Ice Hockey World Championships
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
---|---|
Founded | 1920 (1920 Summer Olympics) 1930 (First individual event) |
No. of teams | 16 in the Top Division 12 in Division I 12 in Division II 10 in Division III 4 in Division IV |
Country | IIHF member countries |
Continent | Worldwide |
Most recent champion(s) | Canada (28th title) |
Most titles | Canada (28 titles) |
Official website | IIHF.com |
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European Championships, the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The tournament held at the 1920 Summer Olympics is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. From 1920 to 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.
The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in
The modern format for the World Championship features 16 teams in the championship group, 12 teams in Division I, 12 teams in Division II and 12 teams in Division III. If there are more than 52 teams, the rest compete in Division IV. The teams in the championship play a preliminary round, then the top eight teams play in the playoff medal round and the winning team is crowned World Champion. Over the years, the tournament has gone through several rule changes. In 1969 body-checking in all three zones in a rink was allowed, helmets and goaltender masks became mandatory in the early 1970s and in 1992 the IIHF began using the shootout. The current IIHF rules differ slightly from the rules used in the NHL. From the 1920 Olympics until the 1976 World Championships, only athletes designated as "amateur" were allowed to compete in the tournament. Because of this, players from the National Hockey League and its senior minor-league teams were not allowed to compete, while the Soviet Union was allowed to use permanent full-time players who were positioned as regular workers of an aircraft industry or tractor industry employer that sponsored what would be presented as an after-hours amateur social sports society team for their workers. In 1970, after an agreement to allow just a small number of its professionals to participate was rescinded by the IIHF, Canada withdrew from the tournament.[1] Starting in 1977, professional athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament and Canada re-entered.[2] The IIHF requires that players are citizens of the country they represent and allow players to switch national teams provided that they play in their new nation for a certain period of time.
As this tournament takes place during the same period as the later stages of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs, many of that league's top players are not available to participate for their national teams or have only become available after their NHL teams have been eliminated, after playing 90+ games. North American teams,[4] and especially the United States, have been criticized for not taking this tournament seriously. For example, USA Hockey often sent teams made up of younger NHL players alongside college players, not using top level stars even when they are available.
The 2015 World Championship, held in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic, was the most successful to date in terms of overall attendance; it was visited by 741,690 people and average attendance was at 11,589.
Background
The
The Ice Hockey European Championships, first held in Les Avants, Switzerland in January 1910, was the first official hockey tournament for national teams. Participating nations in the inaugural event were Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.[10] In North America, professional hockey was continuing to grow, the National Hockey League (NHL), the largest professional hockey league in the world, was formed in 1917.[11] The European Championships were held for five consecutive years but were not held from 1915 to 1920 due to World War I.[12] The LIHG Championships, held between 1911 and 1914, is also considered a precursor to the World Championships, though the competition did not gain as much importance at the time.[13]
History
1920–1928: Olympic Games
The IIHF considers the ice hockey tournament held at the
Subsequently, every Olympic tournament up to and including the 1968 Winter Olympics is counted as the World Championship. Canada won the gold medal at both the 1924 and 1928 Winter Olympics.[19][20] In 1928, the Swedish and Swiss teams won their first medals–silver and bronze, respectively–and a German team participated for the first time, finishing ninth.[21]
1930–1953: Canadian dominance
The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in
Following World War II, Czechoslovakia's team was quickly improving. They won the
At the
1954–1962: Canada–Soviet Union rivalry
The
The
In 1961, Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union and tied Canada to make it a three-way race for gold. In the final game, Canada defeated the Soviets 5–1 to win their nineteenth gold medal. The Trail Smoke Eaters became the final club team to represent Canada. The following year, Canada implemented a national team program, led by Father David Bauer. Canada would not win another world championship gold until 1994.[41] In 1962, the World Championships were held in North America for the first time. The tournament was held in Denver, United States, and was boycotted by the Soviet and Czechoslovak teams. Sweden defeated Canada for the first time in the history of the competition and won their third gold medal.[35]
1963–1976: Soviet dominance
At the 1963 World Championships in Stockholm, the Soviet Union won the gold medal, beginning a streak of nine consecutive World Championship golds. The 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria marked the first time that Canada failed to win an Olympic medal in hockey. The Soviet Union won all seven of their games and the gold medal, but Canada finished the tournament with five wins and two losses, putting them in a three-way tie for second place with Sweden and Czechoslovakia. Prior to 1964, the tie-breaking procedure was based on goal difference from games against teams in the medal round and under that system, Canada would have placed third ahead of the Czechoslovaks. The procedure had been changed to count all games and that meant the Canadians finished fourth.[43] However, the Olympics also counted as the World Championships, and under IIHF rules, Canada should have won a World Championship bronze.[44] In April 2005, the IIHF admitted that a mistake had occurred and announced that they had reviewed the decision and would award the 1964 Canadian team a World Championship bronze medal.[45] However, two months later, the IIHF over-turned their decision and rejected an appeal in September.[46][47]
The Soviets dominated the remainder of the decade. Following 1963, the team went undefeated in Olympic and World Championship competition for four years. Their streak was broken by Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Despite the loss, the Soviets still won gold.[48][49] It was the last time that the Olympics were also counted as the World Championships.[50] In 1969, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia played "the most emotionally charged games in the history of international hockey."[51] The rights to host the tournament had originally been awarded to Czechoslovakia but they were forced to decline the rights following the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of the nation in August 1968.[51] The tournament was held in Stockholm, Sweden, and with these international tensions, the Czechoslovak team was determined to defeat the Soviets. They won both of their games 2–0 and 4–3 but despite these wins, the Czechoslovaks lost both of their games to Sweden and won bronze.[51]
With European teams using their best players who are de facto professionals, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) felt their amateur players could no longer be competitive and pushed for the ability to use players from professional leagues. At the IIHF Congress in 1969, the IIHF voted to allow Canada to use nine non-NHL professional players[53] at the 1970 World Championships. The rights to host the tournament were awarded to Canada for the first time–in Montreal and Winnipeg.[54] However, the decision to allow the use of professionals was reversed in January 1970. IOC president Avery Brundage was opposed to the idea of amateur and professional players competing together and said that ice hockey's status as an Olympic sport would be in jeopardy if the change was made. In response, Canada withdrew from International ice hockey competition.[53][55] Canada's ice hockey team did not participate in the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics.[53] Canada also waived their rights to host the 1970 World Championship, so it was held in Stockholm, Sweden instead.[54]
Led by goaltender
1976–1987: First years of open competition
The
As a result of these events, full world championship status was given to the IIHF World Under-20 Championship, which had been held annually since 1974 as an unofficial invitational tournament. Colloquially known as the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, the event was structured after the World Championships, but limited to players under the age of 20.[60] The World Under-18 Championship was established in 1999 and typically held in April. It usually does not involve some of the top North American-based players because they are involved in junior league playoffs at the time.[61]
Starting in
The
1989–1992: Fall of the Iron Curtain
Before 1989, players that lived in the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and other nations behind the
The Soviet Union dissolved in December 1991. Nine former Soviet republics became part of the IIHF and began competing in international competitions, including
1993–present
Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in January 1993. The IIHF recognized the
From 1996 to 2001, the Czech Republic won six consecutive World Championship medals, including World Championship gold from
The
The
The 2011 tournament was held in independent Slovakia for the first time. Finland won its second world championship with a 6–1 victory over Sweden. The Czech Republic won the bronze medal over Russia.[102]
The 2012 tournament was held in Sweden and Finland. Russia beat Slovakia in the final, while the Czech Republic beat Finland in the bronze medal game.[103]
In 2013, Switzerland finished the preliminary round undefeated before losing the gold medal game 5–1 to co-hosts Sweden. Switzerland's silver medal was the first for the nation since 1953. Sweden's gold made them the first team to win the tournament at home since the Soviet Union in 1986.[104]
The 2014 tournament was held for the first time in independent Belarus in spite of concerns of the human rights abuses perpetrated by the authoritarian government.[105] The tournament saw more upsets by the less prominent ice-hockey nations. France had beaten Canada for the second time in the modern history and made it to the quarterfinals. Eventual finalist Finland lost to Latvia and made it to the quarterfinals only due to a shootout win over Switzerland. The tournament was won by Russia (which had a stacked NHL squad compared to other teams who sent in younger players after the 2014 Winter Olympics), Finland won silver and Sweden won bronze defeating the Czech Republic.[106]
The 2015 tournament was held in Prague and Ostrava, it was the most attended championship in history.[107] It was to be the last appearance of Jaromír Jágr on the Czech national hockey team, and the home crowd had great expectations for its national team, who had failed to win a gold medal since 2010, matching its longest run without a win since the break-up of Czechoslovakia. However, the tournament was dominated by an excellent Canadian team, which went undefeated and beat Russia 6–1 in the gold medal match. Its captain, Sidney Crosby joined the Triple Gold Club, becoming the first player to achieve that honour as captain of each winning team. The bronze was won by the United States, leaving the Czechs with a second consecutive fourth place.[108]
The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[109]
Tournament structure
History
The first World Championship to be held as an individual event was in
In
In
In 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams (Pool A) played for the World Championship.
During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system.[22][111]
As the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools were introduced. Pool C games were first played in 1961 and Pool D was introduced in 1987.[112] In 2001, the pools were renamed: Pool B became Division I, Pool C became Division II and Pool D became Division III.[113][114]
Modern Champion Group, Division I, II and III format
The modern format for the World Championship features a minimum of 52 teams: 16 teams in the main championship group, 12 teams in Division I, 12 teams in Division II and 12 teams in Division III. If there are more than 52 teams, the rest compete in Division IV.
From 2000 to 2011, the teams were divided into four groups and played each other in a round robin format preliminary round, and the top 3 teams in each group advance into the qualifying round. The qualifying round is another round of group play with two groups of six, with the top four teams in each group advancing into the knockout playoff stage. The bottom four teams in the preliminary round played in another group as well; this group determined relegation. After a round-robin format, the bottom two teams were usually relegated to play in Division I the following year.[115]
From 1998 and 2004, the IIHF held a "Far East" qualifying tournament for Asian teams with an automatic berth in the championship division on the line. Japan always won this tournament, but finished last at every World Championship except in 2004, when they finished 15th. The IIHF discontinued the qualifying tournament following the 2004 tournament, and Japan was relegated to compete in Division I.[116]
Champion group format from 2012
The main group features 16 teams. The 16 teams are split into two groups based on their
Beginning with the 2012 tournament, the qualifying round was eliminated, and the 16 teams divided into two groups of eight, with each team playing seven games in the preliminary round.
The top four teams from these groups advanced to the knockout playoff stage. In the quarterfinals, the first place team from one group played the fourth place team from the opposite group, and the second place team from one group played the third place team from the opposite group. The winners advanced to the semi-finals. In cases where the quarter-final venues were deemed too far apart to allow easy travel between them, the teams stayed within their groups for the quarters. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals, with the winners of the semi-finals advancing to the gold medal game and the losers advancing to the bronze medal game.[115]
Also starting in 2012, the relegation round was eliminated. Instead, the eighth-place team in each group was relegated to Division I.[115]
Division I, II and III formats from 2012
Division I is split into two groups of six, both groups play in round robin tournaments independent of each other and the championship division. Previously the top team from both groups was promoted to the championship, while the bottom team was relegated to Division II. Beginning in 2012, the top two teams from the 'A' group were promoted to the championship, the bottom team was exchanged with the group 'B' winner, and that group's last place team was sent to Division II.
Division II works similarly to Division I, with two six-team groups where group 'A' promotes one team to Division I and group 'B' exchanges its last placed team with Division III. Division III is now composed of one group of six, and if more than six nations register for this, the lowest level, then a qualification tournament will be held.[118][119]
Division IV from 2020
The IIHF introduced Division IV, intended to debut in the 2020 tournament, but cancelled due to COVID-19. Kyrgyzstan hosted the inaugural Division IV Championship in 2022.[120]
Rules
Game rules
At the first tournament in 1920, there were many differences from the modern game: games were played outdoors on natural ice, forward passes were not allowed,[121] the rink was 56x18 metres (the current International standard is 61x30 metres) and two twenty-minute periods were played.[15] Each side had seven players on the ice, the extra position being the rover.[22] Following the tournament, the IIHF held a congress and decided to adopt the "Canadian rules"–six men per side and three periods of play.[121]
At an IIHF congress in 1969, officials voted to allow body-checking in all three zones in a rink similar to the NHL. Prior to that, body-checking was only allowed in the defending zone in international hockey. The IIHF later described the rule change as "arguably the most substantial and dramatic rule changes in the history of international hockey" because it allowed for a more aggressive game.[122] The rule, which was first applied at the 1970 World Championships, was controversial: IIHF president Bunny Ahearne feared it would make ice hockey "a sport for goons."[122] Several other rule changes were implemented in the early 1970s: players were required to wear helmets starting in 1970 and goaltender masks became mandatory in 1972.[22] In 1992, the IIHF switched to using a playoff system to determine medalists and decided that tie games in the medal round would be decided in a shootout.[123] The IIHF decided to test a new rule in 1997 that would allow two-line passes. Prior to that, the neutral zone trap had slowed the game down and reduced scoring. At the 1997 World Championships, teams were allowed to decide if they wanted to test the rule. Although no team accepted the offer, the rule was adopted. The IIHF described it as "the most revolutionary rule change since allowing body-checking in all three zones in 1969. [...] The new rule almost immediately changed the game for the better. The 1999 IIHF World Championship in Norway was a stark contrast to the finals the year before with many more goals scored and with end-to-end action – not defence – dominating play."[124]
The current IIHF rules differ slightly from the rules used in the NHL.[125] One difference between NHL and IIHF rules is rink dimensions: the NHL rink is narrower, measuring 61x26 metres (200x85 feet), instead of the international size of 61x30.5metres (200x100feet).[126] Another rule difference between the NHL and the IIHF rules concerns how icings are called. As of the 2013–14 regular NHL season, a linesman stops play due to icing using the hybrid icing method,[127] instead of the former method, where a defending player (other than the goaltender) touched the puck before an attacking player was able to,[128] in contrast to the IIHF rules that use "no-touch" icing, where play is stopped the moment the puck crosses the goal line. The NHL and IIHF differ also in penalty rules. The NHL, in addition to the minor and double minor penalties called in IIHF games, calls major penalties which are more dangerous infractions of the rules, such as fighting, and have a duration of five minutes.[129] This is in contrast to the IIHF rule, in which players who fight are ejected from the game.[130]
Since the
Since 2019, the World Championships banned the shootout for the Gold Medal Game. Multiple 20-minute golden goal overtime periods of 3-on-3 are played until whoever scores, which wins the game.
Player eligibility
The World Championships have been open to all players, both professional and amateur, since 1977.[59] The IIHF lists the following requirements for a player to be eligible to play:[136][137]
- "Each player must be under the jurisdiction of an IIHF member national association."
- "Each player must be a citizen of the country he represents."
- Each player must be at least 18 years of age on the day the respective championship starts, or be at least 16 and obtain an under age waiver
If a player who has never played in an IIHF competition changes their citizenship, they must participate in national competitions in their new country for at least two consecutive years and have an international transfer card (ITC).[136] If a player who has previously played in an IIHF tournament wishes to change their national team, they must have played in their new country for four years. A player can only do this once.[136]
As this tournament takes place during the same time period as the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL players generally only become available if their respective NHL team missed the playoffs, or once they have been eliminated from Stanley Cup contention. It is therefore common for several NHL players to join the World Championships while the tournament is already in progress.
Divisions
1 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 10–24 | 25+ |
As of 2020, the IIHF World Championships are split up into five different divisions. This is the alignment of the divisions, accurate as of the 2018 IIHF World Ranking. Teams that are not ranked are not included here, for a full list of IIHF members, see List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Keys:
E.G. ; 1953 – this means that the team was relegated to that division for the 1953 competition, and have been there ever since.
Championship
The Championship division comprises the top sixteen hockey nations in the world. The 87th championship will be held from 10 to 26 May 2024, in Prague, and Ostrava, Czech Republic.[138]
Teams for the 2024 IIHF World Championship are:
Nation | Group (as of 2024) |
IIHF Ranking (as of May 2023) |
Member of IIHF since |
Member of division since |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Group A | 16 | 1912 | 2022 | [139] |
Canada | Group A | 1 | 1920 | 1951 | [140] |
Czech Republic | Group A | 8 | [A] | 19081993 | [141] |
Denmark | Group A | 11 | 1946 | 2003 | [142] |
Finland | Group A | 2 | 1928 | 1951 | [143] |
France | Group B | 13 | 1908 | 2022 | [144] |
Germany | Group B | 5 | 1909 | 2007 | [145] |
Great Britain | Group A | 20 | 1908 | 2024 | [146] |
Kazakhstan | Group B | 15 | 1992 | 2020 | [147] |
Latvia | Group B | 10 | 1931 | 1997 | [148] |
Norway | Group A | 12 | 1935 | 2006 | [149] |
Poland | Group B | 22 | 1926 | 2024 | [150] |
Slovakia | Group B | 9 | 1993 | 1996 | [151] |
Sweden | Group B | 6 | 1912 | 1951 | [152] |
Switzerland | Group A | 7 | 1908 | 1998 | [153] |
United States | Group B | 4 | 1920 | 1985 | [154] |
Belarus | Suspended[C] | 14 | 1992 | 2020 | [155] |
Russia | Suspended[C] | 3 | [B] | 19521992 | [156] |
Division I
Division I comprises twelve teams. Group A teams compete for promotion to the Elite Division with the loser being relegated to Division I Group B. Group B teams compete for promotion to Division I Group A while the loser is relegated to Division II Group A. In 2024, Group A games will be played in Bolzano, Italy from 28 April to 4 May, and Group B games will be played in Vilnius, Lithuania from 27 April to 3 May.
Table updated 17 December 2023
Nation | Group (as of 2024) |
IIHF Ranking (as of 2023) |
Member of IIHF since |
Member of division since |
Member of group since |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary | Group A | 19 | 1927 | 2024 | 2024 | [158] |
Italy | Group A | 18 | 1924 | 2023 | 2023 | [159] |
Japan | Group A | 25 | 1930 | 2005 | 2024 | [160] |
Romania | Group A | 23 | 1924 | 2018 | 2020 | [161] |
Slovenia | Group A | 17 | 1992 | 2024 | 2024 | [162] |
South Korea | Group A | 21 | 1960 | 2019 | 2019 | [163] |
China | Group B | 26 | 1963 | 2023 | 2023 | [164] |
Estonia | Group B | 28 | 1935 | 2015 | 2015 | [165] |
Lithuania | Group B | 24 | 1938 | 2005 | 2024 | [166] |
Netherlands | Group B | 29 | 1935 | 2023 | 2023 | [167] |
Spain | Group B | 32 | 1923 | 2024 | 2024 | [168] |
Ukraine | Group B | 27 | 1992 | 2008 | 2018 | [169] |
Division II
Division II comprises twelve teams. Group A teams compete for promotion to Division I Group B with the loser being relegated to Division II Group B. Group B teams compete for promotion to Division II Group A while the loser is relegated to Division III. In 2024, Group A games will be played in Belgrade, Serbia from 21 to 27 April and Group B games will be played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 15 to 21 April.
Table updated 10 December 2023
Nation | Group (as of 2024) |
IIHF Ranking (as of 2023) |
Member of IIHF since |
Member of division since |
Member of group since |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Group A | 35 | 1938 | 2013 | 2017 | [170] |
Croatia | Group A | 31 | 1992 | 2019 | 2019 | [171] |
Iceland | Group A | 34 | 1992 | 2007 | 2023 | [172] |
Israel | Group A | 33 | 1991 | 2012 | 2020 | [173] |
Serbia | Group A | 30 | [D] | 19392024 | 2024 | [174] |
United Arab Emirates | Group A | 39 | 2001 | 2023 | 2024 | [175] |
Belgium | Group B | 40 | 1908 | 2005 | 2020 | [176] |
Bulgaria | Group B | 36 | 1960 | 2020 | 2020 | [177] |
Chinese Taipei | Group B | 41 | 1983 | 2024 | 2024 | [178] |
Georgia | Group B | 53 | 2009 | 2019 | 2024 | [179] |
New Zealand | Group B | 42 | 1977 | 2010 | 2013 | [180] |
Turkey | Group B | 38 | 1991 | 2023 | 2023 | [181] |
^ D. The IIHF recognizes Yugoslavia, which joined in 1939, and Serbia and Montenegro as the predecessors to Serbia, which officially became a member in 2007.[174][182]
Division III
Division III comprises twelve teams. Group A teams compete for promotion to Division II Group B with the loser being relegated to Division III Group B. Group B teams compete for promotion to Division III Group A while the loser is relegated to Division IV. In 2024, Group A games will be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 10 to 16 March and Group B games were played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 23 to 29 February.
Table updated 10 December 2023
Nation | Group (as of 2024) |
IIHF Ranking (as of 2023) |
Member of IIHF since |
Member of division since |
Member of group since |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyrgyzstan | Group A | 46 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | [183] |
Luxembourg | Group A | 43 | 1912 | 2019 | 2022 | [184] |
Mexico | Group A | 37 | 1985 | 2024 | 2024 | [185] |
South Africa | Group A | 49 | 1937 | 2020 | 2023 | [186] |
Thailand | Group A | 44 | 1989 | 2019 | 2023 | [187] |
Turkmenistan | Group A | 45 | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | [188] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Group B | 48 | 2001 | 2015 | 2022 | [189] |
Hong Kong, China | Group B | 47 | 1983 | 2019 | 2022 | [190] |
Iran | Group B | 54 | 2019 | 2023 | 2023 | [191] |
North Korea | Group B | 56 | 1963 | 2020 | 2024 | [192] |
Philippines | Group B | 55 | 2016 | 2024 | 2024 | [193] |
Singapore | Group B | 51 | 2017 | 2023 | 2023 | [194] |
Division IV
Division IV comprises four teams. Teams compete for promotion to Division III Group B. In 2024 games will be played in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 16 to 19 April.
Table updated 10 December 2023
Nation | IIHF Ranking (as of 2023) |
Member of IIHF since |
Member of division since |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | 58 | 2016 | 2023 | [195] |
Kuwait | 50 | 2018 | 2020 | [196] |
Malaysia | 52 | 2006 | 2024 | [197] |
Mongolia | 57 | 1999 | 2023 | [198] |
Overall participation totals
86 championships (as of 2023); 67 teams
Key: Current division (if no window is coloured, country doesn't play in any competition in the current year)
Team | Top Division | Division I | Division II | Division III | Division IV | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armenia | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 |
Australia | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | – | 37 |
Austria | 34 | 35 | 7 | – | – | 76 |
Belarus | 20 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 27 |
Belgium | 12 | 5 | 32 | 8 | – | 57 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 |
Bulgaria | – | 4 | 40 | 7 | – | 51 |
Canada | 76 | – | – | – | – | 76 |
China | – | 11 | 33 | – | – | 44 |
Chinese Taipei | – | – | – | 5 | – | 5 |
Croatia | – | 12 | 13 | 3 | – | 28 |
Czech Republic | 30 | – | – | – | – | 30 |
Czechoslovakia | 52 | – | – | – | – | 52 |
Denmark | 21 | 14 | 20 | – | – | 55 |
East Germany | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | 28 |
Estonia | – | 19 | 8 | 1 | – | 28 |
Finland | 69 | – | – | – | – | 69 |
France | 34 | 18 | 15 | – | – | 67 |
Georgia | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | 8 |
Germany | 43 | 3 | – | – | – | 46 |
Great Britain | 18 | 32 | 8 | 2 | – | 60 |
Greece | – | – | – | 10 | – | 10 |
Hong Kong | – | – | – | 7 | – | 7 |
Hungary | 13 | 28 | 25 | – | – | 66 |
Iceland | – | – | 19 | 4 | – | 23 |
Indonesia | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Iran | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ireland | – | – | 2 | 8 | – | 10 |
Israel | – | 1 | 20 | 9 | – | 30 |
Italy | 32 | 30 | 6 | – | – | 68 |
Japan | 11 | 41 | 5 | – | – | 57 |
Kazakhstan | 11 | 15 | 4 | – | – | 30 |
Kuwait | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
Kyrgyzstan | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Latvia | 31 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 35 |
Lithuania | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | – | 28 |
Luxembourg | – | – | 3 | 19 | – | 22 |
Malaysia | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Mexico | – | – | 18 | 3 | – | 21 |
Mongolia | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Netherlands | 4 | 41 | 15 | – | – | 60 |
New Zealand | – | – | 16 | 9 | – | 25 |
North Korea | – | – | 20 | 6 | – | 26 |
Norway | 38 | 28 | 3 | – | – | 69 |
Philippines | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 29 | 45 | – | – | – | 74 |
Romania | 8 | 36 | 19 | 1 | – | 64 |
Russia | 29 | – | – | – | – | 29 |
Serbia | – | 3 | 12 | – | – | 15 |
Serbia and Montenegro | – | – | 9 | 2 | – | 11 |
Singapore | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Slovakia | 27 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 29 |
Slovenia | 10 | 14 | 5 | – | – | 29 |
South Africa | – | – | 12 | 18 | – | 30 |
South Korea | 1 | 14 | 17 | 5 | – | 37 |
Soviet Union | 34 | – | – | – | – | 34 |
Spain | – | 1 | 30 | 8 | – | 39 |
Sweden | 81 | – | – | – | – | 81 |
Switzerland | 55 | 23 | 2 | – | – | 80 |
Thailand | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
Turkey | – | – | 8 | 16 | – | 24 |
Turkmenistan | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 |
Ukraine | 9 | 15 | 5 | – | – | 29 |
United Arab Emirates | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 7 |
United States | 74 | 5 | – | – | – | 79 |
West Germany |
24 | 6 | – | – | – | 30 |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 23 | 7 | – | – | 31 |
Directorate awards
Since 1954, the IIHF has given awards for play during the World Championship tournament. Voted on by the tournament directorate, the first awards recognised the top goaltender, forward and defenceman.[199] In 1999, an award for the most valuable player was added. There is also an all-star team voted on by members of the media. In 2004, Canadian Dany Heatley became the first player to lead in scoring, win the MVP award, win the best forward award and be named to the all-star team in the same year.[200] He repeated the feat in 2008.[201]
See also
- List of IIHF World Championship medalists
- IIHF World Women's Championship
- Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
- 4 Nations Cup
- List of IIHF World Championships by attendance
- List of IIHF World Junior Championship medalists
- IIHF World U18 Championship
- IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
- World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Notes
- ^ Note that championships won by the Soviet Union are credited to Russia, and those of Czechoslovakia are counted for the Czech Republic.
References
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External links
- World Championships – official website
- Result archive – Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
- Results archive (in French) – Comprehensive results and commentary of international hockey since 1902.
- Official IIHF Statutes and Bylaws