2019 IIHF World Championship Division I

Main article: 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2019 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Kazakhstan
 Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates29 April–5 May
28 April–4 May
Teams12
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2020 (cancelled) →

The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 29 April to 5 May 2019 and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 28 April to 4 May 2019.[1]

Belarus and Kazakhstan gained promotion to the top division, while Romania was promoted to Group A next year. Lithuania and the Netherlands were relegated to Group B and Division II by finishing last in their tournaments.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Kazakhstan wins, Belarus up too". IIHF. 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Perfect ending for Kazakhstan". IIHF. 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Slovenia saved". IIHF. 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Remarkable Romania to Div. IA!". IIHF. 4 May 2019.