Ice Hockey World Championships - Revision history

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	[[File:IIHF World Championship Gold Medal.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|A gold medal awarded at the [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships\|2001 Championships]]		[[File:IIHF World Championship Gold Medal.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|A gold medal awarded at the [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships\|2001 Championships]]]]
	The '''Ice Hockey World Championships''' are an annual men's ice hockey tournament organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). First officially held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]], it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the [[Ice Hockey European Championships\|European Championships]], the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The [[Olympic Games\|tournament]] held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in [[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1930]] in which twelve nations participated. In [[1931 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1931]], ten teams played a series of round-robin format qualifying rounds to determine which nations participated in the medal round. Medals were awarded based on the final standings of the teams in the medal round. This basic format would be used until 1992 (although small variations were made). In 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams (Pool A) played for the World Championship. The other six ([[IIHF World Championship Division I\|Pool B]]) played for ranking purposes. During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system. As the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools (later renamed divisions) were introduced.		The '''Ice Hockey World Championships''' are an annual men's ice hockey tournament organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). First officially held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]], it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the [[Ice Hockey European Championships\|European Championships]], the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The [[Olympic Games\|tournament]] held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in [[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1930]] in which twelve nations participated. In [[1931 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1931]], ten teams played a series of round-robin format qualifying rounds to determine which nations participated in the medal round. Medals were awarded based on the final standings of the teams in the medal round. This basic format would be used until 1992 (although small variations were made). In 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams (Pool A) played for the World Championship. The other six ([[IIHF World Championship Division I\|Pool B]]) played for ranking purposes. During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system. As the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools (later renamed divisions) were introduced.

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	{{Infobox sports league		{{Infobox sports league
	\|current_season = ~~2019~~ Men's World Ice Hockey Championships		\|current_season = 2023 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
	\|logo=IIHF ~~World Championship Gold Medal~~.~~JPG~~		\|logo= IIHF WC Cup.jpg
	\|pixels=200px		\|pixels=200px
	\|caption=~~A gold medal awarded at the [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships\|2001 Championships]]~~		\|caption=
	\|sport = [[Ice hockey]]		\|sport = [[Ice hockey]]
	\|founded = 1920 <small>([[1920 Summer Olympics]])</small><br>1930 <small>(First individual event)</small>		\|founded = 1920 <small>([[1920 Summer Olympics]])</small><br>1930 <small>(First individual event)</small>
	\|teams=16 in the Top Division<br>12 in [[IIHF World Championship Division I\|Division I]]<br>12 in [[IIHF World Championship Division II\|Division II]]<br>6 in [[IIHF World Championship Division III\|Division III]]		\|teams=16 in the Top Division<br>12 in [[IIHF World Championship Division I\|Division I]]<br>12 in [[IIHF World Championship Division II\|Division II]]<br>6 in [[IIHF World Championship Division III\|Division III]]
	\|champion={{ih\|~~FIN~~}}<br>([[List of IIHF World Championship medalists\|list of champions]])		\|champion={{ih\|CAN}}<br>([[List of IIHF World Championship medalists\|list of champions]])
	\|website=[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html IIHF.com]		\|website=[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html IIHF.com]
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			[[File:IIHF World Championship Gold Medal.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|A gold medal awarded at the [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships\|2001 Championships]]
	The '''Ice Hockey World Championships''' are an annual men's ice hockey tournament organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). First officially held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]], it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the [[Ice Hockey European Championships\|European Championships]], the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The [[Olympic Games\|tournament]] held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in [[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1930]] in which twelve nations participated. In [[1931 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1931]], ten teams played a series of round-robin format qualifying rounds to determine which nations participated in the medal round. Medals were awarded based on the final standings of the teams in the medal round. This basic format would be used until 1992 (although small variations were made). In 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams (Pool A) played for the World Championship. The other six ([[IIHF World Championship Division I\|Pool B]]) played for ranking purposes. During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system. As the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools (later renamed divisions) were introduced.		The '''Ice Hockey World Championships''' are an annual men's ice hockey tournament organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). First officially held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]], it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the [[Ice Hockey European Championships\|European Championships]], the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The [[Olympic Games\|tournament]] held at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in [[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1930]] in which twelve nations participated. In [[1931 World Ice Hockey Championships\|1931]], ten teams played a series of round-robin format qualifying rounds to determine which nations participated in the medal round. Medals were awarded based on the final standings of the teams in the medal round. This basic format would be used until 1992 (although small variations were made). In 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams (Pool A) played for the World Championship. The other six ([[IIHF World Championship Division I\|Pool B]]) played for ranking purposes. During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system. As the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools (later renamed divisions) were introduced.

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	[[2019 IIHF World Championship]] was won by Finland, after defeating Canada 3-1 in the final.		[[2019 IIHF World Championship]] was won by Finland, after defeating Canada 3-1 in the final.

			The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	==Tournament structure==		==Tournament structure==

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	Division II works similarly to Division I, with two six-team groups where group 'A' promotes one team to Division I and group 'B' exchanges its last placed team with Division III. Division III is now composed of one group of six, and if more than six nations register for this, the lowest level, then a qualification tournament will be held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iihf.com/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/news/news-singleview-2011/browse/1/article/changes-in-worlds-structure.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=3650&cHash=5db3e0e757\|title=Changes in World Structure\|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation\|accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref><ref name="IIHFCal">{{cite web\|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships.html\|title=Championships\|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation\|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref>		Division II works similarly to Division I, with two six-team groups where group 'A' promotes one team to Division I and group 'B' exchanges its last placed team with Division III. Division III is now composed of one group of six, and if more than six nations register for this, the lowest level, then a qualification tournament will be held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iihf.com/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/news/news-singleview-2011/browse/1/article/changes-in-worlds-structure.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=3650&cHash=5db3e0e757\|title=Changes in World Structure\|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation\|accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref><ref name="IIHFCal">{{cite web\|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships.html\|title=Championships\|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation\|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref>

			===Division IV from 2020===
			The IIHF introduced Division IV, in the 2020 tournament. Kyrgyzstan hosted the 2022 Division IV Championship.

	==Rules==		==Rules==
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	==Divisions==		==Divisions==
	As of ~~2018~~, the IIHF World Championships are split up into ~~four~~ different divisions~~. This is the alignment of the divisions, accurate as of the 2018 [[IIHF World Ranking]]~~. Teams that are not ranked are not included here, for a full list of IIHF members, see [[List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation]].		As of 2023, the IIHF World Championships are split up into five different divisions. Teams that are not ranked are not included here, for a full list of IIHF members, see [[List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation]].

	===Championship===		===Championship===

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	\|~~[[File:Green-Up-Arrow.svg\|15px]]~~ 2019		\| 2019
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/spain.html\|title=Spain\|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation\|accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/spain.html\|title=Spain\|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation\|accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref>
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