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1919-20	World Championship : Contested by Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Antwerp, Belgium. Originally a tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it was retrospectively designated (by the IIHF in 1983), as a combined Olympic & World Championship.
1923-24	World Championship : Contested by Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Chamonix, France.
1927-28	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland in St Moritz, Switzerland.  The 1928 Olympics were retrospectively designated (by the IIHF in 1930), as a combined Olympic, World & European Championship.
1929-30	The IIHF decided that there would be World Championship each year. For a tournament to qualify as a World Championship at least one non-European team had to be involved.  World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland and Switzerland in Chamonix, France and Berlin, Germany.
1930-31	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the USA in Krynica, Poland.
1931-32	World Championship : Contested by Canada, Germany, Poland and the USA in Lake Placid, USA.
1932-33	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and the USA in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1933-34	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Switzerland and the USA in Milan, Italy.
1934-35	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland in Davos, Switzerland.
1935-36	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
1936-37	World Championship : Contested February 17th - 27th 1937 by Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland and Switzerland in London, England.
1937-38	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1938-39	World Championship : Contested February 3 - 12 by Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, USA and Yugoslavia in Basle & Zurich, Switzerland.
1946-47	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1947-48	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland in St Moritz, Switzerland.
1948-49	World Championship : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Stockholm, Sweden.
1949-50	World Championship : Contested by Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in London, England.
1950-51	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Paris, France. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands and Yugoslavia.
1951-52	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Oslo, Norway. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands.
1952-53	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland in Basle & Zurich, Switzerland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, France, Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands.
1953-54	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the USSR in Stockholm, Sweden.
1954-55	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the USSR in Krefeld, Köln, Dortmund & Düsseldorf, West Germany. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Yugoslavia.
1955-56	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the USSR in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Belgium, GDR and Norway.
1956-57	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Japan, Poland, Sweden and the USSR in Moscow, USSR.
1957-58	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Oslo, Norway.
1958-59	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the USSR in Prague & Brno, Czechoslovakia.
1959-60	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Squaw Valley, USA.
1960-61	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Geneva & Lausanne, Switzerland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Poland and Switzerland.  World Championship Pool C : Contested by Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Romania, South Africa and Yugoslavia.
1961-62	World Championship Pool A : Contested 8th - 18th March 1962 by Canada, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Denver, Colorado, USA. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Australia, Austria, Denmark, France, Japan and the Netherlands.
1962-63	World Championship Pool A : Contested 7th - 17th March 1963 by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Germany, GDR, Finland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Stockholm, Sweden. World Championship Pool B : Contested by France, Great Britain, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia in Stockholm, Sweden. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary and the Netherlands in Stockholm, Sweden.
1963-64	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the USSR in Innsbruck, Austria. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia.
1964-65	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Norway, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Tampere, Finland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Yugoslavia in Rauma, Finland.
1965-66	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Poland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Denmark, Italy and South Africa.
1966-67	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Vienna, Austria. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Japan and the Netherlands.
1967-68	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Grenoble, France. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, France, Japan, Norway, Romania and Yugoslavia.
1968-69	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Stockholm, Sweden. World Championships Pool B : Contested by Austria, Germany, GDR, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Japan, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
1969-70	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Poland, Sweden and the USSR in Stockholm, Sweden. World Championships Pool B : Contested by Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, the USA and Yugoslavia.  World Championship Pool C : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy and the Netherlands.
1970-71	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Berne & Geneva, Switzerland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, GDR, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and Yugoslavia in Geneve & Bern, Switzerland. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania in the Netherlands.
1971-72	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the USSR in Prague, Czechoslovakia. World Championship Pool B : Contested by GDR, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, the USA  and Yugoslavia in Bucharest, Romania. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Austria, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Hungary, Italy and the Netherlands.
1972-73	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden and the USSR in Moscow, USSR. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, GDR, Italy, Japan, Romania, Switzerland, the USA and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested March 9 - 18 by Bulgaria, China, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Netherlands and Norway in the Netherlands.
1973-74	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Poland, Sweden and the USSR in Helsinki, Finland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, the USA and Yugoslavia.  World Championship Pool C : Contested by Australia, Bulgaria, China, France, Hungary, Italy, DPR Korea and Switzerland.
1974-75	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Finland, Poland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Munich & Düsseldorf, West Germany. World Championship Pool B : Contested by GDR, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia.  World Championship Pool C : Contested by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Hungary and Norway.
1975-76	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Katowice, Poland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Bulgaria, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Austria, Denmark, France, Great Britain and Hungary in Poland.
1976-77	World Championship Pool A : Contested April 21 - May 8 by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Romania, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Vienna, Austria. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, GDR, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested March 12 - 20 by Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1977-78	World Championship Pool A : Contested April 26 - May 14 by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Prague, Czechoslovakia. World Championship Pool B : Contested March 17 - 26 by Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested March 10 - 19 by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, France, Netherlands and Spain in the Canary Islands.
1978-79	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Moscow, USSR. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, China, Denmark, GDR, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Switzerland. World Championship Pool C : Contested March 16 - 25 by Australia, Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Italy, Korea, Spain and Yugoslavia in Barcelona, Spain.
1980-81	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Gothenburg, Sweden. World Championship Pool B : Contested by GDR, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Austria, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Hungary and Korea Peking, China.
1981-82	World Championship Pool A : Contested April 15 - 29, 1982 by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Helsinki & Tampere, Finland. All-Star team : Jiri Kralik (USSR); Vyatcheslav Fetisov (USSR), Alexei Kasatonov (USSR); Bill Barber (Canada), Wayne Gretzky (Canada), Sergei Makarov (USSR). World Championship Pool B : Contested March 18 - 27, 1982 by Austria, China, GDR, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania and Switzerland in Klagenfurt, Austria.  World Championship Pool C : Contested March 19 - 28, 1982 by Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Hungary, Japan, DPR Korea, Spain and Yugoslavia in Jaca, Spain. World Championship (Junior) : Contested December ?, 1981 - January 1, 1982 by Canada (Junior), Czechoslovakia (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior), USA (Junior) and USSR (Junior) in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
1982-83	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the USSR in Munich & Dortmund, West Germany. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, the USA and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Bulgaria, China, Denmark, France, Hungary, DPR Korea, Netherlands and Spain in Budapest, Hungary.
1984-85	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, GDR, Germany, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Prague, Czechoslovakia. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Switzerland. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Bulgaria, China, Denmark, France, DPR Korea, Romania, Spain and Yugoslavia Chamonix, Megève & St Gervais, France.
1985-86	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Moscow, Russia. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, France, GDR, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Australia, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Hungary, Korea, DPR Korea, Norway, Romania and Spain.
1986-87	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the USSR in Vienna, Austria. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, China, GDR, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Poland in Canazei, Italy.  World Championship Pool C : Contested by Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Japan, DPR Korea, Romania and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool D : Contested by Australia, Hong Kong, Korea and New Zealand.
1988-89	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Stockholm, Sweden. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, Denmark, France, GDR, Italy, Japan, Norway and Switzerland. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Australia, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, Korea, DPR Korea, Netherlands and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool D : Contested March 16 - 21 by Belgium, Great Britain, Romania, Spain and  New Zealand in Geel & Heist op-den-Berg, Belgium. World Championship (Junior) Pool A : Contested December 1988 - January 1989 by Canada (Junior), Finland (Junior), Czechoslovakia (Junior), Germany (Junior), Norway (Junior), Sweden (Junior), USSR (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.  World Championship (Junior) Pool C : Contested March 16 - 22 by Austria (Junior), Bulgaria (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Italy (Junior) and DPR Korea (Junior) in Bracknell/Cardiff/Swindon, England.
1989-90	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the USA and the USSR in Bern & Fribourg, Switzerland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, GDR, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland in Lyon & Megève, France.   World Championship Pool C : Contested by Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Hungary, Korea, DPR Korea, Romania and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool D : Contested March 20 - 25 by Australia, Great Britain and Spain in Cardiff, Wales.
1990-91	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland,  Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the USSR in Turku & Tampere, Finland. World Championship Pool B : Contested by Austria, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Yugoslavia in Jesenice & Ljubljana & Slovénie, Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool C : Contested March 23 - April 3 by Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Great Britain, Hungary, Korea, DPR Korea and Romania in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1991-92	World Championship Pool A : Contested 28th April - 10th May 1992 by Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Prague & Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.  World Championship Pool B : Contested 2nd - 12th April 1992 by Austria, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands, Romania and Yugoslavia in Klagenfurt & Villach, Austria. World Championship Pool C - Group A : Contested 18th - 24th March 1992 by Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Hungary, Korea and DPR Korea in Hull, England.  World Championship Pool C - Group B : Contested 21st - 28th March 1992 by Greece, Israel, Luxembourg, South Africa, Spain and Turkey in Johannesburg, South Africa. NB The six teams in what was called Pool C - Group A were placed 1-6 in Pool C. The six teams who contested Pool C - Group B, were placed 7-12 in Pool C. Only the winners of Pool C - Group A gained promotion to Pool B. Pool C - Group B was, in reality, Pool D. World Championship (Junior) Pool B : Contested 28th December 1991 - 4th January 1992 by Bulgaria/Yugoslavia (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Italy (Junior), South Korea (Junior) and Spain (Junior) in Rome, Italy.
1992-93	World Championship Pool A : Contested April 18th - May 2nd 1993 by Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Dortmund & Munich, Germany.  World Championship Pool B : Contested March 25 - April 4 by Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, Poland and Romania in Eindhoven, Netherlands. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Australia, Belgium, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, DPR Korea, Latvia, Slovenia, South Africa and Spain.
1993-94	World Championship Pool A : Contested April 25 - May 8 by Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the USA in Bolzano & Milan, Italy.  World Championship Pool B : Contested by China, Denmark, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Switzerland. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa and Spain.  World Championship (Junior) Pool C : Contested December 28, 1993 - January 4, 1994 by Bulgaria (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Netherlands (Junior), Slovakia (Junior) and Spain (Junior) in Odense, Denmark.
1994-95	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Stockholm & Gävle, Sweden.  World Championship Pool B : Contested April 12 - 24 by Denmark, Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Slovakia in Bratislava, Slovakia. World Championship Pool C : Contested by Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, New Zealand, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.  World Championship (Junior) Pool A : Contested December 26, 1994 - January 4, 1995 by Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Russia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Ukraine (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. World Championship (Junior) Pool B : Contested December 27, 1994 - January 5, 1995 by Austria (Junior), France (Junior), Italy (Junior), Japan (Junior), Norway (Junior), Poland (Junior), Slovakia (Junior) and Switzerland (Junior) in Rouen, Caen, Le Havre & Louviers, France.
1995-96	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and the USA in Vienna, Austria.  World Championship Pool B : Contested April 10 - 20 by Belarus, Denmark, Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland in Eindhoven, Netherlands. World Championship Pool C : Contested by China, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, Slovenia and the Ukraine.  World Championship Pool D : Contested by Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Israel, Korea, Lithuania, Spain and Yugoslavia. World Championship Pool D (Qualification) : Contested January 27 - 29 by Greece, Israel and Turkey in Metulla, Israel. Greece were disqualified for icing non-eligible players. World Championship (Junior) Pool A : Contested December 26, 1995 - January 4, 1996 by Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior), Ukraine (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. World Championship (Junior) Pool B : Contested December 28, 1995 - January 4, 1996 by  Austria (Junior), France (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Italy (Junior), Japan (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Norway (Junior) and Poland (Junior) in Sosnowiec & Tychy, Poland. World Championship (Junior) Pool C : Contested December 30, 1995 - January 3, 1996 by  Belarus (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Kazakhatan (Junior), Netherlands (Junior), Romania (Junior), Slovenia (Junior) and Spain (Junior) in Jesenice & Bled, Slovenia.  World Championship (Junior) Pool D : Contested December 31, 1995 - January 4, 1996 by  Bulgaria (Junior), Croatia (Junior), Estonia (Junior), Lithuania (Junior), South Africa (Junior) and Yugoslavia (Junior) in Tallinn, Estonia. First World Cup of Hockey contested by Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and the USA.
1996-97	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and the USA in Helsinki, Finland.  World Championship Pool B : Contested April 12 - 24 by Austria, Belarus, Denmark, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland in Katowice & Sosnowiec, Poland. World Championship Pool C : Contested by China, Estonia, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine in  Tallinn & Khotla-Järve, Estonia. World Championship Pool D : Contested by Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Israel, Korea, Spain and Yugoslavia in Canillo, Andorra.
1997-98	World Championship Pool A : Contested by Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA in Basel & Zurich, Switzerland.  World Championship Pool B : Contested April 15 - 24 by Denmark, Estonia, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia and the Ukraine in Ljubljana & Jesenice, Slovenia.   World Championship Pool C : Contested March 22 - 28 by China, Croatia, Hungary, Korea, Lithuania, Romania, Spain and Yugoslavia in Budapest, Szekesfehervar & Dunaujvaros, Hungary. World Championship Pool D : Contested March 27 - April 2 by Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey in Krugersdorp & Pretoria, South Africa. World Championship (Junior) Pool A : Contested December 25 1997 - January 4 1998 by Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Kazakhstan (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Helsinki & Hameenlinna, Finland. World Championship (Junior) Pool B : Contested December 28 1997 - January 4 1998 by Belarus (Junior), France (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Japan (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Norway (Junior), Poland (Junior) and Ukraine (Junior) in Tychy & Sosnowiec, Poland. World Championship (Junior) Pool C : Contested December 28 1997 - January 1 1998 by Austria (Junior), Croatia (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Estonia (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Italy (Junior), Romania (Junior) and Slovenia (Junior) in Tallinn & Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia. World Championship (Junior) Pool D : Contested December 30 1997 - January 3 1998 by Bulgaria (Junior), Lithuania (Junior), Mexico (Junior), Netherlands (Junior), South Africa (Junior), Spain (Junior), Turkey (Junior) and Yugoslavia (Junior) in Elektrenai & Kaunas, Lithuania. Asian/Oceania Championship (Junior) : Contested March 15 - 21 by Australia (Junior), China (Junior), Japan (Junior), New Zealand (Junior), South Korea (Junior) and Thailand (Junior) in Harbin, China.
1998-99	World Championship Pool A : Contested May 1 - 16 by Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the USA in Lillehammer & Oslo & Hamar, Norway. World Championship Pool B : Contested April 8 - 17 by Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland and Slovenia in Odense & Rodovre, Denmark. World Championship Pool C : Contested April 5 - 11 by Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Korea, Lithuania, Netherlands and Romania in Eindhoven & Tilburg, Netherlands. World Championship Pool D : Contested April 14 - 20 by Australia, Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain and Turkey in Krugersdorp, South Africa. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool A : Contested December 26 1998 - January 5 by Belarus (Junior), Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Kazakhstan (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool B : Contested December 27 1998 - January 3 by Denmark (Junior), France (Junior), Germany (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Norway (Junior), Poland (Junior) and Ukraine (Junior) in Szekesfehervar & Donaujvarov Hungary. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool C : Contested December 29 1998 - January 4 by Austria (Junior), Croatia (Junior), Estonia (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Italy (Junior), Japan (Junior), Lithuania (Junior) and Slovenia (Junior) in Elektrenai & Kaunas, Lithuania. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool D : Contested December 29 1998 - January 4 by Bulgaria (Junior), Iceland (Junior), Mexico (Junior), Netherlands (Junior), Romania (Junior), South Africa (Junior), Spain (Junior), Turkey (Junior) and Yugoslavia (Junior) in Novy Sad, Yugoslavia. World Championship (Junior U18) Pool A : Contested April 8 - 18 by Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Norway (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior), Ukraine (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Füssen & Kaufbeuren, Germany. World Championship (Junior U18) Pool B : Contested by Austria (Junior), Belarus (Junior), Denmark (Junior), France (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Italy (Junior) and  Poland (Junior) in Meribel & Courchevel & Pralognan, France. World Championship (Women) Pool A : Contested April 5 - 11 by Canada (Women), China (Women), Finland (Women), Germany (Women), Russia (Women), Sweden (Women), Switzerland (Women) and USA (Women) in Espoo & Vantaa & Kerava, Finland. World Championship (Women) Pool B : Contested March 21 - 28 by Czech Republic (Women), Denmark (Women), France (Women), Japan (Women), Latvia (Women), Netherlands (Women), Norway (Women) and Slovakia (Women) in Colmar, France.
1999-00	World Championship Pool A : Contested April 29 - May 14 by Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the USA in St Petersburg, Russia. World Championship Pool B : Contested April 12 - 24 by Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland and Slovenia in Katowice, Poland. World Championship Pool C : Contested March 20 - 26 by Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, South Korea, Spain and Yugoslavia in Beijing, China. World Championship Pool D : Contested April 10 - 16 by Australia, Belgium, Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey in Reykjavik, Iceland. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool A : Contested December 26, 1999 - January 4, 2000 by Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Kazakhstan (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior), Ukraine (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Skelletea & Umea, Sweden. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool B : Contested December 13 - 19, 1999 by Belarus (Junior), Denmark (Junior), France (Junior), Germany (Junior), Italy (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Norway (Junior) and Poland (Junior) in Minsk, Belarus. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool C : Contested December 30 - January 3, 2000 by Austria (Junior), Estonia (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Japan (Junior), Lithuania (Junior), Slovenia (Junior) and Yugoslavia (Junior) in Nagano, Japan. World Championship (Junior U20) Pool D : Contested January 9 - 15, 2000 by Australia (Junior), Bulgaria (Junior), Croatia (Junior), Iceland (Junior), Mexico (Junior), Netherlands (Junior), Romania (Junior), South Africa (Junior) and Spain (Junior) in Mexico City, Mexico. World Championship (Junior U18) Pool A : Contested April 12 - 24, 2000 by Belarus (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior), Ukraine (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Kloten & Weinfelden, Switzerland. World Championship (Junior U18) Pool B : Contested April 3 - 9, 2000 by Austria (Junior), Denmark (Junior), France (Junior), Italy (Junior), Japan (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Norway (Junior) and Poland (Junior) in Riga & Liepaja, Latvia. World Championship (Women) Pool A : Contested April 3 - 9 by Canada (Women), China (Women), Finland (Women), Germany (Women), Japan (Women), Russia (Women), Sweden (Women) and USA (Women) in Mississauga & Barrie & Kitchener & London & Niagra Falls & Oshawa & Peterborough, Canada. World Championship (Women) Pool B : Contested March 20 - 26 by Czech Republic (Women), Denmark (Women), France (Women), Italy (Women), Kazakhstan (Women), Latvia (Women), Norway (Women) and Switzerland (Women) in Liepaja & Riga, Latvia. World Championship (Women) Pool B Qualification : Contested March 22 - 26 by Australia (Women), Belgium (Women), Great Britain (Women), Hungary (Women), DPR Korea (Women), Netherlands (Women), Slovakia (Women) and South Africa (Women) in Dunaujvaros & Szekesferhevar, Hungary.
2000-01	World Championship : Contested April 28 - May 13 2001 by Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the USA in Nuremberg & Cologne & Hannover, Germany. World Championship Division I (Group A) : Contested April 16 - 2001 by Denmark, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands and Poland in Grenoble, France. World Championship Division I (Group B) : Contested April 15 - 21 2001 by China, Croatia, Estonia, Great Britain, Kazakhstan and Slovenia in Ljubljana, Slovenia. World Championship Division II (Group A) : Contested April 01 - 07 2001 by Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea and Spain in Majadahonda, Spain. World Championship Division II (Group B) : Contested March 26 - April 01 2001 by Belgium, Bulgaria, Israel, Mexico, Romania and Yugoslavia in Bucharest, Romania. World Championship (Junior U20) : Contested December 26, 2000 - January 5, 2001 by Belarus (Junior), Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Kazakhstan (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Moscow & Podolsk, Russia. World Championship Division I (Junior U20) : Contested December, 10 - 16 2000 by France (Junior), Germany (Junior), Ukraine (Junior) in Landsberg & Füssen, Germany.  World Championship Division II (Junior U20) : Contested December 30, 2000 - January 3, 2001 by Croatia (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Estonia (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Japan (Junior), Lithuania (Junior) and Slovenia (Junior) in Elektrenai & Kaunas, Lithuania. World Championship Division III (Junior U20) : Contested January 4 - 8, 2001 by Australia (Juinior), Bulgaria (Juinior), Mexico (Juinior), Netherlands (Juinior), Romania (Juinior), South Africa (Juinior), Spain (Juinior) and Yugoslavia (Juinior) in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. World Championship (Junior U18) : Contested April 12 - 22, 2001 by Russia (Junior), Switzerland (Junior), Finland (Junior) ... in Heinola, Helsinki & Lahti, Finland. World Championship Division I (Junior U18) : Contested March 26 - April 1, 2001 by Belarus (Junior), Austria (Junior), Japan (Junior) in Liepaja & Riga, Latvia. World Championship Division II (Junior U18) : Contested March 27 - 31, 2001 by Slovenia (Junior), France (Junior), Poland (Junior) in Elektrenai & Kaunas, Lithuania. World Championship Division III (Junior U18) : Contested March 7 - 11, 2001 by Netherlands (Junior), Romania (Junior), Spain (Junior) in Sofia, Bulgaria. World Championship 2002 Far East Qualification : Contested September 4 - 6, 2001 by China, Japan and South Korea in Harbin, China. World Championship 2002 Division III Qualification (Junior U20) : Contested April 26 - 28, 2001 by Iceland (Junior), Ireland (Junior) and Luxembourg (Junior) in Luxembourg. World Championship 2002 Division III Qualification (Junior U18) : Contested April 27, 2001 by Iceland (Junior) and Turkey (Junior) in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. World Championship (Women) : Contested April 2 - 8, 2001 by Canada (Women), China (Women), Finland (Women), Germany (Women), Kazakhstan (Women), Russia (Women), Sweden (Women) and USA (Women) in Blaine, Fridley, Minneapolis, Plymouth, Rochester & St Cloud in the USA. World Championship Division I (Women) : Contested March 20 - 25, 2001 by Czech Republic (Women), Denmark (Women), DPR Korea (Women), France (Women), Japan (Women), Latvia (Women), Norway (Women) and Switzerland (Women) in Briancon, France. World Championship 2003 Division I Qualification Group A (Women) : Contested March 5 - 11, 2001 by Belgium (Women), Italy (Women), Netherlands (Women), Romania (Women) and South Africa (Women) in Bucharest, Romania. World Championship 2003 Division I Qualification Group B (Women) : Contested March 20 - 25, 2001 by Australia (Women), Great Britain (Women), Hungary (Women), Slovakia (Women) and Slovenia (Women) in Maribor, Slovenia.
2001-02	World Championship : Contested April 26 - May 11, 2002 by Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the USA in Gothenburg, Jönköping & Karlstad in Sweden. World Championship Division I (Group A) : Contested April 14 - 20, 2002 by Belarus, Croatia, France, Kazakhstan, Netherlands and South Korea in Eindhoven, Netherlands. World Championship Division I (Group B) : Contested April 14 - 20, 2002 by China, Denmark, Great Britain, Hungary, Norway and Romania in Szekefehervar & Dunaujvaros, Hungary. World Championship Division II (Group A) : Contested March 31 - April 6, 2002 by Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Israel, South Africa and Turkey in Cape Town, South Africa. World Championship Division II (Group B) : Contested March 25 - 31, 2002 by Bulgaria, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Spain and Yugoslavia in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. World Championship (Junior U20) : Contested December 25, 2001 - January 4, 2002 by Belarus (Junior), Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), France (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Hradec Kralove & Pardubice, Czech Republic. World Championship Division I (Junior U20) : Contested December 8 - 16, 2001 by Austria (Junior), Germany (Junior), Italy (Junior), Kazakhstan (Junior), Norway (Junior), Poland (Junior), Slovenia (Junior) and Ukraine (Junior) in Kapfenberg & Zeltweg, Austria. World Championship Division II (Junior U20) : Contested December 30, 2001 - January 3, 2002 by Croatia (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Japan (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Lithuania (Junior) and Netherlands (Junior) in Zagreb, Croatia.  World Championship Division III (Junior U20) : Contested March 5 - 9, 2002 by Bulgaria (Junior), Estonia (Junior), Iceland (Junior), Mexico (Junior), Romania (Junior), South Africa (Junior), Spain (Junior) and Yugoslavia (Junior) in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. World Championship (Junior U18) : Contested April 13 - 21, 2002 by Belarus (Junior), Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Norway (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior), Ukraine (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Trnava & Piestany, Slovakia. World Championship Division I (Junior U18) : Contested March 23 - 29, 2002 by Austria (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Italy (Junior), Japan (Junior), Kazakstan (Junior), Latvia (Junior) and Slovenia (Junior) in Maribor & Celje, Slovenia. World Championship Division II (Junior U18) : Contested March 22 - 29, 2002 by Croatia (Junior), Estonia (Junior), France (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Hungary (Junior), Netherlands (Junior), Poland (Junior) and Romania (Junior) in Briançon, France. World Championship Division III (Junior U18) : Contested March 5 - 9, 2002 by  Belgium (Junior), Bulgaria (Junior), Lithuania (Junior), South Africa (Junior), South Korea (Junior), Spain (Junior), Turkey (Junior) and Yugoslavia (Junior) in Elektrenai & Kaunas, Lithuania. World Championship Asian Oceania Championship Division I (Junior U18) : Contested March 10 - 15, 2002 by Australia (Junior), China (Junior), Chinese Taipei (Junior), Mongolia (Junior), New Zealand (Junior) and Thailand (Junior) in Auckland, New Zealand. World Championship 2003 Division II Qualification : Contested April 11 - 13, 2002 by DPR Korea, Mexico and New Zealand in Mexico City, Mexico.
2002-03	World Championship : Contested April 26 - May 11, 2003 by Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and USA in Helsinki & Tampere & Turku, Finland. World Championship Division I (Group A) : Contested April 15 - 21, 2003 by Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland and Romania in Budapest, Hungary. World Championship Division I (Group B) : Contested April 13 - 20, 2003 by Croatia, Estonia, France, Great Britain, Italy and Norway in Zagreb, Croatia. World Championship Division II (Group A) : Contested April 5 - 12, 2003 by Australia, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Yugoslavia in Seoul, South Korea. World Championship Division II (Group B) : Contested March 24 - 30, 2003 by Belgium, Bulgaria, China, DPR Korea, Iceland and Israel in Sofia, Bulgaria. World Championship Division III : Contested April 3 - 6, 2003 by Luxembourg, New Zealand and Turkey in Auckland, New Zealand. World Championship (Junior U20) : Contested December 26, 2002 - January 5, 2003 by Belarus (Junior), Canada (Junior), Czech Republic (Junior), Finland (Junior), Germany (Junior), Russia (Junior), Slovakia (Junior), Sweden (Junior), Switzerland (Junior) and USA (Junior) in Halifax & Sydney, Canada. World Championship Division I (Junior U20) (Group A) : Contested December 27, 2002 - January 2, 2003 by Croatia (Junior), France (Junior), Italy (Junior), Japan (Junior), Kazakhstan (Junior) and Ukraine (Junior) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. World Championship Division I (Junior U20) (Group B) : Contested December 16 - 22, 2002 by Austria (Junior), Denmark (Junior), Latvia (Junior), Norway (Junior), Poland (Junior) and Slovenia (Junior) in Bled, Slovenia. World Championship Division II (Junior U20) (Group A) : Contested January 6 - 12, 2003 by Bulgaria(Junior), Estonia (Junior), Great Britain (Junior), Lithuania (Junior), Romania (Junior) and South Africa (Junior) in Miericurea Ciuc, Romania. World Championship Division II (Junior U20) (Group B) : Contested December 28, 2002 - January 3, 2003 by Hungary(Junior), Iceland (Junior), Mexico (Junior), Netherlands (Junior), Spain (Junior) and Yugoslavia (Junior) in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. World Championship Division III (Junior U20) : Contested January 21 - 26, 2003 by Australia(Junior), Belgium (Junior), Luxembourg (Junior), South Korea (Junior) and Turkey (Junior) in Izmit, Turkey.