just another painful day for in Rio   

Tournament Cancelled.   The ranking will be frozen for     and host     Neither team will be relegated down and promoted up, also none will be relegated from this year´s Division I A and promoted from this year´s division II B.

Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Division II Group A World Championship 2026   Al Ain (UAE) - 20 April 2026 - 26 April 2026     Official Website Programme Results System Facebook Page Discussion Thread

Due the cancellation of the Division II A tournament this year, no team will progress from this tournament     The winner will receive gold medal and be declared Division II Group B World Champion but will have to stay in this category also for the next edition

I told you that longtime ago     

Men´s Division II Group A World Championship schedulled in Al-Ain this year has been cancelled   So the ranking will be frozen and no team will be promoted to I B / Relegated this year from I B and promoted from II B / Relegated to II B   https://www.iihf.com/en/news/72580/2026_iihf_wmiia_championship_cancelled   The 2026 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A (WMIIA), originally scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates, has been cancelled following a decision by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).   As a result, promotion and relegation for the WMIIA Championship will be frozen for the 2026 season. Therefore, there will be no relegation from Division I Group B (WMIB) to Division II Group A (WMIIA) and no promotion from Division II Group B to Division II Group A.   The IIHF remains committed to the continued growth and development of ice hockey worldwide and looks forward to hosting this championship in the future.  

Tuesday April 7th, 2026 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +3)   13:00   Iceland  6 - 2  New Zealand 16:30   Chinese Taipei  5 - 1  Kyrgyzstan 20:00   Israel  4 - 2  Bulgaria   Provisional Standing After Day 2:   1.    6 2.   5 3.   3 4.   3 5.   1 ----------------- 6.   0

Wednesday April 8th, 2026 - Round-Robin Day 3 Schedule (GMT +2)   12:30   Australia vs Mexico 16:00   Chinese Taipei vs Belgium 19:30   Netherlands vs Serbia