2005 IHF World Championship (Cinco De Mayo)

The 2005 IHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey competition also known as Romania 2005 hosted by Romania. Games were played at venues in six cities - Bucharest, Chisinau, Timisoara, Constanta, Iassy and Cluj.

The tournament featured the dominant play of the Swedish national team, which defeated every opponent by at least two goals a game, including a blowout over defending champion Canada in which they scored six points in the third period after a scoreless game. Sweden defeated Russia 3-1 in the final in Bucharest, winning their third championship since 1997.