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IIHF Development Cup

The IIHF Development Cup is an annual international ice hockey tournament sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is designed for national teams that do not compete in the IIHF World Championships. Since countries are required to have an Olympic-size ice rink and a domestic league to play in the World Championships, the Development Cup is the highest-level international tournament available to IIHF members without a league or Olympic-sized rink.

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IIHF Development Cup
SportIce hockey
Founded2017
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champions		Men's –  Puerto Rico (1st title)
Women's –  Colombia (2nd title)

The IIHF Development Cup is an annual international ice hockey tournament sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is designed for national teams that do not compete in the IIHF World Championships.1 Since countries are required to have an Olympic-size ice rink and a domestic league to play in the World Championships, the Development Cup is the highest-level international tournament available to IIHF members without a league or Olympic-sized rink.2

The first edition was held in Canillo, Andorra in 2017 with Morocco winning the title.34 In 2022, the first Women's Development Cup was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait and was won by Colombia.56

Men's

Results

Year 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Host city Host country
20177  Morocco (1)  Ireland (1)  Portugal (1) Canillo  Andorra
20188  North Macedonia (1)  Portugal (1)  Ireland (1) Füssen  Germany
2019 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020
20229  Colombia (1)  Liechtenstein (1)  Ireland (2) Füssen  Germany
202310  Liechtenstein (1)  Argentina (1)  Colombia (1) Bratislava  Slovakia
202411  Ireland (1)  Portugal (2)  Colombia (2) Bratislava  Slovakia
20251213  Puerto Rico (1)  Liechtenstein (2)  Portugal (2) Canillo  Andorra

Medal table

Rank Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Total
1  Liechtenstein 1 2 0 3
2  Ireland 1 1 2 4
3  Colombia 1 0 2 3
4  Morocco 1 0 0 1
 North Macedonia 1 0 0 1
 Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1
7  Portugal 0 2 2 4
8  Argentina 0 1 0 1
Totals (8 countries) 6 6 6 18

Participating nations

Portugal has participated in each Development Cup since 2017, coached by Jim Aldred.14

Nation7891 Andorra
2017
 Germany
2018
 Germany
2022
 Slovakia
2023
 Slovakia
2024
 Andorra
2025
 Morocco
2026
 Total
 Algeria – – 4 – – – – 1
 Andorra 4 4 5 – – 6 TBA 4
 Argentina – – – 2 4 – TBA 2
 Brazil – – – – 6 5 TBA 2
 Colombia – – 1 3 3 – TBA 3
 Greece – – – – 5 4 TBA 2
 India – – – – – – Q 1
 Ireland 2 3 3 4 1 – TBA 5
 Liechtenstein – – 2 1 – 2 TBA 3
 Morocco 1 – – – – – Q 2
 North Macedonia – 1 – – – – TBA 1
 Portugal 3 2 6 5 2 3 TBA 6
 Puerto Rico – – – – – 1 TBA 1

Women's

Results

Year 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Host city Host country
20225  Colombia (1)  Kuwait (1)  Luxembourg (1) Kuwait City  Kuwait
202315  Colombia (2)  Argentina (1)  Iran (1) Krynica-Zdrój  Poland

Medal table

Rank Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Total
1  Colombia 2 0 0 2
2  Kuwait 0 1 0 1
3  Argentina 0 1 0 1
4  Luxembourg 0 0 1 1
5  Iran 0 0 1 1
Totals (5 countries) 2 2 2 6

Participating nations

Nation516 Kuwait
2022
 Poland
2023
 Total
 Andorra 6 - 1
 Argentina - 2 1
 Colombia 1 1 2
 Iran - 3 1
 Ireland 5 4 2
 Kuwait 3 - 1
 Luxembourg 2 - 1
 United Arab Emirates 4 - 1
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Roy, Christophe (May 3, 2023). "Development Cup". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. "IIHF Development Cup Set To Make History". The Puck Authority. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. "Morocco makes it". iihf.com. Martin Merk. 1 October 2017.
  4. "Le Maroc remporte le 1er Tournoi d'Andorre". lematin.ma. 8 October 2017.
  5. Montroy, Liz (13 November 2022). "Colombia wins Women's Development Cup". iihf.com.
  6. Douglas, William (21 November 2022). "Color of Hockey: Colombia women take huge step at IIHF Development Cup". nhl.com.
  7. "Morocco makes it". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. "Second Development Cup held". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. "Colombia wins at debut". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  10. Kaufmann, Gary. "Liechtenstein gewinnt Turnier als Team" (in German). Vaterland.li. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. Glennon, Michael (April 28, 2024). "Ireland win gold at IIHF Cup in Slovakia". RTE. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  12. "IIHF Development Cup - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  13. Podnieks, Andrew (May 3, 2025). "Puerto Rico claims Men's Development Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  14. Podnieks, Andrew (1 January 2025). "IIHF Contributors' Class 2025". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  15. "2024 Women's Development Cup". iihf.com. 8 November 2023.
  16. Kennedy, Ian (2023-11-14). "Colombia Repeats As IIHF Development Cup Champions". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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