IIHF World Championship

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ice hockey tournament recurring sporting event world championship

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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Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form Occurrences
Ice Hockey World Championships 11
IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 6
IIHF World Championships 4

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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