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
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 (schedule)
Apr. 8 – 28, 2019 @ various (12 teams)
Group 1: 🇩🇰 DEN, 🇫🇮 FIN, 🇳🇴 NOR, 🇸🇪 SWE
Group 2: 🇦🇹 AUT, 🇨🇿 CZE, 🇩🇪 GER, 🇸🇰 SVK
Group 3: 🇫🇷 FRA, 🇱🇻 LAT, 🇷🇺 RUS, 🇨🇭 SUI
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 @ Brno 🇨🇿 (4 teams)
🇨🇿 CZE, 🇫🇮 FIN, 🇷🇺 RUS, 🇸🇪 SWE
2019 IIHF World Championship – Top Division (schedule)
May 10 – 26, 2019 @ Bratislava / 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 / Lausanne 🇨🇭
2021 World Championship: May 7 – 23 @ Minsk 🇧🇾 / Rīga 🇱🇻
2022 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 4 – 20 @ Beijing 🇨🇳
2022 World Championship: May 6 – 22 @ Tampere / Helsinki 🇫🇮
2026 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 6 – 22 @ Milan 🇮🇹 or Södertälje / Stockholm 🇸🇪
UPCOMING WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS
2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Division IIB
Apr. 1 – 7, 2019 @ Brașov 🇷🇴 (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 – Division IIB Qualification
Jan. 2020 @ TBC (5 teams, 4 qualified)
top team promoted to Division IIB in 2021
🇧🇪 BEL, 🇧🇬 BUL, 🇭🇰 HKG, 🇿🇦 RSA
2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Division IIB
Mar. 2020 @ TBC (6 teams, 1 qualified)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division IIB Qualification in 2021
🇺🇦 UKR (⬆️)
2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Top Division
Apr. 2020 @ Halifax / Truro 🇨🇦 (10 teams, 5 qualified)
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 🇨🇳
2026 Winter Olympic Games: Feb. 6 – 22 @ Milan 🇮🇹 or Södertälje / Stockholm 🇸🇪
UPCOMING JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IA
Dec. 2019 @ TBC (6 teams)
top team promoted to Top Division, bottom team relegated to Division IB in 2021
🇦🇹 AUT, 🇧🇾 BLR, 🇩🇰 DEN (⬇️), 🇱🇻 LAT, 🇳🇴 NOR, 🇸🇮 SLO (⬆️)
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IB
Dec. 2019 @ TBC (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IA, bottom team relegated to Division IIA in 2021
🇪🇪 EST (⬆️), 🇫🇷 FRA (⬇️), 🇭🇺 HUN, 🇮🇹 ITA, 🇵🇱 POL, 🇺🇦 UKR
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship – Top Division
Dec. 26, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020 @ Ostrava / Třinec 🇨🇿 (10 teams)
bottom team relegated to Division IA in 2021
Group A: 🇫🇮 FIN, 🇰🇿 KAZ, 🇨🇭 SUI, 🇸🇰 SVK, 🇸🇪 SWE
Group B: 🇨🇦 CAN, 🇨🇿 CZE, 🇩🇪 GER (⬆️), 🇷🇺 RUS, 🇺🇸 USA
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IIA
Jan. 2020 @ TBC (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IB, bottom team relegated to Division IIB in 2021
🇪🇸 ESP, 🇬🇧 GBR, 🇯🇵 JPN (⬇️), 🇱🇹 LTU, 🇷🇴 ROU, 🇷🇸 SRB (⬆️)
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division IIB
Jan. 2020 @ TBC (6 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIA, bottom team relegated to Division III in 2021
🇧🇪 BEL, 🇨🇳 CHN (⬆️), 🇭🇷 CRO, 🇮🇱 ISR, 🇰🇷 KOR (⬇️), 🇳🇱 NED
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship – Division III
Jan. 2020 @ TBC (8 teams)
top team promoted to Division IIB in 2021
🇦🇺 AUS, 🇧🇬 BUL, 🇮🇸 ISL, 🇲🇽 MEX (⬇️), 🇳🇿 NZL, 🇿🇦 RSA, 🇹🇼 TPE, 🇹🇷 TUR
Future Tournaments
2021 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2020 – Jan. 5, 2021 @ Edmonton / Red Deer 🇨🇦
2022 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2021 – Jan. 5, 2022 @ Gothenburg 🇸🇪
2023 World Junior Championship: Dec. 26, 2022 – Jan. 5, 2023 @ Novosibirsk 🇷🇺
