List of national ice hockey teams
This is a list of men's national ice hockey teams in the world. There are fewer than 100 national ice hockey teams in total,[1] with teams representing UN member states, as well as several dependent territories, sub-national entities and states who are not members of the United Nations.[2] Current national ice hockey teamsThis section lists the current:
IIHF Full MembersIIHF Full Members are nations that regularly participate in the IIHF-sanctioned World Championships.[4] Teams are ranked in the IIHF World Ranking based on their performance over the past four years.
The current participants in the 2024 IIHF World Championship Top Division are marked by ⮝. IIHF Associate and Affiliate MembersIIHF Associate Members either do not have their own independent ice hockey association or have one, but do not meet the minimum participation standards for the IIHF World Championships.[4] Teams in this category generally compete in events outside the IIHF World Championship structure; such as the Development Cup, the Asia and Oceania Championship (formerly the Challenge Cup of Asia), the Asian Winter Games, or the Amerigol LATAM Cup. Chile is an IIHF Affiliate Member, a unique category for nations that only participated in the now-defunct IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship.[5] Moldova and Namibia used to be members of the IIHF, but left the organization without ever having formed a national ice hockey team.[6][7]
1. Uzbekistan will make its World Championships debut in 2025. Non-IIHF MembersThe following countries are not members of the IIHF, but do have national ice hockey teams that have played at least one official international game. Former national ice hockey teamsThe following national ice hockey teams have ceased to exist. Multinational teamsExhibition teams representing multiple countries in Europe and North America have participated in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.[9] See also
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