2010 IIHF World Championship Division I

2010 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Netherlands
 Slovenia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates19–25 April 2010 (A)
17–23 April 2010 (B)
Teams12
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See also: 2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournaments were contested between 17 and 25 April 2010. Participants in this championship were drawn into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands.[1] Group B's games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[2] Austria won the Group A tournament while Slovenia won the Group B tournament to earn promotion to the Top Division of the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Serbia and Croatia finished last in each group and will be relegated to Division II at the 2011 World Championships. Spain and Estonia earned promotion from the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II and replaced Serbia and Croatia in Division I in 2011.

  1. ^ 2010 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-05-01)
  2. ^ 2010 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-04-24)