2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 78th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 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.[1] The European Parliament called the IIHF to move the venue and demanded the release of all political prisoners as a condition to continue the Championship in Minsk.[2]

Championship

The top division championship took place with the participation of sixteen teams from 9 to 25 May 2014. Belarus hosted the event with games played in Minsk.[3]
The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:[4]

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