2026 IIHF World Championship Group B
Group B is one of two groups of the 2026 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advance to the playoff round, while the last placed team will be relegated to Division I in 2027.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Czechia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Denmark
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Slovakia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the 2027 IIHF World Championship |
| 6 |  Norway
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Slovenia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Italy
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2027 Division I A |
First match(es) will be played: 15 May 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
Matches
All times are local (UTC+2).
Canada vs Sweden
| 15 May 2026 16:20 | Canada | v | Sweden | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Czechia vs Denmark
| 15 May 2026 20:20 | Czechia | v | Denmark | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Slovakia vs Norway
| 16 May 2026 12:20 | Slovakia | v | Norway | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Italy vs Canada
| 16 May 2026 16:20 | Italy | v | Canada | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Slovenia vs Czechia
| 16 May 2026 20:20 | Slovenia | v | Czechia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Italy vs Slovakia
| 17 May 2026 12:20 | Italy | v | Slovakia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Denmark vs Sweden
| 17 May 2026 16:20 | Denmark | v | Sweden | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Norway vs Slovenia
| 17 May 2026 20:20 | Norway | v | Slovenia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Canada vs Denmark
| 18 May 2026 16:20 | Canada | v | Denmark | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Sweden vs Czechia
| 18 May 2026 20:20 | Sweden | v | Czechia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Italy vs Norway
| 19 May 2026 16:20 | Italy | v | Norway | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Slovenia vs Slovakia
| 19 May 2026 20:20 | Slovenia | v | Slovakia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Czechia vs Italy
| 20 May 2026 16:20 | Czechia | v | Italy | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Sweden vs Slovenia
| 20 May 2026 20:20 | Sweden | v | Slovenia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Canada vs Norway
| 21 May 2026 16:20 | Canada | v | Norway | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Denmark vs Slovakia
| 21 May 2026 20:20 | Denmark | v | Slovakia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Canada vs Slovenia
| 22 May 2026 16:20 | Canada | v | Slovenia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Sweden vs Italy
| 22 May 2026 20:20 | Sweden | v | Italy | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Denmark vs Slovenia
| 23 May 2026 12:20 | Denmark | v | Slovenia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Slovakia vs Czechia
| 23 May 2026 16:20 | Slovakia | v | Czechia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Norway vs Sweden
| 23 May 2026 20:20 | Norway | v | Sweden | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Denmark vs Italy
| 24 May 2026 16:20 | Denmark | v | Italy | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Slovakia vs Canada
| 24 May 2026 20:20 | Slovakia | v | Canada | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Czechia vs Norway
| 25 May 2026 16:20 | Czechia | v | Norway | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Slovenia vs Italy
| 25 May 2026 20:20 | Slovenia | v | Italy | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Norway vs Denmark
| 26 May 2026 12:20 | Norway | v | Denmark | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Sweden vs Slovakia
| 26 May 2026 16:20 | Sweden | v | Slovakia | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
Czechia vs Canada
| 26 May 2026 20:20 | Czechia | v | Canada | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
References
- ^ "The Game Schedule for the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is here!". iihf.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.