Five Top First History in 100 Years of IIHF
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IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) (French: Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace) is the worldwide governing body for icehockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 68 members. It is responsible for the management of international ice hockey tournaments, and maintains the IIHF World Ranking.
The IIHF museum was located within the International Hockey Hall of Fame Museum located in Kingston, Ontario from 1992 to 1997. In 1998, the IIHF museum relocated to Toronto, Ontario, occupying over 3,500 square feet within the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF Hall of Fame. It was established in 1997, with 30 initial members, and has had inductions annually since then. The Hall of Fame includes players and builders.
- First IIHF World Championship game in St. Petersburg, Russia (April 29, 2000): Perhaps no host team in recent history was as heavily favored to win gold as this Russian squad starring Pavel Bure and Sergei Gonchar.
- First World Championship gold medal for Slovakia (May 11, 2002): This was another late-game stunner. With 1:20 left, Peter Bondra’s blast from left wing beat Russian goalie Maxim Sokolov on the short side for a 4-3 Slovak win in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- First video-reviewed gold medal-winning goal in hockey history (May 11, 2003): The 4-on-4 overtime in this Canada-Sweden gold medal game offered more thrills than the entire seven-game Stanley Cup finals between New Jersey and Anaheim that year.
- First World Championship home game for Team Latvia (May 5, 2006): The chants, cheers, horn-blowing, and raw emotion at the Arena Riga before the host team’s tournament-opening tie against the Czech Republic were so intense that it brought tears to your eyes.
- First time Russia ever lost a World Championship game on Moscow ice (May 12, 2007): It came down to an ill-timed pokecheck attempt by Russian goalie Alexander Eremenko during the semi-final overtime against Finland.
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