Below are the next scheduled major international hockey tournaments, where the best in the world will compete for gold and glory, but more importantly, the International Hockey Lineal Championship!
Teams in parentheses denotes whether teams have been promoted (
) or demoted (
) to their current Championship division.
UPCOMING MEN’S TOURNAMENTS
2018 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
Dec. 11 – 14, 2018 @ Sarpsborg 
(4 teams)
BLR, 
FRA, 
HUN, NOR
2018 Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge
Dec. 11 – 14, 2018 @ Lucerne 
(3 teams)
AUT, SUI, 
SVK
2018 Channel One Cup (schedule)
Dec. 13 – 16, 2018 @ Moscow 
(4 teams)
CZE, 
FIN, RUS, 
SWE
2019 Austria Cup
Feb. 4 – 10, 2019 @ Klagenfurt (4 teams)
AUT, 
DEN, FRA, NOR
2019 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
Feb. 7 – 9, 2019 @ TBC 
and TBC 
(8 teams)
Group A: BLR, HUN, 
ITA, SLO
Group B: 
JPN, 
KAZ, KOR, 
LAT
2019 Beijer Hockey Games (schedule)
Feb. 7 – 10, 2019 @ TBC (4 teams)
CZE, FIN, RUS, SWE
2019 IIHF World Championship – Division III Qualification
Mar. 31 – Apr. 6, 2019 @ Abu Dhabi 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division III in 2020
BIH, 
HKG (), 
KGZ (
), 
KUW, 
THA (), UAE
2019 Euro Hockey Challenge
Apr. 2019 @ various (12 teams)
AUT, CZE, DEN, FIN, FRA, 
GER, LAT, NOR, RUS, SUI, SVK, SWE
2019 IIHF World Championship – Division IIA
Apr. 8 – 14, 2019 @ Belgrade 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IB, bottom team relegated to Division IIB in 2020
AUS, 
BEL, 
CHN, 
CRO (), 
ESP (), SRB
2019 IIHF World Championship – Division IIB
Apr. 21 – 27, 2019 @ Ciudad de México 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division III in 2020
GEO (), 
ISL (), 
ISR, MEX, 
NZL, 
PRK
2019 IIHF World Championship – Division III
Apr. 22 – 28, 2019 @ Sofia 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division III in 2020
BUL, 
LUX (), 
RSA, 
TKM (), 
TPE, 
TUR
2019 IIHF World Championship – Division IB
Apr. 28 – May 4, 2019 @ Tallinn 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IA, bottom team relegated to Division IIA in 2020
EST, JPN, 
NED (), 
POL (), 
ROU, 
UKR
2019 IIHF World Championship – Division IA
Apr. 29 – May 5, 2019 @ Astana (6 teams)
top two teams promoted to Top Division, bottom team relegated to Division IB in 2020
BLR (), HUN, KAZ, KOR (), 
LTU (), SLO
2019 Carlson Hockey Games (schedule)
May 2 – 5, 2019 @ TBC (4 teams)
CZE, FIN, RUS, SWE
2019 IIHF World Championship – Top Division (schedule)
May 10 – 26, 2019 @ Bratislava and Košice (16 teams)
bottom team in each group relegated to Division IA in 2020
Group A: 
CAN, DEN, FIN, FRA, GER, 
GBR (), SVK, 
USA
Group B: AUT, CZE, ITA (), LAT, NOR, RUS, SUI, SWE
Future Tournaments
2020 World Championship: May 1 – 17 @ Zürich and Lausanne
2021 World Championship: May 7 – 23 @ Minsk and Rīga
2022 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 4 – 20 @ Beijing
2022 World Championship: May 6 – 22 @ Tampere and Helsinki
UPCOMING WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Division IIB Qualification
Jan. 16 – 23, 2019 @ Cape Town (5 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIB in 2020
BEL, BUL, HKG, RSA, UKR ()
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Division IIB
Mar. 11 – 17, 2019 @ Miercurea Ciuc (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division IIB Qualification in 2020
CRO (), ISL, NZL, ROU, TPE, TUR
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Division IIA
Apr. 2 – 8, 2019 @ Dumfries (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IB, bottom team relegated to Division IIB in 2020
AUS, ESP (), GBR, MEX, PRK, SLO
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Top Division (schedule)
Apr. 4 – 14, 2019 @ Espoo (10 teams)
bottom team in Group B relegated to Division IA in 2020
Group A: CAN, FIN, RUS, SUI, USA
Group B: CZE, FRA (), GER, JPN (), SWE
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Division IB
Apr. 6 – 12, 2019 @ Beijing (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IA, bottom team relegated to Division IIA in 2020
CHN, KAZ, KOR, LAT, NED (), POL
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Division IA
Apr. 7 – 13, 2019 @ Budapest (6 teams)
top team promoted to Top Division, bottom team relegated to Division IB in 2020
AUT, DEN, HUN, ITA (), NOR, SVK
2019 Four Nations Cup
Nov. 2019 @ TBC (4 teams)
CAN, FIN, SWE, USA
2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Top Division
Apr. 2020 @ Halifax / Truro (10 teams, 5 confirmed)
bottom team in Group B relegated to Division IA in 2021
CAN, FIN, RUS, SUI, USA
Future Tournaments
2020 Four Nations Cup: Nov. 2020 @ TBC
2021 Four Nations Cup: Nov. 2021 @ TBC
2022 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 4 – 20 @ Beijing
UPCOMING JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
2019 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IB
Dec. 8 – 14. 2018 @ Tychy (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IA, bottom team relegated to Division IIA in 2020
HUN (), ITA, JPN (), POL, SLO, UKR
2019 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IA
Dec. 9 – 15. 2018 @ Füssen (6 teams)
top team promoted to Top Division, bottom team relegated to Division IB in 2020
AUT, BLR (), FRA, GER, LAT, NOR ()
2019 IIHF World Junior Championship – Top Division (schedule)
Dec. 26, 2018 – Jan. 5, 2019 @ Vancouver / Victoria (10 teams)
bottom team relegated to Division IA in 2020
Group A: CAN, CZE, DEN, RUS, SUI
Group B: FIN, KAZ (), SVK, SWE, USA
2019 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IIA
Jan. 13 – 19, 2019 @ Tallinn (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IB, bottom team relegated to Division IIB in 2020
ESP (), EST, GBR, LTU (), ROU, KOR
2019 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IIB
Jan. 14 – 20, 2019 @ Zagreb (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division III in 2020
BEL, CRO, ISR (), MEX, NED (), SRB
2019 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division III
Jan. 14 – 20, 2019 @ Reykjavík (8 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIB in 2020
AUS, BUL, CHN, ISL, NZL, RSA (), TPE (), TUR ()
Future Tournaments
2020 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020 @ Ostrava and Třinec
2021 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2020 – Jan. 5, 2021 @ TBC
2022 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2021 – Jan. 5, 2022 @ TBC
2023 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2022 – Jan. 5, 2023 @ Novosibirsk
2024 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2023 – Jan. 5, 2024 @ TBC
