List of hockey nations
This page is a list of countries around the world that play ice hockey.
Nations with a hockey program
An asterisk denotes a nation that is a member of the IIHF, but does not participate in any international competitions.
Two asterisks denote a country that is not member of the IIHF, but is attempting to establish hockey as a sport.
See detailed map below
World map of the ice hockey countries. For a detailed map of Europe, please see below.
Europe map of the ice hockey countries. Technically, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are not part of Europe; however, all of those countries, except Armenia, has a part of its territory included within the traditional boundaries of Europe. As for Armenia, it was included on this map in part because it is culturally close to Europe and in part because the other map didn't allow an easy location of this small nation.
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| Legend | The countries have been coloured according to the number of registered hockey players by 1000 inhabitants in the country. Done with the data of the 2008 IIHF Survey of Players.
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