- IIHF World Championship Division I
The IIHF World Championship Division I are an annual sports event organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation . The division championship are played in two groups.The two national teams that lose the relegation round at the IIHF World Championship are relegated to Division I for next year's World Championships. At the Division I Championship, the winner of each group is promoted to next year's IIHF World Championship, while the loser of each group is relegated to the Division II.
The Division I World Championship have been played in their current format since 2001, when Division I was formed from teams from Pool B and C.
The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I will be played between April 11 and April 17, 2009 simultaneously in
Vilnius ,Lithuania (Group A) andToruń ,Poland (Group B).Division I
Teams
Division I teams for 2009
Group A
Pool B
Champions 1951-2000
ee also
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2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
*2008 IIHF World Championship
*2008 IIHF World Championship Division I
*2008 IIHF World Championship Division II
*2008 IIHF World Championship Division III
*2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification
* [http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html 2009 IIHF Championship Program]
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