The IIHF Development Cup is an annual international ice hockey tournament sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is designed for national teams that do not compete in the IIHF World Championships. Since countries are required to have an Olympic-size ice rink and a domestic league to play in the World Championships, the Development Cup is the highest-level international tournament available to IIHF members without a league or Olympic-sized rink.
The first edition was held in Canillo, Andorra in 2017 with Morocco winning the title. In 2022, the first Women's Development Cup was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait and was won by Colombia.
Men's Results Year Gold Silver Bronze Host city Host country 2017 Canillo 2018 Füssen 2019 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 2022 Füssen 2023 Bratislava 2024 Bratislava 2025 Canillo
Medal table Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 2 4 3 1 0 2 34 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 2 2 4 8 0 1 0 1Totals (8 countries) 6 6 6 18
Participating nations Portugal has participated in each Development Cup since 2017, coached by Jim Aldred.
Nation2017201820222023202420252026Total––4––––1445––6TBA4–––24–TBA2––––65TBA2––133–TBA3––––54TBA2––––––Q123341–TBA5––21–2TBA31–––––Q2–1––––TBA1326523TBA6–––––1TBA1
Women's Results Year Gold Silver Bronze Host city Host country 2022 Kuwait City 2023 Krynica-Zdrój
Medal table Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 1Totals (5 countries) 2 2 2 6
Participating nations Nation20222023Total6-1-21112-315423-12-14-1
See also IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
References
External links Development Cup - official facebook Development Cup - eurohockey.com