1. Russia/ Soviet Union/ CIS
IIHF 1952/1992
Nickname The Big Red Machine
Games Played 1395
Wins 1022
Losses 269
Ties 104
Most Games Alexander Maltsev (321)
Most Points Sergei Makarov (248)
First Game Played April 22, 1951 23-2 win over East Germany
Biggest Win 28-2 over Italy December 26, 1967
Biggest Loss 8-2 to Canada January 9th, 1968
World Championships 25 Gold, 8 Silver, 7 Bronze
Olympics Games 8 gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
Canada Cup/World Cup 1
Soviet Union Played from 1951-1991
Games Played 913 Wins 738 Losses 110 Ties 65
Commonwealth of Independent States
Played from January 19/1992 - Febuary 23/1992
Games Played 13 Wins 11 Losses 2 Ties 0
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3. Sweden
IIHF 1912
Nickname Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Games Played 1783
Wins 942
Losses 687
Ties 154
Most Games Jörgen Jönsson (285)
Most Points Sven Tumba Johansson (186)
First Game Played February 21, 1921
6-4 win over Czechoslovakia
Biggest Win 24-1 over Belgium February 16, 1947
Biggest Loss 22-0 to Canada January 29, 1924
World Championships 8 Gold, 18 Silver, 15 Bronze
Olympic Games 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze
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5. Finland
IIHF 1928
Nickname Leijonat (The Lions)
Games Played 1475
Wins 619
Losses 699
Ties 157
Most Games Raimo Helminen (331)
Most Points Raimo Helminen (207)
First Game Played January 29, 1928 8-1 loss to Sweden
Biggest Win 20-1 over Norway March 12, 1947
Biggest Loss 24-0 to Canada March 3rd, 1958
World Championships 1 Gold, 6 Silver, 3 Bronze
Olympic Games 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
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7. Switzerland
IIHF 1908
Nickname Eisgenossen
Games Played 1131
Wins 489
Losses 540
Ties 102
Most Games Martin Steinegger (220)
Most Points Richard Torriani (105)
First Game Played January 10, 1909 3-0 loss to England
Biggest Win 23-0 over Yugoslavia February 4th,1939
Biggest Loss 33-0 to Canada January 30, 1924
World Championships 1 Silver, 8 Bronze
Olympics Games 2 Bronze
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9. Poland
IIHF 1926
Nickname Eagles
Games Played 913
Wins 368
Losses 459
Ties 86
Most Games Henryk Gruth (292)
Most Points Henryk Gruth (109)
First Game Played January 11, 1926 13-1 loss to Austria
Biggest Win 21-1 over China March 26, 1993
Biggest Loss 20-0 to Soviet Union April 11, 1973
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11. France
IIHF 1908
Nickname Les Blues (The Blues)
Games Played 850
Wins 336
Losses 425
Ties 89
Most Games Denis Perez (297)
Most Points Philippe Bozon (170)
First Game Played March 4th, 1905 3-0 loss to Belgium
Biggest Win 24-1 over North Korea March 15, 1983
Biggest Loss 22-0 to United States January 30, 1924
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13. Italy
IIHF 1924
Nickname The Azzurri
Games Played 758
Wins 306
Losses 372
Ties 80
Most Games Lucio Topatigh (243)
Most Points Lucio Topatigh (131)
First Game Played March 14, 1924 7-1 loss to Sweden
Biggest Win 28-0 over Belgium March 1st, 1955
Biggest Loss 31-1 to United States Febuary 1st, 1948
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15. Hungary
IIHF 1927
Nickname Magyar
Games Played 642
Wins 270
Losses 319
Ties 53
Most Games Balázs Kangyal (237)
Most Points Gábor Ocskay (115)
First Game Played January 24, 1927 6-0 loss to Austria
Biggest Win 31-1 over Belgium March 4th, 1971
Biggest Loss 19-1 to Soviet Union January 28, 1964
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17. Denmark
IIHF 1946
Games Played 591
Wins 223
Losses 315
Ties 53
Most Games Jesper Damgaard (240)
Most Points Jens Nielsen (241)
First Game Played February 12, 1949 47-0 loss to Canada
Biggest Win 27-4 over Belgium March 18, 1977
Biggest Loss 47-0 to Canada February 12, 1949
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19. Japan
IIHF 1930
Games Played 562
Wins 214
Losses 306
Ties 42
Most Games
Most Points
First Game Played January 24, 1930
12-2 loss to Czechoslovakia
Biggest Win 44-1 over Kuwait January 30, 1999
Biggest Loss 25-1 to Czechoslovakia March 4th, 1957
Asian Winter Games 2 Gold, 3 Silver
Asian Cup 2 Gold, 1 Silver
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21. Yugoslavia
Played From 1934-1991
Games Played 462
Wins 164
Losses 246
Ties 52
Most Games Edo Hafner (203)
Most Points Zvone Suvak (202)
First Game Played January 30, 1934 1-0 loss to Romania
Biggest Win 28-1 to Belgium March 28, 1987
Biggest Loss 24-0 to Czechoslovakia February 6, 1939
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/
Serbia Montenegro
Played From 1992-2006
Games Played 72 Wins 25 Losses 37 Ties 10
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23. Latvia
IIHF 1931/1992
Games Played 318
Wins 161
Losses 126
Ties 31
Most Games Aleksandrs Semjonovs (209)
Most Points Leonīds Tambijevs (154)
First Game Played February 27, 1932 3-0 win over Lithuania
Biggest Win 32-0 over Israel March 15, 1993
Biggest Loss 14-0 to Canada January 29, 1935
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25. Belgium
IIHF 1908
Games Played 293
Wins 123
Losses 255
Ties 15
Most Games Tim Vos (114)
Most Points Tim Vos (66)
First Game Played Mach 4th, 1905 3-0 win over France
Biggest Win 21-2 over New Zealand March 21, 1989
Biggest Loss 37-2 to Ukraine March 13, 1993
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27. Kazakhstan
IIHF 1992
Games Played 182
Wins 108
Losses 62
Ties 12
Most Games Andrei Pchelyakov (55)
Most Points Alexander Koreshkov (73)
First Game Played April 14, 1992 5-1 win over Ukraine
Biggest Win 52-1 over Thailand January 29, 2007
Biggest Loss 11-2 to Slovakia April 27, 1998
Asian Winter Games 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Asian Cup 1 Gold
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29. China
IIHF 1963
Homepage N/A
Nickname The Sharks
Games Played 280
Wins 105
Losses 153
Ties 22
Most Games
Most Points
First Game Played February 12, 1972 6-4 loss to Romania
Biggest Win 35-0 over Kuwait February 1st, 1999
Biggest Loss 22-0 to Latvia April 8, 1994
Asian Winter Games 1 Gold, 3 Bronze
Asian Cup 1 Silver, Bronze
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31. Korea Republic
IIHF 1960
Games Played 183
Wins 62
Losses 109
Ties 12
Most Games
Most Points
First Game Played March 16, 1979 7-1 loss to Spain
Biggest Win 44-0 over Hong Kong March 14, 1987
Biggest Loss 27-0 to Latvia March 18, 1993
Asian Winter Games 1 Silver, Bronze
Asian Cup 1 Bronze
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33. Estonia
IIHF 1935/1992
Nickname Baltics
Games Played 127
Wins 51
Losses 57
Ties 13
Most Games Roman Potsinok (83)
Most Points Eduward Valiullin (79)
First Game Played February 20, 1937 2-1 loss to Finland
Biggest Win 27-1 over South Africa March 16, 1994
Biggest Loss 16-0 to Slovenia April 21, 2001
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35. Lithuania
IIHF 1938
Games Played 115
Wins 43
Losses 63
Ties 9
Most Games Egidijus Bauba (79)
Most Points Egidijus Bauba (90)
First Game Played February 27, 1932 3-0 loss to Latvia
Biggest Win 20-0 over Luxembourg March 25, 2002
Biggest Loss 27-0 to Latvia August 27, 1996
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37. England
Not a IIHF Member
Games Played 84
Wins 40
Losses 38
Ties 6
First Game Played January 23, 1909
3-0 win over Switzerland
Biggest Win 16-0 over Switzerland January 16, 1914
Biggest Loss 14-1 to Scotland April 19, 1980
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39. Israel
IIHF 1991
Games Played 87
Wins 34
Losses 45
Ties 8
Most Games Evgeny Gussin (49)
Most Points Sergei Zak (63)
First Game Played March 22, 1992 23-4 loss to Spain
Biggest Win 19-0 over Turkey January 29, 1996
Biggest Loss 32-0 to Latvia March 15, 1993
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41. South Africa
IIHF 1937
Games Played 93
Wins 29
Losses 63
Ties 1
Most Games Michael Edwards (42)
Most Points Michael Edwards (53)
First Game Played March 3rd, 1961 12-3 loss to Yugoslavia
Biggest Win 33-1 over Armenia March 7, 2005
Biggest Loss 32-0 to Kazakhstan March 15, 2003
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43. Iceland
IIHF 1992
Nickname Icelandic Falcon
Games Played 50
Wins 17
Losses 32
Ties 1
Most Games Jonas Breki Magnusson (47)
Most Points Emil Alengard (61)
First Game Played April 14, 1999 11-0 loss to Israel
Biggest Win 30-0 over Armenia March 18, 2004
Biggest Loss 20-0 to Lithuania March 28, 2002
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45. United Arab Emirates
IIHF 2001
Nickname Team Dubai
Games Played 14
Wins 12
Losses 2
Ties 0
Most Games Omar Al Shamshi (14)
Most Points Juma Al Dhaheri (28)
First Game Played January 26, 2007 4-0 win over Thailand
Biggest Win 9-0 over Morocco June 16, 2008
Biggest Loss 38-0 to Kazakhstan January 27, 2007
Arab Cup 1
Challenge Cup of Asia 1
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47. Turkey
IIHF 1991
Games Played 61
Wins 12
Losses 48
Ties 1
Most Games Serkan Mustafa Yapıcılar (50)
Most Points Serkan Mustafa Yapıcılar (69)
First Game Played March 21, 1992 15-3 loss to Greece
Biggest Win 11-1 over Armenia March 21, 2004
Biggest Loss 38-0 to Spain March 27, 1992
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49. Greece
IIHF 1987
Games Played 31
Wins 10
Losses 20
Ties 1
Most Games Dimitrios Kalyvas (27)
Most Points Dimitrios Kalyvas (31)
First Game Played March 21, 1992 15-3 win over Turkey
Biggest Win 15-3 over Turkey March 21, 1992
Biggest Loss 21-1 to Spain March 2nd, 1999
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51. Hong Kong
IIHF 1980
Games Played 25
Wins 9
Losses 14
Ties 2
Most Games Bernard Fung (13)
Most Points Bernard Fung & Robert Chiu (6)
First Game Played March 13, 1987 37-0 loss to Australia
Biggest Win 30-1 over Macau January 6th, 2003
Biggest Loss 44-0 March 14, 1987
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53. Chinese Taipei
IIHF 1983
Games played 12
Wins 6
Losses 5
Ties 1
Most Games Yu Kai Wen (5)
Most Points Yu Kai Wen (8)
First Game Played March 3rd, 1987 2-2 tie with Hong Kong
Biggest Win 9-0 win over Macau, April 25, 2008
Biggest Loss 31-3 to Australia March 17, 1987
Challenge Cup of Asia 1
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55. Kuwait
IIHF 2009
Nickname The Falcons
Games Played 12
Wins 5
Losses 7
Ties 0
Most Games Ahmad Al-Ajmi (9)
Most Points Ahmad Al-Ajmi & Mohammed Al Ajmi (13)
First Game Played January 30, 1999 44-1 loss to Japan
Biggest Win 15-2 over Macau January 26, 2007
Biggest Loss 44-1 to Japan January 30, 1999
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57. Mongolia
IIHF 1999
Games Played 20
Wins 4
Losses 16
Ties 0
Most Games Mishigsuren Namjil (10)
Most Points Mishigsuren Namjil (13)
First Game Played January 30, 1999
14-1 loss to South Korea
Biggest Win 10-0 over India March 16, 2009
Biggest Loss 40-0 to Kazakhstan February 2nd, 1999
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59. Armenia
IIHF 1999
Games Played 12
Wins 2
Losses 10
Ties 0
Most Games Artak Martirosyan (12)
Most Points Gevok Kanoakharyan (14)
First Game Played March 17, 2004 15-1 loss to Ireland
Biggest Win 6-0 over Ireland April 25, 2006
Biggest Loss 48-0 to Mexico March 11, 2001
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61. Bosnia & Herzegovina
IIHF 2001
Nickname Balkan Falcons
Games Played 1
Wins 0
Losses 1
Ties 0
Most Games Several Players (1)
Most Points Muamer Dzamalija + 2 Others (1)
First Game Played February 15, 2008 10-1 loss to Greece
Biggest Loss 10-1 to Greece February 15, 2008
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63. Algeria
Not a IIHF Member
Games Played 5
Wins 0
Losses 5
Ties 0
Most Games Several Players (5)
Most Points Haround Litim (11)
First Game Played June 16, 2008 8-2 loss to Kuwait
Biggest Loss 10-4 to UAE June 19, 2008
