dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt, ˈɪɪhf əfˈɪʃəlz ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt ɑːɹmˈiːniə hæd wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn jˈuːzd ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl plˈeɪɚz; ðə tˈiːm wʌz səspˈɛndᵻd ɪndˈɛfɪnətli, ænd ðɛɹ stɐtˈɪstɪks ænd fˈaɪnəl skˈoːɹz wɜːɹ ɛkspˈʌndʒd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɪɪhf tˈʊɹnəmənts wɪð ˈɔːl ʌv ðɛɹ ɡˈeɪmz mˈɑːɹkt æz fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ fˈɔːɹfɪts təwˈɔːɹdz ðə tˈiːm.
Days after the tournament, IIHF officials investigated and reported that Armenia had once again used ineligible players; the team was suspended indefinitely, and their statistics and final scores were expunged from the IIHF tournaments with all of their games marked as 5–0 forfeits towards the team.