What does WC stand for?

WC stands for World Championship.

How many teams play in the WC?

The WC currently consists of 16 teams.

Who won the most recent WC championship?

Finland won the most recent WC championship in 2026.

World Championship WC 1956-1957

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1956-1957

1956-1957 Season

Sweden finished first in the 1956-57 WC standings with 13 points. Soviet Union (12 points) and Czechoslovakia (11 points) followed.

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1956-1957 WC Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Sweden	7	6	1	0	-	-	62	11	51	13	1.86	-
2.	Soviet Union	7	5	2	0	-	-	77	9	68	12	1.71	-
3.	Czechoslovakia	7	5	1	1	-	-	66	9	57	11	1.57	-
4.	Finland	7	4	0	3	-	-	28	33	-5	8	1.14	-
5.	DDR/East Germany	7	3	0	4	-	-	23	48	-25	6	0.86	-
6.	Poland	7	2	0	5	-	-	25	45	-20	4	0.57	-
7.	Austria	7	0	1	6	-	-	8	61	-53	1	0.14	-
8.	Japan	7	0	1	6	-	-	11	84	-73	1	0.14	-

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1956-1957 WC Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Konstantin Loktev (F)	7	11	6	17	0
2.	Ronald Pettersson (F)	7	9	8	17	0
3.	Nils Nilsson (F)	7	10	6	16	-
4.	Vsevolod Bobrov (F)	5	13	1	14	0
5.	Lars-Eric Lundvall (F)	7	6	8	14	2

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1956-1957 WC Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Hans Mack (G)	-	-	-
2.	Gunther Katzur (G)	-	-	-
3.	Takaaki Yasumoto (G)	-	-	-
4.	Toshio Sato (G)	-	-	-
5.	Jozef Waclaw (G)	4	-	-

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1956-1957 WC Demographics

WC Games

date	home	visiting	score
05/31/2026 06:20 PM UTC	Switzerland	Finland	0 - 1 (OT 70:42)
05/31/2026 01:30 PM UTC	Canada	Norway	2 - 3 (OT 63:32)
05/30/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Canada	Finland	2 - 4
05/30/2026 01:20 PM UTC	Switzerland	Norway	6 - 0
05/28/2026 06:20 PM UTC	Switzerland	Sweden	3 - 1

WC Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Austria	14	113	6'0"	176 lbs	28.86
2.	Czechoslovakia	17	163	5'10"	172 lbs	26.18
3.	DDR/East Germany	17	75	5'7"	157 lbs	25.94
4.	Finland	17	190	5'10"	174 lbs	23.65
5.	Japan	18	0	5'8"	154 lbs	25.70
6.	Poland	17	124	5'7"	157 lbs	25.38
7.	Soviet Union	17	202	5'9"	170 lbs	28.35
8.	Sweden	17	206	6'0"	183 lbs	24.65

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Stepan Sannikov (F)	2026-2027	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	17	12	15	27	38
2.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	18	12	13	25	2
3.	Danila Karaban (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	21	17	7	24	2
4.	Dominik Pas (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	11	4	20	24	0
5.	Artyom Likhotnikov (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	21	8	15	23	21
6.	Connor McDavid (F)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	8	6	17	23	2
7.	Dmitri Grents (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	21	4	19	23	8
8.	Alan Lyszczarczyk (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	11	7	15	22	4
9.	Mikhail Rakhmanov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	19	10	11	21	12
10.	Luke Ferrara (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	9	9	10	19	0

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Regular Season

WC All-Time Points

WC All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Boris Mikhailov (F)	105	98	66	164
2.	Valeri Kharlamov (F)	105	74	82	156
3.	Alexander Maltsev (F)	108	77	76	153
4.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	101	74	78	152
5.	Sergei Makarov (F)	100	56	68	124

WC All-Time Goals

WC All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Boris Mikhailov (F)	105	98	66	164
2.	Alexander Maltsev (F)	108	77	76	153
3.	Valeri Kharlamov (F)	105	74	82	156
4.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	101	74	78	152
5.	Václav Nedomanský (F)	80	65	27	92

WC All-Time Assists

WC All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Valeri Kharlamov (F)	105	74	82	156
2.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	101	74	78	152
3.	Alexander Maltsev (F)	108	77	76	153
4.	Sergei Makarov (F)	100	56	68	124
5.	Boris Mikhailov (F)	105	98	66	164

WC All-Time Penalty Min.

WC All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Udo Kießling (D)	119	16	46	154
2.	Mario Chitaroni (F)	67	14	33	146
3.	Tommy Jakobsen (D)	76	4	15	141
4.	Sergei Klimentyev (D)	44	5	15	138
5.	Goran Bezina (D)	67	7	17	126

WC All-Time Games Played

WC All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Andres Ambühl (F)	151	32	38	70
2.	Udo Kießling (D)	119	16	30	46
3.	Roman Červenka (F)	113	35	61	96
4.	Jiri Holík (F)	109	50	45	95
5.	Alexander Maltsev (F)	108	77	76	153

WC All-Time Points Per Game

WC All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Lars Ljungman (F)	6	20	25	4.17
2.	Leif Andersson (F)	1	3	4	4.00
3.	Bruce Mather (F)	7	19	26	3.71
4.	Stan Obodiac (F)	6	11	20	3.33
5.	Stanislav Konopasek (F)	13	26	39	3.00

WC All-Time Points Per Season

WC All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Vladimir Zabrodsky (F)	1946-1947	WC	7	28	11	39	5.57	-
2.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1972-1973	WC	10	18	16	34	3.40	12
3.	Boris Mikhailov (F)	1972-1973	WC	10	16	13	29	2.90	4
4.	Bruce Mather (F)	1948-1949	WC	7	19	7	26	3.71	2
5.	Lars Ljungman (F)	1946-1947	WC	6	20	5	25	4.17	2

WC All-Time Goals Per Season

WC All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Vladimir Zabrodsky (F)	1946-1947	WC	7	28	11	39	5.57	-
2.	Lars Ljungman (F)	1946-1947	WC	6	20	5	25	4.17	2
3.	Bruce Mather (F)	1948-1949	WC	7	19	7	26	3.71	2
4.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1972-1973	WC	10	18	16	34	3.40	12
5.	Ulrich Poltera (F)	1949-1950	WC	7	17	4	21	3.00	4

WC All-Time Assists Per Season

WC All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1972-1973	WC	10	18	16	34	3.40	12
2.	Valeri Kharlamov (F)	1972-1973	WC	10	9	14	23	2.30	31
3.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1976-1977	WC	10	7	14	21	2.10	8
4.	Sergei Makarov (F)	1985-1986	WC	10	4	14	18	1.80	12
5.	Connor Brown (F)	2020-2021	WC	10	2	14	16	1.60	2

WC All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

WC All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mario Chitaroni (F)	2000-2001	WC	5	2	0	2	0.40	60
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2007-2008	WC	8	2	6	8	1.00	52
3.	Cory Cross (D)	1996-1997	WC	11	0	2	2	0.18	49
4.	Tuomo Ruutu (F)	2005-2006	WC	9	0	0	0	0.00	49
5.	Todd Bertuzzi (F)	1999-2000	WC	9	5	4	9	1.00	47