | Promoted to the2024 Division II A | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 0 | Relegated to the2024 Division III A |
The tournament was held inCape Town, South Africa from 17 to 23 April 2023.[3][8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 12 | Promoted to the2024 Division II B | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 6[a] | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 6[a] | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 6[a] | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the2024 Division III B |
The tournament was held inSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 February to 5 March 2023.[3][8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | +71 | 15 | Promoted to the2024 Division III A | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 77 | −71 | 0 | Relegated to the2024 Division IV |
The tournament was held inUlaanbaatar, Mongolia from 23 to 26 March 2023.[3][8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 8 | Promoted to the2024 Division III B | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |