2022 IIHF Worlds Ice hockey Live streaming , Telecast, TV channels, Broadcaster, Schedule, Medal Tally, Table results, wiki, Participating countries, Medallist . IIHF World Championsh 2022 is still a year away, but we have been feeling the hype for months now.
Looking to watch the IIHF World Championship Games? Whether you want to do so on your TV, via a live stream online, or on the radio, we’ve got you covered – this our ultimate guide with everything you need to know.
2022 IIHF World Championship game schedules
Due to the decreased number of teams, several tournament dates have been adjusted and will have amended game schedules:
- 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A in Zagreb, Croatia: 25 to 30 April 2022
- 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group B in Reykjavik, Iceland: 18 to 23 April 2022
- 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Group A in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg: 3 to 8 April 2022
- 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group B in Sofia, Bulgaria: 21 to 24 March 2022
- 2022 IIHF U18 Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Group B in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina: 17 to 20 April 2022
- 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A in Jaca, Spain: 3 to 8 April 2022
Participants
Qualified as host
- Finland
Automatic qualifier after the cancellation of the 2021 IIHF lower division championships
- Belarus (expelled)
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Norway
- ROC1 (expelled)
- Slovakia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United States
1 Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams are prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and must compete as “neutral athlete[s].” For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team will play under the name “ROC”. Instead of the Russian national anthem being played at the 2021 World Championship, Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was played.
2 On 28 February 2022, the IIHF decided to expel ROC and Belarus from the tournament due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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IIHF World Championship Details, location and date
The Ice hockey IIHF World Championship Games officially begin on 13-29 May 2022
Due to several team withdrawals, the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group B in Zagreb, Croatia, cannot be played as originally planned. The tournament has been moved to 16-23 May 2022 and all six originally entered teams remain eligible to participate: Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Turkey, Croatia and South Africa.
The Seven network is the only place to watch the IIHF 2022 on TV this year. The deal for the 2022 Games is the same one which came into effect for the 2022 Games and gives Seven the exclusive rights for Australian television audiences.
Seven will broadcasting their IIHF coverage across all three of their channels – 7, 7TWO, and 7mate.
Seven is also the place to go to if you are keen on finding a live stream for any event. They are live streaming all three of their channels’ coverage live online, both through their website and through the Olympics on 7 app, available for iOS and Android.
However, that’s not all – if you’re keen to watch an event that is not being shown on one of Seven’s three channels, you do still have the ability to live stream it online or through the app.
Unlike four years ago though, you won’t need to pay for the right to watch every single event out of Japan. Instead, it’ll all be for free through a yet to be confirmed Channel Seven digital application. All you’ll need to provide is an email address and some personal details to access thousands of additional hours of content, which Seven have also said will be streamed in HD.
So how are you going to know when you need to watch? We’ve got you covered of course, with the ultimate Olympics TV Guide for Australians, to let you know what’s on TV and when, all in AEST time.
If you’re looking for even more detail, you can hit up our Olympics Events Guide for Australians which lists every single event on at Beijing 2022, and the AEST time and date that it’ll occur.
If you’re wanting to listen into the Olympics coverage on radio instead, there are a couple of different options.
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. Olympic Broadcasting services will also produce the world the content to the local broadcasters for their coverage.
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
Channels: The Olympic Channel
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.
To watch the Olympics on TVNZ:
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).
To watch the Olympics on Sportsnet:
Which countries are competing in the 2022 IIHF World Championship?
The following countries will participate in the 2022 IIHF World Championship (this list is current as of March , 2022):
Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan (host), Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudia Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
When is the opening ceremony?
The Ice hockey IIHF World Championship Games officially begin on 13-29 May 2022
The IIHF World Championship opening ceremony, which will take place at the New National Stadium in Tokyo, is expected to be a huge event, so remember to check start times with your broadcaster(s) of choice and tune in.
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