The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF. The Champions Cup was first played in 2005, as a replacement for the defunct European Cup (1965–1997), and the suspended European Hockey League (1996–2000). In the 2008–09 season, the ECC was replaced by the Champions Hockey League , which was the new official European club championship event. The new tournament was cancelled after only one season. However, another tournament with the same name was introduced in 2014.
26-814: The competition featured the reigning club champions from the top six European hockey nations according to the IIHF World Ranking ; these teams were known as the Super Six. Two groups of three played in a round-robin tournament , with the winners of each group facing off in a championship game. The two groups were named after international hockey legends Alexander Ragulin and Ivan Hlinka . Group A Group B Final Alexander Ragulin division Ivan Hlinka division Final Alexander Ragulin division Ivan Hlinka division Final Alexander Ragulin division Ivan Hlinka division Final The European Cup , also known as
52-482: Is Canada in both men's and women's play. The system was approved at the IIHF congress of September 2003. According to former IIHF President René Fasel , the system was designed to be simple to understand and "reflect the long-term quality of all national hockey programs and their commitment to international hockey". The ranking is used to determine the seeding of the teams for the next World Championship and to select
78-618: Is an ice hockey tournament for European clubs, begun in 1997 after the discontinuing of the IIHF European Cup. It was intended for teams from countries without representatives in the European Hockey League , with participating teams chosen by the countries' respective ice hockey associations. The IIHF Super Cup was an ice hockey event played between the champions of the two main European club tournaments at
104-569: The 2014–15 season . IIHF World Ranking The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tournaments over the previous four years. The ranking is used to determine seedings and qualification requirements for future IIHF tournaments. The current leader in rankings
130-686: The International Olympic Committee announced that individual athletes from Russia, who had consistently passed ongoing anti-doping tests, could compete under the acronym "ROC" (the full name " Russian Olympic Committee " could not be displayed), and that the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee would be used for the COVID-19 pandemic -delayed 2020 Summer Olympics and the unchanged 2022 Winter Olympics. Russia and Belarus were expelled from competing in
156-552: The Olympic Ice Hockey tournament of 2022 . Most of the tournaments in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . As a result, teams were awarded points based on their seeding for their respective tournaments. The Championship division received points based on the previous year's ranking, while Divisions IA, IB , and IIA received points based on the previous year's results. Divisions IIB and III were completed and scored as scheduled in 2020. For
182-421: The Olympic Ice Hockey tournament of 2022 . All tournaments in 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . As a result, teams were awarded points based on their seeding for their respective tournaments. The Championship division received points based on the 2019 World Ranking, while the remaining divisions received points based on the previous year's results. For a fairer ranking and point distribution,
208-515: The 2022 Winter Olympics, Russia was still under a 2019 ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) because of that country's state-sponsored doping scheme . On 19 February 2021, the International Olympic Committee announced that individual athletes from Russia, who had consistently passed ongoing anti-doping tests, could compete under the acronym "ROC" (the full name " Russian Olympic Committee " could not be displayed), and that
234-404: The 2022 and 2023 World Championships because of their invasion of Ukraine. They were, however, granted the points of the positions they would have been seeded based on their 2021 ranking: in 2022, Russia in third place received 1120 points, and Belarus in 14th place received 860 points. Several nations withdrew from the 2022 World Championships over COVID-19 concerns. These nations similarly received
260-475: The Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997. Note: 11 Editions since 1965/66 to 1977/78 have 2 Semifinalists (Exclude 1973–74 IIHF European Cup and 1977–78 IIHF European Cup ). The European Hockey League was a European ice hockey club competition which ran between the years 1996 and 2000. The Continental Cup
286-532: The IIHF Council decided that the points for 2021 in case of tournament cancellations are given according to the ranking position of each team in the 2021 Pre-Championship Report – taking into consideration the results in 2018, 2019 and 2020 – rather than by seeding as in the past. For the 2022 Winter Olympics, Russia was still under a 2019 ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) because of that country's state-sponsored doping scheme . On 19 February 2021,
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#1732772512690312-530: The October 2021. The three group winners from the round advanced to the final qualification round, where the teams ranked seventh through fifteenth joined them. The world ranking is based on the final positions of the last four Men's or Women's IIHF World Championships and last Olympic ice hockey tournament . Points are assigned according to a team's final placement in the World Championship or
338-502: The Olympic tournament. The world champion receives 1600 points and then a 20-point interval is used between teams. However, a 40-point interval is used between gold and silver, silver and bronze, fourth and fifth, and eighth and ninth. This is used as a bonus for the teams who reach the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the final and for winning the gold medal. Prior to 2023, the world champion received 1200 points, with other teams receiving
364-582: The World Ranking after the 2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. All IIHF teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams that wished to participate ranked below 36th played in two preliminary qualifications in November 2019. The two winners of the first preliminaries and teams ranked 27–36th were divided in three groups to play in
390-448: The column headings, first for the current total, then for the new total. The "Total" columns are the sums of the current tournament points and the depreciated values for past tournaments. The "+/–" columns indicate the increase or decrease in ranking since the last tournament. A dash in a tournament column indicates that the country did not participate. 2020 IIHF Women%27s World Championship The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship
416-532: The completion of an Olympic year, 5200 points at the completion of the following year, 4800 points the next year, and 4400 points in the year before the next Olympics. For example, if after the 2026 Championship a team had won the gold medal in the last four championships and the last Olympic tournament, their score would be 5600: The Men's 2024 ranking is based on the performance at the World Championships of 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , and 2021 , and at
442-514: The flag of the Russian Olympic Committee would be used for the COVID-19 pandemic -delayed 2020 Summer Olympics and the unchanged 2022 Winter Olympics. The following table lists the ranking following the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships . All tournament's points have their full value displayed, while the ranking is calculated by adding the current year's tournament points to the depreciated previous three years' tournament points as explained above. The depreciated percentages are shown in
468-405: The full breakdown of ranking following the 2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships . All tournament's points have their full value displayed, while the ranking is calculated by adding the current year's tournament points to the depreciated previous three years' tournament points as explained above. The depreciated percentages are shown in the column headings, first for the current total, then for
494-547: The host in the Olympics in 2022. The women's tournament uses a similar qualification format. The top six teams in the IIHF Women's World Ranking after the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship received automatic berths into the ice hockey event. Lower ranked teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams ranked 16th and below were divided into three groups where they played in a preliminary qualification round in
520-427: The new total. The "Total" columns are the sums of the current tournament points and the depreciated values for past tournaments. The "+/–" columns indicate the increase or decrease in ranking since the last tournament. A dash in a tournament column indicates that the country did not participate. The Women's 2024 ranking is based on the performance at the World Championships of 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , and 2021 , and at
546-713: The points of the positions they would have been seeded within their respective tournaments: Australia as second place in IIA received 560 points, New Zealand as third place in IIB received 440 points, North Korea as first place in IIIA received 360 points, Hong Kong as second place in IIIB received 220 points, and the Philippines as fourth place in IV received 100 points. The following table lists
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#1732772512690572-405: The same point interval decreases. Points awarded in the current year are valued at the full amount. Points award in the prior years decline linearly by 25% until the fifth year when they are dropped from the calculation. Under this formula, any year with a World Championship and an Olympics will be counted twice in the tables , for a maximum ranking (gold medal in all five events) of: 5600 points at
598-582: The second pre-qualification round in December 2019. The three winners of those preliminaries joined teams ranked 18–26th for the third pre-qualification round of three groups in February 2020. The winner of each of these pre-qualification groups and teams ranked 9–17 were divided in three groups to play in the final qualification in August 2021. The winner of each group then joined the eight top-ranked teams plus
624-594: The teams which can participate in Winter Olympics without playing in the qualifying round. For example, for the 2022 Winter Olympics , the first eight teams of the Men's World Ranking and the first six of the Women's World Ranking were pre-qualified. Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics was structured around the 2019 ranking. Twelve spots were made available for teams. The top eight teams in
650-569: The time; it began in 1997 and ended in 2000. The Champions Hockey League was conducted by 14 teams of which 12 are in the group stage. It replaced the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2008. The league was staged for one year only. On December 9, 2013, the IIHF officially announced that they had launched a new tournament with a similar name as their previous tournament , born out of the European Trophy , starting in
676-621: Was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . It was scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro , Canada , from 31 March to 10 April 2020. On March 7, 2020, the tournament was cancelled by the IIHF due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Twelve referees and ten linesmen are selected for the tournament. Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters ( forwards , and defencemen ) and two goaltenders , and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through
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