The 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is getting set to go on tour through one of the host countries.

It's not only the hockey players who practice for the upcoming IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in Helsinki and Stockholm in May. Volunteer training is a key to providing seamless service for players, media and spectators during the event.

The selection the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship mascot wearer took place this weekend in Stockholm. It is already clear that the World Championship Mascot will be Hockey Bird, but who is actually hidden inside the mascot?

Ticket sales for 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship on home ice have started. Today approximately 120,000 tickets for matches at Stockholm’s Globe Arena have been sold, which is about 40 percent of the available tickets.

The ice hockey coin has a new look