Sixteen participants of IIHF Ice Hockey men's World
Championships 2015are divided into two groups of eight teams. Within the group
will compete with each other. A win in regular time will be awarded 3 points
for a win after overtime or a shootout two points, a loss after overtime or a
shootout and 1 point for a loss in regular time 0 points. From each group will
advance four teams with the highest number of points in the quarterfinal
playoffs. For teams for fifth to eighth places in the group tournament ends.
Both teams from eighth places automatically descend to the first division.
Quarterfinals will be played in cross-system (ie. The
first team from Group A against the fourth team from Group B, the second team
from group A against the third team from Group B, the first team from Group B
against the fourth team from Group A second team from group B against the third
team from Group A). Quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinals for the
losers quaterfinalist tournament ends. In the semifinals, the pair will compete
in the following formula: winner of the match between 1A - 4B vs. Winner 2B -
3A champion 1B - 4A vs. Winner 2A - 3B. Both semi-finals will be played in a
larger O2 Arena. The victorious semi-finalists will advance to the finals, where
they will decide on the holders of gold and silver medals, while the defeated
semifinalists meet in the match for the bronze medal.
Saturday, 2 May 2015
IIHF Ice Hockey men's World Championships 2015
Each national team must have a team composed of at least
17 players (15 skaters and two goalies) and a maximum of 25 players (22 skaters
and 3 goalies). All participating teams of IIHF Ice Hockey men's World
Championships 2015 must confirm by their respective national associations
present confirmed Squad First IIHF directorate, which subsequently approved it.
The International Hockey Federation nominated for the World Championship 16
main referees, and the same number of bar referees.
