List of national ice hockey teams

This is a list of men's national ice hockey teams. There are fewer than 100 national ice hockey teams in the world, representing UN member states as well as several dependent territories, sub-national entities and states who are not members of the United Nations.[1]

Map of the world with current members of the IIHF. (Red indicates full members, blue indicates associate members, green indicates affiliate members and black indicates suspended members.)

Current national ice hockey teams

This section lists the current:

  • 83 men's national ice hockey teams who are members of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), including 60 full members, 22 associate members and one affiliate member.[2]
  • 5 men's national ice hockey teams who are not members of the IIHF.

IIHF Full Members

IIHF Full Members are nations that regularly participate in IIHF-sanctioned World Championships.[3] Teams are ranked in the IIHF World Ranking based on their performance over the past four years.

The current participants in the 2023 IIHF World Championship Top Division are marked by ⮝.
The current holder of the 2022 IIHF World Championship is marked by 🏆.
The current medalists of the 2022 Winter Olympics are marked by 🥇🥈🥉.
1. Russia and Belarus were suspended by the IIHF on 28 February 2022 due to their invasion of Ukraine.
2. India has participated in the IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship, but has not yet entered the World Championships.
3. Ireland has participated in the World Championships in the past, but is currently not doing so.
* Nation is a member of the IIHF, but does not have a national ice hockey team.

IIHF Associate and Affiliate Members

IIHF Associate Members either do not have their own independent ice hockey association or have one, but do not yet meet IIHF standards for World Championships participation.[3] 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 LATAM Amerigol Cup.

Chile is currently an IIHF Affiliate Member, a unique category for nations that participated in the now-defunct IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship.[4] Namibia also used to be in this category, but left the IIHF in 2017 without having ever formed an ice hockey team.[5]

1. Indonesia made its World Championships debut in 2023.
2. Armenia and Greece have participated in the World Championships in the past, but are currently not doing so.
* Nation is a member of the IIHF, but does not have a national ice hockey team.

Non-IIHF Members

The following countries are not members of the IIHF, but have national ice hockey teams that have played at least one match.

Former national ice hockey teams

The following national ice hockey teams have ceased to exist.

Multinational ice hockey teams

Exhibition teams representing multiple countries in Europe and North America have participated in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.[6]

See also

References
  1. "National Teams of Ice Hockey". National Teams of Ice Hockey. January 10, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. "IIHF - Associations". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2022-09-29.
  3. "IIHF Statutes and Bylaws 2021–2024" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. May 2018.
  4. "IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  5. "Namibia Ice and Inline Hockey Association". SkateLog.com. 2022-09-29. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25.
  6. "Official Site of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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