Practice Schedule
IIHF Divisions World Championships · Participants Regulations · Sport · Practice Schedule And Dressing Room Allotment
83.1The Host is responsible for arranging the following practice sessions for each of the Participating Teams:
a.One (1) session on the day before the Championship begins with a duration of at least one (1) hour on the ice surface to be used for Championship games. The schedule shall be designed based on the arrival schedule of the Participating Teams;
b.One (1) session of at least thirty (30) minutes on game-days, which shall take place, whenever possible, in the same arena as the game of the respective team; and
c.One (1) session of no longer than seventy-five (75) minutes on rest-days.
83.2For game-day and rest-days practice sessions, the Participating Team which plays earlier shall also practice earlier. The home team practices second; the away team may practice at the same time if another arena is available.
83.3If, for time reasons, two opposing teams in the preliminary round or round robin practice at the same time in different arenas, then the team which prior to the Championship presented a higher ranking used for seeding shall be entitled to choose their practice arena.
83.4If two opposing teams, in the tournament phases following the preliminary round practice at the same time in different arenas, then the team with a higher ranking in the preceding round shall choose their practice arena.
83.5The Host shall use their best effort to accommodate exchanges or adjustments of practice times, which may be requested by Participating Teams during Directorate meetings.