Armenia national team to play at the World Hockey Championship

ArmInfo. After a lengthy hiatus, Armenia will take part in the IV Division of the World Ice  Hockey Championship, taking place from April 12 to 20, 2025. This was  stated by Karen Giloyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science,  Culture and Sports (MoESCS) of Armenia at a meeting with Hannes  Ederer, Deputy General Secretary of the International Ice Hockey  Federation (IIHF) and the head of the Tournament Department.

According to Vahram Sargsyan, President of the National Ice Hockey  Federation, great efforts were made to secure Armenia's participation  in the World Championship. "After a long hiatus, the Armenian  national team returned to the international competition at the  "Yerevan Nights" tournament, held  in February this year. The  tournament, hosted at the Yerevan sports complex "Gazprom-Armenia"  with four  participating teams, saw the Armenian national team  achieve victory over the Russian teams "Olimp", "Sunny Bears" and  "Rospressa". The team was recognized as the winner of the  tournament," added Vahram Sargsyan.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the possibility of hosting  the World Ice Hockey Championship in Armenia. Hannes Ederer arrived  in our country for this purpose, to assess the sports infrastructure,  hotel conditions and discuss organizational issues. He welcomed the  return of the Armenian national team to the World Championship,  noting that Armenia's experience in hosting the tournament is also  highly valued.

However, the final decision on the venue for the World Championship  will be made on September 26-27 at the Congress of the International  Ice Hockey Federation in Greece. The championship will feature 15  matches involving teams from Armenia, the Islamic Republic of Iran,  Kuwait, Malaysia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan.