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
2017 Karjala Tournament
Nov. 2 – 5, 2017 @ Helsinki 
(6 teams)
CAN, 
CZE, FIN, 
RUS, 
SWE, 
SUI
2017 Deutschland Cup
Nov. 10 – 12, 2017 @ Augsburg 
(4 teams)
GER, RUS, 
SVK, 
USA
2017 Channel One Cup
Dec. 14 – 17, 2017 @ Moscow (4 teams)
CZE, FIN, RUS, SWE
2018 Sweden Hockey Games
Feb. 2018 @ Stockholm (4 teams)
CZE, FIN, RUS, SWE
2018 Winter Olympic Games
Feb. 10 – 25, 2018 @ Pyeongchang (Gangneung) 
(12 teams)
Group A: CAN, CZE, KOR, SUI
Group B: RUS, SVK, 
SLO (
), USA
Group C: FIN, GER (), 
NOR (), SWE
2018 IIHF World Championships – Division III Qualification
Mar. 2018 @ Abu Dhabi 
(3 teams)
top team promoted to Division III
KUW, 
TKM, UAE
2018 Euro Hockey Challenge
Apr. 2018 @ various (12 teams)
BLR, CZE, 
DEN, FIN, 
FRA, GER, 
LAT, NOR, RUS, SVK, SWE, SUI
2018 Carlson Hockey Games
Apr. 2018 @ TBC (4 teams)
CZE, FIN, RUS, SWE
2018 IIHF World Championships – Division IIB
Apr. 16 – 22, 2018 @ Madrid 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division II in 2019
ESP (), 
ISR, 
LUX (), 
MEX, 
NZL, 
PRK
2018 IIHF World Championships – Division III
Apr. 16 – 22, 2018 @ Cape Town 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIB, bottom team relegated to Division III Qualification in 2019
BUL, 
GEO, 
HKG, RSA, 
TPE, 
TUR ()
2018 IIHF World Championships – Division IA
Apr. 22 – 28, 2018 @ Budapest 
(6 teams)
top two teams promoted to Top Division, bottom team relegated to Division IB in 2019
GBR (), HUN, 
ITA (), 
KAZ, 
POL, SLO ()
2018 IIHF World Championships – Division IB
Apr. 22 – 28, 2018 @ Kaunas 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IA, bottom team relegated to Division IIA in 2019
CRO, 
EST, 
JPN, LTU, 
ROU (), 
UKR ()
2018 IIHF World Championships – Division IIA
Apr. 23 – 29, 2018 @ Tilburg 
(6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IB, bottom team relegated to Division IIB in 2019
AUS, 
BEL, 
CHN (), 
ISL, NED (), 
SRB
2018 IIHF World Championships – Top Division
May 4 – 20, 2018 @ Copenhagen and Herning (16 teams)
bottom team in each group relegated to Division IA in 2019
Group A: 
AUT (), BLR, CZE, FRA, RUS, SUI, SVK, SWE
Group B: CAN, DEN, FIN, GER, KOR (), LAT, NOR, USA
Future Tournaments
2019 World Championships: May 3-19 @ Bratislava and Košice
2020 World Championships: May 1 – 17 @ Zürich and Lausanne
2021 World Championships: May 7 – 23 @ Minsk and Rīga
2022 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 4 – 20 @ Beijing
2022 World Championships: May 2022 @ Tampere and Helsinki
UPCOMING WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS
2017 Four Nations Cup
Nov. 1 – 5, 2017 @ TBC (4 teams)
CAN, FIN, SWE, USA
2018 IIHF Women’s World Championships – Division IIB Qualification
Dec. 2017 @ Sofia (5 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIB
BEL, BUL, CRO, HKG, RSA
2018 Winter Olympic Games
Feb. 10 – 25, 2018 @ Pyeongchang (Gangneung) (8 teams)
Group A: CAN, FIN, RUS, USA
Group B: JPN (), KOR, SWE, SUI ()
2018 IIHF Women’s World Championships – Division IIB
Mar. 17 – 23, 2018 @ Valdemoro (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division IIB Qualification in 2019
ESP, ISL, NZL, ROU, TPE (), TUR
2018 IIHF Women’s World Championships – Division IIA
Apr. 7 – 13, 2018 @ Bled (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IB, bottom team relegated to Division IIB in 2019
AUS, GBR, MEX (), NED, PRK, SLO
2018 IIHF Women’s World Championships – Division IA
Apr. 8 – 14, 2018 @ Strasbourg (6 teams)
top team promoted to Top Division, bottom team relegated to Division IB in 2019
AUT, DEN, FRA, HUN, NOR, SVK ()
2018 IIHF Women’s World Championships – Division IB
Apr. 8 – 14, 2018 @ Asiago (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IA, bottom team relegated to Division IIA in 2019
CHN, ITA, KAZ, KOR (), LAT, POL
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championships – Top Division
Apr. 2019 @ TBC (10 teams, 9 qualified)
bottom team in Group B relegated to Division IA in 2020
Group A: CAN, FIN, GER, RUS, USA
Group B: CZE, JPN (), SWE, SUI
Future Tournaments
2020 World Championships: Apr. 2020 @ TBC
2022 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 4 – 20 @ Beijing
UPCOMING JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
2018 IIHF World Junior Championships – Division IB
top team promoted to Division IA, bottom team relegated to Division IIA in 2019
Dec. 9 – 15, 2017 @ Bled (6 teams)
ITA, LTU (), NOR (), POL, SLO, UKR
2018 IIHF World Junior Championships – Division IIA
top team promoted to Division IB, bottom team relegated to Division IIB in 2019
Dec. 10 – 16, 2017 @ Dumfries (6 teams)
EST, GBR (), JPN, KOR (), NED, ROU
2018 IIHF World Junior Championships – Division IA
top team promoted to Top Division, bottom team relegated to Division IB in 2019
Dec. 10 – 17, 2017 @ Courchevel / Méribel (6 teams)
AUT, FRA, GER, HUN (), KAZ, LAT ()
2018 IIHF World Junior Championships – Top Division
Dec. 26, 2017 – Jan. 5, 2018 @ Buffalo / Orchard Park (10 teams)
bottom team relegated to Division IA in 2019
Group A: CAN, DEN, FIN, SVK, USA
Group B: BLR (), CZE, RUS, SWE, SUI
2018 IIHF World Junior Championships – Division IIB
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division III in 2019
Jan. 15 – 21, 2018 @ Belgrade (6 teams)
BEL, CRO (), ESP, MEX, SRB, TUR ()
2018 IIHF World Junior Championships – Division III
top team promoted to Division IIB in 2019
Jan. 22 – 28, 2018 @ Sofia (6 teams)
AUS (), BUL, CHN, ISL, ISR, NZL
2018 IIHF World Junior Championships – Division III Qualification
top team promoted to Division III in 2019
Jan. 26 – 28, 2018 @ Cape Town (3 teams)
RSA, TKM, TPE
Future Tournaments
2019 World Junior Championships: Dec. 26, 2018 – Jan. 5, 2019 @ Vancouver / Victoria
2020 World Junior Championships: Dec. 2019 – Jan. 2020 @ Prague
2021 World Junior Championships: Dec. 2020 – Jan. 2021 @ TBC
