2005 IIHF World Championship
The 2005 IIHF World Championship was held 30 April – 15 May 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 69th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Preliminary round. Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competed in the relegation round. Qualifying round. The top three teams from each group in the First Round advance to the qualifying round. The top three teams from  Groups A and D advance to Group E, and the top three teams from Groups B and C advance to Group F. Teams in the qualifying round carry forward the results and points gained in the preliminary round with the teams that they have played and advance with. Teams, which have played in the preliminary round, do not meet again in the qualifying round. Relegation round. The consolation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division  I group in next year's World Championships. Ranking and statistics. Final standings. The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: Scoring leaders. List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out. Leading goaltenders. Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.