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2012 Gauteng League season

The 2012 Gauteng League season was contested by four teams and won by the Warriors Pretoria.
==Regular season==
 	Team 	GP	W	T	L 	Goals 	Pts
1.	Warriors Pretoria 	12	9	1	2 	74:29 	28
2.	Wildcats Johannesburg 	12	7	2	3 	80:28 	23
3.	Scorpions Johannesburg	11	5	1	5 	55:48 	16
4.	Johannesburg Vipers 	11	0	0	11	16:120	0
==Division 1==
 	Team 	GP	W 	T	L	Goals 	Pts
1.	Warriors A	12	12	0	0	129:13	24
2.	Vipers 	10	5 	1	4	26:41 	11
3.	Scorpions 	10	4 	0	6	26:47 	8
4.	Ice Hawks 	10	1 	2	7	20:73 	4
5.	Warriors B	8 	1 	1	6	20:47 	3
==Division 2==
 	Team 	GP	W 	T	L	Goals 	Pts
1.	Sabres 	12	11	0	1	147:38	22
2.	Ice Hawks	12	8 	1	3	71:34 	17
3.	Devils 	8 	3 	1	4	51:41 	7
4.	Scorpions	8 	1 	0	7	28:62 	2
5.	Vipers 	8 	0 	0	8	8:130 	0
==External links==
*Season on eurohockey.com
*Division 1
*Division 2
Category:2012 in ice hockey
2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship

The 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was the second Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. It took place between 28 May and 1 June 2012 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Kuwait in the gold medal game, claiming their second title of the championships. Oman finished third after defeating Bahrain in the bronze medal game.
==Overview==
The 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship began on 28 May 2012 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates with the games being played at Zayed Sports City. The United Arab Emirates as host and defending champion returned along with Kuwait and Oman to compete in their second Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. Saudi Arabia who competed in the 2010 championship did not send a team while Bahrain made their first appearance in the competition. The four teams first competed in a round robin competition, with their ranking determining their seeding in the semi-finals. The United Arab Emirates finished in first place after the round robin and were seeded against fourth place Bahrain, while second place Kuwait was seeded with third place Oman. The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait both won their semi-finals and advanced to the gold medal game, while the losing teams advanced to the bronze medal game. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Kuwait 3–1 in the gold medal game, winning their second championship title. Oman finished third after defeating Bahrain 5–1 in the bronze medal game.
==Round robin==
The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the number one ranked team is seeded into a semi-final against the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team plays in the second semi-final against the team who finished in third place.
 	Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1	 	3	2	1	0	0	27	3 	+24	8
2	 	3	2	0	1	0	26	5 	+21	7
3	 	3	1	0	0	2	11	24	–13	3
4	 	3	0	0	0	3	7 	39	–32	0
==Playoff round==
===Semi-finals===
===Bronze medal game===
===Gold medal game===
==References==
Category:2012 in ice hockey
2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 5th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 17 March and 25 March 2012 in Dehradun, India. The defending champions Hong Kong, who claimed their first title in 2011, did not send a team to this year's edition. Chinese Taipei, winners of the 2010 tournament competed after skipping the 2011 tournament. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Thailand in the final and Malaysia finished in third after defeating Kuwait in the bronze medal match
==Overview==
The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Thailand 3 – 0 in the final. It was the United Arab Emirates second title having previously won the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. Malaysia finished third after they defeated Kuwait in the bronze medal game. Loke Ban Kin finished the tournament as the top scorer after finishing with 27 points including 16 goals and 11 assists. The United Arab Emirate's Khaled al-Suwaidi finished as the tournaments top goaltender based on save percentage with a percentage of 100.
==Group stage==
    	Team qualified for Semi-finals
    	Team qualified for Qualification play-off
    	Team did not advance
===Group A===
 	Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1	 	3	3	0	0	0	24	3 	+21	9
2	 	3	2	0	0	1	25	6 	+19	6
3	 	3	1	0	0	2	14	16	–2 	3
4	 	3	0	0	0	3	2 	40	–38	0
All times local. (IST = UTC+5:30)
===Group B===
 	Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1	 	4	4	0	0	0	44	7 	+37	12
2	 	4	1	0	0	3	12	37	–25	3
3	 	4	1	0	0	3	9 	21	–12	3
All times local. (IST = UTC+5:30)
==Playoff round==
===Qualification play-off===
===Semi-finals===
===Bronze medal game===
===Gold medal game===
==Ranking and statistics==
===Final standings===
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==References==
==External links==
*International Ice Hockey Federation
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia
2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia was the first IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 1 April and 6 April 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Thailand won the tournament after winning all four of their round robin games and finishing first in the standings. 
==Overview==
The 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 1 April 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with all of the games being played at Arena Abu Dhabi. The under-18 teams of India, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates made their debut international appearances at the tournament while the Thailand under-18 returned to international competition, having last played in the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship. Thailand won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. The United Arab Emirates finished second, losing only to Thailand and Malaysia finished third after losing their games against Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Phongphan Krongsakunsuk of Thailand finished as the tournaments leading scoring with 22 points including 15 goals and seven assists. Thailand's Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk finished as the leading goaltender with as save percentage of 90.00.
Hong Kong, also making their debut international under-18 competition, sent a select team that competed out of competition against the other four nations. Hong Kong was unable to compete in the tournament due to problems player elibility. The team won all four of their games against the other nations but the scores were officially recorded as 5–0 wins to the opposing teams.
==Standings==
 	Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	4	4	0	0	0	52	4 	+48	12
 	 	4	3	0	0	1	46	9 	+37	9
 	 	4	2	0	0	2	17	31	–14	6
4	 	4	1	0	0	3	11	62	–51	3
5	 	4	0	0	0	4	0 	20	–20	0
==Fixtures==
All times local.
==Notes==
 I Hong Kong originally won the games 20–0 versus India, 26–0 Malaysia, 13–0 versus the United Arab Emirates and 9–0 versus Thailand before the games were declared forfeit at a score of 5–0 to the opposing teams.
==References==
==External links==
*International Ice Hockey Federation
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia
2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was the first IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 27 May and 1 June 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. Russia, represented by the MHL Red Stars, won the tournament after winning all four of their round robin games and finishing first in the standings.
==Overview==
The 2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 27 May 2012 in Seoul, South Korea will all of the games being played at the Mok-Dong Arena. Russia was represented by the MHL Red Stars, a selection of under-19 players from the Russian Minor Hockey League. The MHL Red Stars won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. Japan finished second, losing to Russia and winning in overtime against South Korea who finished in third place. Makuru Furuhashi of Japan finished as the tournaments leading scoring with 17 points, including 12 goals and five assists. Russia's Vasili Demchenko and Vsevolod Kondrashov finished as the leading goaltenders, both with a save percentage of 1.000.
==Standings==
 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	MHL Red Stars	4	4	0	0	0	57	0 	+57	12
 	 	4	2	1	0	1	45	15	+30	8
 	 	4	2	0	1	1	24	16	+8 	7
4	 	4	1	0	0	3	7 	35	–28	3
5	 	4	0	0	0	4	3 	70	–67	0
==Fixtures==
All times local.
==References==
==External links==
*International Ice Hockey Federation
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia
2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was the third IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held from 15 February 2012 to 19 February 2012 in Qiqihar, China. 
==Overview==
The 2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 15 February 2012 in Qiqihar, China. The tournament expanded back to four teams from three in 2011 with the inclusion of a second Chinese national team. That second national team was the Chinese junior team. The opening game was played between the first and second teams of China with the first Chinese team defeating the second team 12–0. Japan won the tournament for the second year in a row after defeating China's first team in the gold medal game. China's second team finished in third place after defeating South Korea in the bronze medal game 2–1. Chiho Osawa of Japan finished the tournament as the top scorer after finishing with seven points including four goals and three assists. South Korea's Shin Sojung finished as the tournaments top goaltender based on save percentage with 93.33.
==Round robin==
The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the top two teams advanced to the gold medal game while teams rank three and four advanced to the bronze medal game.
    	Team advances to the Gold medal game
    	Team advances to the Bronze medal game
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	3	3	0	0	0	19	2 	+17	9
 	3	2	0	0	1	20	5 	+15	6
2 	3	0	1	0	2	4 	27	–23	2
 	3	0	0	1	2	4 	13	–9 	1
All times local.
==Gold medal game==
==Bronze medal game==
==References==
==External links==
*International Ice Hockey Federation
Category:2012 in ice hockey
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2012 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships was the 14th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2013 competition, and the 2014 Olympics.
Canada won their tenth title by defeating the United States 5–4 in overtime. Caroline Ouellette scored the decisive goal. The Swiss team, by finishing third, captured their first ever Women's World Championship medal.
== Top Division ==
The Top Division was contested between eight teams from April 7 to April 14, 2012. The event was hosted by USA Hockey in Burlington, Vermont. A new format was used where the top four ranked teams were placed in Group A and were automatically qualified for the final round, and played in the preliminary round was only used to determine seeding for the next round. The top two teams received a bye into the semifinals. Meanwhile, the next four teams played the preliminary round in Group B. The top two teams from Group B joined the others for the final round, while the bottom two team played a best-of-three series, with the loser being relegated next year.
Group A
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Group B
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* — promoted to Top Division pool for 2012
===Preliminary round===
Legend
Advanced to the Semifinals
Advanced to the Quarterfinals
Advanced to the Relegation Round
====Group A====
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	3	3	0	0	0	29	2 	+27	9
 	3	2	0	0	1	19	12	+7 	6
 	3	1	0	0	2	7 	18	−11	3
 	3	0	0	0	3	5 	28	−23	0
All times are local (UTC−4).
====Group B====
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	+1	6
 	3	1	1	0	1	9	5	+4	5
 	3	1	0	1	1	6	8	−2	4
 	3	1	0	0	2	6	9	−3	3
All times are local (UTC−4).
===Relegation series===
Best of three.
All times are local (UTC−4).
*The third game of the relegation series was cancelled because Germany won both meetings and Slovakia is therefore relegated.
=== Final round ===
All times are local (UTC−4).
====Quarterfinals====
====Semifinals====
====Fifth place game====
====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
===Ranking and statistics===
====Final standings====
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== Division I ==
===Division I A===
The Division I A tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.Division I A statistics
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Promoted to the 2013 Top Division	Relegated to the 2013 Division I B
===Division I B===
The Division I B tournament was played in Hull, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 April 2012.Division I B statistics
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Promoted to the 2013 Division I A	Relegated to the 2013 Division II A
== Division II ==
===Division II A===
The Division II A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 31 March 2012.Division II A statistics
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Promoted to the 2013 Division I B	Relegated to the 2013 Division II B
===Division II B===
The Division II B tournament was played in Seoul, South Korea, from 10 to 16 March 2012.Division II B statistics
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Promoted to the 2013 Division II A
== See also ==
*2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
== References ==
== External links ==
* International Ice Hockey Federation
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2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The Division I Group A tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia, from March 25 to 31. The winner, the Czech Republic, is promoted to the top division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, is relegated to Group B for 2013.
Group B was contested from April 9 to 15 at Hull, Great Britain. The winner, Denmark, moves up to Group A for 2013, while the last placed team Italy is relegated to Division II Group A.Group IB format Denmark won the three way tie-breaker with France and China by virtue of having a superior goal differential in the games those three nations played against each other (Denmark +3, China +1, France −4). Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain (+4), the Netherlands (−1), and Italy (−3).
In 2011 these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.
==Group A==
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	19	8 	12
 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	20	7 	11
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	15	10	9
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	16	18	6
 	5 	1	1 	0 	3	5 	20	5
 	5 	0	0 	2 	3	7 	19	2
Promoted to Top Division	Relegated to Division I B
All times are local UTC+3.
==Group B==
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	31	6 	12
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	21	8 	12
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	22	9 	12
 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	11	19	3
 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	7 	34	3
 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	5 	20	3
Promoted to Division I A	Relegated to Division II A
All times are local UTC+1.
==References==
==External links==
*Group A
*Group B
*Complete results at Passionhockey.com
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

The Division II tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia, from March 25 to 31 for Group A. Group B was contested from March 10 to 16 at Seoul, South Korea. In both tournaments the first placed team was promoted and the last placed team relegated, so, the Group B winner moved up to Group A, and the Group A winner moved up to Division I Group B.Group II A format The last placed in Group A was relegated to Group B. While the rules stated that the 5th and 6th placed teams in Group B must enter a qualification tournament for next year if more member nations apply to compete, this did not happen.Section 904.4. of the IIHF's Statutes and Bylaws Previously these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.
==Group A==
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	33	7 	15
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	26	6 	12
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	11	12	9
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	12	23	6
 	5 	0	1 	0 	4	7 	18	2
 	5 	0	0 	1 	4	4 	27	1
All times are local UTC+2.
==Group B==
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	1 	0 	0	38	6 	14
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	22	5 	12
 	5 	2	1 	1 	1	16	8 	9
 	5 	2	0 	1 	2	11	15	7
 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	7 	12	3
 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	4 	52	0
==Division II B Qualification==
The Division II B Qualification was cancelled in August 2011 due to a number of nations declining to participate. , which lost 2011 Division IV, and , which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II B Qualification, were placed in Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division IV last year and was relegated.
 	Host, placed 2nd in Division V last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division V last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division V last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division V last year.
 	First time applied to compete in tournament.
==References==
==External links==
*Group A
*Group B
*Complete results at Passionhockey.com
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
2012 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Group B was contested in Krynica, Poland with both tournaments running from 15–21 April 2012.2012 IIHF Championship Program
In Group A both Austria and Slovenia were promoted back to the highest level after being relegated from there in 2011. Ukraine was relegated despite winning their final game against Japan. The Japanese, returning to play after a one-year absence, finished fourth attaining an overall placement of 20th. This is the highest they have placed since being relegated to this level in 2004 when the Asian qualifiers for the world championships ceased.Group A summary
In Group B the South Koreans defeated Poland on the final day to earn promotion to Group A. For the Korean team, this assures them of the highest world championships placement in their history when they play in 2013. The host Poles did not trail a game until 8:21 left in their final match but could not equalize and ended up second. Australia and Romania, the two teams who had moved up from Division II for this year's tournament, faced off on the final day to determine relegation. Australia needed to win by two goals, but failed to do so, and finished last.Group B summary
==Participants==
===Group A===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.
 	Host, placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2011.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year.
 	Did not participate in 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiand was guaranteed a place in the 2012 tournament.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
===Group B===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 3rd in Division I Group A last year.
 	Host, placed 4th in Division I Group B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and was promoted.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.
==Group A Tournament==
===Standings===
	Promoted to Elite Division for 2013
	Relegated to Division I B for 2013
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	0	0	0	17	9 	+8	15
 	5	3	0	1	1	24	16	+8	10
 	5	2	0	0	3	15	18	−3	6
 	5	1	1	1	2	13	14	−1	6
 	5	1	1	0	3	14	22	−8	5
 	5	0	1	1	3	12	16	−4	3
All times are local (UTC+2).
==Group B Tournament==
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division I A for 2013
	Relegated to Division II A for 2013
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	4	1	0	0	24	10	+14	14
 	5	4	0	0	1	31	7 	+24	12
 	5	3	0	1	1	21	13	+8 	10
 	5	2	0	0	3	13	28	−15	6
 	5	1	0	0	4	9 	27	–18	3
 	5	0	0	0	5	14	27	−13	0
All times are local (UTC+2).
==References==
==External links==
*Group A
*Group B
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2012 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Reykjavík, Iceland from April 12–18, 2012 and Group B was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 2–8, 2012.2012 IIHF Championship Program
==Participants==
===Group A===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year.
 	Placed 6th Division I Group B and was relegated in 2011.
 	Host, placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year.
 	Placed 5th Division I Group A and was relegated in 2011.
===Group B===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year.
 	Host, placed 5th in Division II Group B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted.
 	Placed 5th in Division II Group A last year.
 	Placed 2nd in Division III last year and was promoted.
==Group A Tournament==
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division I B for 2013
	Relegated to Division II B for 2013
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	0	0	0	39	11	+28	15
 	5	4	0	0	1	21	9 	+12	12
 	5	3	0	0	2	27	13	+14	9
 	5	2	0	0	3	12	19	–7 	6
 	5	1	0	0	4	27	20	+7 	3
 	5	0	0	0	5	5 	59	–54	0
All times are local (UTC±0].
==Group B Tournament==
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division II A for 2013
	Relegated to Division III for 2013
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	0	0	0	49	11	+38	15
 	5	3	0	0	2	28	21	+7 	9
 	5	2	1	0	2	21	28	−7 	8
 	5	2	0	1	2	17	24	−7 	7
 	5	1	1	1	2	19	22	−3 	6
 	5	0	0	0	5	4 	32	−28	0
All times are local (UTC+3).
==References==
==External links==
*Group A
*Group B
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2012 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Erzurum, Turkey running from April 15–21, 2012.2012 IIHF Championship Program
==Participants==
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division II Group A and was relegated in 2011.
 	Placed 6th in Division II Group B and was relegated in 2011.
 	Host, placed 3rd in Division III last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division III last year.
^ 	Placed 5th in Division III last year.
^ 	Placed 6th in Division III last year.
^ - Both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Chinese Taipei applied to participate in the Division III tournament, but the IIHF did not approve either, so Greece and Mongolia joined the other four teams for the Division III tournament.
==Tournament==
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division II B for 2013
	Relegated to Division III qualification for 2013
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	0	0	0	33	7 	+26	15
 	5	4	0	0	1	27	8 	+19	12
 	5	3	0	0	2	20	15	+5 	9
 	5	2	0	0	3	18	24	−6 	6
 	5	1	0	0	4	9 	22	−13	3
 	5	0	0	0	5	8 	39	−31	0
All times are local (UTC+3).
==References==
==External links==
*IIHF Site
Category:2012 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships