Groups for 2015 IIHF World Championship released
22:52, 26 May 2014
MINSK. KAZINFORM The seeding for the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship which is due in the Czech Republic on 1-17 May has been determined with the conclusion of the tournament in Minsk, BelTA reports.
The 2014 host Belarus that reached the quarterfinals for the first time in five years ranked 7th in the tournament's final standings and holds 11th position in the IIHF World Ranking. Belarus will play in Group B against Finland (2nd in the IIHF World Ranking), Russia (3rd), the United States (6th), Slovakia (8th), Norway (10th), Slovenia (14th), and Denmark (15th) in Ostrava.
Prague will host Group A matches: Sweden (1st), Canada (4th), Switzerland (7th), Latvia (9th), France (12th), Germany (13th), and Austria (16th).