World Championship

IIHF plans to create new tournament for national teams

The IIHF announced the creation of a new international national team tournament called the "European Nations Cup".

The decision was made at the organization's congress in Stockholm.

12 teams will take part in the competition.

According to IIHF, the tournament will be designed to increase the number of significant matches for national teams during the breaks between major tournaments.

(28 May 2025)

Nico Hischier injured

Team captain Nico Hischier will miss the remainder of the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship in Herning and Stockholm. The 26-year-old sustained a muscle injury during Switzerland's fourth group stage match against Germany on Thursday, May 15.

(16 May 2025)

The Ukrainian Ministry of Sport asked the IIHF to extend the ban on Russia and Belarus

Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Matvey Bedny and President of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation Serhiy Mazur asked President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luc Tardif to extend the suspension of Russian and Belarusian teams from international competitions as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.

On January 27, IIHF President Luc Tardif told TASS that the organization's council meeting, which will discuss the issue of the Russian team's participation in the 2026 Olympic Games, will be held on February 2-4.

(03 Feb 2025)

Galym Mambetaliyev appointed head coach of Kazakhstan

Galym Mambetaliyev has been officially appointed head coach of the Kazakhstan national team.

He will lead the Kazakhstan national team to the World Championship in Riga

Previously, the 57-year-old coach has already led the Kazakhstan national team at the 2018 World Championship Division 1A. Also at the last Universiade in Lake Placid, he won bronze medal. This season he won the Kazakhstan League with Nomad Astana

The coaching staff will be the following:

Head Coach - Galym Mambetaliev
Assistant Coach - Alexander Vysotsky
Assistant Coach - Yerlan Sagymbaev
Goalkeeping Coach - Alexander Shimin
Coach - Alexander Berezensky
General Manager - Gleb Karataev

(15 Apr 2023)

Norway withdrawn its bid to host the 2027 World Championship.

Due to the lack of funding from the government, Norway Federation has formally withdrawn the bid to host the 2027 World Championship.
The 2023 Iihf Annual Congress, held in May, will decided between the two remaining bids: Germany and Kazakhstan

(07 Jan 2023)

The Ice Hockey Federation of Slovakia has sent documents to the IIHF for the IHWC 2021

The Ice Hockey Federation of Slovakia has sent to the IIHF headquarters the documentation for the holding of the 2021 World Championship in cooperation with Latvia.

"We sent last Friday to the IIHF headquarters the necessary documentation, including the budget plan, which is necessary for making a decision to hold a part of the 2021 World Cup meetings in Bratislava. We are awaiting the decision of the IIHF Council" said the press secretary of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation Peter Janosek

(25 Jan 2021)

Greg Ireland is the new coach of team Italy

Following the resignation of Clayton Beddoes at the beginning of March, Italian Federation announced Greg Ireland as new coach of national team. Ireland, 54, from Orangeville, Ontario, currently the coach of HC Bolzano, start his work with the National team as soon as the emergency of the COVID 19 virus will pass. After the announcement of the IIHF of the cancellation of the World Top Division, the next commitment for team Italy is the Olympic qualifying tournament at the end of August in Riga, Latvia.

(22 Mar 2020)

Clayton Beddoes leaves Italy national team

Italian Federation announces Canadian coach Clayton Beddoes,49, resigned today with the national team for "differences in view" with the board. Beddoes was appointed as headcoach of Italy in 2017, leading the Azzurri at a unexpecting stay in the Top Division. Current assistant coaches Riku-Petteri Lehtonen and Giorgio De Bettin, along with video-coach Diego Scandella, remain in the coaching-staff and will lead the training camp in Bolzano starting next April 13 for the preparation to World Championship. Last January Beddoes was fired by Bolzano Foxes

(03 Mar 2020)

Tampere will host IHWC 2022

The city of Tampere will be the main venue for IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 2022, with Helsinki as secondary place.
The under-construction 15.000 places "Tampere Deck Arena" will be the rink for the preliminary rounds, two quarter finals, the semi finals and the final.

(09 Aug 2019)

Slovakia, USA and Canada wins pre-WHC games

With the World Championship three days away three tournament preparing games was played today. The World Championship host Slovakia beat Norway 3-2 in overtime. USA beat Germany 5-2 and Canada beat Austria 7-5 (7-6 after overtime).

(07 May 2019)