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MEN'S WORLD ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tournament Results Since 1920

Notes:

  • From 1920 to 1930, the Winter Olympic Games Ice Hockey Tournaments held counted as the World Championships and no tournaments in between were held.

  • No championships were held from 1940 to 1946 due to World War II, nor during the Olympic years 1980, 1984 and 1988.

  • The first World Championship tournament was decided at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

  • Subsequently, ice hockey was featured at the Winter Olympic Games, where the World Championship was decided when the two events occurred concurrently, until the 1968 Winter Olympics.

  • * denotes Olympic Tournaments

MEDAL TOTALS

RANK

NATIONAL

TOTAL

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

01

Canada (CAN)

51

27

15

9

02

Combined: (USSR / RUS / ROC)

Soviet Union, Russia &

Russian Olympic Committee

47

27

10

10

03

Sweden (SWE)

47

11

19

17

04

Combined: (TCH / CZE)

Czechia & Czechoslovakia

46

12

13

21

05

United States (USA)

20

2

9

9

06

Finland (FIN)

15

3

9

3

07

Switzerland (SUI)

11

0

3

8

08

Great Britain (GBR)

5

1

2

2

09

Combined: (GER)

Germany & West Germany

4

0

1

1

10

Slovakia (SVK)

4

1

2

1

11

Austria (AUT)

2

0

0

2

TOTAL

-

84

84

84

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS

#

YEAR

HOST

TEAMS

MEDALISTS

CITY

NATION

GOLD (1)

SILVER (2)

BRONZE (3)

01*

1920

Antwerp

Belgium

7

CAN

USA

TCH

02*

1924

Chamonix

France

8

CAN (2)

USA (2)

GBR

03*

1928

St. Moritz

Switzerland

11

CAN (3)

SWE

SUI

04

1930

Chamonix (2)

Berlin

Vienna

France (2)

Germany

Austria

12

CAN (4)

GER

SUI (2)

05

1931

Krynica-Zdroj

Poland

10

CAN (5)

USA (3)

AUT

06*

1932

Lake Placid

United States

4

CAN (6)

USA (4)

GER

07

1933

Prague

Czechoslovakia

12

USA

CAN

TCH (2)

08

1934

Milan

Italy

12

CAN (7)

USA (5)

GER (2)

09

1935

Davos

Switzerland (2)

15

CAN (8)

SUI

GBR (2)

10*

1936

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Germany (2)

15

GBR

CAN (2)

USA

11

1937

London

Great Britain

11

CAN (9)

GBR

SUI (3)

12

1938

Prague (2)

Czechoslovakia (2)

14

CAN (10)

GBR (2)

TCH (3)

13

1939

Zurich

Basel

Switzerland (3)

14

CAN (11)

USA (6)

SUI (4)

1940 through 1946 Competitions not held due to World War II

14

1947

Prague (3)

Czechoslovakia (3)

8

TCH

SWE (2)

AUT (2)

15*

1948

St. Moritz (2)

Switzerland (4)

9

CAN (12)

TCH

SUI (5)

16

1949

Stockholm

Sweden

10

TCH (2)

CAN (3)

USA (2)

17

1950

London (2)

Great Britain (2)

9

CAN (13)

USA (7)

SUI (6)

18

1951

Paris (1)

France (3)

7

CAN (14)

SWE (3)

SUI (7)

19*

1952

Oslo

Drammen

Norway

9

CAN (15)

USA (8)

SWE

20

1953

Zurich (2)

Basel (2)

Switzerland (5)

4

SWE

GER (1/2)

SUI (8)

21

1954

Stockholm (2)

Sweden (2)

8

USSR

CAN (4)

SWE (2)

22

1955

Krefeld

Dortmund

Cologne

West Germany (3)

9

CAN (16)

USSR

TCH (4)

23*

1956

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Italy

10

USSR (2)

USA (9)

CAN

24

1957

Moscow

Soviet Union

8

SWE (2)

USSR (2)

TCH (5)

25

1958

Olso (2)

Norway (2)

8

CAN (17)

USSR (3)

SWE (3)

26

1959

Prague (4)

Bratislava

Ostrava

Czechoslovakia (4)

12

CAN (18)

USSR (4)

TCH (6)

27*

1960

Squaw Valley

United States (2)

9

USA (2)

CAN (5)

USSR (1)

28

1961

Geneva

Lausanne

Switzerland (6)

8

CAN (19)

TCH (2)

USSR (2)

29

1962

Colorado Springs

Denver

United States (3)

8

SWE (3)

CAN (6)

USA (3)

30

1963

Stockholm (3)

Sweden (3)

8

USSR (3)

SWE (4)

TCH (7)

31*

1964

Innsbruck

Austria (2)

16

USSR (4)

SWE (5)

TCH (8)

32

1965

Tampere

Finland

8

USSR (5)

TCH (3)

SWE (4)

33

1966

Ljubljana

Yugoslavia

8

USSR (6)

TCH (4)

CAN (2)

34

1967

Vienna (2)

Austria (3)

8

USSR (7)

SWE (6)

CAN (3)

35*

1968

Grenoble

France (4)

14

USSR (8)

TCH (5)

CAN (4)

36

1969

Stockholm (4)

Sweden (4)

6

USSR (9)

SWE (7)

TCH (9)

37

1970

Stockholm (5)

Sweden (5)

6

USSR (10)

SWE (8)

TCH (10)

38

1971

Bern

Geneva (2)

Switzerland (7)

6

USSR (11)

TCH (6)

SWE (5)

39

1972

Prague (5)

Czechoslovakia (5)

6

TCH (3)

USSR (5)

SWE (6)

40

1973

Moscow (2)

Soviet Union (2)

6

USSR (12)

SWE (9)

TCH (11)

41

1974

Helsinki

Finland (2)

6

USSR (13)

TCH (7)

SWE (7)

42

1975

Munich

Dusseldorf

West Germany (4)

6

USSR (14)

TCH (8)

SWE (8)

43

1976

Katowice

Poland (2)

8

TCH (4)

USSR (6)

SWE (9)

44

1977

Vienna (3)

Austria (4)

8

TCH (5)

SWE (10)

USSR (3)

45

1978

Prague (6)

Czechoslovakia (6)

8

USSR (15)

TCH (9)

CAN (5)

46

1979

Moscow (3)

Soviet Union (3)

8

USSR (16)

TCH (10)

SWE (10)

Competition not held during 1980 Winter Olympic Games

47

1981

Gothenburg

Stockholm (6)

Sweden (6)

8

USSR (17)

SWE (11)

TCH (12)

48

1982

Helsinki (2)

Tampere (2)

Finland (3)

8

USSR (18)

TCH (11)

CAN (6)

49

1983

Dusseldorf (2)

Dortmund (2)

Munich (2)

West Germany (5)

8

USSR (19)

TCH (12)

CAN (7)

Competition not held during 1984 Winter Olympic Games

50

1985

Prague (7)

Czechoslovakia (7)

8

TCH (6)

CAN (7)

USSR (7)

51

1986

Moscow (4)

Soviet Union (4)

8

USSR (20)

SWE (12)

CAN (8)

52

1987

Vienna (4)

Austria (5)

8

SWE (4)

USSR (7)

TCH (13)

Competition not held during 1988 Winter Olympic Games

53

1989

Stockholm (7)

Sodertalje

Sweden (7)

8

USSR (21)

CAN (8)

TCH (14)

54

1990

Bern (2)

Fribourg

Switzerland (8)

8

USSR (22)

SWE (13)

TCH (15)

55

1991

Turku

Helsinki (3)

Tampere (3)

Finland (4)

8

SWE (5)

CAN (9)

USSR (5)

56

1992

Prague (8)

Bratislava (2)

Czechoslovakia (8)

12

SWE (6)

FIN

TCH (16)

57

1993

Dortmund (3)

Munich (3)

Germany (6)

12

RUS (1/23)

SWE (14)

CZE (1/17)

58

1994

Bolzano

Canazei

Milan (2)

Italy (3)

12

CAN (20)

FIN (2)

SWE (11)

59

1995

Stockholm (8)

Gavle

Sweden (8)

12

FIN

SWE (15)

CAN (9)

60

1996

Vienna (5)

Austria (6)

12

CZE (1/7)

CAN (10)

USA (4)

61

1997

Helsinki (4)

Turku (2)

Tampere (4)

Finland (5)

12

CAN (21)

SWE (16)

CZE (2/18)

62

1998

Zurich (3)

Basel (3)

Switzerland (9)

16

SWE (7)

FIN (3)

CZE (3/19)

63

1999

Olso (3)

Lillehammer

Hamar

Norway (3)

16

CZE (2/8)

FIN (4)

SWE (12)

64

2000

Saint Petersburg

Russia

16

CZE (3/9)

SVK

FIN

65

2001

Cologne (2)

Hanover

Nuremberg

Germany (7)

16

CZE (4/10)

FIN (5)

SWE (13)

66

2002

Gothenburg (2)

Karlstad

Jonkoping

Sweden (9)

16

SVK

RUS (1/8)

SWE (14)

67

2003

Helsinki (5)

Tampere (5)

Turku (3)

Finland (6)

16

CAN (22)

SWE (17)

SVK

68

2004

Prague (9)

Ostrava (2)

Czechia

16

CAN (23)

SWE (18)

USA (5)

69

2005

Innsbruck (2)

Vienna (6)

Austria (7)

16

CZE (5/11)

CAN (11)

RUS (1/6)

70

2006

Riga

Latvia

16

SWE (8)

CZE (1/13)

FIN (2)

71

2007

Moscow (5)

Mytishchi

Russia (2)

16

CAN (24)

FIN (6)

RUS (2/7)

72

2008

Halifax

Quebec City

Canada

16

RUS (2/24)

CAN (12)

FIN (3)

73

2009

Kloten

Bern (3)

Switzerland (10)

16

RUS (3/25)

CAN (13)

SWE (15)

74

2010

Cologne (3)

Mannheim

Gelsenkirchen

Germany (8)

16

CZE (6/12)

RUS (2/9)

SWE (16)

75

2011

Bratislava (3)

Kosice

Slovakia

16

FIN (2)

SWE (19)

CZE (4/20)

76

2012

Helsinki (6)

Stockholm (9)

Finland (7)

Sweden (10)

16

RUS (4/26)

SVK (2)

CZE (5/21)

77

2013

Stockholm (10)

Helsinki (7)

Sweden (11)

Finland (8)

16

SWE (9)

SUI (2)

USA (6)

78

2014

Minsk

Belarus

16

RUS (5/27)

FIN (7)

SWE (17)

79

2015

Prague (10)

Ostrava (3)

Czechia (2)

16

CAN (25)

RUS (3/10)

USA (7)

80

2016

Moscow (6)

Saint Petersburg (2)

Russia (3)

16

CAN (26)

FIN (8)

RUS (3/8)

81

2017

Cologne (4)

Paris (2)

Germany (9)

France (5)

16

SWE (10)

CAN (14)

RUS (4/9)

82

2018

Copenhagen

Herning

Denmark

16

SWE (11)

SUI (3)

USA (8)

83

2019

Bratislava (4)

Kosice (2)

Slovakia

16

FIN (3)

CAN (15)

RUS (5/10)

2020 Competition Cancelled due to Covid-19

84

2021

Riga (2)

Latvia (2)

16

CAN (27)

FIN (9)

USA (9)

85

2022

Helsinki (8)

Tampere (6)

Finland (9)

16

FIN (4)

CAN (16)

CZE (6/22)

86

2023

Tampere (7)

Riga (3)

Finland (10)

Latvia (3)

16

-

-

-

87

2024

Prague (11)

Ostrava (4)

Czechia (3)

-

-

-

-

88

2025

Stockholm (11)

Herning (2)

Sweden (12)

Denmark (2)

-

-

-

-