Press releaseThe championship has the following format. In the preliminary round 16 teams are divided into 4 groups for a one-round tournament. 3 top teams from each group advance to the qualification round, where they will be split into two subgroups.
Press release
The championship has the following format. In the preliminary round 16 teams are divided into 4 groups for a one-round tournament. 3 top teams from each group advance to the qualification round, where they will be split into two subgroups. Also-rans of the prelim round will compete to stay in the major division.
Teams placed from 1 to 4 in their respective qualification-round groups will have play-offs starting from last 8. On May 13 the final and bronze-winning games will be played.
Vladimir Novitsky and Oleg Shibeko will be our commentators in Moscow. “Hockey. Game Formula” program on Channel Lad will bring you intrigues and goings-on of the world championship, there will be pre- and post-game interviews with Belarusian players.
On April 27 Belarus will face the Czech Republic in a preliminary round. Starting time 19:10 on the First Channel. Also on the First Channel: April 29, 19:10, USA-Belarus, and on May 1, 15:10, Austria-Belarus.
Hockey world championship game schedule:
Air date - Channel - Air time - Program, broadcast
27.04, Friday - First Channel - 19:10 - Belarus - Czech Republic
29.04, Sunday - First Channel - 19:10 - USA - Belarus
01.05, Tuesday - First Channel - 15:10 - Austria - Belarus
03.05, Thursday - First Channel - 15:10 - qualifier
04.05, Friday - First Channel - 15:10 - qualifier
05.05, Saturday - First Channel - 15:10 - qualifier
06.05, Sunday - First Channel - 15:10 - qualifier
06.05, Sunday - First Channel - 19:10 - qualifier
07.05, Monday - First Channel - 15:10 - qualifier
07.05, Monday - LAD - 19:10 - qualifier
09.05, Wednesday - First Channel - 15:10 - last 8 game
09.05, Wednesday - LAD - 19:10 - last 8 game
10.05, Thursday - First Channel - 15:10 - last 8 game
10.05, Thursday - LAD - 15:10 - last 8 game
12.05, Saturday - LAD - 14:10 - semifinal
12.05, Saturday - First Channel - 18:10 - semifinal
13.05, Sunday - LAD - 15:10 - bronze-winning game
13.05, Sunday - First Channel - 19:10 - final












