Ice Hockey fans in all over the world, this year IIHF World Championship 2022 will be hosted by Finland from 13 to 29 May, 2022. There are two host cities in Finland : Tampere & Helsinki – Nokia Arena will serve the main venue of the competition. The groups were announced on 7th June, 2021. Check the complete info about how to watch IIHF World Championship 2022 live from Anywhere.. Are you a big fans of Juniors Ice Hockey, you can watch here full live coverage of IIHF U18 World Championship 2022.
IIHF Men’s World Championship 2022 Groups
Sixteen teams divided into two groups will compete in the preliminary round. Each team will play the other seven teams in their group over the course of the first 12 days of the competition ending on May 24.
The top four teams in each group after the prelims will advance to the quarterfinals. After the semifinals, the bronze-medal and gold-medal games will take place on May 29.
IIHF World Championship 2022 Participating team will divided into two group – A and B.
Group A :
Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Italy & France
Group B :
Finland, United States, Latvia, Norway, Czech Republic, Sweden, Great Britain & Austria
Complete Schedule
The Fixtures or Schedule of IIHF World Championship 2020 was announced on 1st August 2019. Below the group wise schedule of IIHF World Championship 2020.
May 13
France Vs Slovakia
Germany Vs Canada
May 14
Denmark Vs Kazakhstan
Switzerland Vs Italy
Slovakia Vs Germany
May 15
Italy Vs Canada
France Vs Kazakhstan
Denmark Vs Switzerland
May 16
Slovakia Vs Canada
France Vs Germany
May 17
Italy Vs Denmark
Switzerland Vs Kazakhstan
May 18
France Vs Italy
Switzerland Vs Slovakia
May 19
Germany Vs Denmark
Canada Vs Kazakhstan
May 20
Germany Vs Italy
Kazakhstan Vs Slovakia
May 21
Denmark Vs France
Canada Vs Switzerland
Italy Vs Slovakia
May 22
Kazakhstan Vs Germany
Switzerland Vs France
May 23
Kazakhstan Vs Italy
Canada Vs Denmark
May 24
Germany Vs Switzerland
Slovakia Vs Denmark
Canada Vs France
IIHF 2022 Ice Hockey TV Rights
Just like the other fantastic big sporting event, the 2022 IIHF World Championship will be available on the TV across the world. Besides the officials from Japan, there will be numerous international broadcasters involved in the party.
Most of the broadcasters have obtained the rights to further games in the future as well. For instance, in Europe, the IOC’s has been launching an exclusive deal with Discovery Communications. The 2022 IIHF World Championship Games rights are available in almost all the European countries, except France because of the existing rights deals. The other country which is not getting power in Russia. Here is a list of TV channels per country.
Armenia: APMTV
Asia: Dentsu
Australia: Seven Network
Austria: ORF
Belarus: Belteleradio
Belgium: VRT
Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT
Brazil: Grupo Globo
Bulgaria: BNT
Canada: CBC/Radio-Canada Sportsnet TSN TLN
Caribbean: International Media Content Ltd. SportsMax
China: CCTV
Croatia: HRT
Czech Republic: ČT
Denmark: DR
Estonia: Eesti Meedia
Europe: Discovery Communications Eurosport
Finland: Yle
France: France Télévisions Canal+
Georgia: GPB
Germany: ARD ZDF
Greece: ERT
Hungary: MTVA
Iceland: RÚV
Indian subcontinent: Sony Pictures Networks
Ireland: RTÉ
Japan: Japan Consortium
Kosovo: RTK
Latin America: América Móvil
Latvia: LTV
Lithuania: TV3
Luxembourg: RTL
Macedonia: MRT
MENA: beIN Sports
Montenegro: RTCG
Netherlands: NOS
New Zealand: Sky Television
North Korea: SBS
Norway: TVNorge
Oceania[iii]: Sky Television
Poland: TVP
Portugal: RTP
Romania: TVR
Singapore: Mediacorp
Slovakia: RTVS
Slovenia: RTV
South Africa: SABC SuperSport
South Korea: SBS
Sub-Saharan Africa: Kwesé Sports
Sweden: Kanal 5
Switzerland: SRG SSR
Ukraine UA: PBC
United Kingdom: BBC/Eurosport
United States: NBCUniversal
Stream the IIHF World Championship Games on the CBC (Canada)
Price: Free
The CBC is one of the official broadcasters in Canada for the IIHF World Championship. Be sure to check with the CBC’s schedule to know when to tune in. Signing up is painless.
Live stream the IIHF World Championship on 7plus (Australia)
Price: Free
The Australian streaming service 7plus recently added the IIHF World Championship Channel to its channel lineup. On 7plus, you can catch various sports during the Ice hockey Winter Olympics. And it’s completely free.
To watch the Olympics on 7plus:
Watch Ice hockey IIHF 2022 streams on TVNZ (NZ)
Price: Free
Channels: TVNZ 1
TVNZ will be airing the 2022 IIHF World Championship ice hockey in New Zealand, providing 12 hours of free-to-air coverage each afternoon and evening during the event. For the start time of the broadcasts, check the TVNZ TV Guide.
Watch IIHF World Championship streams on Sportsnet (Canada)
Price: 10 CAD and up
Sportsnet in Canada also holds broadcasting rights for the IIHF World Championship . Sportsnet offers two subscription plans: SN Now (20 CAD/month) and SN Now+ (7-Day Pass for 10 CAD, monthly subscription for 28 CAD/month, or Annual Pass for 20.83 CAD/month).
When is the opening ceremony?
The Ice hockey IIHF World Championship Games officially begin on 13-29 May 2022
Channels Broadcasting IIHF World Championship ice hockey Live Stream Online
Apart from the countries and their channels mentioned above, you may be wondering about other regions and their official broadcasters for the Ice hockey IIHF World Championship 2022.
The Winter Olympics is a great deal around the globe, and you are not alone to be excited for the games to begin. This should explain why there are so many broadcasters, as well. To verify whether your country is listed, take a look at these countries and their official broadcaster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship:
Brazil – GloboTV
Finland – Yle
India – Sony Liv
China – CCTV
Ireland – RTE
Korea – SBS
New Zealand – Sky NZ
MENA – beIN Sports
Germany – ARD
The IIHF U18 World Championships are well underway in Landshut, Germany. Both Canada and Czechia are in Group A of this U18 World Championship. The United States is leading the group with wins over Canada and Czechia. But both the Canadians and the Czechs have wins over Germany. This game will break the tie to see who will join the Americans at the top of Group A.
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