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.

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UPCOMING MEN’S TOURNAMENTS
2018 Karjala Tournament (schedule)
Nov. 8 – 11, 2018 @ Helsinki  (4 teams)
 CZE,  FIN,  RUS,  SWE

2018 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
Nov. 8 – 11, 2018 @ Minsk  and Gdańsk  (4 teams)
Group 1:  BLR,  FRA,  LAT,  SLO
Group 2:  AUT,  DEN,  NOR,  POL

2018 Deutschland Cup
Nov. 8 – 11, 2018 @ Krefeld  (3 teams)
 GER,  SUI,  SVK

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 @ TBC  (4 teams)
 AUT,  DEN,  FRA,  NOR

2019 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
Feb. 7 – 9, 2019 @ TBC  (4 teams)
 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. 14 – 20, 2019 @ Santiago de Querétaro  (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 

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UPCOMING WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS
2018 Four Nations Cup
Nov. 6 – 10, 2018 @ Saskatoon  (4 teams)
 CAN,  FIN,  SWE,  USA

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

2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Top Division
Apr. 2020 @ TBC  (10 teams, 5 confirmed)
bottom team in Group B relegated to Division IA in 2021
 CAN,  FIN,  RUS,  SUI,  USA

Future Tournaments
2022 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 4 – 20 @ Beijing 

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UPCOMING JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
2018 Four Nations Cup – November
Nov. 9 – 11, 2018 @ Hodonín  (4 teams)
 CZE,  FIN,  RUS,  SWE

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