It was the 70th annual event, and was 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 construction was completed on schedule, marking the first time a former Soviet state apart from Russia has hosted the event. The Mascot of the championships was a Beaver called RIX (after Riga International Airport 's IATA code.)
It was preceded 2 months earlier by the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy , where Ice Hockey was also a major event.
In the gold medal game, Sweden won against the Czech Republic and thus became the first hockey team to win both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships in the same year. Recap of Swedish golden double at IHWC official site
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May 7 , 2006
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May 10 , 2006
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May 8 , 2006
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May 10 , 2006
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May 7 , 2006
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May 9 , 2006
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The top three teams from each group in the Preliminary 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.
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May 15 , 2006
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May 11 , 2006
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May 12 , 2006
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May 15 , 2006
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May 18 , 2006
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The relegation 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.
'' and are demoted to Division I.''
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May 12 , 2006
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Division I in the World Championships are composed of national teams that are not at the calibre of the teams in the main division. They play in a tournament that is separate from the main tournament, and which is composed of two groups. In each group all the teams play in a round-robin fashion and the first-placed team in each group is promoted to the main tournament, and the last-placed team in each division is relegated to Division II in the following year's tournament.
''Division I, Group A was played at Amiens , France , April 24 – 30 ''
''Division I, Group B was played at Tallinn , Estonia , April 23 – 29 ''
'' and are promoted to the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships , while and are demoted to Division II.''
''Division II, Group A was played at Sofia , Bulgaria , March 27 - April 4 ''
''Division II, Group B was played at Auckland , New Zealand , April 3 - 9 ''
'' and are promoted to Division I, and are demoted to Division III.''
''Division III was played at Reykjavík , Iceland , April 24 - 29 ''
'' and are promoted to Division II at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships ''
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