I mondiali hockey ghiaccio 2018 si disputeranno in Danimarca nel mese di maggio, precisamente dal 4 maggio, giorno della partita inaugurale e conclusione, dopo 64 matches, domenica 20 maggio 2018 con la finalissima nel palazzo del ghiaccio di Copenhagen. Le squadre ammesse a partecipare alla rassegna iridata sono 16, inizialmente divise in due gironi di 8 compagini ciascuno, che si affronteranno in un girone di sola andata. Le prime quattro squadre si qualificheranno per la seconda fase, con il consueto tabellone tennistico.
Mondiali Hockey ghiaccio 2018: dove si gioca
Tutte le partite si disputeranno fra i due palazzetti della Royal Arena e della Jyske Bank Boxen, la prima locata a Copenhagen, la seconda a Herning.
Mondiali Hockey Ghiaccio 2018: le squadre partecipanti
Canada CAN – Canada Russia RUS – Russia Sweden SWE – Sweden Finland FIN – Finland USA USA – USA Czech Republic CZE – Czech Republic Switzerland SUI – Switzerland Germany GER – Germany Norway NOR – Norway Belarus BLR – Belarus Slovakia SVK – Slovakia Latvia LAT – Latvia France FRA – France Denmark DEN – Denmark Austria AUT – Austria Korea KOR – Korea
| Nr | Group | Date | Time | Phase | Venue | Game |
| 1 | A | 4-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | RUS vs FRA |
| 2 | B | 4-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | USA vs CAN |
| 3 | A | 4-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SWE vs BLR |
| 4 | B | 4-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | GER vs DEN |
| 5 | A | 5-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SUI vs AUT |
| 6 | B | 5-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | NOR vs LAT |
| 7 | A | 5-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | FRA vs BLR |
| 8 | B | 5-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | FIN vs KOR |
| 9 | A | 5-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | CZE vs SVK |
| 10 | B | 5-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | DEN vs USA |
| 11 | A | 6-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | AUT vs RUS |
| 12 | B | 6-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | KOR vs CAN |
| 13 | A | 6-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SWE vs CZE |
| 14 | B | 6-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | GER vs NOR |
| 15 | A | 6-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SVK vs SUI |
| 16 | B | 6-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | LAT vs FIN |
| 17 | A | 7-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | BLR vs RUS |
| 18 | B | 7-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | USA vs GER |
| 19 | A | 7-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SWE vs FRA |
| 20 | B | 7-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | CAN vs DEN |
| 21 | A | 8-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | AUT vs SVK |
| 22 | B | 8-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | KOR vs LAT |
| 23 | A | 8-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | CZE vs SUI |
| 24 | B | 8-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | FIN vs NOR |
| 25 | A | 9-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SUI vs BLR |
| 26 | B | 9-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | GER vs KOR |
| 27 | A | 9-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SWE vs AUT |
| 28 | B | 9-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | FIN vs DEN |
| 29 | A | 10-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SVK vs FRA |
| 30 | B | 10-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | USA vs LAT |
| 31 | A | 10-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | CZE vs RUS |
| 32 | B | 10-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | NOR vs CAN |
| 33 | A | 11-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | FRA vs AUT |
| 34 | B | 11-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | DEN vs NOR |
| 35 | A | 11-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | BLR vs CZE |
| 36 | B | 11-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | USA vs KOR |
| 37 | A | 12-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SVK vs SWE |
| 38 | B | 12-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | LAT vs GER |
| 39 | A | 12-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | AUT vs BLR |
| 40 | B | 12-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | DEN vs KOR |
| 41 | A | 12-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | RUS vs SUI |
| 42 | B | 12-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | CAN vs FIN |
| 43 | A | 13-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | FRA vs CZE |
| 44 | B | 13-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | NOR vs USA |
| 45 | A | 13-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SUI vs SWE |
| 46 | B | 13-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | GER vs FIN |
| 47 | A | 14-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | RUS vs SVK |
| 48 | B | 14-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | KOR vs NOR |
| 49 | A | 14-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | CZE vs AUT |
| 50 | B | 14-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | CAN vs LAT |
| 51 | A | 15-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | SUI vs FRA |
| 52 | B | 15-mag | 12:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | FIN vs USA |
| 53 | A | 15-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | BLR vs SVK |
| 54 | B | 15-mag | 16:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | CAN vs GER |
| 55 | A | 15-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Royal Arena | RUS vs SWE |
| 56 | B | 15-mag | 20:15 | PRE | Jyske Bank Boxen | LAT vs DEN |
| 57 | 17-mag | 16:15 | QF | Royal Arena | vs | |
| 58 | 17-mag | 16:15 | QF | Jyske Bank Boxen | vs | |
| 59 | 17-mag | 20:15 | QF | Royal Arena | vs | |
| 60 | 17-mag | 20:15 | QF | Jyske Bank Boxen | vs | |
| 61 | 19-mag | 15:15 | SF | Royal Arena | vs | |
| 62 | 19-mag | 19:15 | SF | Royal Arena | vs | |
| 63 | 20-mag | 15:45 | BMG | Royal Arena | vs | |
| 64 | 20-mag | 20:15 | GMG | Royal Arena | vs |
