Sport Analysis
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1920 | 2026 | 92 |
| Women | 1987 | 2026 | 34 |
All-Time Nations
Ice Hockey Men
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 699 |
| 2 | Russia | 550 |
| 3 | Sweden | 455 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 423 |
| 5 | United States | 341 |
Ice Hockey Women
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 315 |
| 2 | United States | 279 |
| 3 | Finland | 106 |
| 4 | Sweden | 64 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 43 |
Ice Hockey (Men & Women)
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1014 |
| 2 | United States | 620 |
| 3 | Russia | 589 |
| 4 | Sweden | 519 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 439 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Nations
Ice Hockey Men
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 65 |
| 2 | Finland | 61 |
| 3 | United States | 51 |
| 4 | Sweden | 35 |
| 5 | Russia | 34 |
Ice Hockey Women
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 93 |
| 2 | Canada | 80 |
| 3 | Finland | 33 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 24 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 16 |
Ice Hockey (Men & Women)
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 145 |
| 2 | United States | 144 |
| 3 | Finland | 94 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 53 |
| 5 | Russia | 47 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Points Potential Over Time
For individual sports, this chart follows the representative individual ranking to show the long-term points potential for athletes. Team and nations rankings are excluded unless the sport is primarily team-based.
Historical Leaders
All-Time Leaders
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1920 | 2026 | 107 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1920 | 1948 | 29 |
| Czech Republic | 1949 | 1949 | 1 |
| Canada | 1950 | 1962 | 13 |
| Russia | 1963 | 1996 | 34 |
| Canada | 1997 | 1998 | 2 |
| Sweden | 1999 | 1999 | 1 |
| Canada | 2000 | 2000 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 2001 | 2001 | 1 |
| Canada | 2002 | 2005 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 2006 | 2007 | 2 |
| Canada | 2008 | 2026 | 19 |
World Championship Recap
Olli Määttä and Finland captured gold at the 2026 IIHF Men's World Championship, downing host Switzerland in overtime.
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All-Time Czech Team
The first European nations to really establish itself as a world hockey power, the Czechs have had three main eras of dominance. The first was in the late 1940s but that was cut short when several players were arrested and imprisoned on trumped-up charges by the Communist government of the time. In addition to cutting short many promising careers, it’s also difficult to compare players from a time when the game was so different.
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