Where is the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship? Cities, venues for hockey tournament

Bryan Murphy

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Summer hockey continues as the IIHF has its 2022 Women's World Championship beginning this week in a location that has never hosted the tournament. 

Denmark is the home of the competition this year, as 10 of the best women's hockey teams in the world will meet for 11 days to compete in the country. 

"We are grateful for the opportunity to host this exciting tournament in Denmark and will make every effort to provide our female athletes with best possible conditions to showcase their skills and talent," said Henrik Bach Nielsen, president of the Danish Ice Hockey Union.

Interest for women’s ice hockey has been growing since the Danish team made their Olympic debut a few months ago and we hope to see a lot of interest from both media and fans hosting the premier event in Denmark.

"We would also like to welcome ice hockey friends from your countries to come and support female hockey players and contribute to creation of a thrilling atmosphere in the stands."

The tournament will take place in two host cities, with each group playing at a different location before the knockout stage. It's the first time the Women's World Championship is being hosted in Europe since 2019 when it was in Espoo, Finland. 

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Here is everything you need to know about the location and venues for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. 

Where is the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship?

  • Cities: Herning/Frederikshavn, Denmark
  • Venues: KVIK Hockey Arena, Iscenter Nord

This year's IIHF World Championship is taking place in Denmark. There are two host cities for the 2022 tournament, Herning and Frederikshavn. 

Group A will play its games at the KVIK Hockey Arena in Herning, while Group B will play its games at the Iscenter Nord in Frederikshavn. The knockout stage games will be split between the two as well. 

This is the first time Denmark has ever hosted the Women's World Championship. 

Who is playing in the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship?

This year, 10 teams are participating in the IIHF World Championship. They are split up into two groups of eight. 

The IIHF has suspended all Russia and Belarus national teams from competing in international tournaments, so Russia will not be competing in this tournament. Sweden takes Russia's spot in the top tournament. 

2022 IIHF Women's World Championship standings 

GROUP A
TEAM W-OTW-OTL-L PTS
United States 0-0-0-0 0
Canada 0-0-0-0 0
Finland 0-0-0-0 0
Switzerland 0-0-0-0 0
Japan 0-0-0-0 0

GROUP B
TEAM W-OTW-OTL-L PTS
Czechia 0-0-0-0 0
Germany 0-0-0-0 0
Hungary 0-0-0-0 0
Denmark 0-0-0-0 0
Sweden 0-0-0-0 0

Group A features the top five teams at the tournament and all five will advance to the quarterfinals. Group B features the bottom half of the group, where only the top three teams will make it to the quarterfinals and the bottom team in the group will be relegated next year to the Division IA tournament. 

The winner of the quarterfinals advances to the semifinals, while the losers will play games to determine their final placement in spots Nos. 5-8. The winners of the semifinals will play in the gold-medal game, and the losers face off for bronze. 

How to watch the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship

In the United States, select games will be broadcast on NHL Network as well as both semifinal games and medal games. 

You can stream NHL Network on Sling TV, Fubo TV or DIRECTV Stream. Games not on the NHL Network will be streamed on ESPN+. 

  • Canada TV: TSN, RDS
  • Canada live stream: TSN.ca, TSN app

Canadians can view games on TSN (English-language) or RDS (French-language). 

TSN can be streamed on TSN.ca, through the TSN App and TSN Direct.  

When is the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship?

  • Start: Thursday, August 25
  • End: Sunday, Sept. 4

The tournament begins on August 25 with the start of group play. 

The playoffs will begin Sept. 1 with the quarterfinals. The semifinals will be held on Sept. 3 and the bronze- and gold-medal games will be played on Sept. 4.

DATE TIME (ET) MATCHUP
Thursday, Aug. 25 9 a.m. Japan vs. USA
Thursday, Aug. 25 9:30 a.m. Germany vs. Hungary
Thursday, Aug. 25 1 p.m. Finland vs. Canada
Thursday, Aug. 25 1:30 p.m. Denmark vs. Sweden
Friday, Aug. 26 12:30 p.m. Switzerland vs. Japan
Friday, Aug. 26 1 p.m. Hungary vs. Czechia
Saturday, Aug. 27 9 a.m. USA vs. Finland
Saturday, Aug. 27 9:30 a.m. Sweden vs. Germany
Saturday, Aug. 27 1 p.m. Canada vs. Switzerland
Saturday, Aug. 27 1:30 p.m. Czechia vs. Denmark
Sunday, Aug. 28 9 a.m. Japan vs. Canada
Sunday, Aug. 28 11 a.m. Denmark vs. Hungary
Monday, Aug. 29 9 a.m. Finland vs. Japan
Monday, Aug. 29 9:30 a.m. Germany vs. Czechia
Monday, Aug. 29 1 p.m. USA vs. Switzerland
Monday, Aug. 29 1:30 p.m. Hungary vs. Sweden
Tuesday, Aug. 30 9:30 a.m. Sweden vs. Czechia
Tuesday, Aug. 30 10 a.m. Switzerland vs. Finland
Tuesday, Aug. 30 1:30 p.m. Denmark vs. Germany
Tuesday, Aug. 30 2 p.m. Canada vs. USA
Thursday, Sept. 1 6:15 a.m. Quarterfinals
Thursday, Sept. 1 10:15 a.m. Quarterfinals
Thursday, Sept. 1 11:30 a.m. Quarterfinals
Thursday, Sept. 1 2:15 p.m. Quarterfinals
Saturday, Sept. 3 6 a.m. Placement Round 
Saturday, Sept. 3 8 a.m. Semifinals
Saturday, Sept. 3 10 a.m. Placement Round 
Saturday, Sept. 3 12 p.m. Semifinals
Sunday, Sept. 4 5 a.m. Placement Round 
Sunday, Sept. 4 9 a.m. Bronze-Medal Game
Sunday, Sept. 4 1:30 p.m. Gold-Medal Game

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Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.