The 2016 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Russia, after the other two bids withdrew their bids. * Moscow/St. Petersburg Russia was the only bidder to ever have hosted these championships, with the most recent being in 2007. The tournament is proposed to run from April 29 - May 15, 2016 in Megasport Arena (Moscow/13,577 seats) and Ice Palace (St. Petersburg/12,300 seats).