The 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 78th such event organised by the

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. Teams participated at six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2015 competition.

Controversy

The selection of Belarus as hosts caused great controversy and initiated the Minsk2014.No Campaign. The

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called the IIHF to move the venue and demanded the release of all political prisoners as a condition to continue the Championship in Minsk.

Championship

The top division championship took place with the participation of sixteen teams from 9 to 25 May 2014.

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hosted the event with games played in

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The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in

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, from 20 to 26 April 2014.

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in

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, from 20 to 26 April 2014.

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in

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, from 9 to 15 April 2014.

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in

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, from 5 to 11 April 2014.

Division III

The Division III tournament was played in

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, from 6 to 12 April 2014.Division III Statistics
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References

External links

IIHF Official Website
{{World championships in 2014

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Men's World Ice Hockey Championships