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The 2024 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Czechia from 10 to 26 May 2024. [2] It was held in Prague and Ostrava , and organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Hosts Czechia won the title for the seventh time, beating Switzerland 2–0 in the final.
The new rule almost immediately changed the game for the better. The 1999 IIHF World Championship in Norway was a stark contrast to the finals the year before with many more goals scored and with end-to-end action – not defence – dominating play." [124] The current IIHF rules differ slightly from the rules used in the NHL. [125]
Map of the countries participating at the 2025 IIHF World Championship. The 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships will be the 88th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition based on their 2024 results.
There have been 14 full international tournaments where it was possible for all NHL players to participate since the 1976 Canada Cup, dubbed as the first real World Championship. There are 5 Canada Cups, 3 World Cups of Hockey, 5 Winter Olympics, 1 Four Nations Face-Off tournament and many players have played in the annual IIHF World Championships.
The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2025 WJHC) was the 49th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held from December 26, 2024 to January 5, 2025. The United States won their second consecutive championship, defeating Finland 4–3 in overtime of the gold medal game.
The 2025 IIHF World Championship will be co-hosted by Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025.This decision regarding Sweden was made at the 2018 semi-annual International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) congress in Malta, and was officially announced on 24 May 2019, at the IIHF's annual congress during the World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. [1]
To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.In the IIHF World Ranking system, ranking points from the most recent year were weighted at full value, and points from each preceding year were worth 25% less.
Map of the countries participating at the 2023 IIHF World Championship. The 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 86th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2024 competition. [1]