The Ice Hockey World Championships is an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was preceded by the European Championship which was held from 1910 to 1932. The first World Championship tournament was decided at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Subsequently, ice hockey was featured at the Winter Olympic Games, where the World Championship was decided when the two events occurred concurrently, until the 1968 Winter Olympics. The first three championships were contested at the Olympics, while the first World Championships that were an individual event were held in 1930.[1]
The gold medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons (representing Canada), pictured en route to the 1920 Olympics, which were counted as the first ice hockey World Championships
The modern format for the World Championship features 16 teams in the championship group, 12 teams in Division I and 12 teams in Division II. If there are more than 40 teams, the rest compete in Division III. The teams in the championship play a preliminary and qualifying round, then the top eight teams play in the playoff medal round and the winning team is crowned World Champion. 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 In 1970, after an agreement to allow just a small number of its professionals to participate was rescinded by the IIHF, Canada withdrew from the tournament.[2] Starting in 1977, professional athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament and Canada re-entered, using some NHL players from those teams that were not good enough to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs.[3]
As of 2022, 85 tournaments have been staged. From 1920 to 1930, the Winter Olympic GamesIce Hockey Tournaments held counted as the World Championships and no tournaments in between were held. No championships were held from 1940 to 1946 due to World War II, nor during the Olympic years 1980, 1984 and 1988, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Ten nations have won a gold medal at the World Championships and a total of fourteen have won medals. Canada has won 53 medals overall and 28 gold, the most of any nation. The Soviet Union, which began competing in the year of 1954 and last competed in 1991, captured a medal in each of 34 tournaments they entered.[1] In winning the 2006 World Championships, Sweden became the first nation in ice hockey history to win an Olympic gold as well as a separate World Championship in the same season.[5] In 2022, Finland repeated this achievement by winning the World Championships at home.
Number of times when national team has reached corresponding place at the time (or number of tournaments hosted by city / country at the time).
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Second number indicates cumulative number of times when official successor country and its official predecessor (Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia or unified Germany) has reached corresponding place at the time (or cumulative number of tournaments hosted by official successor country and its official predecessor at the time).
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The Ice Hockey World Championships is an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF It was preceded by the European Championship which was held from 1910 to 1932 The first World Championship tournament was decided at the 1920 Summer Olympics Subsequently ice hockey was featured at the Winter Olympic Games where the World Championship was decided when the two events occurred concurrently until the 1968 Winter Olympics The first three championships were contested at the Olympics while the first World Championships that were an individual event were held in 1930 1 The gold medal winning Winnipeg Falcons representing Canada pictured en route to the 1920 Olympics which were counted as the first ice hockey World ChampionshipsThe modern format for the World Championship features 16 teams in the championship group 12 teams in Division I and 12 teams in Division II If there are more than 40 teams the rest compete in Division III The teams in the championship play a preliminary and qualifying round then the top eight teams play in the playoff medal round and the winning team is crowned World Champion 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 2 Starting in 1977 professional athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament and Canada re entered using some NHL players from those teams that were not good enough to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs 3 As of 2022 85 tournaments have been staged From 1920 to 1930 the Winter Olympic Games Ice Hockey Tournaments held counted as the World Championships and no tournaments in between were held No championships were held from 1940 to 1946 due to World War II nor during the Olympic years 1980 1984 and 1988 nor in 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic 4 Ten nations have won a gold medal at the World Championships and a total of fourteen have won medals Canada has won 53 medals overall and 28 gold the most of any nation The Soviet Union which began competing in the year of 1954 and last competed in 1991 captured a medal in each of 34 tournaments they entered 1 In winning the 2006 World Championships Sweden became the first nation in ice hockey history to win an Olympic gold as well as a separate World Championship in the same season 5 In 2022 Finland repeated this achievement by winning the World Championships at home Contents 1 Champions 2 Medal table 2 1 Finals 3 Total hosts 4 Most successful players 4 1 Multiple gold medalists 4 2 Multiple medalists 4 3 Best performers by country 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 7 1 General 8 External linksChampions editKey The Summer Olympic Games Ice Hockey Tournament held that year counted as the World Championships The Winter Olympic Games Ice Hockey Tournament held that year counted as the World Championships Number of times when national team has reached corresponding place at the time or number of tournaments hosted by city country at the time Second number indicates cumulative number of times when official successor country and its official predecessor Soviet Union Czechoslovakia or unified Germany has reached corresponding place at the time or cumulative number of tournaments hosted by official successor country and its official predecessor at the time Year Gold Silver Bronze 4th place Host city cities Host country countries1920 nbsp Canada 1 nbsp United States 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 nbsp Sweden 1 Antwerp 1 nbsp Belgium 1 1924 nbsp Canada 2 nbsp United States 2 nbsp Great Britain 1 nbsp Sweden 2 Chamonix 1 nbsp France 1 1928 nbsp Canada 3 nbsp Sweden 1 nbsp Switzerland 1 nbsp Great Britain 1 St Moritz 1 nbsp Switzerland 1 1930 nbsp Canada 4 nbsp Germany 1 nbsp Switzerland 2 nbsp Austria 1 Chamonix 2 Berlin 1 Vienna 1 nbsp France 2 nbsp Germany 1 nbsp Austria 1 1931 nbsp Canada 5 nbsp United States 3 nbsp Austria 1 nbsp Poland 1 Krynica 1 nbsp Poland 1 1932 nbsp Canada 6 nbsp United States 4 nbsp Germany 1 nbsp Poland 2 Lake Placid 1 nbsp United States 1 1933 nbsp United States 1 nbsp Canada 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 nbsp Austria 2 Prague 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 1934 nbsp Canada 7 nbsp United States 5 nbsp Germany 2 nbsp Switzerland 1 Milan 1 nbsp Italy 1 1935 nbsp Canada 8 nbsp Switzerland 1 nbsp Great Britain 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 Davos 1 nbsp Switzerland 2 1936 nbsp Great Britain 1 nbsp Canada 2 nbsp United States 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 Garmisch Partenkirchen 1 nbsp Germany 2 1937 nbsp Canada 9 nbsp Great Britain 1 nbsp Switzerland 3 nbsp Germany 1 London 1 nbsp Great Britain 1 1938 nbsp Canada 10 nbsp Great Britain 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 nbsp Germany 2 Prague 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 1939 nbsp Canada 11 nbsp United States 6 nbsp Switzerland 4 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 Zurich 1 and Basel 1 nbsp Switzerland 3 1940 1946 Competitions not held because of World War II1947 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 nbsp Sweden 2 nbsp Austria 2 nbsp Switzerland 2 Prague 3 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 1948 nbsp Canada 12 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 nbsp Switzerland 5 nbsp United States 1 St Moritz 2 nbsp Switzerland 4 1949 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 nbsp Canada 3 nbsp United States 2 nbsp Sweden 3 Stockholm 1 nbsp Sweden 1 1950 nbsp Canada 13 nbsp United States 7 nbsp Switzerland 6 nbsp Great Britain 2 London 2 nbsp Great Britain 2 1951 nbsp Canada 14 nbsp Sweden 3 nbsp Switzerland 7 nbsp Norway 1 Paris 1 nbsp France 3 1952 nbsp Canada 15 nbsp United States 8 nbsp Sweden 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 Oslo 1 and Drammen 1 nbsp Norway 1 1953 nbsp Sweden 1 nbsp West Germany 1 2 nbsp Switzerland 8 nbsp Italy 1 Zurich 2 and Basel 2 nbsp Switzerland 5 1954 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Canada 4 nbsp Sweden 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 5 Stockholm 2 nbsp Sweden 2 1955 nbsp Canada 16 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 nbsp United States 2 Krefeld 1 Dortmund 1 and Cologne 1 nbsp West Germany 1 3 1956 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp United States 9 nbsp Canada 1 nbsp Sweden 4 Cortina d Ampezzo 1 nbsp Italy 2 1957 nbsp Sweden 2 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 5 nbsp Finland 1 Moscow 1 nbsp Soviet Union 1 1958 nbsp Canada 17 nbsp Soviet Union 3 nbsp Sweden 3 nbsp Czechoslovakia 6 Oslo 2 nbsp Norway 2 1959 nbsp Canada 18 nbsp Soviet Union 4 nbsp Czechoslovakia 6 nbsp United States 3 Prague 4 Bratislava 1 and Ostrava 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 1960 nbsp United States 2 nbsp Canada 5 nbsp Soviet Union 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 Squaw Valley 1 nbsp United States 2 1961 nbsp Canada 19 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 nbsp Soviet Union 2 nbsp Sweden 5 Geneva 1 and Lausanne 1 nbsp Switzerland 6 1962 nbsp Sweden 3 nbsp Canada 6 nbsp United States 3 nbsp Finland 2 Colorado Springs 1 and Denver 1 nbsp United States 3 1963 nbsp Soviet Union 3 nbsp Sweden 4 nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 nbsp Canada 1 Stockholm 3 nbsp Sweden 3 1964 nbsp Soviet Union 4 nbsp Sweden 5 nbsp Czechoslovakia 8 nbsp Canada 2 Innsbruck 1 nbsp Austria 2 1965 nbsp Soviet Union 5 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 nbsp Sweden 4 nbsp Canada 3 Tampere 1 nbsp Finland 1 1966 nbsp Soviet Union 6 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 nbsp Canada 2 nbsp Sweden 6 Ljubljana 1 nbsp Yugoslavia 1 1967 nbsp Soviet Union 7 nbsp Sweden 6 nbsp Canada 3 nbsp Czechoslovakia 8 Vienna 2 nbsp Austria 3 1968 nbsp Soviet Union 8 nbsp Czechoslovakia 5 nbsp Canada 4 nbsp Sweden 7 Grenoble 1 nbsp France 4 1969 nbsp Soviet Union 9 nbsp Sweden 7 nbsp Czechoslovakia 9 nbsp Canada 4 Stockholm 4 nbsp Sweden 4 1970 nbsp Soviet Union 10 nbsp Sweden 8 nbsp Czechoslovakia 10 nbsp Finland 3 Stockholm 5 nbsp Sweden 5 1971 nbsp Soviet Union 11 nbsp Czechoslovakia 6 nbsp Sweden 5 nbsp Finland 4 Bern 1 and Geneva 2 nbsp Switzerland 7 1972 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 nbsp Soviet Union 5 nbsp Sweden 6 nbsp Finland 5 Prague 5 nbsp Czechoslovakia 5 1973 nbsp Soviet Union 12 nbsp Sweden 9 nbsp Czechoslovakia 11 nbsp Finland 6 Moscow 2 nbsp Soviet Union 2 1974 nbsp Soviet Union 13 nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 nbsp Sweden 7 nbsp Finland 7 Helsinki 1 nbsp Finland 2 1975 nbsp Soviet Union 14 nbsp Czechoslovakia 8 nbsp Sweden 8 nbsp Finland 8 Munich 1 and Dusseldorf 1 nbsp West Germany 2 4 1976 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 nbsp Soviet Union 6 nbsp Sweden 9 nbsp United States 4 Katowice 1 nbsp Poland 2 1977 nbsp Czechoslovakia 5 nbsp Sweden 10 nbsp Soviet Union 3 nbsp Canada 5 Vienna 3 nbsp Austria 4 1978 nbsp Soviet Union 15 nbsp Czechoslovakia 9 nbsp Canada 5 nbsp Sweden 8 Prague 6 nbsp Czechoslovakia 6 1979 nbsp Soviet Union 16 nbsp Czechoslovakia 10 nbsp Sweden 10 nbsp Canada 6 Moscow 3 nbsp Soviet Union 3 1980 Competition not held during 1980 Olympics1981 nbsp Soviet Union 17 nbsp Sweden 11 nbsp Czechoslovakia 12 nbsp Canada 7 Gothenburg 1 and Stockholm 6 nbsp Sweden 6 1982 nbsp Soviet Union 18 nbsp Czechoslovakia 11 nbsp Canada 6 nbsp Sweden 9 Helsinki 2 and Tampere 2 nbsp Finland 3 1983 nbsp Soviet Union 19 nbsp Czechoslovakia 12 nbsp Canada 7 nbsp Sweden 10 Dusseldorf 2 Dortmund 2 and Munich 2 nbsp West Germany 3 5 1984 Competition not held during 1984 Olympics1985 nbsp Czechoslovakia 6 nbsp Canada 7 nbsp Soviet Union 4 nbsp United States 5 Prague 7 nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 1986 nbsp Soviet Union 20 nbsp Sweden 12 nbsp Canada 8 nbsp Finland 9 Moscow 4 nbsp Soviet Union 4 1987 nbsp Sweden 4 nbsp Soviet Union 7 nbsp Czechoslovakia 13 nbsp Canada 8 Vienna 4 nbsp Austria 5 1988 Competition not held during 1988 Olympics1989 nbsp Soviet Union 21 nbsp Canada 8 nbsp Czechoslovakia 14 nbsp Sweden 11 Stockholm 7 and Sodertalje 1 nbsp Sweden 7 1990 nbsp Soviet Union 22 nbsp Sweden 13 nbsp Czechoslovakia 15 nbsp Canada 9 Bern 2 and Fribourg 1 nbsp Switzerland 8 1991 nbsp Sweden 5 nbsp Canada 9 nbsp Soviet Union 5 nbsp United States 6 Turku 1 Helsinki 3 and Tampere 3 nbsp Finland 4 1992 nbsp Sweden 6 nbsp Finland 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 16 nbsp Switzerland 3 Prague 8 and Bratislava 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 8 1993 nbsp Russia 1 23 nbsp Sweden 14 nbsp Czech Republic 1 17 nbsp Canada 10 Dortmund 3 and Munich 3 nbsp Germany 3 6 1994 nbsp Canada 20 nbsp Finland 2 nbsp Sweden 11 nbsp United States 7 Bolzano 1 Canazei 1 and Milan 2 nbsp Italy 3 1995 nbsp Finland 1 nbsp Sweden 15 nbsp Canada 9 nbsp Czech Republic 1 9 Stockholm 8 and Gavle 1 nbsp Sweden 8 1996 nbsp Czech Republic 1 7 nbsp Canada 10 nbsp United States 4 nbsp Russia 1 1 Vienna 5 nbsp Austria 6 1997 nbsp Canada 21 nbsp Sweden 16 nbsp Czech Republic 2 18 nbsp Russia 2 2 Helsinki 4 Turku 2 and Tampere 4 nbsp Finland 5 1998 nbsp Sweden 7 nbsp Finland 3 nbsp Czech Republic 3 19 nbsp Switzerland 4 Zurich 3 and Basel 3 nbsp Switzerland 9 1999 nbsp Czech Republic 2 8 nbsp Finland 4 nbsp Sweden 12 nbsp Canada 11 Oslo 3 Lillehammer 1 and Hamar 1 nbsp Norway 3 2000 nbsp Czech Republic 3 9 nbsp Slovakia 1 nbsp Finland 1 nbsp Canada 12 Saint Petersburg 1 nbsp Russia 1 5 2001 nbsp Czech Republic 4 10 nbsp Finland 5 nbsp Sweden 13 nbsp United States 8 Cologne 2 Hanover 1 and Nuremberg 1 nbsp Germany 4 7 2002 nbsp Slovakia 1 nbsp Russia 1 8 nbsp Sweden 14 nbsp Finland 10 Gothenburg 2 Karlstad 1 and Jonkoping 1 nbsp Sweden 9 2003 nbsp Canada 22 nbsp Sweden 17 nbsp Slovakia 1 nbsp Czech Republic 2 10 Helsinki 5 Tampere 5 and Turku 3 nbsp Finland 6 2004 nbsp Canada 23 nbsp Sweden 18 nbsp United States 5 nbsp Slovakia 1 Prague 9 and Ostrava 2 nbsp Czech Republic 1 9 2005 nbsp Czech Republic 5 11 nbsp Canada 11 nbsp Russia 1 6 nbsp Sweden 12 Innsbruck 2 and Vienna 6 nbsp Austria 7 2006 nbsp Sweden 8 nbsp Czech Republic 1 13 nbsp Finland 2 nbsp Canada 13 Riga 1 nbsp Latvia 1 2007 nbsp Canada 24 nbsp Finland 6 nbsp Russia 2 7 nbsp Sweden 13 Moscow 5 and Mytishchi 1 nbsp Russia 2 6 2008 nbsp Russia 2 24 nbsp Canada 12 nbsp Finland 3 nbsp Sweden 14 Halifax 1 and Quebec City 1 nbsp Canada 1 2009 nbsp Russia 3 25 nbsp Canada 13 nbsp Sweden 15 nbsp United States 9 Kloten 1 and Bern 3 nbsp Switzerland 10 2010 nbsp Czech Republic 6 12 nbsp Russia 2 9 nbsp Sweden 16 nbsp Germany 3 3 Cologne 3 Mannheim 1 and Gelsenkirchen 1 nbsp Germany 5 8 2011 nbsp Finland 2 nbsp Sweden 19 nbsp Czech Republic 4 20 nbsp Russia 3 3 Bratislava 3 and Kosice 1 nbsp Slovakia 1 2012 nbsp Russia 4 26 nbsp Slovakia 2 nbsp Czech Republic 5 21 nbsp Finland 11 Helsinki 6 Stockholm 9 nbsp Finland 7 nbsp Sweden 10 2013 nbsp Sweden 9 nbsp Switzerland 2 nbsp United States 6 nbsp Finland 12 Stockholm 10 Helsinki 7 nbsp Sweden 11 nbsp Finland 8 2014 nbsp Russia 5 27 nbsp Finland 7 nbsp Sweden 17 nbsp Czech Republic 3 11 Minsk 1 nbsp Belarus 1 2015 nbsp Canada 25 nbsp Russia 3 10 nbsp United States 7 nbsp Czech Republic 4 12 Prague 10 and Ostrava 3 nbsp Czech Republic 2 10 2016 nbsp Canada 26 nbsp Finland 8 nbsp Russia 3 8 nbsp United States 10 Moscow 6 and Saint Petersburg 2 nbsp Russia 3 7 2017 nbsp Sweden 10 nbsp Canada 14 nbsp Russia 4 9 nbsp Finland 13 Cologne 4 Paris 2 nbsp Germany 6 9 nbsp France 5 2018 nbsp Sweden 11 nbsp Switzerland 3 nbsp United States 8 nbsp Canada 14 Copenhagen 1 and Herning 1 nbsp Denmark 1 2019 nbsp Finland 3 nbsp Canada 15 nbsp Russia 5 10 nbsp Czech Republic 5 13 Bratislava 4 and Kosice 2 nbsp Slovakia 2 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 6 2021 nbsp Canada 27 nbsp Finland 9 nbsp United States 9 nbsp Germany 4 4 Riga 2 nbsp Latvia 2 2022 nbsp Finland 4 nbsp Canada 16 nbsp Czechia 6 22 nbsp United States 11 Tampere 6 and Helsinki 8 nbsp Finland 9 2023 nbsp Canada 28 nbsp Germany 2 3 nbsp Latvia 1 nbsp United States 12 Tampere 7 Riga 3 nbsp Finland 10 nbsp Latvia 3 2024 Prague 11 and Ostrava 4 nbsp Czechia 3 11 2025 Stockholm 11 Herning 2 nbsp Sweden 12 nbsp Denmark 2 2026 Zurich 4 and Fribourg 2 nbsp Switzerland 11 2027 Dusseldorf 3 and Mannheim 2 nbsp Germany 7 10 Medal table editCountries in italics no longer compete at the World Championships 7 Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total1 nbsp Canada 28 16 9 532 nbsp Russia a 5 3 5 13 nbsp Soviet Union 22 7 5 34Total 27 10 10 473 nbsp Czechia b 6 1 6 13 nbsp Czechoslovakia 6 12 16 34Total 12 13 22 474 nbsp Sweden 11 19 17 475 nbsp Finland 4 9 3 166 nbsp United States 2 9 9 207 nbsp Great Britain 1 2 2 58 nbsp Slovakia 1 2 1 49 nbsp Switzerland 0 3 8 1110 nbsp Germany 0 2 2 4 nbsp West Germany c 0 1 0 1Total 0 3 2 511 nbsp Austria 0 0 2 212 nbsp Latvia 0 0 1 1Totals 15 nations 86 86 86 258Finals edit Since the introduction of play off rounds in 1992 the following national teams have made the finals Country Gold Silver Total finals nbsp Canada 9 7 16 nbsp Sweden 6 6 12 nbsp Czechia 6 1 7 nbsp Russia 5 3 8 nbsp Finland 4 9 13 nbsp Slovakia 1 2 3 nbsp Switzerland 0 2 2 nbsp Germany 0 1 1Total 31 31 62Total hosts editHosts Nations Year s 11 nbsp Sweden 1949 1954 1963 1969 1970 1981 1989 1995 2002 2012 2013 10 nbsp Czechoslovakia nbsp Czechia 1933 1938 1947 1959 1972 1978 1985 1992 2004 2015 nbsp Finland 1965 1974 1982 1991 1997 2003 2012 2013 2022 2023 nbsp Switzerland 1928 1935 1939 1948 1953 1961 1971 1990 1998 2009 9 nbsp Germany nbsp West Germany nbsp Germany 1930 1936 1955 1975 1983 1993 2001 2010 2017 7 nbsp Austria 1930 1964 1967 1977 1987 1996 2005 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Russia 1957 1973 1979 1986 2000 2007 2016 5 nbsp France 1924 1930 1951 1968 2017 3 nbsp Italy 1934 1956 1994 nbsp Latvia 2006 2021 2023 nbsp Norway 1952 1958 1999 nbsp United States 1932 1960 1962 2 nbsp Great Britain 1937 1950 nbsp Poland 1931 1976 nbsp Slovakia 2011 2019 1 nbsp Belarus 2014 nbsp Belgium 1920 nbsp Canada 2008 nbsp Denmark 2018 nbsp Yugoslavia 1966 co hosts h2, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
