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 many IIHF members.[2]

IIHF Development Cup
SportIce hockey
Founded2017
Most recent
champion(s)
Men's –  Ireland (1st title)
Women's –  Colombia (2nd title)

The first edition was held in Canillo, Andorra in 2017 with Morocco winning the title.[3][4] In 2022, the first Women's Development Cup was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait and was won by Colombia.[5][6]

Men's edit

Results edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2017[7]   Morocco (1)   Ireland (1)   Portugal (1) Canillo   Andorra
2018[8]   North Macedonia (1)   Portugal (1)   Ireland (1) Füssen   Germany
2019 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020
2022[9]   Colombia (1)   Liechtenstein (1)   Ireland (2) Füssen   Germany
2023[10]   Liechtenstein (1)   Argentina (1)   Colombia (1) Bratislava   Slovakia
2024[11]   Ireland (1)   Portugal (2)   Colombia (2) Bratislava   Slovakia

Medal table edit

Rank Country   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
1   Ireland 1 1 2 4
2   Liechtenstein 1 1 0 2
3   Colombia 1 0 2 3
4   Morocco 1 0 0 1
  North Macedonia 1 0 0 1
6   Portugal 0 2 1 3
7   Argentina 0 1 0 1
Totals (7 countries) 5 5 5 15

Participating nations edit

Nation[7][8][9][1]  
2017
 
2018
 
2022
 
2023
 
2024
Total
  Algeria 4 1
  Andorra 4 4 5 3
  Argentina 2 4 2
  Brazil 6 1
  Colombia 1 3 3 3
  Greece 5 1
  Ireland 2 3 3 4 1 5
  Liechtenstein 2 1 2
  Morocco 1 1
  North Macedonia 1 1
  Portugal 3 2 6 5 2 5

Women's edit

Results edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2022[5]   Colombia (1)   Kuwait (1)   Luxembourg (1) Kuwait City   Kuwait
2023[12]   Colombia (2)   Argentina (1)   Iran (1) Krynica-Zdrój   Poland

Medal table edit

Rank Country   Gold   Silver   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 edit

Nation[5][13]  
2022
 
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

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Morocco makes it". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Second Development Cup held". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "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. ^ "2024 Women's Development Cup". iihf.com. 8 November 2023.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Ian (2023-11-14). "Colombia Repeats As IIHF Development Cup Champions". The Hockey News Womens News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

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