World Para Ice Hockey Championships

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, are the world championships for sledge hockey. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee through its World Para Ice Hockey subcommittee.

World Para Ice Hockey Championships
SportPara ice hockey
Founded1996
CountryIPC members
ContinentIPC (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Canada (5th title)
Most titles United States
(6 titles)

The first sanctioned World Para Ice Hockey Championships were held in Nynäshamn, Sweden in 1996.[1]

On 30 November 2016, the IPC, which serves as the international governing body for 10 disability sports, adopted the "World Para" branding across all of those sports. At the same time, it changed the official name of the sport from "sledge hockey" to "Para Ice hockey". The name of the world championships was immediately changed to "World Para Ice Hockey Championships" (WPIHC).[2]

Pool A

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Results

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1996  
Nynäshamn
 
Sweden
3–2  
Norway
 
Canada
3–1  
Estonia
2000  
West Valley City
 
Canada
2–1  
Norway
 
Sweden
5–1  
Japan
2004  
Örnsköldsvik
 
Norway
2–1  
United States
 
Sweden
3–0  
Canada
2008  
Marlborough
 
Canada
3–2  
Norway
 
United States
3–1  
Japan
2009  
Ostrava
 
United States
1–0  
Norway
 
Canada
2–0  
Japan
2012  
Hamar
 
United States
5–1  
South Korea
 
Canada
2–0  
Czech Republic
2013  
Goyang
 
Canada
1–0  
United States
 
Russia
3–0  
Czech Republic
2015  
Buffalo
 
United States
3–0  
Canada
 
Russia
2–1
OT
 
Norway
2017  
Gangneung
 
Canada
4–1  
United States
 
South Korea
3–1  
Norway
2019  
Ostrava
 
United States
3–2
OT
 
Canada
 
South Korea
4–1  
Czech Republic
2021  
Ostrava
 
United States
5–1  
Canada
 
RPC
7–0  
South Korea
2023  
Moose Jaw
 
United States
6–1  
Canada
 
Czechia
3–2  
China
2024  
Calgary[3]
 
Canada
2-1  
United States
 
Czechia
3–2  
China
2025  
Buffalo
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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)64111
2  Canada (CAN)54312
3  Norway (NOR)1405
4  Sweden (SWE)1023
5  South Korea (KOR)0123
6  Russia (RUS)0033
7  Czech Republic (CZE)0022
Totals (7 entries)13131339

Participating nations

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Team  
1996
 
2000
 
2004
 
2008
 
2009
 
2012
 
2013
 
2015
 
2017
 
2019
 
2021
 
2023
 
2024
Total
  Canada 3rd 1st 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 13
  China 4th 4th 2
  Czech Republic 5th 4th 4th 7th 4th 5th 3rd 3rd 8
  Estonia 4th 5th 8th 8th 4
  Germany 7th 5th 8th 6th 7th 8th 6
  Great Britain 5th 1
  Italy 6th 6th 6th 5th 5th 5th 6th 7th 6th 7th 10
  Japan 6th 4th 6th 4th 4th 7th 8th 8th 8th 9
  Norway 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 6th 4th 4th 5th 6th 7th 12
  Russia 3rd 3rd 3rd 3
  Slovakia 8th 6th 2
  South Korea 7th 7th 2nd 7th 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 9
  Sweden 1st 3rd 3rd 8th 6th 7th 6
  United States 5th 6th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 13

Pool B

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2008  
Marlborough
 
South Korea
2–0  
Czech Republic
 
Estonia
8–2  
Poland
2009  
Eindhoven
 
Estonia
1–0  
Sweden
 
Poland
5–1  
Great Britain
2012  
Novi Sad
 
Russia
1–0  
Sweden
 
Germany
8–1  
Poland
2013  
Nagano
 
Germany
3–2  
Japan
 
Great Britain
3–2  
Estonia
2015  
Östersund
 
South Korea
Robin round  
Sweden
 
Slovakia
Robin round  
Poland
2016  
Tomakomai
 
Czech Republic
6–0  
Japan
 
Slovakia
5–1  
Great Britain
2019  
Berlin
 
Russia
Robin round  
Slovakia
 
China
Robin round  
Germany
2021  
Östersund
 
China
Robin round  
Germany
 
Sweden
Robin round  
Japan
2023  
Astana
 
Japan
Robin round  
Slovakia
 
Sweden
Robin round  
Kazakhstan
2024  
Skien
 
Norway
Robin round  
Germany
 
Sweden
Robin round  
Kazakhstan

Participating nations

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Team  
2008
 
2009
 
2012
 
2013
 
2015
 
2017
 
2019
 
2021
 
2023
 
2024

2025
Total
  Austria 6th 6th 2
  China 3rd 1st 2
  Czech Republic 2nd 1st 2
  Estonia 3rd 1st 4th 3
  Finland 5th 6th Q 3
  France 5th Q 2
  Germany 3rd 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 5
  Great Britain 4th 3rd 5th 4th 6th 5th 6th 7
  Italy Q 1
  Japan 2nd 2nd 4th 1st Q 5
  Kazakhstan 4th 4th Q 3
  Netherlands 5th 5th 2
  Norway 1st 1
  Poland 4th 3rd 4th 6th 4th 5th 6th 7
  Russia 1st 1st 2
  Slovakia 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 5
  South Korea 1st 1st 2nd 3
  Sweden 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd Q 7

Pool C

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Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
2016  
Novi Sad
 
Austria
 
Finland
 
Belgium/Netherlands
2018  
Vierumäki
 
China
 
Finland
 
Australia
2022  
Bangkok
 
Great Britain
 
Kazakhstan
 
France
2024  
Bangkok
 
Finland
 
Thailand
 
Austria

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Important Dates, Hockey Canada
  2. ^ "The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for" (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championship". USA Hockey. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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