2027 IIHF World Championship explained

Year:2027
Country:Germany
Dates:14–30 May
Num Teams:16
Venues:2
Cities:2
Type:ih
Prevseason:2026
Nextseason:2028

The 2027 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Düsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, from 14 to 30 May 2027.

Host nation bid

The only bidders were Kazakhstan and Germany.[1] Norway withdrew its bid in January, four months and a half before the host selection.[2] [3] Austria had also expressed an interest.[4]

Bids
Votes
102
34
Total136

In the end, on 26 May 2023, the IIHF Congress awarded Germany the rights to host the competition.[5]

Venues

Two venues will be used.[6] There is potential that Germany's opening game will be at the football stadium, similar to 2010.[7]

Participants

Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2026 IIHF World Championship:
Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Offiziell: DEB bewirbt sich um die Austragung der WM 2027, Konkurrenz aus Kasachstan und Norwegen. eishockeynews.de. 23 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Norway withdraws bid. IIHF. 30 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Norsk ishockey omfavner VM-planer, nå er første søkerby valgt. 29 January 2022. Hockey4You.
  4. Web site: ÖEHV: Verband plant eine A-WM in Österreich – die Chancen stehen gut! – Hockey-News.info – Alle News über das nationale und internationale Eishockey. hockey-news.info. 21 May 2019.
  5. Web site: And 2027 goes to …. iihf.com. 26 May 2023.
  6. Web site: 2027 IIHF-Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft wird in Deutschland ausgetragen – Eishockey-Weltverband IIHF vergibt Recht zur Austragung an DEB. deb-online.de. 26 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Deutschland richtet Eishockey-WM 2027 aus. 26 May 2023. Der Spiegel. de.