The 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships was the 14th edition of World Para Ice Hockey Championships (originally named IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships) held in 2025. The tournament was hosted in Buffalo, New York, in the United States from 24 to 31 May. The top five teams from the championship qualified for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.
The United States won their seventh title, defeating Canada 6–1 in the final.
Format The teams were divided into two groups based on their ranking, however contrary to previous years, the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. The bottom two teams in each group played in the 5–8th place semifinals.
Venue The venue was the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo. BuffaloLECOM Harborcenter
Teams Germany and Norway were promoted to Pool A, securing an immediate return to the top division. For the first time, Slovakia survived relegation and competed at their second consecutive tournament. TeamQualification methodAppearance(s)Previous best performance First in 2024 14th 1996 2024 14 Second in 2024 and hosts 14th 14 Third in 2024 9th 2009 5 Fourth in 2024 3rd 2023 3 Fifth in 2024 10th 2008 6 Sixth in 2024 3rd 2021 2 Winner of Pool B 13th 1996 2023 1 Runners-up of Pool B 7th 2004 1
Notes
Groups composition The serpentine system was used to organise the groups.
Group A (1st) (4th) (5th) (2nd in Pool B)
Group B (2nd) (3rd) (6th) (1st in Pool B)
Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 30 January 2025. On 29 April 2025, the referees were confirmed. All times are local (UTC−4).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings The top five teams from the championship qualified for the 2026 Winter Paralympics. Those teams were United States, Canada, Czechia, China and Germany.
Medalists Kayden BeasleyLiam CunninghamTravis DodsonChris DouglasDavid EustaceDeclan FarmerNoah GroveMalik JonesGriffin LaMarreJen LeeKevin McKeeJosh MisiewiczBenjamin MusselmanEvan NicholsJosh PaulsBrody RoybalJack WallaceRob ArmstrongGavin BaggsVincent BoilyShawn BurnettDominic CozzolinoAdam DixonJames DunnAuren HalbertTyrone HenryLiam HickeyAnton Jacobs-WebbAdam KingsmillMicah KovacevichZach LavinMathieu LelièvreTyler McGregorCorbin WatsonPavel DoležalMichal GeierZdeněk HáblVáclav HečkoLukáš KapkoPavel KubešAlex OharDavid OndrákPatrik SedláčekMichal VápenkaFilip VeselýRadek ZelinkaMartin Žižlavský
Pool B
Pool B was hosted in Astana, Kazakhstan at the Terlan Arena.
Participants Team QualificationSeventh and relegated from Pool A in 2024.Eighth and relegated from Pool A in 2024.Placed 3rd in Pool B in 2024.Placed 4th in Pool B in 2024. HostPlaced 5th in Pool B in 2024.Placed 1st in Pool C in 2024 and was promoted.
Results
All times are local (UTC+5).
See also 2025 Women's World Para Ice Hockey Championships
References
External links Official website Schedule (Archive1, , Archive3) Squad (Archive1, , Archive3)