News of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk and Riga

Tickets for 2021 IIHF World Championship to go on sale in September
The 84th edition of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in Minsk and Riga on 21 May – 6 June 2021...

2021 IIHF World Championship page goes online
The iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm page dedicated to the world championship runs in English, Russian and Latvian...

IIHF confirms dates of 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship
The 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will be running in Minsk and Riga from 21 May to 6 June 2021...

IIHF Annual Congress moved to 24 June
The 2021 IIHF World Championship in Belarus and Latvia was initially scheduled to take place on 7-23 May 2021. Now the tournament may be held from 21 May to 6 June...

Groups for 2021 IIHF World Championship named
Host Belarus will face Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark and in the UK in Group A in Minsk...

Fasel: 2021 IIHF World Championship may be postponed
"It is early to speak about the world championship which is to be hosted by Minsk and Riga. We need to track the situation. All further decisions will be taken by the IIHF Council"...

Opinion: Spiky the Hedgehog will be loved by all fans
"A hedgehog fits well the spirit of Belarusian and Latvian teams as they are known for their uncompromising attitude and readiness to fight till the final buzzer"...

Spiky the Hedgehog named 2021 IIHF World Championship mascot
More than 100 works of Belarus and Latvia representatives were submitted for the contest...

Ambassador: Japanese fans show interest in 2021 IIHF World Championship in Belarus
According to him, the number of Belarusian visitors to Japan has risen by 70%. Since the visa-free travel program was launched, the number of Japanese coming to Belarus has also increased...

Khrushch voted 2021 IIHF World Championship mascot in Belarus
The Latvian audience picked up Hedgehog...