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Annual Report Annual Report July 2013 - June 2014 July 2013- June 2014 Congratulations 2013-2014 Champions Olympic Winter Games, Men’s Ice Hockey Canada Olympic Winter Games, Women’s Ice Hockey Canada IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Russia IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A Slovenia IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B Poland IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A Estonia IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group B Spain IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Bulgaria IIHF World Junior Championship Finland IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division I Group A Denmark IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division I Group B Italy IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group A Hungary IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group B Korea IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III Belgium IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship USA IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division I Group A Latvia IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division I Group B Hungary IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group A Lithuania IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group B Estonia IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division III Group A Australia IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division III Group B South Africa IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division I Gr. A Czech Republic IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division I Gr. B Latvia IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Gr. A Italy IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Gr. B Croatia IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Canada IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Switzerland IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Finland IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I Slovenia IIHF Continental Cup Stavanger Oilers IIHF European Women’s Champion’s Cup Tornado Moscow Region IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia Chinese Taipei IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia Division I Macau IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia China IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia Division I Hong Kong INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION Annual Report July 2013–June 2014 Semi-Annual Congress 1 Tenerife, Spain September 18 - 20, 2014 Publisher: International Ice Hockey Federation Horst Lichtner, General Secretary Editor and layout: Adam Steiss Contributors: Martin Merk Darren Boyko, Jörg Polzer Production editor: Romain Golay, Reproscan Group Photos: Hockey Hall of Fame and IIHF Images on Ice www.imagesonice.net Print: Reproscan Group AG, Ottenbach Copyright: International Ice Hockey Federation Any corrections or changes please send note to [email protected] Cover photo: Team Canada’s men’s and women’s national teams are Olympic champions once more. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images Back photo: Russia’s Sergei Shirokov hoists the cup after defeating Team Finland in the gold medal game at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Photo: Richard Wolowicz / HHOF-IIHF Images Sochi Life: The 2014 Olympic Winter Games saw Russia put on two well-organized and memorable hockey tournaments. Photo: Francois Laplante / HHOF-IIHF Images Russian Redemption: Three months after his country missed out on an Olympic medal, Alex Ovechkin and co. dominated the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images Golden Girls: Marie-Philip Poulin and Hayley Wickenheiser react after winning Olympic gold thanks to Poulin’s overtime score against Team USA. Photo by Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images Finn-tastic: Teammates rush defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen moments after he scored the gold-winning overtime goal at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmo, Sweden. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION 10 Carey Price of Team Canada prior to the start of the Olympic gold medal game. Photo: Jeff Vinnick / HHOF-IIHF Images INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION Table of Contents Report of the President ...................................................................................................... 12 Report of the General Secretary ......................................................................................... 16 IIHF Council ........................................................................................................................ 20 IIHF Member National Associations ................................................................................... 22 IIHF Survey of Players ......................................................................................................... 25 IIHF National Team 2013/2014 Jersey Program ................................................................. 26 IIHF Office .......................................................................................................................... 30 11 World Championship & Olympic Results Timeline 1920-2014 ........................................... 32 IIHF Committee Members .................................................................................................. 34 Infront Report .................................................................................................................... 36 IIHF Semi-Annual Congress: Cascais, Portugal ................................................................... 40 IIHF Annual Congress: Minsk, Belarus ............................................................................... 48 IIHF Sport Development Report .......................................................................................... 58 IIHF Committee Reports ..................................................................................................... 64 Referee & Linesmen Assignments ...................................................................................... 74 IIHF World Ranking ............................................................................................................ 78 2014 IIHF Hall of Fame Induction ....................................................................................... 82 IIHF Hall of Fame Inductee List ...........................................................................................86 2014 Olympic Winter Games ..............................................................................................90 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships ...................................................................... 96 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship ................................................................. 122 IIHF Continental Cup ........................................................................................................ 123 European Women Champion’s Cup ................................................................................. 124 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia............................................................................................... 126 IIHF Calendar of Events .................................................................................................... 129 2014/2015 IIHF Championship Program .......................................................................... 132 IIHF Supplier Pool ............................................................................................................. 134 IIHF Partners .................................................................................................................... 135 www.IIHF.com ................................................................................................................. 136 Hockey Hall of Fame ........................................................................................................ 138 Parting Shot .................................................................................................................... 140 INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION Report of the President W e were once again privileged to witness an- The total tournament attendance of 144,268 spec- other best-on-best Olympic ice hockey tournament tators set a new European record. As usual we had in Sochi, Russia. I would like to thank the NHL and the large contingent of Canadian fans travel over- NHLPA, the IOC, NOCs, and MNAs for once again seas to support their country, but both finalists Swe- ensuring that hockey fans around the planet got to den and Finland also had many fans turn out for see the world’s biggest stars play together on the the game and tune in on television. The gold medal 12 same sheet of ice. game drew over a million viewers in both Finland and Sweden, peaking at two million people in the But beyond the NHLers playing in Sochi, hockey’s host nation. future was unfolding before our very eyes as the women’s tournament showcased some of the most Our efforts to promote hockey in Asia also took an- action-packed moments of the Games. Two thrilling other step forward when we held the World Champi- comebacks by the Canadians and the Swiss in the onship Division I Group A in Goyang, Korea. It’s the gold and bronze medal games punctuated a tourna- first time the IIHF had this high-level competition ment that proved beyond a doubt that there is a in Korea, and we have seen throughout the tourna- place for the women’s game at the Olympic level. ment that the organizers met all the requirements. Both the teams and the IIHF were very happy with Since Nagano 1998 we have always been discuss- the organizing committee and the Korean Ice Hock- ing player participation with