International Ice Hockey Federation

{{short description|Worldwide governing body for ice hockey}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox organization |name = International Ice Hockey Federation |full_name = {{lang|fr|Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace}}<br>{{lang|de|Internationale Eishockey-Föderation}} |image = IIHF logo (2025).png |image_size = 270px |map_size = 350px |abbreviation = IIHF |type = Sports federation |status = Governing body of <br>ice hockey<!-- ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc --> |purpose = Sport governance<!-- focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc --> |formation = {{Start date and age|1908|05|15|df=yes}} |founding_location = Paris, France |headquarters = Zurich, Switzerland |region_served = Worldwide |num_members = 84 members |leader_title = President |leader_name = Luc Tardif |languages = English, French, German |website= {{official URL}} }}

The '''International Ice Hockey Federation''' ('''IIHF'''; {{langx|fr|Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace}}; {{langx|de|Internationale Eishockey-Föderation}}) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/statichub/4682/who-we-are |title=IIHF - Who we are |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref> It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.

The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tournaments. Rules of play for IIHF events differ from hockey in North America and the rules of the National Hockey League (NHL). Decisions of the IIHF can be appealed through the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IIHF maintains its own hall of fame for international ice hockey. The IIHF Hall of Fame was founded in 1997, and has been located within the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1998.

Previously, the IIHF also managed the development of inline hockey, but in June 2019, the IIHF announced that they would no longer govern inline hockey or organize the Inline Hockey World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/13252/statutes%2c-regulations-amended |title=Statutes, Regulations amended |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |date=2019-06-24 |access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref>

==Functions== [[File:IIHF Headquarter Zurich.JPG|thumb|IIHF Headquarters in Zurich (Villa Freigut, Enge).]]

The main functions of the IIHF are to govern, develop and organize hockey throughout the world. Another duty is to promote friendly relations among the member national associations and to operate in an organized manner for the good order of the sport.<ref>International Ice Hockey Federation. [https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5009/mission "IIHF Mission"] 8 May 2019.</ref> The federation may take the necessary measures in order to conduct itself and its affairs in accordance with its statutes, bylaws and regulations as well as in holding a clear jurisdiction with regards to ice hockey at the international level. The IIHF is the body responsible with arranging the sponsorships, license rights, advertising and merchandising in connection with all IIHF competitions.

Another purpose of the federation is to provide aid in the young players' development and in the development of coaches and game officials. On the other hand, all the events of IIHF are organized by the federation along with establishing and maintaining contact with any other sport federations or sport groups. The IIHF is responsible for processing the international players' transfers. It is also the body that presides over ice hockey at the Olympic Games as well as over all levels of the IIHF World Championships.<ref>International Hockey online portal. [http://www.internationalhockey.net/articlelisting/7/ "International hockey and the olympics"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410183800/http://www.internationalhockey.net/articlelisting/7/ |date=10 April 2010 }} 18 February 2010.</ref> The federation works in collaboration with local committees when organizing its 25 World Championships, at five different categories.

The IIHF is also responsible for the organization of European club competitions such as the Champions Hockey League or the Continental Cup.

The federation is governed by the legislative body of the IIHF which is the General Congress along with the executive body, which is the council. The Congress is entitled to make decisions with regard to the game's rules, the statutes and bylaws in the name of the federation. It is also the body that elects the president and the council or otherwise known as board.<ref>International Ice Hockey Federation. [https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5024/statutes-bylaws "IIHF Statutes and Bylaws"] 8 May 2019.</ref> The president represents the IIHF's interests in external matters and enforces the federation's statutes and regulations. The president is assisted by the general secretary, the highest-ranked IIHF employee.

==History== {{main|History of the International Ice Hockey Federation}} The International Ice Hockey Federation was founded on 15 May 1908 at 34 Rue de Provence in Paris, France, as Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG).<ref>[https://www.iihf.com/en/statichub/4808/history-of-ice-hockey It all Started in Paris, 1908] International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 7 May 2019</ref> The 1920 Olympics were the first to integrate hockey into their program.

[[Image:Polish ice hockey national team St. Moritz 1928.jpg|thumb|right|The Poland men's national ice hockey team debuted at the 1928 Winter Olympics.]] The 1928 Winter Olympics, which also served as the World and European Championship for the year, saw a record 11 countries participate.<ref name="IIHF1914">{{cite web |publisher=IIHF |website=iihf.com |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/statichub/4856/1914-1933 |title=IIHF 1914-1933|access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 which had caused Hungary to be occupied by the Soviet Army, led to a boycott of the 1957 World Championships, which were being staged in Moscow. Canada and the United States led the boycott, and were joined by Norway, West Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.<ref name="IIHF1957">{{cite web |publisher=IIHF |website=iihf.com |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/statichub/4838/1957-1974 |title=IIHF 1957-1974 |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

The 1962 World Championship, hosted by the American cities of Colorado Springs and Denver, was boycotted by the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia, which led to a further boycott by the other Eastern Bloc countries. At issue was the boycott of the 1957 championships in Moscow by Canada and the United States, and the Americans refusal of East German passports in reaction to the building of the Berlin Wall by East Germany.<ref name="IIHF1975">{{cite web |publisher=IIHF |website=iihf.com |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/statichub/4830/1975-1989 |title=IIHF 1975-1989 |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

For the 1965–66 season, the IIHF created the European Cup, a tournament consisting of the top club teams from around Europe. The competition was originated by Günther Sabetzki, based on the Association football European Cup (now UEFA Champions League). In 1968 the IIHF organized the European U19 Championship, a junior competition for players aged 19 and under. The age limit was later reduced to 18 in 1977.<ref name="IIHF1957"/>

During the 1980s Canada stopped boycotting the World Championships and Olympic Games. The Canadians had boycotted these tournaments between 1970 and 1976 after the IIHF had refused to allow them to roster professional players at the World Championships from NHL teams that had not qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. President Sabetzki found a compromise that resulted in the return of Canada to international events beginning in 1977. The pro players whose teams had been eliminated from the playoffs were allowed to compete and in exchange, Canada agreed to participate in the World Championships. They also waived their right to host any World Championships. The creation of the Canada Cup (a competition organized by the NHL in Canada every four years) was also part of the new agreement between the IIHF and North American professional hockey.<ref name="IIHF1975"/>

The IIHF continued to grow in numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, both due to political events and the continued growth of hockey worldwide. The dissolution of the Soviet Union saw its membership transferred to Russia, and the addition of four ex-Soviet republics; Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine to the federation. In addition, the memberships of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - all of which had initially joined the IIHF in the 1930s but were expelled following their annexation by the Soviet Union - were renewed. The breakup of Yugoslavia also resulted in an increase in membership. Croatia and Slovenia joined as new members, while the membership of the old Yugoslavia was transferred to FR Yugoslavia (which later became known as Serbia and Montenegro and still later dissolved into the independent republics of Serbia and Montenegro). When Czechoslovakia broke up, its membership rights were transferred to the Czech Republic, and Slovakia was admitted as a new member. The influx of new members resulted in the IIHF increasing the size of the Group A tournament. It expanded from 8 teams to 12 in 1992 and from 12 to 16 in 1998.<ref name="IIHF1990">{{cite web |publisher=IIHF |website=iihf.com |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/statichub/4839/1990-today |title=IIHF 1990-today |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

The IIHF celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. As part of the celebrations, the 2008 World Championship was held in Canada for the first time (the tournament was co-hosted by the cities of Halifax and Quebec City).<ref name="Timeline">{{cite web |publisher=IIHF |website=iihf.com |url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/timeline.html |title=IIHF Timeline |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

The number of members grew in the 21st century: Chile (2000), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001), Liechtenstein (2001), North Macedonia (2001), the United Arab Emirates (2001), Macau (2005), Malaysia (2006), Moldova (2008; presumably expelled from IIHF membership in 2023), Georgia (2009), Kuwait (2009; had originally joined in 1985, but was expelled in 1992), Morocco (2010), Kyrgyzstan (2011), Jamaica (2012), Qatar (2012), Oman (2014), Turkmenistan (2015), Indonesia (2016), Nepal (2016), the Philippines (2016), Algeria (2019), Colombia (2019), Iran (2019), Lebanon (2019), Uzbekistan (2019), Tunisia (2021), Puerto Rico (2022), Bahrain (2024), Kenya (2024).<ref name="IIHF1990"/>

The IIHF received international criticism for holding the 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in Belarus, because of the poor human rights record of the country. Several human rights organisations launched the "Don't play with the dictator!" boycott campaign<ref>{{cite web|url=https://humanrightshouse.org/articles/international-campaign-dont-play-with-the-dictator-2/| title=International Campaign: Don't play with the dictator!|date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> and there were appeals from the US Congress, the German Parliament, and the European Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohockey.com/article/1313-european-parliament-calls-to-move-the-2014-world-championship-from-belarus.html| title=European Parliament calls to move the 2014 World Championship from Belarus| author=Davide Tuniz| date=15 Mar 2012}}</ref>

The IIHF again received criticism for planning to partly hold the 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in Belarus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-icehockey/ice-hockey-iihf-president-to-meet-belarus-lukashenko-to-discuss-2021-world-championship-ria-idUSKBN29319D|title=Ice hockey-IIHF president to meet Belarus' Lukashenko to discuss 2021 world championship – RIA|access-date=11 January 2021|work=Reuters|date=29 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/ice-hockey-belarus-must-meet-specific-requirements-to-host-world-championship/a-56224501 |title=Ice Hockey: Belarus must meet 'specific requirements' to host World Championship |date=14 January 2021 |access-date=14 January 2021 |website=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> In January 2021, the IIHF withdrew the 2021 World Championship from Minsk due to safety and security issues during the political unrest, besides the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to solely hold the tournament in Riga, Latvia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/24134/iihf_to_move_2021_world_championship |title=IIHF to move 2021 World Championship |date=18 January 2021 |access-date=18 January 2021 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>

On 23 May 2021, civilian Ryanair Flight 4978, which was en route from Athens to Vilnius, was forced to land in Minsk and a passenger of that flight was detained. In protest, Latvian officials replaced the Belarusian state flag in Riga with the former flag associated with the Belarusian opposition groups, including at the 2021 IIHF World Championship display of flags. This was by order of Mayor of Riga Mārtiņš Staķis and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs. The IIHF issued a statement protesting the replacement of the flag, and IIHF president René Fasel asked the mayor to remove the IIHF name, its flag and its symbols from such sites, or to restore the flag, insisting that the IIHF is an "apolitical sports organization".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210525-latvia-and-hockey-body-spar-over-belarus-opposition-flag|title=Latvia and hockey body spar over Belarus opposition flag|website=France 24|date=25 May 2021}}</ref> In response, Staķis said he would remove the IIHF flags.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/sport/ice-hockey-federation-boss-fasel-unhappy-with-belarus-flag-switch.a406087/|title=Ice Hockey Federation boss Fasel unhappy with Belarus flag switch |date=25 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2021 |website=lsm.lv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ice-hockey-federation-criticises-latvian-officials-over-belarus-flag-swap-2021-05-25/|title=Latvia removes ice hockey body's banner in row over Belarus flag swap |date=25 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2021 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

On 28 February 2022, the IIHF suspended the memberships of the Russian and Belarusian ice hockey federations until further notice due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar|title=IIHF - IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus|website=IIHF.com|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>

Still, non-Russian players in Russian clubs are according to IIHF rules bound by their contracts, and cannot leave their clubs and Russia until their contracts expire or are terminated by their club. If players leave anyway they can be sued and would be blocked from playing for other clubs.<ref>[https://athletistic.com/hockey/101853.html IIHF won’t be able to cancel KHL Legionnaires’ contracts until 2023]</ref>

On 22 March 2023, the IIHF excluded Russian and Belarusian national and club teams from IIHF competitions during the 2023–24 season, based on safety considerations.<ref>[https://www.iihf.com/en/news/42650/update_on_russia_and_belarus "Update on Russia and Belarus"], IIHF, 22 March 2023</ref>

==Honors and awards== The IIHF awards ceremony is held annually on the second last day of each Ice Hockey World Championship, and its hall of fame induction ceremony on the final day of the championships. Prior to 2024, all awards were presented during one ceremony on the final day of the championships.<ref name="Aykroyd 25 May 2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm/news/61385/iihf_honours_great_contributors|title=IIHF honours great contributors|last=Aykroyd|first=Lucas|date=25 May 2024|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>

===Hall of Fame=== thumb|The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto has hosted the IIHF Hall of Fame since 1998. {{main|IIHF Hall of Fame|Torriani Award|List of members of the IIHF Hall of Fame}}

Prior to the establishment of the IIHF Hall of Fame, the IIHF displayed a collection of historical artifacts from World Championships and the Olympic Games in temporary exhibits. From 1992 to 1997, the IIHF loaned its exhibits to the International Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.<ref name="hockey-archives">{{cite web|url=http://hockeyarchives.ru/iihf/hall_of_fame.html|title=IIHF Hall of Fame|website=Hockey Archives|language=ru|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

The first step taken by the IIHF to create its own hall of fame was a proposal made in 1996, which was later ratified at the 1997 IIHF summer congress to host the museum in Zürich.<ref name="hockey-archives" /> The approval came exactly 89 years from the foundation of the IIHF, with the purpose of honoring former international ice hockey players, builders (administrators) and officials.<ref name="iihf-archives">{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/iihf-hall-of-fame.html|title=IIHF Hall of Fame|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> The annual induction ceremony takes place on the medal presentation day of the Ice Hockey World Championships.<ref name="hockey-archives" /><ref name="iihf-archives" /> The IIHF agreed with the National Hockey League to transfer its exhibits to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada, as of 29 July 1998.<ref name="hockey-archives" />

In 2015, the IIHF created the Torriani Award for "players with an outstanding career from non-top hockey nations". The award was named for Bibi Torriani, who played internationally for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2015/|title=Hall of Fame Class of 2015|year=2015|website=IIHF|access-date=2019-03-22|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322140554/http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The IIHF includes the recipients of the Torriani Award in the list of Hall of Fame inductees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5114/hall-of-fame|title=IIHF Hall of Fame|year=2023|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>

===Paul Loicq Award=== {{main|Paul Loicq Award}}

The Paul Loicq Award was established in 1998.<ref name="IIHF-awards-overview">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm/static/60704/awards|title=IIHF Awards|year=2024|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> It is presented annually to honor a person who has made "outstanding contributions to the IIHF and international ice hockey".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2009.html |title= The inductee class of 2009 |publisher= International Ice Hockey Federation |location= Zurich }}</ref> Named after Paul Loicq, who was president of the IIHF from 1922 until 1947, it is the highest personal recognition given by the IIHF.<ref>[http://www.soundernews.com/fullstory/EplllkVpFETefjQpIC.shtml Gabriola Sounder News] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120913170326/http://www.soundernews.com/fullstory/EplllkVpFETefjQpIC.shtml|date=13 September 2012}}</ref>

===Centennial All-Star Team=== {{main|IIHF Centennial All-Star Team}}

The IIHF Centennial All-Star Team is an all-star team of hockey players from international tournaments. The team was chosen based on the players' "impact in international ice hockey over a period of at least a decade," with a requirement that they must have performed "at the highest possible level (Olympics, the IIHF World Championship or the Canada Cup/World Cup tournaments)." The selection was named in 2008. All six players were already members of the IIHF Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16110-Gretzky-named-to-IIHFs-centennial-allstar-team-Miracle-on-Ice-top-story.html |title=The Hockey News: Headlines: Gretzky named to IIHF's centennial all-star team; Miracle on Ice top story<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210020735/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16110-Gretzky-named-to-IIHFs-centennial-allstar-team-Miracle-on-Ice-top-story.html |archive-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Milestone Award=== The Milestone Award was established in 2012, to be given to "the team or teams that make a significant contribution to international hockey or will have a decisive influence on the development of the game".<ref name="Reuters-2012">{{cite news|title=Nová cena IIHF má připomenout přínos mezinárodnímu hokeji|date=29 February 2012|work=Czech Television|agency=Reuters|language=cs|location=Prague, Czech Republic|url=https://sport.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/hokej/nova-cena-iihf-ma-pripomenout-prinos-mezinarodnimu-hokeji/5be00c050d663b6fe815f45d|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> The IIHF wanted an award to recognize great events, great teams or moments that have shaped the game, and sought suggestions from hockey fans to rename it.<ref name="Reuters-2012" /> The award is given occasionally;<ref name="IIHF-awards-overview" /> it was not given between 2013 and 2024,<ref name="Podnieks 15 January 2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/57712/iihf_names_new_hall_of_fame_class|title=IIHF names new Hall of Fame Class|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=15 January 2024|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="ČTK-2024">{{cite news|title=Mezinárodní hokejová federace ocenila český zlatý tým z Nagana|agency=Czech News Agency|date=25 May 2024|work=Mladá fronta Dnes|language=cs|location=Prague, Czech Republic|url=https://www.idnes.cz/hokej/ms-2024/iihf-milestone-award-cesky-tym-nagano.A240525_122703_ms-hokej-2024_czo|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> nor in 2026.<ref name="IIHF-contributors-2026">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/71038/iihf_announces_2026_contributors_awards|title=IIHF announces 2026 Contributors' Awards|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=4 December 2025|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" !Year!!Recipient(s)!!Milestone accomplishment(s) |- |2012||{{nowrap|1972 Canada men's national team}}<br />{{nowrap|1972 Soviet Union men's national team}}||Awarded for the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. Reuters wrote that Canada was expected to win the series easily, but when they came from behind to win in the eighth and final game, it marked "the beginning of the modern hockey era".<ref name="Reuters-2012" /> |- |2013||{{nowrap|1954 Soviet Union men's national team}}||Awarded for winning the gold medal at the 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships,<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada's Paul Henderson, Danielle Goyette enter IIHF Hall of Fame|agency=The Canadian Press|date=19 May 2013|work=CBC Sports|location=Toronto, Ontario|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/canada-s-paul-henderson-danielle-goyette-enter-iihf-hall-of-fame-1.1405484|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> which was their country's first appearance at the World Championships and the beginning of a rivalry versus the Canada men's national team.<ref>{{cite book|last=McKinley|first=Michael|title=It's Our Game: Celebrating 100 Years Of Hockey Canada|publisher=Viking Press|date=2014|location=Toronto, Ontario|isbn=978-0-670-06817-3|pages=100–103, 151–152}}</ref> |- |2024||{{nowrap|1998 Czech Republic men's national team}}||Awarded for winning the gold medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics, which included victories versus Canada in the semifinal, and Russia in the finals.<ref name="Podnieks 15 January 2024" /> The 1998 Olympic hockey tournament was also the first the include National Hockey League players.<ref name="ČTK-2024" /> The IIHF reported the gold medal to be "the most important event in the country's history after the 1968 Uprising".<ref name="Podnieks 15 January 2024" /> |- |2025||{{nowrap|2002–03 Denmark men's national teams}}||Awarded for earning promotion to the World Championships top tier, after 53 years in lower divisions. Denmark won Division I-B at the 2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships to play at the 2003 IIHF World Championship, and has remained at the top level since.<ref name="2025-IIHF-contributors">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/65069/iihf_contributors_class_2025|title=IIHF Contributors' Class 2025|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=1 January 2025|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="Podnieks-May2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm/news/67976/iihf_honours_its_contributors|title=IIHF honours its Contributors|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=25 May 2025|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref> |- |2025||{{nowrap|2006 Sweden men's national team}}||Awarded for becoming the first men's national team to win an Olympic gold medal and the World Championships in the same year. Sweden gold at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 IIHF World Championship, with eight players appearing in both events.<ref name="2025-IIHF-contributors" /><ref name="Podnieks-May2025" /> |}

===All-Time Teams=== {{main|IIHF All-Time Teams}}

The IIHF chose all-time teams for the 16 countries that would have participated at the 2020 IIHF World Championship, to honor the 100-year anniversary of the Ice Hockey World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mathias Seger und Mark Streit in Schweizer All-Time-Auswahl|url=https://www.nau.ch/sport/eishockey/mathias-seger-und-mark-streit-in-schweizer-all-time-auswahl-65704092|last=Aerschmann|first=Nicola|date=7 May 2020|website=Nau.ch|language=de-ch|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511084707/https://www.nau.ch/sport/eishockey/mathias-seger-und-mark-streit-in-schweizer-all-time-auswahl-65704092|archive-date=11 May 2020|access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohne Josi: So sieht gemäss der IIHF die ultimative Schweizer All-Time-Starting-Six aus|url=https://sport.ch/nationalteams/547481/ohne-josi-so-sieht-gemaess-der-iihf-die-ultimative-schweizer-all-time-starting-six-aus|date=5 May 2020|website=sport.ch|language=de-ch|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511090420/https://sport.ch/nationalteams/547481/ohne-josi-so-sieht-gemaess-der-iihf-die-ultimative-schweizer-all-time-starting-six-aus|archive-date=11 May 2020|access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>

===Player of the year awards=== {{main|IIHF Male Player of the Year|IIHF Female Player of the Year}}

The IIHF established male and female player of the year awards in 2023, to be given annually in recognition of the player who "best exemplifies exceptional skill, determination, team success, and sporting character on and off the ice during the preceding season".<ref name="eligibility">{{cite web|title=Hilary Knight wins the inaugural IIHF Female Player of the Year Award|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/45458/hilary_knight_wins_the_inagural_iihf_female_player|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=June 19, 2023|date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> It is selected by a panel of media and representatives drawn from IIHF member states.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canada's Connor Bedard honored as IIHF's first male player of the year|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article/canadas-connor-bedard-honored-as-iihfs-first-male-player-of-the-year/|website=Sportsnet|access-date=June 19, 2023|date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> To be eligible, a player must have competed in at least one of four IIHF tournaments (the Winter Olympics, IIHF World Championships, IIHF World Junior Championships, or IIHF World U18 Championships) as well as in a national domestic league "of the highest caliber for that country," with "the combined performances of which were deemed superior to all other players".<ref name="eligibility" />

===Johan Bollue Award=== The Johan Bollue Award was established in 2023, and named for Johan Bollue (1964–2021) who served as the sports development director for the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation, and was an organizer at Youth Olympic Games, and a mentor coach at IIHF development camps.<ref name="Aykroyd 25 May 2024"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/29731/johan_bollue_1964-2021_(1)|title=Johan Bollue 1964-2021|last=Steiss|first=Adam|date=30 October 2021|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> The award is given to an individual or a group who have made significant contributions to growth and development in youth ice hockey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/47815/the_johan_bollue_award|title=The Johan Bollue Award|date=23 June 2023|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> Recipients of the award include Markus Graf in 2024,<ref name="Aykroyd 25 May 2024" /> Jim Aldred in 2025,<ref name="2025-IIHF-contributors" /> and Aleksandrs Cicurskis in 2026.<ref name="IIHF-contributors-2026" />

===Media Award=== The IIHF Media Award was established in 2024, given to an individual who made outstanding contributions to international hockey through television, print, and radio.<ref name="IIHF-awards-overview" /> The inaugural honoree was Al Michaels, whose call of "Do you believe in Miracles?" described the Miracle on Ice victory by the United States men's national team in ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics.<ref name="Podnieks 15 January 2024" /> In 2025, Paul Graham was recognized for a career covering IIHF events with The Sports Network.<ref name="2025-IIHF-contributors" /> The third recipient was Czech journalist Pavel Barta, honored in 2026.<ref name="IIHF-contributors-2026" />

==Tournaments==

===Men's=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Current top four per tournament<ref name="IIHFTournies">{{cite web |title=IIHF - Tournaments |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments |publisher=IIHF |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> – Current pool: 58 countries |- !Tournament !Year !style="background-color:gold;" | Champions !style="background-color:silver;" | Runners-up !style="background-color:#c96;" | Third place !style="background-color:snow;" | Fourth place |- | Winter Olympics | {{flagdeco|Italy}} 2026 | {{ih|United States}} | {{ih|Canada}} | {{ih|Finland}} | {{ih|Slovakia}} |- | IIHF World Championship | {{flagdeco|Switzerland}} 2026 | {{ih|Finland}} | {{ih|Switzerland}} | {{ih|Norway}} | {{ih|Canada}} |- | U-20 IIHF World Championship | {{flagdeco|United States}} 2026 | {{ihj|Sweden}} | {{ihj|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} | {{ihj|Canada}} | {{ihj|Finland}} |- | U-18 IIHF World Championship | {{flagdeco|Slovakia}} 2026 | {{ih18|Sweden}} | {{ih18|Slovakia}} | {{ih18|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} | {{ih18|Latvia}} |}

===Women's=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Current top four per tournament<ref name="IIHFTournies" /> – Current pool: 44 countries |- !Tournament !Year !style="background-color:gold;" | Champions !style="background-color:silver;" | Runners-up !style="background-color:#c96;" | Third place !style="background-color:snow;" | Fourth place |- | Winter Olympics | {{flagdeco|Italy}} 2026 | {{ihw|United States}} | {{ihw|Canada}} | {{ihw|Switzerland}} | {{ihw|Sweden}} |- | IIHF Women's World Championship | {{flagdeco|Czech Republic}} 2025 | {{ihw|United States}} | {{ihw|Canada}} | {{ihw|Finland}} | {{ihw|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} |- | U-18 IIHF Women's World Championship | {{flagdeco|Canada}} 2026 | {{ihw18|United States}} | {{ihw18|Canada}} | {{ihw18|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} | {{ihw18|Sweden}} |}

===Club=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Current top four per tournament<ref>{{cite web |title=IIHF - Tournaments (Club) |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentCategory=clubs |publisher=IIHF |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> |- !Tournament !Year !style="background-color:gold;" | Champions !style="background-color:silver;" | Runners-up !style="background-color:#c96;" | Third place !style="background-color:snow;" | Fourth place |- | Champions Hockey League | 2025–26 | {{flagdeco|Sweden}} Frölunda HC | {{flagdeco|Sweden}} Luleå HF | colspan=2|{{flagdeco|Sweden}} Brynäs IF & {{flagdeco|Switzerland}} EV Zug |- | IIHF Continental Cup | 2025–26 | {{flagdeco|England}} Nottingham Panthers | {{flagdeco|Kazakhstan}} Kazzinc-Torpedo | {{flagdeco|Denmark}} Herning Blue Fox | {{flagdeco|Poland}} GKS Katowice |}

===Developmental=== Since 2017, the IIHF has sanctioned the IIHF Development Cup for developing men's and women's national teams that do not qualify to compete in the IIHF World Championships. {| class="wikitable" |- !Tournament !Year !Gender !style="background-color:gold;" | Champions !style="background-color:silver;" | Runners-up !style="background-color:#c96;" | Third place |- | rowspan=2|IIHF Development Cup | 2025 | Men | {{ih|PUR}} | {{ih|LIE}} | {{ih|POR}} |- | 2023 | Women | {{ihw|COL}} | {{ihw|ARG}} | {{ihw|IRI}} |- |}

==Executives and personnel== The IIHF employs twenty staff members at the headquarters in Zurich.<ref name="iihf-staff">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/statichub/4688/staff|title=IIHF Staff|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>

===Presidents=== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Name ! Years |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Magnus | 1908&ndash;1912 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Henri van den Bulcke | 1912&ndash;1914 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Magnus | 1914 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Peter Patton | 1914 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Henri van den Bulcke | 1914&ndash;1920 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Max Sillig | 1920&ndash;1922 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Paul Loicq | 1922&ndash;1947 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Fritz Kraatz | 1947&ndash;1948 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Canada|variant=1921}} W. G. Hardy | 1948&ndash;1951 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Fritz Kraatz | 1951&ndash;1954 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|United States|variant=1912}} Walter A. Brown | 1954&ndash;1957 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Bunny Ahearne | 1957&ndash;1960 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Canada|variant=1957}} Robert Lebel | 1960&ndash;1963 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Bunny Ahearne | 1963&ndash;1966 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|United States}} William Thayer Tutt | 1966&ndash;1969 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Bunny Ahearne | 1969&ndash;1975 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Germany}} Günther Sabetzki | 1975&ndash;1994 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} René Fasel | 1994&ndash;2021 |- style="text-align:center;" |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|France}} Luc Tardif | 2021&ndash;present |}

===Chief Medical Officers=== *Wolf-Dieter Montag, Germany (1975 to 1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gots.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CV_Montag.pdf|title=Wolf-Dieter Montag – Curriculum Vitae|date=19 November 2014|website=Gesellschaft für Orthopädisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin|language=de|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112141509/http://www.gots.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CV_Montag.pdf|archive-date=12 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> *Mark Aubry, Canada (1998 to present)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2014/|title=Paul Loicq Award: Dr Mark Aubry (CAN)|date=2014|website=IIHF|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drpashby.ca/2006/11/dr-mark-aubry-2006-dr-tom-pashby-sports-safety-award|title=Dr. Mark Aubry – 2006 Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Award|date=18 November 2006|website=Dr. Pashby Sports Safety Fund|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

==Members== upright=1.35|thumb|Map of the world with current members of the IIHF. (<span style="color:red;">'''Red'''</span> indicates full members, <span style="color:blue;">'''blue'''</span> indicates associate members, <span style="color:green;">'''green'''</span> indicates affiliate members and <span style="color:black;">'''black'''</span> indicates suspended members.) {{main|List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation}} As of 28 September 2024, the IIHF has 84 members.<ref name="IIHFMemberStructure">{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/associations |title=IIHF Member National Associations |date=29 September 2022 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>

The federation has 62 full members, including two suspended members: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus (suspended), Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia (suspended), Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Uzbekistan. Full members have a national body dedicated to the sport, and participate annually in the international championships. Only full members have voting rights.

In addition, there are 21 associate and 1 affiliate members who either do not have a national body dedicated to the sport, or do not regularly participate in the international championships. They are Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Greece, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Macau, Morocco, Nepal, North Macedonia, Oman, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, and Tunisia.

===By division===

====Men====

The following are countries who will compete in the 2026 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, divided by tier:<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 IIHF Men's World Championships Divisions |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM&selectedSeason=2026&tournamentCategory=worlds |access-date=21 May 2024 |publisher=IIHF}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! Division ! IIHF members |- ! Top | {{ihicon|AUT}} {{ihicon|CAN}} {{ihicon|CZE}} {{ihicon|DEN}} {{ihicon|FIN}} {{ihicon|GER}} {{ihicon|GBR}} {{ihicon|HUN}} {{ihicon|ITA}} {{ihicon|LAT}} {{ihicon|NOR}} {{ihicon|SVK}} {{ihicon|SLO}} {{ihicon|SUI}} {{ihicon|SWE}} {{ihicon|USA}} |- ! I | {{ihicon|CHN}} {{ihicon|EST}} {{ihicon|FRA}} {{ihicon|JPN}} {{ihicon|KAZ}} {{ihicon|LTU}} {{ihicon|NED}} {{ihicon|POL}} {{ihicon|ROM}} {{ihicon|KOR}} {{ihicon|ESP}} {{ihicon|UKR}} |- ! II | {{ihicon|AUS}} {{ihicon|BEL}} {{ihicon|BUL}} {{ihicon|TPE}} {{ihicon|CRO}} {{ihicon|GEO}} {{ihicon|ISL}} {{ihicon|ISR}} {{ihicon|KGZ}} {{ihicon|NZL}} {{ihicon|SRB}} {{ihicon|UAE}} |- ! III | {{ihicon|BIH}} {{ihicon|HKG}} {{ihicon|LUX}} {{ihicon|MEX}} {{ihicon|MNG}} {{ihicon|PRK}} {{ihicon|PHI}} {{ihicon|RSA}} {{ihicon|THA}} {{ihicon|TUR}} {{ihicon|TKM}} {{ihicon|UZB}} |- ! IV | {{ihicon|ARM}} {{ihicon|IDN}} {{ihicon|IRN}} {{ihicon|KUW}} {{ihicon|MYS}} {{ihicon|SGP}} |}

====Men U20====

The following are countries who will compete in the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, divided by tier:<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 IIHF World Junior Championships Divisions |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM20&selectedSeason=2026&tournamentCategory=worlds |publisher=IIHF |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! Division ! IIHF members |- ! Top | {{flagdeco|CAN}} {{flagdeco|CZE}} {{flagdeco|DNK}} {{flagdeco|FIN}} {{flagdeco|GER}} {{flagdeco|LAT}} {{flagdeco|SVK}} {{flagdeco|SWE}} {{flagdeco|SUI}} {{flagdeco|USA}} |- ! I | {{flagdeco|AUT}} {{flagdeco|EST}} {{flagdeco|FRA}} {{flagdeco|HUN}} {{flagdeco|ITA}} {{flagdeco|JPN}} {{flagdeco|KAZ}} {{flagdeco|LTU}} {{flagdeco|NOR}} {{flagdeco|POL}} {{flagdeco|SLO}} {{flagdeco|UKR}} |- ! II | {{flagdeco|AUS}} {{flagdeco|CHN}} {{flagdeco|HRV}} {{flagdeco|GBR}} {{flagdeco|ISL}} {{flagdeco|ISR}} {{flagdeco|NED}} {{flagdeco|NZL}} {{flagdeco|ROM}} {{flagdeco|SRB}} {{flagdeco|ROK}} {{flagdeco|ESP}} |- ! III | {{flagdeco|BEL}} {{flagdeco|BIH}} {{flagdeco|BUL}} {{flagdeco|TPE}} {{ihwicon|HKG}} {{ihwicon|IRI}} {{flagdeco|KGZ}} {{flagdeco|LUX}} {{flagdeco|MEX}} {{flagdeco|RSA}} {{flagdeco|THA}} {{flagdeco|TUR}} |}

====Women====

The following are countries who are competing in the 2026 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, divided by tier:<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 IIHF Women's World Championships Divisions |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WW&selectedSeason=2026&tournamentCategory=worlds |publisher=IIHF |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! Division ! IIHF members |- ! Top | {{ihwicon|AUT}} {{ihwicon|CAN}} {{ihwicon|CZE}} {{ihwicon|DEN}} {{ihwicon|FIN}} {{ihwicon|GER}} {{ihwicon|JPN}} {{ihwicon|SWE}} {{ihwicon|SUI}} {{ihwicon|USA}} |- ! I | {{ihwicon|CHN}} {{ihwicon|FRA}} {{ihwicon|GBR}} {{ihwicon|HUN}} {{ihwicon|ITA}} {{ihwicon|KAZ}} {{ihwicon|LAT}} {{ihwicon|NED}} {{ihwicon|NOR}} {{ihwicon|SVK}} {{ihwicon|KOR}} {{ihwicon|ESP}} |- ! II | {{ihwicon|AUS}} {{ihwicon|BEL}} {{ihwicon|TPE}} {{ihwicon|HKG}} {{ihwicon|ISL}} {{ihwicon|LTU}} {{ihwicon|MEX}} {{ihwicon|NZL}} {{ihwicon|POL}} {{ihwicon|SLO}} {{ihwicon|UKR}} |- ! III | {{ihwicon|BIH}} {{ihwicon|BUL}} {{ihwicon|CRO}} {{ihwicon|EST}} {{ihwicon|ISR}} {{ihwicon|PHI}} {{ihwicon|ROM}} {{ihwicon|SRB}} {{ihwicon|SGP}} {{ihwicon|RSA}} {{ihwicon|THA}} {{ihwicon|TUR}} |}

===Registered players=== Based on the number of registered ice hockey players, including male, female and junior, provided by the respective countries' federations. This list includes 71 out of 84 IIHF member countries with more than 100 registered players as of October 2022.<ref name="IIHFMemberStructure"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/|title=Countries in the world by population (2022)|publisher=Worldometer|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Country ! Registered players ! % of registered players ! % of population |- | {{flagu|United States}} || 551,006 || {{pct|551,006|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|551,006|331,002,651|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Canada}} || 513,674 || {{pct|513,674|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|513,674|37,742,154|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Russia}} || 103,101 || {{pct|103,101|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|103,101|145,934,462|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Finland}} || 66,687 || {{pct|66,687|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|66,687|5,540,720|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Sweden}} || 61,547 || {{pct|61,547|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|61,547|10,099,265|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} || 34,341 || {{pct|34,341|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|34,341|10,708,981|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Switzerland}} || 29,360 || {{pct|29,360|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|29,360|8,654,622|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Germany}} || 21,090 || {{pct|21,090|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|21,090|83,783,942|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|France}} || 18,686 || {{pct|18,686|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|18,686|65,273,511|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Japan}} || 16,219 || {{pct|16,219|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|16,219|126,476,461|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|China}} || 13,388 || {{pct|13,388|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|13,388|1,439,323,776|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Great Britain}} || 13,327 || {{pct|13,327|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|13,327|67,886,011|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Slovakia}} || 11,447 || {{pct|11,447|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|11,447|5,459,642|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Hungary}} || 8,943 || {{pct|8,943|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|8,943|9,660,351|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Norway}} || 8,618 || {{pct|8,618|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|8,618|5,421,241|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Latvia}} || 7,898 || {{pct|7,898|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|7,898|1,886,198|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Austria}} || 7,232 || {{pct|7,232|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|7,232|9,006,398|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Belarus}} || 7,053 || {{pct|7,053|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|7,053|9,449,323|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Australia}} || 6,150 || {{pct|6,150|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|6,150|25,499,884|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Ukraine}} || 5,341 || {{pct|5,341|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|5,341|43,733,762|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Denmark}} || 5,147 || {{pct|5,147|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|5,147|5,792,202|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Italy}} || 5,136 || {{pct|5,136|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|5,136|60,461,826|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Kazakhstan}} || 4,320 || {{pct|4,320|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|4,320|18,776,707|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Poland}} || 3,950 || {{pct|3,950|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|3,950|37,846,611|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Netherlands}} || 3,515 || {{pct|3,515|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|3,515|17,134,872|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|South Korea}} || 3,044 || {{pct|3,044|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|3,044|51,269,185|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Kyrgyzstan}} || 2,702 || {{pct|2,702|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|2,702|6,524,195|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Romania}} || 2,213 || {{pct|2,213|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|2,213|19,237,691|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|New Zealand}} || 2,035 || {{pct|2,035|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|2,035|4,822,233|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Belgium}} || 1,793 || {{pct|1,793|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|1,793|11,589,623|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|North Korea}} || 1,700 || {{pct|1,700|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|1,700|25,778,816|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|India}} || 1,502 || {{pct|1,502|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|1,502|1,389,637,446|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Turkey}} || 1,486 || {{pct|1,486|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|1,486|84,339,067|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Lithuania}} || 1,340 || {{pct|1,340|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|1,340|2,722,289|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Mexico}} || 1,232 || {{pct|1,232|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|1,232|128,932,753|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Slovenia}} || 1,072 || {{pct|1,072|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|1,072|2,078,938|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Estonia}} || 995 || {{pct|995|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|995|1,326,535|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Argentina}} || 980 || {{pct|980|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|980|45,195,774|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Bulgaria}} || 945 || {{pct|945|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|945|6,948,445|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Spain}} || 893 || {{pct|893|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|893|46,754,778|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Chinese Taipei}} || 868 || {{pct|868|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|868|23,816,775|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Mongolia}} || 828 || {{pct|828|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|828|3,278,290|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Iceland}} || 752 || {{pct|752|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|752|341,243|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|United Arab Emirates}} || 695 || {{pct|695|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|695|9,890,402|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Serbia}} || 668 || {{pct|668|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|668|8,737,371|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Thailand}} || 624 || {{pct|624|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|624|69,799,978|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}} || 598 || {{pct|598|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|598|3,989,167|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Hong Kong}} || 576 || {{pct|576|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|576|7,496,981|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Croatia}} || 520 || {{pct|520|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|520|4,105,267|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Israel}} || 508 || {{pct|508|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|508|8,655,535|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Luxembourg}} || 492 || {{pct|492|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|492|625,978|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|South Africa}} || 480 || {{pct|480|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|480|59,308,690|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Uzbekistan}} || 421 || {{pct|421|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|421|33,469,203|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Kuwait}} || 402 || {{pct|402|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|402|4,270,571|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Ireland}} || 350 || {{pct|350|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|350|4,937,786|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Turkmenistan}} || 347 || {{pct|347|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|347|6,031,200|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Greece}} || 269 || {{pct|269|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|269|10,423,054|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Chile}} || 250 || {{pct|250|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|250|19,116,201|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}&nbsp;&nbsp; || 242 || {{pct|242|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|242|3,280,819|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Iran}} || 233 || {{pct|233|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|233|83,992,949|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Morocco}} || 225 || {{pct|225|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|225|36,910,560|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Singapore}} || 220 || {{pct|220|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|220|5,850,342|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Lebanon}} || 208 || {{pct|208|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|208|6,825,445|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} || 205 || {{pct|205|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|205|2,860,853|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Armenia}} || 187 || {{pct|187|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|187|2,963,243|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Philippines}} || 185 || {{pct|185|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|185|109,581,078|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Qatar}} || 165 || {{pct|165|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|165|2,881,053|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Indonesia}} || 139 || {{pct|139|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|139|273,523,615|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Macau}} || 121 || {{pct|121|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|121|649,335|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Colombia}} || 110 || {{pct|110|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|110|50,882,891|3|pad=yes}} |- | {{flagu|Malaysia}} || 110 || {{pct|110|1,554,610|2|pad=yes}} || {{pct|110|32,365,999|3|pad=yes}} |}

==IIHF World Ranking== {{main|IIHF World Ranking}} The IIHF World Ranking is a tool to reflect the long-term quality of the countries' national team program.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=IIHF |website=iihf.com |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/worldranking |title=IIHF World Ranking|access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> The IIHF World Ranking is released following each IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament.

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