1. SWEDEN
IIHF 1912
Nickname Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Games Played 1704
Wins 911
Losses 624
Ties 169
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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3. SOVIET UNION
Played From 1952-1992
Nickname The Big Red Machine
Games Played 912
Wins 738
Losses 109
Ties 65
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 22 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze
Olympic Games 7 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Canada Cup/World Cup 1
COMMONWEALTH of
INDEPENDENT STATES
Played from January 19/1992 - Febuary 23/1992
Games Played 13 Wins 11 Losses 2 Ties 0
Olympics Games 1 Gold
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5. FINLAND
IIHF 1928
Nickname Leijonat (The Lions)
Games Played 1486
Wins 625
Losses 703
Ties 158
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 1117
Wins 466
Losses 542
Ties 109
Most Games Ivo Ruthemann (225)
Most Points Jorg Eberle (142)
First Game Played January 24, 1909 8-2 win over Bohemia
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 916
Wins 368
Losses 461
Ties 87
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. NORWAY
IIHF 1935
Nickname The Polar Bears
Games Played 1004
Wins 333
Losses 564
Ties 107
Most Games Tommy Jakobsen (131)
Most Points N/A
First Game Played February 27, 1937
7-0 loss to Czechoslovakia
Biggest Win 25-1 over China April 22, 2005
Biggest Loss 20-1 to Finland March 12, 1947
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13. AUSTRIA
IIHF 1912
Nickname The Eagles
Games Played 821
Wins 320
Losses 420
Ties 81
Most Games Martin Ulrich (228)
Most Points Rudi König (183)
First Game Played Febuary 4th, 1912 5-0 loss to Bohemia
Biggest Win 30-0 over Belgium March 12, 1963
Biggest Loss 23-0 to Canada January 27, 1956
World Championships 2 Bronze
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15. HUNGARY
IIHF 1927
Nickname Magyar
Games Played 645
Wins 272
Losses 320
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. RUSSIA
IIHF 1952
Nickname The Big Red Machine
Games Played 480
Wins 277
Losses 159
Ties 44
Most Games Maxim Sushinsky (91)
Most Points Maxim Sushinsky (76)
First Game Played April 12, 1992 2-2 tie with Sweden
Biggest Win 12-3 over Great Britain April 26, 1994
Biggest Loss 7-1 to Finland April 22, 1997
World Championships 3 Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze
Olympic Games 0 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze
Canada Cup 1
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19. DENMARK
IIHF 1946
Games Played 627
Wins 243
Losses 329
Ties 55
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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21. JAPAN
IIHF 1930
Games Played 581
Wins 214
Losses 333
Ties 34
Most Games N/A
Most Points N/A
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/ Asia Cup 4 Gold, 4 Silver
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23. YUGOSLAVIA
Played From 1934-1991
Games Played 494
Wins 164
Losses 277
Ties 53
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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25. GREAT BRITAIN
IIHF 1908
Nickname Team GB
Games Played 386
Wins 163
Losses 187
Ties 36
Most Games David Longstaff (91)
Most Points Tony Hand (100)
First Game Played February 16, 1922,
7-1 win over Switzerland
Biggest Win 26-0 over New Zealnd March 16, 1989
Biggest Loss 21-1 to Yugoslavia March 25, 1979
World Championships 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
Olympic Games 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
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27. BELGIUM
IIHF 1908
Games Played 381
Wins 113
Losses 250
Ties 18
Most Games Tim Vos (114)
Most Points Tim Vos (66)
First Game Played January 25, 1909 4-1 win over Bohemia
Biggest Win 21-2 over New Zealand March 21, 1989
Biggest Loss 37-2 to Ukraine March 13, 1993
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29. UKRAINE
IIHF 1992
Games Played 223
Wins 110
Losses 86
Ties 27
Most Games Vadim Shakhraychuk (83)
Most Points Vadim Shakhraychuk (59)
First Game Played February 18, 1986 5-5 tie with Latvia
Biggest Win 37-2 over Belgium March 13, 1993
Biggest Loss 9-0 to Finland May 3rd, 2003
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31. 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/ Asia Cup 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
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33. SOUTH KOREA
IIHF 1960
Games Played 189
Wins 64
Losses 111
Ties 14
Most Games N/A
Most Points N/A
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/ Asia Cup 1 Silver, 4 Bronze
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35. AUSTRALIA
IIHF 1938
Nickname Mighty Roos
Games Played 149
Wins 52
Losses 87
Ties 10
Most Games Glen Foll (79)
Most Points Greg Oddy (105)
First Game Played February 20, 196018-1 loss to Czechoslovakia
Biggest Win 58-0 over New Zealand March 14, 1987
Biggest Loss 23-1 to Kazakhstan March 15 1993
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37. LITHUANIA
IIHF 1938
Games Played 117
Wins 45
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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39. CROATIA
IIHF 1992
Games Played 145
Wins 40
Losses 97
Ties 8
Most Games Zibret Veljko (61)
Most Points Mato Mladenovic (48)
First Game Played January 29, 1941, 6-1 loss to Slovakia
Biggest Win 34-1 over Turkey November 19, 1993
Biggest Loss 15-1 to Slovenia November 7, 1992
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41. 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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43. SOUTH AFRICA
IIHF 1937
Games Played 95
Wins 31
Losses 63
Ties 1
Most Games Alan Verwey (66)
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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45. ICELAND
IIHF 1992
Nickname Icelandic Falcons
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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47. 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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49. TURKEY
IIHF 1991
Games Played 62
Wins 12
Losses 49
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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51. 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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53. HONG KONG
IIHF 1980
Games Played 27
Wins 10
Losses 15
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 8th, 2003
Biggest Loss 44-0 March 14, 1987
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55. CHINESE TAIPEI
IIHF 1983
Games played 11
Wins 5
Losses 5
Ties 1
Most Games Yu Kai Wen (5)
Most Points Yu Kai Wen (8)
First Game Played March 11, 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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57. KUWAIT
IIHF 2009
Nickname The Falcons
Games Played 13
Wins 6
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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59. 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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61. ARMENIA
IIHF 1999
Games Played 14
Wins 2
Losses 12
Ties 0
Most Games Artak Martirosyan (12)
Most Points Gevok Kanoakharyan (14)
First Game Played March 8th, 1962 1-0 loss to Lithuania
Biggest Win 6-0 over Ireland April 25, 2006
Biggest Loss 48-0 to Mexico March 11, 2001
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63.EUSKADI (BASQUE COUNTRY)
Not a IIHF Member
Homepage N/A
Games Played 2
Wins 1
Losses 1
Ties 0
Most Games Played Gorka Extebarria (2)
Most Points Gorka Extebarria (6)
First Game Played December 27, 2008 5-3 loss to Catalonia
Biggest win 9-1 over Catalonia December 26, 2009
Biggest Loss 5-3 to Catalonia December 27, 2008
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65. MACAO
IIHF 2005
Games Played 18
Wins 1
Losses 16
Ties 1
Most Games Ho Chon Nin (12)
Most Points Che Hou Fai (6)
First Game Played January 8th, 2003 30-1 loss to Hong Kong
Biggest Win 8-0 over India March 20, 2009
Biggest Loss 30-1 to Hong Kong January 6th, 2003
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67. BAHRAIN
Not a IIHF Member
Homepage N/A
Games Played 1
Wins 0
Losses 1
Ties 0
Most Games Played N/A
Most Points N/A
First Game Played January 8th, 2010 10-3 loss to Kuwait
Biggest Loss 10-3 to Kuwait January 8th, 2010
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69. LIECHTENSTEIN
IIHF 2001
Games Played 2
Wins 0
Losses 2
Ties 0
Most Games N/A
Most Points N/A
First Game Played April 26, 2003 7-1 loss to Luxembourg
Biggest Loss 7-1 to Luxembourg April 26, 2003