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List of men's national ice hockey teams

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This is a list of men's national ice hockey teams in the world. There are fewer than 100 national ice hockey teams in total,[1] with teams representing UN member states, as well as several dependent territories, sub-national entities and states who are not members of the United Nations.[2]

Map of the world with current members of the IIHF. (Red indicates full members, blue indicates associate members, green indicates affiliate members and black indicates suspended members.)[needs update]

Current men's national ice hockey teams

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This section lists the current:

  • 83 men's national ice hockey teams which are members of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), including 62 full members, 20 associate members and one affiliate member.[3]
  • 6 men's national ice hockey teams which are not members of the IIHF.

IIHF Full Members

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IIHF Full Members are nations that regularly participate in the IIHF-sanctioned World Championships.[4] Teams are ranked in the IIHF World Ranking based on their performance over the past four years.

The participants in the 2026 IIHF World Championship Top Division are marked by ⮝.
The current holder of the 2025 IIHF World Championship is marked by 🏆.
The current medalists of the 2026 Winter Olympics are marked by 🥇🥈🥉.
1. Azerbaijan has not yet played any official matches against other national teams.
2. Russia and Belarus were suspended by the IIHF on 28 February 2022 due to their invasion of Ukraine.
3. India has participated in the IIHF Asia Cup, but has not yet entered the World Championships.
4. Ireland has participated in the World Championships in the past, but is currently not doing so.

IIHF Associate and Affiliate Members

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IIHF Associate Members either do not have their own independent ice hockey association or have one, but do not meet the minimum participation standards for the IIHF World Championships.[4] Teams in this category generally compete in events outside the IIHF World Championship structure; such as the IIHF Development Cup, IIHF Asia Cup (formerly Asia and Oceania Championship), Asian Winter Games, or Amerigol LATAM Cup. Chile is an IIHF Affiliate Member, a unique category for nations that only participated in the now-defunct IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship.[5]

1. Greece has participated in the World Championships in the past, but is currently not doing so.
2. National team currently participates in the World Championships.
3. Kenya has not yet played any official matches against other national teams.

Nepal Nepal is an IIHF Associate Member but does not have a national ice hockey team. Moldova Moldova and Namibia Namibia were formerly members of the IIHF, but left the organization without ever having formed national ice hockey teams.[6][7]

Non-IIHF Members

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The following countries are not members of the IIHF, but have national ice hockey teams that have played at least one official international match.

The following countries are not members of the IIHF, but have national ice hockey teams that have played at least one unofficial match against a club or selection team.

Former men's national ice hockey teams

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The following national ice hockey teams have ceased to exist.

1. National team only played unofficial matches against club or selection teams.

Multinational teams

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Exhibition teams representing multiple countries in Europe and North America participated in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.[13]

A combined team representing the seven nations in Central America has played at the Amerigol LATAM Cup.

Regional teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Brown, Michael. "Biggest Global Sports". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "National Teams of Ice Hockey". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "IIHF - Associations". International Ice Hockey Federation. 29 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "IIHF Statutes and Bylaws 2021–2024" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. May 2018.
  5. ↑ "IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Namibia Ice and Inline Hockey Association". SkateLog.com. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Moldova". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Falkland Islands". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Peru". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Costa Rica". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Malta". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Northern Ireland". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Official Site of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Central America". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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