Buffalo, New York in USA will host the 14th edition of the World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool. It will be the fourth time the tournament is held in USA following Salt Lake City (2000), Marlborough (2008) and the same Buffalo ten years ago. 

Hosted in conjunction with USA Hockey at LECOM Harborcenter, the tournament will feature three days of group play followed by three days of playoff contests. The top five finishers from the event will earn qualification spots for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. The bottom three finishers will be forced to compete at the Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament that will take place later in 2025.

The Venue

The LECOM Harborcenter is the Official Practice Facility of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres. The complex includes two NHL regulation ice rinks on the sixth floor, a full service hotel, bars and restaurants, as well as an off-ice training facility, a 40-seat theater for film study, additional classroom space, and nine locker rooms.

Media Accrediation

The media accreditation process for the Buffalo 2025 World Championships closed on 14 April. 

More information can be found here.

Where to Watch

The Buffalo 2025 World Championships will be available via livestreaming. More information will be published soon.

Contacts

For more information on the Buffalo 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool please contact:

ORGANISATION	role	contact
World Para Ice Hockey	WPIH Manager	Michelle Laflamme
World Para Ice Hockey Media	Communications Lead	Rafael Maranhao
Local Organising Committee	Event Director	--
Local Organising Committee	Communications Lead	Seamus Kelley