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1996 World Cup trophy. In 1996, the Canada Cup was officially replaced by the World Cup of Hockey. The Canada Cup trophy was retired. The tournament expanded to eight teams: as the national teams of Canada, the United States, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden, popularly dubbed as the Big Six, [5] were joined by Germany and Slovakia.
At the time of the tournament's announcement, all participating teams were ranked in the top six by ice hockey's worldwide governing body, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF): Canada (1), Finland (2), United States (4), and Sweden (6). [10] Germany, while ranked fifth, did not have enough NHL players to create a roster.
The 2023 IIHF World Championship was co-hosted by Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. The tournament was held from 12 to 28 May 2023, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Canada won its record-breaking 28th title by beating Germany 5–2 in the final. [1] The silver was Germany's first medal since 1953.
World junior championships schedule, scores The USA is in Group A with Canada, Finland, Germany and Latvia. Group B features Czechia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
The IIHF also agreed to endorse the Canada Cup, a competition meant to bring together the best players from the top hockey-playing countries. [58] The 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships in Katowice were the first to feature professionals although in the end only the United States made use of the new rule, recalling eight pros from the NHL's ...
2027 IIHF World Championship; Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 2027 (in German) Tournament details; Host country Germany: Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates:
The 2022 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Finland from 13 to 29 May 2022, as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. [1] The host cities of the World Championships were Tampere and Helsinki , of which Tampere's brand-new Nokia Arena served as the main venue of the games.
At the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Finland won its second world title, beating the Swedish national team by a score of 6–1 in the final. As two highly ranked neighboring countries, Sweden and Finland have a long-running competitive tradition in ice hockey. Before the game, mainstream media in both countries titled the match "a dream final".