The 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships is the 11th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It took place between July 10 and July 16, 2006.
The preliminary round will be played in 4 groups (A-D) with 4 teams each. The groups A and B form Pool A, the groups C and D form Pool B.
The two last-placed teams of the groups A and B and the two first-placed teams of the groups C and D play for 4th place in group A and B to participate in the Play-Offs of Pool A. The losers of the games between 4th A and 1st C, 4th B and 1st D play as first place in group C and D to participate in the Play-Offs of Pool B. The ranking of the groups is based according to the result of the last World Championships performance of the respective countries in the IIHF Inline Hockey Program and the qualification rounds.
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