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The 2006 Men's Ice Hockey Championships is to be held in May, 2006 in Riga , Latvia . It is the 70th annual event, and is run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). One of the requirements of the IIHF for Latvia to host the event was that a new arena would be constructed. Sweden was the stand-by organizer in case the arena was delayed, but the IIHF has since finalised Latvia as the host. This marks the first time a former Soviet state apart from Russia has hosted the event. It was preceded 2 months earlier by the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy , where Ice Hockey was also a major event. The Mascot of the event is a Beaver called RIX (after Riga International Airport 's IATA code.) PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A All times local (UTC +3) Friday 5 May 2006 Sunday 7 May 2006 Tuesday 9 May 2006 Group B All times local (UTC +3) Saturday 6 May 2006 Monday 8 May 2006 Wednesday 10 May 2006 Group C All times local (UTC +3) Saturday 6 May 2006 Monday 8 May 2006 Wednesday 10 May 2006 Group D All times local (UTC +3) Friday 5 May 2006 Sunday 7 May 2006 Tuesday 9 May 2006 DIVISION I Group A ''Division I was played at Amiens , France , April 24 - 30 '' Scores ''Germany is promoted to the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships , while Israel is demoted to Division II.'' Group B ''Division I, Group B was played at Tallinn , Estonia , April 23 - 29 '' Scores ''Austria is promoted to the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships , while Croatia is demoted to Division II.'' DIVISION II Group A ''Division II, Group A was played at Sofia , Bulgaria , March 27 - April 4 '' Scores Group B ''Division II, Group B was played at Auckland , New Zealand , April 3 - 9 '' Scores ''Romania and People's Republic of China are promoted to Division I, South Africa and New Zealand are demoted to Division III.'' DIVISION III ''Division III was played at Reykjavík , Iceland , April 24 - 29 '' Scores ''Iceland and Turkey are promoted to Division II at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships ''
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