IIHF World Championship

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The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ice hockey tournament
recurring sporting event
world championship
ageCategory senior
alsoAwards bronze medal
silver medal
broadcastScope international
competitionLevel senior men
competitionType international tournament
continentScope worldwide
currentStandardTopDivisionTeams 16
decidingGame gold medal game
divisionStructure Division I
Division II
Division III
Top Division
eligibility IIHF member national associations
firstHeld 1920
firstHeldAsPartOf 1920 Summer Olympics
format round-robin preliminary round followed by playoffs
frequency annual
genderCategory men
governingBody International Ice Hockey Federation
hasPromotion true
hasRelegation true
hostSelection awarded by IIHF Congress
hostsRotateBetween member countries of IIHF
mostSuccessfulTeam Canada men's national ice hockey team
Soviet Union national ice hockey team
numberOfTeamsVariesBetween 16 and 24
officialName IIHF World Championship self-linksurface differs
surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
organizer International Ice Hockey Federation
organizerAbbreviation International Ice Hockey Federation
surface form: IIHF
overtimeRule overtime and shootout used in knockout games
participantType national teams
primaryPlayingSurface ice rink
recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
relatedCompetition IIHF Women’s World Championship
surface form: IIHF Women's World Championship

IIHF U18 World Championship
surface form: IIHF World U18 Championship

IIHF World Junior Championship
surface form: IIHF World U20 Championship
ruleBook IIHF Official Rule Book
separateFromOlympicsSince 1930
shortName IIHF World Championship self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ice Hockey Worlds

World Championships
surface form: World Championship
sport ice hockey
standardGameDuration 60 minutes
trophy IIHF World Championship self-linksurface differs
surface form: IIHF World Championship Trophy
typicalDates April–May
usesDivisionSystem true
website https://www.iihf.com

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Jari Kurri WorldChampionshipParticipation IIHF World Championship
Vladislav Tretiak WorldChampionshipTitle IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship gold medal
Dominik Hašek WorldChampionships IIHF World Championship
World Championships abbreviation IIHF World Championship
subject surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF Worlds
Top Division awards IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship title
2000 IIHF World Championship category IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: World Ice Hockey Championships
2001 IIHF World Championship category IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: World Ice Hockey Championships
IIHF Division I World Championship category IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championships
Soviet Union national ice hockey team competedIn IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: Ice Hockey World Championships
CAN competesIn IIHF World Championship
Germany men's national ice hockey team competesIn IIHF World Championship
Russia men's national ice hockey team competesIn IIHF World Championship
Tre Kronor competesIn IIHF World Championship
Austria men's national ice hockey team competition IIHF World Championship
Belarus men's national ice hockey team competition IIHF World Championship
France men's national ice hockey team competition IIHF World Championship
Italy men's national ice hockey team competition IIHF World Championship
Leijonat competition IIHF World Championship
Sweden men's national ice hockey team competition IIHF World Championship
Patrice Bergeron competitionParticipatedIn IIHF World Championship
Victor Hedman competitionParticipatedIn IIHF World Championship
Top Division determines IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Champion
World Cup of Hockey distinctionFrom IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
1994 IIHF World Championship C Pool divisionOf IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: 1930 Ice Hockey World Championships
Repre hasContext IIHF World Championship
Brad Marchand hasWon IIHF World Championship
Connor McDavid hasWonAward IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship gold medal
Scandinavium hostedEvent IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: Ice Hockey World Championships
1995 IIHF World Championship C Pool isPartOfSeries IIHF World Championship
Evgeni Malkin medal IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship gold medal
The Sports Network notableCoverage IIHF World Championship
IIHF World Championship officialName IIHF World Championship self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
International Ice Hockey Federation organizes IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
IIHF Division I World Championship parentCompetition IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
1999 IIHF World Championship partOf IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship series
2002 IIHF World Championship partOf IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship series
C Pool partOf IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship structure
Division II partOf IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship structure
Division III partOf IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championship structure
Top Division partOf IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
Jamie Benn participantIn IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: IIHF World Championships
Jaroslav Halák participantIn IIHF World Championship
Jiří Holík participantIn IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: Ice Hockey World Championships
Joel Lundqvist participantIn IIHF World Championship
Karel Gut participantIn IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: Ice Hockey World Championships
Luděk Bukač participantIn IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: Ice Hockey World Championships
Andrei Markov participatedIn IIHF World Championship
Börje Salming participatedIn IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form: Ice Hockey World Championships