IIHF miscellany

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This page features miscellaneous information related to the International Ice Hockey Federation:

IIHF Life Members

  • Dr. Hans Dobida - Yuri Korolev - Juraj Siroky
  • Jan-Ake Edvinsson - Kalervo Kummola - Alexander Steblin
  • Christer Englund - Philippe Jacques - Lacarriere Shoichi Tomita
  • Frank Gonzalez - Fred Meredith - Vladislav Tretiak
  • Beate Grupp - Gyorgy Pasztor - Thomas Wu
  • Kai Hietarinta - Tony Rossi

IIHF Honourary Members

  • Flag of Switzerland Oscar Frei
  • Flag of Germany Gerhard Mosslang

IIHF Congress

According to the IIHF Guide & Record Book 2025:

GENERAL CONGRESS

The General Congress is the IIHF’s highest legislative body and makes decisions about the rules of the game, the statutes, and bylaws. The General Congress, which is made up of representatives from all IIHF member associations, elects the president and the council. With some exceptions, the General Congress is held every fourth year. The General Congress was held for the first time in 1975. Prior to that, the federation elected the president and the council at the Annual Congress that usually was held in conjunction with the IIHF Men’s World Championship. Notice of all regular Congresses will be given by the IIHF office not later than two months before such Congress together with the agenda. Relevant documents will be sent out at least one month before the Congress.

ANNUAL CONGRESS

The Annual Congress meets every year during the IIHF Men’s World Championship or where applicable at the time of the General Congress. It is organized by the IIHF office in co-operation with the hosting member national association. Notice of all regular Congresses will be given by the IIHF office not later than two months before such Congress together with the agenda. Relevant documents will be sent out at least one month before the Congress.

SEMI-ANNUAL CONGRESS

The Semi-Annual Congress meets every year in the autumn. It is organized by the IIHF office in co-operation with the hosting member national association of the upcoming Men’s World Championship. Notice of all regular Congresses will be given by the IIHF office not later than two months before such Congress together with the agenda. Relevant documents will be sent out at least one month before the Congress.

EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS

The Extraordinary Congress meets within three months following the request for such meetings. An Extraordinary Congress will be called only upon request of one third of the member national associations in good standing, or by Council. The items on the agenda are limited to those specified at the time the Extraordinary Congress is requested.

Dates of Congress

(* extraordinary congress as well as annual; + annual and semi-annual congresses combined)

  • 1st Annual 15-16 May 1908 Paris, France
  • 2nd Annual 23-24 January 1909 Chamonix, France
  • 3rd Annual 9 January 1910 Montreux, Switzerland
  • 4th Annual 16-17 February 1911 Berlin, Germany
  • 5th Annual 22-23 March 1912 Brussels, Belgium
  • 6th Annual 22-23 February 1913 St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • 7th Annual* 25-26 February 1914 Berlin, Germany
  • 8th Annual 26 April 1920 Antwerp, Belgium
  • 9th Annual 15 February 1922 St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • 10th Annual 8-10 March 1923 Antwerp, Belgium
  • 11th Annual 24 January 1924 Chamonix, France
  • 12th Annual 6-7 January 1925 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 13th Annual 11 January 1926 Davos, Switzerland
  • 14th Annual 24 January 1927 Vienna, Austria
  • 15th Annual 10 February 1928 St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • 16th Annual 27-29 January 1929 Budapest, Hungary
  • 17th Annual 26 January 1930 Chamonix, France
  • 18th Annual 7-8 February 1931 Krynica, Poland
  • 19th Annual 13-15 March 1932 Berlin, Germany
  • 20th Annual 17-21 February 1933 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 21st Annual 3-11 February 1934 Milan, Italy
  • 22nd Annual 18-20 January 1935 Davos, Switzerland
  • 23rd Annual 5-6 February 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
  • 24th Annual 17-25 February 1937 London, Great Britain
  • 25th Annual 10-25 February 1938 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 26th Annual 2-12 February & 5 March 1939 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 27th Annual 27-28 April 1946 Brussels, Belgium
  • 28th Congress 1 September 1946 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 29th Annual 14-23 February 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 30th Congress 6-7 September 1947 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 31st Congress 28 January-8 February 1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • 32nd Annual 23-25 July 1948 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 33rd Annual 11-20 February 1949 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1st Bi-Annual 13-22 March 1950 London, Great Britain
  • 34th Annual 18-19 September 1950 Paris, France
  • 2nd Bi-Annual 9-17 March 1951 Paris, France
  • 35th Annual 25-28 August 1951 Opatija, Yugoslavia
  • 36th Annual 14-25 February 1952 Oslo, Norway
  • 37th Annual 7-15 March 1953 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 3rd Bi-Annual 26 February-7 March 1954 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 38th Annual 26-28 August 1954 Stresa, Italy
  • 39th Annual 27 February-5 March 1955 Dusseldorf, West Germany
  • 40th Annual 25 January-5 February 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
  • 4th Bi-Annual 24 February-5 March 1957 Moscow, Soviet Union
  • 41st Annual 10-14 July 1957 Vienna, Austria
  • 42nd Annual 27 February-9 March 1958 Oslo, Norway
  • 43rd Annual 4-15 March 1959 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 5th Bi-Annual 18-28 February 1960 Squaw Valley, United States
  • 44th Annual 25-30 July 1960 Rimini, Italy
  • 45th Annual 6-10 March 1961 Geneva, Switzerland
  • 46th Annual 7-13 March 1962 Colorado Springs, United States
  • 6th Bi-Annual 6-17 March 1963 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 47th Annual 8-14 August 1963 Montana, Switzerland
  • 48th Annual 27 January-9 February 1964 Innsbruck, Austria
  • 49th Annual 2-14 March 1965 Tampere, Finland
  • 7th Bi-Annual 2-13 March 1966 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
  • 50th Annual 30 August-4 September 1966 Portschach, Austria
  • 51st Annual 18-29 March 1967 Vienna, Austria
  • 52nd Annual 5-18 February 1968 Grenoble, France
  • 53rd Annual 15-30 March 1969 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 54th Annual 5-12 July 1969 Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland
  • 55th Annual 13-29 March 1970 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 56th Annual 18 March-1 April 1971 Berne/Geneva, Switzerland
  • 57th Annual 6-22 April 1972 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 8th Bi-Annual 28 June-4 July 1972 Mamaia, Romania
  • 58th Annual 30 March-15 April 1973 Moscow, Soviet Union
  • 59th Annual 6-19 April 1974 Helsinki, Finland
  • 60th Annual* 13-14 September 1974 Fussen, West Germany
  • 61st Annual 2-19 April 1975 Gstaad, Switzerland
  • 62nd Annual 18-26 July 1975 Munich, West Germany
  • 9th Bi-Annual 7-25 April 1976 Katowice, Poland
  • 63rd Annual 29-30 October 1976 Paris, France
  • 64th Annual 2-4 May 1977 Vienna, Austria
  • 65th Annual 15-16 October 1977 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 66th Annual 1-7 July 1978 Sirmione, Italy
  • 67th Annual 27-28 October 1978 Vienna, Austria
  • 68th Annual 22-26 April 1979 Moscow, Soviet Union
  • 69th Annual 21-22 September 1979 The Hague, Netherlands
  • 70th Annual*+ 26-27 June 1980 Stennungsund, Sweden
  • 71st Annual 23-25 April 1981 Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 72nd Semi-Annual 29-31 October 1981 Graz, Austria
  • 73rd Annual 26-28 April 1982 Helsinki, Finland
  • 74th General 14-19 June 1982 Nice, France
  • 75th Semi-Annual 24-25 September 1982 Fussen, West Germany
  • 76th Annual 29-30 April 1983 Munich, West Germany
  • 77th Semi-Annual 29 September-1 October 1983 Interlaken, Switzerland
  • 78th Annual+ 26-30 June 1984 Portschach, Austria
  • 79th Annual 27-30 April 1985 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 80th Semi-Annual 6-7 September 1985 St. Julian’s, Malta
  • 81st Annual 22-25 April 1986 Moscow, Soviet Union
  • 82nd Semi-Annual/General 7-11 June 1986 Colorado Springs, United States
  • 83rd Annual 27-29 April 1987 Vienna, Austria
  • 84th Semi-Annual 1-3 October 1987 Biarritz, Spain
  • 85th Annual+ 6-9 September 1988 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • 86th Annual 26-27 April 1989 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 87th Semi-Annual 15-16 September 1989 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 88th Semi-Annual 28 April-1 May 1990 Berne, Switzerland
  • 89th General 11-16 June 1990 Saint Vincent, Italy
  • 90th Semi-Annual 5-7 September 1990 Alghero, Italy
  • 91st Annual 30 April-3 May 1991 Turku, Finland
  • 92nd Semi-Annual 27-28 September 1991 Paris, France
  • 93rd Annual 6-9 May 1992 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 94th Semi-Annual 4-5 September 1992 Berlin, Germany
  • 95th Annual 28 April-1 May 1993 Munich, Germany
  • 96th Semi-Annual 23-25 September 1993 Portoroz, Slovenia
  • 97th Annual 4-8 May 1994 Milan, Italy
  • 98th General 7-11 June 1994 Venice, Italy
  • 99th Semi-Annual 29 September-1 October 1994 London, Great Britain
  • 100th Annual 3-6 May 1995 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 101st Semi-Annual 29 September-1 October 1995 Budapest, Hungary
  • 102nd Annual 1-3 May 1996 Vienna, Austria
  • 103rd Semi-Annual 26-28 September 1996 Cannes, France
  • 104th Annual 10-14 May 1997 Helsinki, Finland
  • 105th Semi-Annual 25-27 September 1997 Vilamoura, Portugal
  • 106th General-Annual 1-6 June 1998 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 107th Semi-Annual 1-3 October 1998 Toronto, Canada
  • 108th Annual 13-16 May 1999 Lillehammer, Norway
  • 109th Semi-Annual 22-26 September 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, United States
  • 110th Annual 11-14 May 2000 St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 111th Semi-Annual 7-9 September 2000 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • 112th Annual 10-12 May 2001 Hanover, Germany
  • 113th Semi-Annual 4-6 October 2001 Malmo, Sweden
  • 114th Annual 8-11 May 2002 Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 115th Semi-Annual 12-14 September 2002 Taormina, Italy
  • 116th General-Annual 1-8 June 2003 Marbella, Spain
  • 117th Semi-Annual 18-20 September 2003 Hersonissos, Greece
  • 118th Annual 6-8 May 2004 Prague, Czech Republic
  • 119th Semi-Annual 30 September-2 October 2004 Belek, Turkey
  • 120th Annual 12-14 May 2005 Vienna, Austria
  • 121st Semi-Annual 15-17 September 2005 Vilamoura, Portugal
  • 122nd Annual 17-19 May 2006 Riga, Latvia
  • 123rd Semi-Annual 28-30 September 2006 Athens, Greece
  • 124th Annual 10-12 May 2007 Moscow, Russia
  • 125th Semi-Annual 20-22 September 2007 Vancouver, Canada
  • 126th Annual 22-24 May 2008 Montreal, Canada
  • 127th Semi-Annual 25-27 September 2008 Montreux, Switzerland
  • 128th Annual 7-9 May 2009 Berne, Switzerland
  • 129th Semi-Annual 17-19 September 2009 La Marsa, Tunisia
  • 130th Annual 20-23 May 2010 Cologne, Germany
  • 131st Semi-Annual 16-18 September 2010 Portoroz, Slovenia
  • 132nd Annual 12-14 May 2011 Bratislava, Slovakia
  • 133rd Semi-Annual 22-24 September 2011 Istanbul, Turkey
  • 134th Annual 17-20 May 2012 Helsinki, Finland
  • 135th General-Semi 24-30 September 2012 Tokyo, Japan
  • 136th Annual 16-19 May 2012 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 137th Semi-Annual 19-21 September 2013 Cascais, Portugal
  • 138th Annual 22-24 May 2014 Minsk, Belarus
  • 139th Semi-Annual 18-20 September 2014 Tenerife, Spain
  • 140th Annual 14-17 May 2015 Prague, Czech Republic
  • 141st Semi-Annual 24-26 September 2015 Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • 142nd Annual 19-22 May 2016 Moscow, Russia
  • 143rd Semi-Annual 7-10 September 2016 Paris, France
  • 144th Annual 17-19 May 2017 Cologne, Germany
  • 145th Semi-Annual 27-30 September 2017 Marbella, Spain
  • 146th Annual 17-19 May 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 147th Semi-Annual 27-29 September 2018 Valletta, Malta
  • 148th Annual 23-25 May 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia
  • 149th Semi-Annual 25-26 September 2019 Rome, Italy
  • 150th Annual 21-23 May 2020 Zurich, Switzerland (cancelled because of coronavirus)
  • 150th Extraordinary 22 June 2020 Zurich, Switzerland (remote)
  • 151st Semi-Annual 22-25 September 2021 St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 152nd Annual 26-28 May 2022 Tampere, Finland
  • 153rd Semi-Annual 29-30 September 2022 Belek, Turkiye
  • 154th Annual 25-27 May 2023 Tampere, Finland
  • 155th Semi-Annual 5-7 October 2023 Vilamoura, Portugal
  • 156th Annual 23-25 May 2024 Prague, Czechia
  • 157th Semi-Annual 26-27 September 2024 Rhodes, Greece
  • 158th Annual 22-24 May 2025 Stockholm, Sweden

History

According to the IIHF Guide & Record Book 2025:

"The change in usage from LIHG to IIHF was gradual and not precipitated by one particular decision at any one meeting. LIHG was used at the time of the organization’s founding on May 15, 1908, because the founder, Louis Magnus, was French, and in the ensuing years many of the presidents and top officials from Belgium and Switzerland also spoke French.

The LIHG formally adopted “International Ice Hockey Federation” as the English translation of LIHG on September 1, 1946. Still, it was many years before that abbreviation took hold.

The last time the LIHG logo appeared on the cover of the organization’s minutes books occurred at the 1954 Annual Congress in Stresa, Austria. This also marks the last time the title page was in French only. At the next Congress, the 39th edition in Dusseldorf, West Germany, the title page was in French and English and the LIHG logo was absent. In 1963, the cover for the Congress minutes was in English only.

The last time the contents of the Congress minutes were bilingual was at the 7th Bi-Annual Congress in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, in March 1966. At the next Congress, the 50th Annual Congress, the text was in English only and there was no reference at all to LIHG.

Later, the Congress minutes became bilingual again, but the second language to complement English was now German. This is currently how the minutes are kept and the IIHF’s history recorded."

Official IIHF Languages
  • 1908-47 French only
  • 1948-66 French & English
  • 1967-76 English only
  • 1977-2002 English & German
  • 2003-present English only
IIHF Offices
  • 1977-84 Prinz Eugen Strasse 12A, Vienna, Austria
  • 1984-91 Bellevuestrasse 8, Vienna, Austria
  • 1991-96 Todistrasse 23, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 1996-2002 Parkring 11, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2002-present Brandschenkestrasse 50, Zurich, Switzerland

Game Details

Length
  • 1920 2 x 20
  • 1924 3 x 20
  • 1928 3 x 15 (finals 3 x 20)
  • 1930-31 3 x 15
  • 1932-39 3 x 15 (all games 10:00 mandatory OT (i.e., no sudden death) to a maximum of three overtimes if tied after regulation or 10:00 OT or 20:00 OT)
  • 1947-91 3 x 20
  • 1992-2002 3 x 20 + 10:00 sudden death OT for all playoff elimination games + penalty-shot shootout (five shots))
  • 1997 3 x 20 + 10:00 sudden death OT for all playoff elimination games + penalty-shot shootout (five shots)/+ 20:00 OT for gold medal game)
  • 2003 3 x 20 + 10:00 sudden death OT for quarter-finals, semi-finals, bronze medal game/+ 20:00 sudden death OT for gold medal game (all OT played 4-on-4) + penalty-shot shootout (five shots))
  • 2007-2019 3 x 20 + 5:00 sudden death OT + penalty-shot shootout (three shots) for games prior to playoff elimination round/+ 10:00 sudden death OT + penalty-shot shootout (three shots) for quarter-finals, semi-finals, bronze medal game/+ 20:00 sudden death OT for gold medal game + penalty-shot shootout (three shots) (all OT games played 4-on-4)
  • 2019-present 3 x 20 + 5:00 sudden death OT (played 3-on-3) + penalty-shot shootout (five shots) for games prior to playoff elimination round/+ 10:00 sudden death OT (played 3-on-3) + penalty-shot shootout (five shots) for relegation playoffs, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and bronze medal game/+ unlimited sudden death OT for gold-medal game (played 3-on-3), periods of 20 minutes each separated by a standard intermission
Size of Rosters
  • 1920—6 + 1
  • 1924—7 + 1
  • 1928-1936—8 + 1
  • 1937-1939—9 + 1
  • 1947-1948—11 + 1
  • 1949-1951—12
  • 1952-1963—13
  • 1964-1966—14 + 2
  • 1967-1972—15 + 2
  • 1973-1975—17 + 2
  • 1976-1990—18 + 2
  • 1991-present—20 + 2

Sources

  • IIHF Guide & Record Book 2025
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