Today in Tampere, Finland, the delegates of the member associations of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Federation granted the right to host the 2027 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship to the German Ice Hockey Federation (Deutscher Eishockey-Bund eV (DEB) forgive. The World Cup will therefore take place in May 2027 in the venues Düsseldorf and Mannheim, which were previously evaluated by tender.
The DEB prevailed against the competitor from Kazakhstan. The election was made in a secret vote on the occasion of the IIHF Annual Congress on the final weekend of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship currently taking place in Finland and Latvia (Tampere/Riga). This means that Germany will be celebrating exactly 10 years after the last IIHF World Championships, which was the DEB 2017, which was organized jointly with France, once again hosted one of the largest annual winter sports events in the world.
DEB-President Dr. Peter Merten: “This is a milestone for him DEB. We are very pleased about the trust and encouragement of the IIHF delegates. I would like to thank everyone involved for the work they have done over the last few months, especially our IIHF World Cup project team. The carefully developed concept was completely convincing. We look forward to hosting this major international event in the heart of Europe in May 2027.”
DEB-General Secretary Claus Gröbner: "We are extremely happy. We have put so much effort and work into the application together and have been rewarded for it today. Next week we will begin the intensive preparation phase for the World Cup. Almost four years until the event sounds like a lot, but it will be over quickly. We now have an intensive, busy time ahead of us, which we want to use productively to be able to host a fantastic World Cup."
Federal Minister of the Interior and Sports Minister Nancy Faeser: “I warmly congratulate the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund on their successful application. My thanks go to everyone responsible for their great and successful effort in the application process. A big thank you also goes to the numerous German ice hockey teamsFans, who have already proven at the 2017 and 2010 World Championships with what passion and fairness they celebrate the sport of ice hockey and teams and Fans from all over the world as friends.”