Draft:2025 in ice hockey
The following is a list of the events taking place in ice hockey for the year 2025 throughout the world.
World Championships
[edit]2025 World Ice Hockey Divisions for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) took place between December XX, 2024 and May XX, 2025.
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
[edit]- December 26, 2024 – January 5: 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in
Ottawa
- The
[[men's national junior ice hockey team|]] defeated [[men's national junior ice hockey team|]], –, to win their sixth World Junior Ice Hockey Championship title. - [[men's national junior ice hockey team|]] defeated [[men's national junior ice hockey team|]], –, to win the bronze medal.
- [[men's national junior ice hockey team|]] was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2026.
- The
Divisions
[edit]- December XX, 2024 – December XX, 2024: Division I – Group A in
Budapest
- December 11, 2023 – December 17, 2023: Division I – Group B in
Bled
- December 11, 2023 – December 17, 2023: Division II – Group A in
Dumfries
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
South Korea, 2. 
Lithuania, 3. Great Britain, 4. 
China, 5. 
Netherlands, 6. 
Spain - South Korea was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2025.
- Spain was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- January 14 – 20: Division II – Group B in
Belgrade
- January 22 – 28: Division III – Group A in
Sofia
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
Israel, 2. 
New Zealand, 3. Bulgaria, 4. 
Turkey, 5. 
Mexico, 6. 
Kyrgyzstan - Israel was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2025.
- Kyrgyzstan was relegated to Division III – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- January 25 – 28: Division III – Group B in
Sarajevo
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2.
Luxembourg, 3. 
South Africa - Bosnia and Herzegovina was promoted to Division III – Group A for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
[edit]- January 6 – 14: 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in
Zug
- The
United States defeated 
Czechia, 5–1, to win their ninth World Women's U18 Championship title. - Canada defeated
Finland, 8–1, to win the bronze medal. 
Germany was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2025.
- The
Divisions
[edit]- January 6 – 12: Division I – Group A in
Egna
- January 8 – 14: Division I – Group B in Jaca
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
Norway, 2. Spain, 3. 
Poland, 4. 
Australia, 5. South Korea, 6. 
Chinese Taipei - Norway was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2025.
- Chinese Taipei was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- January 8 – 14: Division II – Group B in Sofia
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. New Zealand, 2.
Iceland, 3. 
Belgium, 4. Mexico, 5. Bulgaria, 6. South Africa - New Zealand was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- January 15 – 21: Division II – Group A in Heerenveen
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. China, 2. Great Britain, 3. Netherlands, 4.
Latvia, 5. 
Kazakhstan, 6. Turkey - China was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2025.
- Turkey was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
IIHF World Championship
[edit]- May 10 – 26: 2024 IIHF World Championship in Prague and Ostrava
- Czechia defeated Switzerland, 2–0, to win their seventh World Championship title.
Sweden defeated Canada, 4–2, to win the bronze medal.- Great Britain and Poland were relegated to Division I – Group A for 2025.
Divisions
[edit]- February 23 – 29: Division III – Group B in Sarajevo
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2.
North Korea, 3. 
Hong Kong, 4. 
Philippines, 5. 
Singapore, 6. 
Iran - Bosnia and Herzegovina was promoted to Division III – Group A for 2025.
- Iran was relegated to Division IV for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- March 10 – 16: Division III – Group A in Bishkek
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
Thailand, 2. Kyrgyzstan, 3. Luxembourg, 4. 
Turkmenistan, 5. South Africa, 6. Mexico - Thailand was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2025.
- Mexico was relegated to Division III – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- April 16 – 19: Division IV in
Kuwait City
- April 21 – 27: Division II – Group A in Belgrade
- April 22 – 28: Division II – Group B in Sofia
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Belgium, 2. New Zealand, 3.
Georgia, 4. Bulgaria, 5. Chinese Taipei, 6. Turkey - Belgium was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2025.
- Turkey was relegated to Division III – Group A for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- April 27 – May 3: Division I – Group B in Vilnius
- April 28 – May 4: Division I – Group A in Bolzano
IIHF World U18 Championships
[edit]- April 25 – May 5: 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships in Espoo and Vantaa
- Canada defeated the United States, 6–4, to win their fifth World U18 Championship title.
- Sweden defeated
Slovakia, 4–0, to win the bronze medal. - Kazakhstan was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2025.
Divisions
[edit]- March 4 – 7: Division III – Group B in Cape Town
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Hong Kong, 2. Turkmenistan, 3. Thailand, 4. South Africa
- Hong Kong was promoted to Division III – Group A for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- March 4 – 10: Division III – Group A in Istanbul
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Belgium, 2. Mexico, 3. Turkey, 4. Iceland, 5. New Zealand, 6. Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Belgium was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2024.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina was relegated to Division III – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- March 17 – 23: Division II – Group B in Puigcerdà
- April 14 – 20: Division I – Group A in
Frederikshavn
- April 14 – 20: Division I – Group B in
Tallinn
- April 17 – 23: Division II – Group A in Sosnowiec
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Poland, 2. Great Britain, 3. Netherlands, 4.
Romania, 5. 
Croatia, 6. Serbia - Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2025.
- Serbia was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
IIHF Women's World Championship
[edit]- April 3 – 14: 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship in Utica
Divisions
[edit]- March 11 – 17: Division III – Group A in Zagreb
- March 24 – 29: Division III – Group B in Kohtla-Järve
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Thailand, 2. Estonia, 3. Israel, 4. Singapore, 5. Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Thailand was promoted to Division III – Group A for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- March 31 – April 6: Division I – Group B in Riga
- April 1 – 7: Division II – Group B in Istanbul
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. North Korea, 2. Australia, 3. Hong Kong, 4. New Zealand, 5. Turkey, 6. South Africa
- North Korea was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2025.
- South Africa was relegated to Division III – Group A for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- April 7 – 13: Division II – Group A in
Canillo
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Kazakhstan, 2. Spain, 3. Mexico, 4. Chinese Taipei, 5. Iceland, 6. Belgium
- Kazakhstan was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2025.
- Belgium was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- April 21 – 27: Division I – Group A in
Klagenfurt
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Norway, 2. Hungary, 3.
France, 4. Austria, 5. Netherlands, 6. South Korea - Norway and Hungary were promoted to the Top Division for 2025.
- South Korea was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2025.
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
National Hockey League (NHL)
[edit]- October 10, 2023 – April 18: 2023–24 NHL season
- Presidents' Trophy and Eastern Conference regular-season winners: New York Rangers
- Western Conference regular-season winners: Dallas Stars
- Art Ross Trophy winner: Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- October 29, 2023: 2023 Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton
- The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames, by the score of 5–2.
- January 1: 2024 Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park in Seattle
- The Seattle Kraken defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, by the score of 3–0.
- February 3: 2024 All-Star Game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto
- All-Star Game: Team Matthews defeated Team McDavid, by the score of 7–4.
- All-Star Game MVP: Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Skills Competition:
- Overall winner: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
- Fastest Skater: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
- One Timers: Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche)
- Passing Challenge: Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks)
- Hardest Shot: Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche)
- Stick Handling: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
- Accuracy Shooting: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
- One-on-One: William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs) (skaters), Alexandar Georgiev (Colorado Avalanche) (goaltenders)
- Obstacle Course: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
- February 17 & 18: 2024 Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford
- February 17: The New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, by the score of 6–3.
- February 18: The New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders in overtime, by the score of 6–5.
- April 18: The NHL announces the establishment of a franchise based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes; the Coyotes franchise is subsequently marked inactive, with re-activation contingent on the construction of a new arena by 2029.[1]
- April 20 – June 24: 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
- June 24: The Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers four games to three in the Stanley Cup Finals to win their first Stanley Cup.
- June 28 & 29: 2024 NHL Entry Draft at the Sphere in Paradise
- #1: Macklin Celebrini (to the San Jose Sharks from the Boston University Terriers)
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)
[edit]- September 1, 2023 – February 26: 2023–24 KHL season
- Continental Cup and Western Conference regular-season winner: Dynamo Moscow
- Eastern Conference regular-season winner: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- Lada Togliatti returned to the league, after a five-season tenure in the VHL.
- February 29 – April 4: 2024 Gagarin Cup playoffs
- April 4: Metallurg Magnitogorsk defeats Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in a four-game sweep in the Gagarin Cup Finals to win their third Gagarin Cup.
North America
[edit]- October 13, 2023 – April 21: 2023–24 AHL season
- Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy & Atlantic Division winners: Hershey Bears
- Central Division winners: Milwaukee Admirals
- Pacific Division winners: Coachella Valley Firebirds
- North Division winners: Cleveland Monsters
- The Chicago Wolves became the first AHL team to have no NHL affiliate since 1994–95.[2]
- January 13, 2024: 2024 Outdoor Classic at Truist Field in Charlotte
- The Charlotte Checkers defeated the Rochester Americans with a score of 5–2.
- April – June: 2024 Calder Cup playoffs
- June 24: The Hershey Bears defeat the Coachella Valley Firebirds four games to two to win their second consecutive and 13th overall Calder Cup title.
- October 19, 2023 – April 14: 2023–24 ECHL season
- Brabham Cup & Mountain Division winners: Kansas City Mavericks
- Central Division winners: Toledo Walleye
- North Division winners: Adirondack Thunder
- South Division winners: Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- The Newfoundland Growlers ceased operations on April 2, 2024, without completing the final six games of the season.[3]
- April 17 – June 8: 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs
- June 8: The Florida Everblades defeat the Kansas City Mavericks four games to one to win their third consecutive and fourth overall Kelly Cup title.
- September 20, 2023 – April 13: 2023–24 USHL season
- Anderson Cup & Western Conference winners: Fargo Force
- Eastern Conference winners: Dubuque Fighting Saints
- April 15 – May 18: 2024 Clark Cup playoffs
- May 18: The Fargo Force defeat the Dubuque Fighting Saints three games to one to win their second Clark Cup title.
- September 22, 2023 – March 23: 2023–24 QMJHL season
- Jean Rougeau Trophy & East Division winners: Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Central Division: Drummondville Voltigeurs
- West Division: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Maritimes Division: Halifax Mooseheads
- December 14, 2023 (in-season): The QMJHL officially changes its name to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, replacing the term "Major," to better include the six Maritime-based teams in the league.[4]
- March 29 – May 14: 2024 QMJHL playoffs
- May 14: The Drummondville Voltigeurs defeat the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in a four-game sweep to win their second Gilles-Courteau Trophy title.
- September 22, 2023 – March 24: 2023–24 WHL season
- Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy & East Division winners: Saskatoon Blades
- B.C. Division: Prince George Cougars
- U.S. Division: Portland Winterhawks
- Central Division: Swift Current Broncos
- March 28 – May: 2024 WHL playoffs
- May 15: The Moose Jaw Warriors defeat the Portland Winterhawks in a four-game sweep to win their first Ed Chynoweth Cup title.
- September 28, 2023 – March 24: 2023–24 OHL season
- Hamilton Spectator Trophy & Midwest Division winners: London Knights
- West Division: Saginaw Spirit
- East Division: Oshawa Generals
- Central Division: North Bay Battalion
- March 28 – May: 2024 OHL playoffs
- May 15: The London Knights defeat the Oshawa Generals in a four-game sweep to win their fifth J. Ross Robertson Cup title.
- May 24 – June 2: 2024 Memorial Cup at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw
- June 2: The Saginaw Spirit defeat the London Knights, 4–3, to win their first Memorial Cup title.
Collegiate
[edit]NCAA–Division I (USA)
[edit]- March 14 – 24: 2024 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament (Frozen Four at the Whittemore Center in Durham)
- March 24: The Ohio State Buckeyes defeat the Wisconsin Badgers, 1–0, to win their second NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey title.
- March 28 – April 13: 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament (Frozen Four at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul)
- April 13: The Denver Pioneers defeat the Boston College Eagles, 2–0, to win their tenth NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey title.
- March 14 – 17: 2024 U Sports University Cup Tournament at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto
- March 17: The UNB Reds defeat the UQTR Patriotes, 4–0, to win their tenth University Cup title.
- January 1 – May 5: 2023–24 PWHL season
- Regular season winner: PWHL Toronto
- February 1, 2024: PWHL All-Star Showcase at the 2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game
- May 8 – 29: 2024 Walter Cup playoffs
- May 29: PWHL Minnesota defeats PWHL Boston three games to two to win the inaugural Walter Cup.
Europe
[edit]Tournaments
[edit]- August 31, 2023 – February 20: 2023–24 Champions Hockey League
- Genève-Servette HC defeated Skellefteå AIK, 3–2, to win their first Champions Hockey League title.
- Vítkovice Ridera and Lukko finished in joint third place, as the losing semi-finalists.
- September 22, 2023 – January 14: 2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup
- Final Ranking: 1. Nomad Astana, 2. GKS Katowice, 3.
Cardiff Devils, 4. Herning Blue Fox
- Final Ranking: 1.
Leagues
[edit]- September 12, 2023 – March 12: 2023–24 SM-liiga season
- March 15 – April 28: 2024 SM-liiga playoffs
- September 13, 2023 – March 4: 2023–24 National League season
- March 16 – April 30: 2024 National League playoffs
- The ZSC Lions defeat Lausanne HC, four games to three, to win their tenth National League title.
- March 16 – April 30: 2024 National League playoffs
- September 14, 2023 – March 3: 2023–24 Czech Extraliga season
- Presidential Cup winner: Dynamo Pardubice
- March 6 – April 28: 2024 Czech Extraliga playoffs
- Oceláři Třinec defeats Dynamo Pardubice, four games to three, to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall Extraliga title.
- September 14, 2023 – March 8: 2023–24 DEL season
- Augsburger Panther were relegated to the DEL2.
- March 10 – April 26: 2024 DEL playoffs
- Eisbären Berlin defeats the Fischtown Pinguins, four games to one, to win their tenth DEL title.
- September 14, 2023 – March 12: 2023–24 SHL season
- Modo Hockey joined the league after promotion from the HockeyAllsvenskan.
- IK Oskarshamn were relegated to the HockeyAllsvenskan.
- March 14 – April 29: 2024 SHL playoffs
- Skellefteå AIK defeats Rögle BK, four games to one, to win their fourth Le Mat Trophy title.
Asia
[edit]- September 16, 2023 – March 24: 2023–24 Asia League Ice Hockey season
- Leader's Flag winners: HL Anyang
- The East Hokkaido Cranes folded prior to the season.
- March 30 – April 6: 2024 ALIH Finals
- HL Anyang defeated Red Eagles Hokkaido, three games to one, to win their second consecutive and eighth overall Asia League championship.
- March 24 – 30: 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup in Bishkek
- Final Round Robin placements: 1. Iran, 2. Philippines, 3.
United Arab Emirates, 4. 
India, 5. Kyrgyzstan
- Final Round Robin placements: 1.
- April 23 – 30: 2024 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship in
Tashkent and Samarkand
- Uzbekistan defeated Thailand, 2–1, to win their second Men's U18 Asia and Oceania Championship title.
Mongolia defeated the United Arab Emirates, 4–2, to win the bronze medal.
Other tournaments
[edit]- April 18 – 21, June 5 – 9, July 11 – 14: Challenger Series Heritage Cup[5][6] in Chicago and Dix Hills and Oshawa
- April 21 – 27: 2024 IIHF Development Cup in Bratislava
- April 24 – 28: Dream Nations Cup[7][8] in East Rutherford
- Men's tournament:
Algeria defeated 
Armenia, 7–6 in overtime, to win the gold medal.- The
First Nations defeated 
Egypt, 6–3, to win the bronze medal.
- Women's tournament:
- The Netherlands defeated the
Caribbean, two games to one, to win the gold medal. - Egypt defeated the First Nations, 4–1, to win the bronze medal.
- The
- Men's tournament:
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- ^ "NHL BOG approves establishment of new franchise in Utah". NHL.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Chicago Wolves To Play As An Independent AHL Team". Pro Hockey Rumors. April 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Newfoundland Growlers won't finish the season as membership in ECHL terminated". CBC. April 2, 2024.
- ^ Blouin, Maxime (December 14, 2023). "The QMJHL becomes the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League". CHL.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ Douglas, William (April 15, 2024). "Color of Hockey: Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Lebanon raising profile in game". NHL.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Challenger Series". Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Color of Hockey: Dream Nations Cup to put Algeria, Egypt, others in spotlight". NHL.com. April 22, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Dream Nations Cup – Home". Dream Nations Cup. Retrieved 2024-04-29.