I am not familiarized with the qualification rules/tournaments for the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament, but the reality is that the Spanish level in that sport is low to very low. So, realisticly, Spain will only participate in an Olympic IH Tournament if the Olympics are held in Spain.

The IH World Championships are celebrated every year. In this year edition, Spain won't participate in the top level category, i.e. the tournament that will concede the World Championship title, but in Division II (so, not the top level, nor the second, but the third). These are the schedules of the different tournaments:

"Real" World Championships
Division I - Group A
Division I - Group B
Division II - Group A (the one Spain participates in; to be held next month in Bulgaria)
Division II - Group B
Division III

In last year\'s tournament Spain was on the verge of being relegated to Division III. So, that gives you an idea of the Spanish level in this sport...