Teams participated at several levels of competition, which also served as qualification for division placements in the 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships and to finalize seeding for 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.
The top division championship took place from 1 to 17 May 2015 with the participation of sixteen teams.
Czech Republic hosted the event with games played in Prague and Ostrava.
Ukraine was to host the tournament, with some matches in Donetsk, but withdrew in advance due to "the political tension in the country being an obstacle for foreign visitors and fans who want to visit the ice festival in Donetsk.
[3] The Division II B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 19 April 2015.