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If you tried to predict the outcome of the 2012 IIHF World Championships, and I'm sure you did, chances are you were wrong. That's okay. Pretty much everyone was.

The 2012 IIHF World Championships is entering its final week, with two days left of the preliminary round to play. Can Denmark avoid relegation, and can France or Latvia make a last push for a quarterfinal berth?

The IIHF World Championships enter their second week with a bang, with two key clashes to determine first place in each group. First the morning starts with Kazakhstan/USA and Italy/Czech Republic, before rewarding us with Finland/Canada and Sweden/Russia to end it off.

The preliminary round keeps chugging on at the IIHF World Championships with four more games on Wednesday. Catch the action and comment on the game here, or follow for updates.

It's Day 5 of the IIHF World Championships. Catch all the action and talk about it on Puck Worlds as it happens.

We're now into the third day of action at the 2012 IIHF World Championships, and each team will be playing in their second game of the tournament today. There are six games total, highlighted by Finland vs. Slovakia in Helsinki and Germany vs. Latvia in Stockholm, with early playoff positioning on the line.

Attendance issues have been a major topic so far at the 2012 IIHF World Championships. Find out how big of a reduction Swedish organizers are making in prices, as well as a recap of the first two days of on ice action here.

Six games kick off the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Helsinki and Stockholm. Get informed about the games and keep up with the action as it happens throughout the day.

With the IIHF World Championships set to begin, Puck Worlds looks at the field and makes some predictions. Will gold go to hosts Finland, co-hosts Sweden, traditional powers Russia or Canada, or someone else?

The 2012 IIHF World Championships begin on Friday, May 4 in Stockholm and Helsinki. Here's a preview of some of the teams for whom winning a medal is only a dream at this point, including Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Denmark, Belarus and France.