The 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships is the 11th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The preliminary round was played in four groups (A-D) with four teams each.

The losers of the games between fourth A and first C, fourth B and first D play as first place in group C and D to participate in the Play-Offs of Pool B.

The ranking of the groups is based according to the result of the last World Championships' performance of the respective countries in the IIHF Inline Hockey Program and the qualification rounds.

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: Played in Pfaffenhofen, Germany