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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 1993-1994

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1993-1994

1993-1994 Season

Canada finished first in the 1993-94 WC standings with 10 points. Finland (9 points) and Russia (8 points) followed.

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1993-1994 WC Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Canada	5	5	0	0	-	-	24	7	17	10	2.00	Champion
2.	Finland	5	4	1	0	-	-	29	9	20	9	1.80	Final loss
3.	Sweden	5	3	1	1	-	-	22	11	11	7	1.40	Bronze game win
4.	USA	5	3	0	2	-	-	19	19	0	6	1.20	Bronze game loss
5.	Russia	5	4	0	1	-	-	34	7	27	8	1.60	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Italy	5	3	0	2	-	-	17	15	2	6	1.20	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Czechia	5	1	2	2	-	-	15	17	-2	4	0.80	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Austria	5	1	1	3	-	-	15	15	0	3	0.60	Quarterfinal loss
9.	Germany	5	1	1	3	-	-	9	14	-5	3	0.60	Did not make playoffs
10.	France	5	1	0	4	-	-	8	25	-17	2	0.40	Did not make playoffs
11.	Norway	5	0	2	3	-	-	9	21	-12	2	0.40	Saved in relegation
12.	Great Britain	5	0	0	5	-	-	7	44	-37	0	0.00	Relegated

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1993-1994 WC Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Mats Sundin (F)	8	5	9	14	4
2.	Paul Kariya (F)	8	5	7	12	2
3.	Saku Koivu (F)	8	5	6	11	4
4.	Valeri Kamensky (F)	6	5	5	10	12
5.	Jari Kurri (F)	8	4	6	10	2

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1993-1994 WC Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Albert Shirgaziyev (G)	2	0.00	1.000
2.	Claus Dalpiaz (G)	1	0.00	1.000
3.	Jukka Tammi (G)	2	0.75	.963
4.	Mikhail Shtalenkov (G)	6	1.01	.962
5.	Bill Ranford (G)	6	1.17	.956

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1993-1994 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

Player Nationalities Throughout History

WC Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Austria	23	219	5'11"	190 lbs	25.91
2.	Canada	23	251	6'0"	201 lbs	25.17
3.	Czechia	23	466	6'0"	194 lbs	26.52
4.	Finland	23	475	5'11"	190 lbs	26.39
5.	France	23	273	6'0"	187 lbs	28.26
6.	Germany	23	330	5'11"	183 lbs	25.83
7.	Great Britain	23	123	5'11"	190 lbs	28.87
8.	Italy	23	270	5'11"	183 lbs	27.13
9.	Norway	23	335	6'0"	190 lbs	26.26
10.	Russia	23	301	5'11"	194 lbs	25.35
11.	Sweden	23	364	6'0"	192 lbs	25.91
12.	USA	23	275	6'0"	192 lbs	26.13

Team Comparison History

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Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Stepan Sannikov (F)	2026-2027	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	8	7	6	13	10
2.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	8	2	10	12	0
3.	Danila Karaban (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	9	8	3	11	0
4.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	7	4	11	2
5.	Artyom Likhotnikov (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	9	4	7	11	10
6.	Abay Mangisbayev (F)	2026-2027	Nomad Astana	Kazakhstan	8	6	4	10	8
7.	Oleg Boiko (F)	2026-2027	Nomad Astana	Kazakhstan	8	4	6	10	2
8.	Sergei Drozd (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo-Molodechno	-	7	3	7	10	0
9.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	7	0	10	10	4
10.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	5	4	9	6

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Vladimir Zabrodsky (F)	1946-1947	7	28	39
2.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1972-1973	10	18	34
3.	Boris Mikhailov (F)	1972-1973	10	16	29
4.	Bruce Mather (F)	1948-1949	7	19	26
5.	Lars Ljungman (F)	1946-1947	6	20	25

WC All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Vladimir Zabrodsky (F)	1946-1947	7	28	39
2.	Lars Ljungman (F)	1946-1947	6	20	25
3.	Bruce Mather (F)	1948-1949	7	19	26
4.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1972-1973	10	18	34
5.	Ulrich Poltera (F)	1949-1950	7	17	21

WC All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1972-1973	10	16	34
2.	Valeri Kharlamov (F)	1972-1973	10	14	23
3.	Vladimir Petrov (F)	1976-1977	10	14	21
4.	Sergei Makarov (F)	1985-1986	10	14	18
5.	Connor Brown (F)	2020-2021	10	14	16

WC All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Mario Chitaroni (F)	2000-2001	5	2	60
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2007-2008	8	8	52
3.	Cory Cross (D)	1996-1997	11	2	49
4.	Tuomo Ruutu (F)	2005-2006	9	0	49
5.	Todd Bertuzzi (F)	1999-2000	9	9	47