The IIHF Development Cup is an annual international
ice hockey
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tournament sanctioned by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries.
The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...
(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
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and a
domestic league to play in the World Championships, the Development Cup is the highest-level international tournament available to many IIHF members.
The first edition was held in
Canillo
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, Andorra in 2017 with Morocco winning the title. In 2022, the first Women's Development Cup was held in
Kuwait City
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, Kuwait and was won by Colombia.
Men's
Results
Medal table
Participating nations
Portugal has participated in each Development Cup since 2017, coached by
Jim Aldred
James Aldred (born April 28, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, and was drafted 59th overall in the 1981 NHL entry draft, 1981 National Hockey League entry draft by the B ...
.
Women's
Results
Medal table
Participating nations
See also
*
IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
References
External links
Development Cup- ''official facebook''
- ''eurohockey.com''
International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 2017
Women's ice hockey tournaments
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