Championship
The Championship division was contested from April 30 to May 15, 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. Participants in this tournament were placed into groups of four with the top three teams in each group advancing to the qualifying round. Teams which finished last in the group were sent to the relegation round where the top bottom teams were relegated to the 2006 Division I tournament. Within the qualifying round teams were split into two groups of six with the top four advancing to the playoff round and the bottom two eliminated from advancing. The playoff round was a knockout stage towards the gold medal game. The Championship was played in Vienna, Austria. The Czech Republic won the gold medal game, defeating Canada 3–0. While Germany and Austria were relegated to Division I for 2006.
- Final standings
- Czech Republic
- Canada
- Russia
- Sweden
- Slovakia
- United States
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Latvia
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Kazakhstan
- Slovenia
- Denmark
- Germany — relegated to Division I for 2006
- Austria — relegated to Division I for 2006
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