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 1992-1993

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1992-1993

1992-1993 Season

Canada finished first in the 1992-93 WC standings with 10 points. Czechia (9 points) and Germany (8 points) followed.

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1992-1993 WC Standings

1992-1993 WC — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	TP	GF	GA	+/-	P/GP	Postseason
1.	Russia	5	2	1	2	5	15	12	3	1.00	Champion
2.	Sweden	5	3	0	2	6	17	14	3	1.20	Final loss
3.	Czechia	5	4	1	0	9	17	4	13	1.80	Bronze game win
4.	Canada	5	5	0	0	10	31	4	27	2.00	Bronze game loss
5.	Germany	5	4	0	1	8	20	12	8	1.60	Quarterfinal loss
6.	USA	5	2	2	1	6	14	10	4	1.20	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Finland	5	2	1	2	5	7	7	0	1.00	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Italy	5	1	2	2	4	8	20	-12	0.80	Quarterfinal loss
9.	Austria	5	0	1	4	1	4	22	-18	0.20	Did not make playoffs
10.	France	5	0	0	5	0	10	24	-14	0.00	Did not make playoffs
11.	Norway	5	1	0	4	2	6	17	-11	0.40	Saved in relegation
12.	Switzerland	5	2	0	3	4	11	14	-3	0.80	Relegated

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1992-1993 WC Player Stats

1992-1993 WC — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Eric Lindros (F)	8	11	6	17	10
2.	Andrei Khomutov (F)	8	5	7	12	10
3.	Shayne Corson (F)	8	3	7	10	6
4.	Dave Manson (D)	8	3	7	10	22
5.	Valeri Karpov (F)	8	4	5	9	0

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1992-1993 WC Goalie Stats

1992-1993 WC — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Sakari Lindfors (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Peter Åslin (G)	2	1.21	.968
3.	Mike Dunham (G)	1	1.00	.968
4.	Pat Jablonski (G)	2	0.96	.952
5.	Petr Bříza (G)	8	1.23	.949

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1992-1993 WC Demographics

WC Games

WC — Games
date	home	visiting	score
05/31/2026 08:20 PM GMT+2	Switzerland	Finland	0 - 1 (OT 70:42)
05/31/2026 03:30 PM GMT+2	Canada	Norway	2 - 3 (OT 63:32)
05/30/2026 08:00 PM GMT+2	Canada	Finland	2 - 4
05/30/2026 03:20 PM GMT+2	Switzerland	Norway	6 - 0
05/28/2026 08:20 PM GMT+2	Switzerland	Sweden	3 - 1

WC Team Comparison (Averages)

1992-1993 WC — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Austria	23	123	6'0"	192 lbs	26.74
2.	Canada	23	232	6'0"	192 lbs	25.48
3.	Czechia	22	550	6'0"	190 lbs	26.68
4.	Finland	23	296	6'0"	192 lbs	24.78
5.	France	23	221	6'0"	185 lbs	28.26
6.	Germany	23	602	5'11"	183 lbs	27.57
7.	Italy	23	219	5'11"	185 lbs	28.30
8.	Norway	23	315	5'11"	185 lbs	27.22
9.	Russia	23	376	6'0"	194 lbs	25.39
10.	Sweden	23	371	6'0"	194 lbs	26.17
11.	Switzerland	25	487	5'11"	187 lbs	27.16
12.	USA	23	194	6'0"	196 lbs	23.48

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

WC — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Connor McDavid (F)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	20	11	38	49	4
2.	Stepan Sannikov (F)	2026-2027	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	25	22	22	44	60
3.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	20	18	19	37	4
4.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2026-2027	Minnesota Wild	NHL	21	17	18	35	2
5.	Evan Bouchard (D)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	20	11	22	33	4
6.	Dominik Pas (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	17	7	26	33	2
7.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2026-2027	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	20	10	20	30	12
8.	Dmitri Grents (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	28	7	23	30	8
9.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	24	14	15	29	2
10.	Auston Matthews (F)	2026-2027	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	21	12	17	29	6

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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	P/GP
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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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

List of WC Champions

WC — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Finland
2025	USA
2024	Czechia
2023	Canada
2022	Finland
2021	Canada
2019	Finland
2018	Sweden
2017	Sweden
2016	Canada
2015	Canada
2014	Russia
2013	Sweden
2012	Russia
2011	Finland
2010	Czechia
2009	Russia
2008	Russia
2007	Canada
2006	Sweden
2005	Czechia
2004	Canada
2003	Canada
2002	Slovakia
2001	Czechia
2000	Czechia
1999	Czechia
1998	Sweden
1997	Canada
1996	Czechia
1995	Finland
1994	Canada
1993	Russia
1992	Sweden
1991	Sweden
1990	Soviet Union
1989	Soviet Union
1987	Sweden
1986	Soviet Union
1985	Czechoslovakia
1983	Soviet Union
1982	Soviet Union
1981	Soviet Union
1979	Soviet Union
1978	Soviet Union
1977	Czechoslovakia
1976	Czechoslovakia
1975	Soviet Union
1974	Soviet Union
1973	Soviet Union
1972	Czechoslovakia
1971	Soviet Union
1970	Soviet Union
1969	Soviet Union
1968	Soviet Union
1967	Soviet Union
1966	Soviet Union
1965	Soviet Union
1964	Soviet Union
1963	Soviet Union
1962	Sweden
1961	Canada
1960	USA
1959	Canada
1958	Canada
1957	Sweden
1956	Soviet Union
1955	Canada
1954	Soviet Union
1953	Sweden
1952	Canada
1951	Canada
1950	Canada
1949	Czechoslovakia
1948	Canada
1947	Czechoslovakia
1939	Canada
1938	Canada
1937	Canada
1936	Great Britain
1935	Canada
1934	Canada
1933	USA
1931	Canada
1930	Canada
1928	Canada
1924	Canada
1920	Canada