I know this is a long way off, but tickets will go on sale in a few days (September 8th at 8:09 am, to be precise) so it's already time to start thinking about which games you want to see. You can purchase tickets online through the official website www.iihfworlds2009.com or through ticketcorner .
All tournament information, including team information and schedules, are on the official website .
I went to see a game in Munich at the 1993 Championships and one of the only things I can remember from that event was that I could hardly see the puck from where I was seated. Come to think of it, I did derive some entertainment from watching burly helmeted men sliding around the rink and ramming each other. I might be tempted to see this again, even for a mere 49CHF.
I think visually following a puck on ice is sort of like acquiring a langauge: if you don't learn it at a young age, you'll never quite master the skill. I took some friends to watch Lausanne play last year and they had no idea what was going on. Thankfully, my rural Canadian upbringing (which included watching Hockey Night in Canada on a small TV with fuzzy CBC reception) means I can spot a puck just about anywhere!
Haven't decided which games to go see yet. Thankfully, I still have a bit of time to decide...
I'm getting a tournament pass. It is a little pricey, but totally worth it. I have followed this tourney for years, so I'm excited to finally see it in person...
Hockey may well become my new favourite sport. I love the way the refs stand a little way off during a fight and only jump in when someone is on the floor. I used to love watching Aussie Rules footy fights on tv, but eventually they stopped filming the fights, they still happened, you just hardly got to see them. Going live to a game was not an option as I lived in the outback, where I had to make do with water-polo, which was fun to play as the ref couldn't see the action under water.
PS would anyone other than Aussies have understood if I'd said Umps instead of refs. I feel so american.