World Men's Ice Hockey Championships

Sport Ice Hockey
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1920—2024
Editions 87
Competitors 2773
Countries 14

The 2020 edition scheduled for Zürich and Lausanne (SUI) from 8 to 24 May was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1920 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Antwerpen BEL 23 – 29 April 1920 1 28 3
1924 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Chamonix FRA 28 January – 3 February 1924 1 32 3
1928 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships St. Moritz SUI 11 – 19 February 1928 1 37 3
1930 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Chamonix, Berlin, Wien No flag MUL 30 January – 10 February 1930 1 30 3
1931 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Krynica POL 1 – 8 February 1931 1 32 3
1932 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Lake Placid USA 4 – 13 February 1932 1 38 3
1933 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha TCH 18 – 26 February 1933 1 32 3
1934 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Milano ITA 3 – 11 February 1934 1 35 3
1935 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Davos SUI 19 – 27 January 1935 1 32 3
1936 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Garmisch-Partenkirchen GER 6 – 16 February 1936 1 41 3
1937 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships London GBR 17 – 27 February 1937 1 40 3
1938 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha TCH 11 – 20 February 1938 1 40 3
1939 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Zürich, Basel SUI 3 – 12 February 1939 1 36 3
1947 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha TCH 15 – 23 February 1947 1 46 3
1948 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships St. Moritz SUI 30 January – 8 February 1948 1 51 3
1949 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Stockholm SWE 12 – 20 February 1949 1 46 3
1950 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships London GBR 13 February – 22 March 1950 1 47 3
1951 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Paris FRA 9 – 17 March 1951 1 46 3
1952 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Oslo NOR 15 – 25 February 1952 1 48 3
1953 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Zürich, Basel SUI 7 – 15 March 1953 1 48 3
1954 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Stockholm SWE 26 February – 7 March 1954 1 49 3
1955 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Krefeld, Dortmund, Köln GER 25 February – 6 March 1955 1 56 3
1956 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Cortina d'Ampezzo ITA 26 January – 4 February 1956 1 52 3
1957 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Moskva URS 24 February – 5 March 1957 1 51 3
1958 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Oslo NOR 28 February – 9 March 1958 1 51 3
1959 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha, Bratislava, Ostrava TCH 5 – 15 March 1959 1 52 3
1960 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Squaw Valley USA 19 – 28 February 1960 1 51 3
1961 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Genève, Lausanne SUI 1 – 12 March 1961 1 52 3
1962 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Colorado Springs, Denver USA 8 – 18 March 1962 1 51 3
1963 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Stockholm SWE 7 – 17 March 1963 1 51 3
1964 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Innsbruck AUT 27 January – 9 February 1964 1 51 3
1965 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Tampere FIN 3 – 15 March 1965 1 52 3
1966 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Ljubljana YUG 3 – 14 March 1966 1 52 3
1967 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Wien AUT 18 – 29 March 1967 1 54 3
1968 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Grenoble FRA 4 – 17 February 1968 1 54 3
1969 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Stockholm SWE 15 – 30 March 1969 1 55 3
1970 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Stockholm SWE 14 – 30 March 1970 1 60 3
1971 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Bern, Genève SUI 19 March – 3 April 1971 1 61 3
1972 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha TCH 7 – 22 April 1972 1 61 3
1973 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Moskva URS 31 March – 15 April 1973 1 61 3
1974 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki FIN 5 – 20 April 1974 1 61 3
1975 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships München, Düsseldorf GER 3 – 19 April 1975 1 60 3
1976 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Katowice POL 8 – 25 April 1976 1 60 3
1977 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Wien AUT 21 April – 8 May 1977 1 60 3
1978 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha TCH 26 April – 14 May 1978 1 60 3
1979 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Moskva URS 14 – 27 April 1979 1 65 3
1981 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Göteborg, Stockholm SWE 12 – 26 April 1981 1 67 3
1982 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki, Tampere FIN 15 – 29 April 1982 1 66 3
1983 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Düsseldorf, Dortmund, München GER 16 April – 2 May 1983 1 66 3
1985 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha TCH 17 April – 3 May 1985 1 67 3
1986 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Moskva URS 12 – 28 April 1986 1 66 3
1987 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Wien AUT 17 April – 3 May 1987 1 69 3
1989 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Stockholm, Södertälje SWE 15 April – 1 May 1989 1 69 3
1990 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Bern, Fribourg SUI 16 April – 2 May 1990 1 69 3
1991 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Turku, Helsinki, Tampere FIN 19 April – 4 May 1991 1 68 3
1992 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha, Bratislava TCH 28 April – 10 May 1992 1 67 3
1993 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Dortmund, München GER 18 April – 2 May 1993 1 68 3
1994 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Bolzano, Canazei, Milano ITA 25 April – 8 May 1994 1 68 3
1995 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Stockholm, Gävle SWE 23 April – 7 May 1995 1 69 3
1996 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Wien AUT 21 April – 5 May 1996 1 68 3
1997 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki, Turku, Tampere FIN 26 April – 14 May 1997 1 68 3
1998 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Zürich, Basel SUI 1 – 17 May 1998 1 74 3
1999 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Oslo, Lillehammer, Hamar NOR 1 – 16 May 1999 1 71 3
2000 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships St. Petersburg RUS 29 April – 14 May 2000 1 70 3
2001 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Köln, Hannover, Nürnberg GER 28 April – 13 May 2001 1 72 3
2002 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Göteborg, Karlstad, Jönköping SWE 26 April – 11 May 2002 1 77 3
2003 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki, Tampere, Turku FIN 26 April – 11 May 2003 1 74 3
2004 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha, Ostrava CZE 24 April – 9 May 2004 1 74 3
2005 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Innsbruck, Wien AUT 30 April – 15 May 2005 1 74 3
2006 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Rīga LAT 5 – 21 May 2006 1 74 3
2007 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Moskva, Mytishchi RUS 27 April – 13 May 2007 1 71 3
2008 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Halifax, Quebec City CAN 2 – 18 May 2008 1 73 3
2009 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Kloten, Bern SUI 24 April – 10 May 2009 1 75 3
2010 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Köln, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen GER 7 – 23 May 2010 1 76 3
2011 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Bratislava, Košice SVK 29 April – 15 May 2011 1 75 3
2012 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki, Stockholm No flag MUL 4 – 20 May 2012 1 75 3
2013 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki, Stockholm No flag MUL 3 – 19 May 2013 1 74 3
2014 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Minsk BLR 9 – 25 May 2014 1 75 3
2015 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Praha, Ostrava CZE 1 – 17 May 2015 1 73 3
2016 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Moskva, St. Petersburg RUS 6 – 22 May 2016 1 73 3
2017 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Köln, Paris No flag MUL 5 – 21 May 2017 1 74 3
2018 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships København, Herning DEN 4 – 20 May 2018 1 75 3
2019 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Bratislava, Košice SVK 10 – 26 May 2019 1 75 3
2021 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Rīga LAT 21 May – 6 June 2021 1 79 3
2022 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Tampere, Helsinki FIN 13 – 29 May 2022 1 74 3
2023 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Tampere, Riga No flag MUL 12 – 28 May 2023 1 75 3
2024 World Men's Ice Hockey Championships Prague, Ostrava CZE 10 – 26 May 2024 1 75 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Canada CAN 28 16 9 53
2 Soviet Union URS 22 7 5 34
3 Sweden SWE 11 19 18 48
4 Czech Republic CZE 7 1 6 14
5 Czechoslovakia TCH 6 12 16 34
6 Russia RUS 5 3 5 13
7 Finland FIN 4 9 3 16
8 United States USA 3 8 9 20
9 Great Britain GBR 1 2 2 5
10 Slovakia SVK 1 2 1 4
11 Switzerland SUI 0 4 8 12
12 Germany GER 0 3 2 5
13 Austria AUT 0 0 2 2
14 Latvia LAT 0 0 1 1