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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo |
Dates | May 24–31 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runners-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 20 |
Goals scored | 134 (6.7 per game) |
Attendance | 3,634 (182 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Awards | |
MVP | ![]() |
Official website | |
Buffalo 2025 | |
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. [1] The top five teams from the championship qualified for the 2026 Winter Paralympics. [2]
The United States won their seventh title, defeating Canada 6–1 in the final. [3] [4]
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.
The venue was the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo.
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LECOM Harborcenter | ||
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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 a their second consecutive tournament.
Team | Qualification method | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament |
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![]() | First in 2024 | 14th | 1996 | 2024 | 14 | Champions (2000, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2024) |
![]() | Second in 2024 and hosts | 14th | 14 | Champions (2009, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) | ||
![]() | Third in 2024 | 9th | 2009 | 5 | Third place (2021, 2023, 2024) | |
![]() | Fourth in 2024 | 3rd | 2023 | 3 | Fourth place (2023, 2024) | |
![]() | Fifth in 2024 | 10th | 2008 | 6 | Runners-up (2012) | |
![]() | Sixth in 2024 | 3rd | 2021 | 2 | Sixth place (2023) | |
![]() | Winner of Pool B | 13th | 1996 | 2023 | 1 | Champions (2004) |
![]() | Runners-up of Pool B | 7th | 2004 | 1 | Fifth place (2008) | |
The serpentine system was used to organise the groups.
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The schedule was announced on 30 January 2025. [2] On 29 April 2025, the referees were confirmed. [5] All times are local (UTC−4).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 9 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 1 |
24 May 2025 17:00 | Canada ![]() | 11–0 (1–0, 4–0, 6–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 163 |
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2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
32 | Shots | 3 |
24 May 2025 20:30 | China ![]() | 6–3 (2–1, 0–2, 4–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 54 |
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
30 | Shots | 7 |
25 May 2025 17:00 | South Korea ![]() | 0–12 (0–8, 0–3, 0–1) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 64 |
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12 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
2 | Shots | 36 |
25 May 2025 20:30 | China ![]() | 8–0 (3–0, 5–0, 0–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 49 |
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
35 | Shots | 4 |
27 May 2025 10:00 | Canada ![]() | 4–2 (1–1, 0–0, 3–1) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 88 |
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18 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
25 | Shots | 15 |
27 May 2025 20:30 | Germany ![]() | 3–2 OT (1–2, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 34 |
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
20 | Shots | 18 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 9 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
24 May 2025 10:00 | Czechia ![]() | 6–1 (2–0, 1–1, 3–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 61 |
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
29 | Shots | 4 |
24 May 2025 13:30 | United States ![]() | 12–0 (3–0, 8–0, 1–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 212 |
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0 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
33 | Shots | 4 |
25 May 2025 10:00 | Czechia ![]() | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 36 |
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
35 | Shots | 8 |
25 May 2025 13:30 | Slovakia ![]() | 0–13 (0–5, 0–2, 0–6) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 133 |
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2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
2 | Shots | 34 |
27 May 2025 13:30 | United States ![]() | 4–3 (2–0, 2–1, 0–2) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 211 |
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4 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
29 | Shots | 14 |
27 May 2025 17:00 | Norway ![]() | 1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 98 |
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
17 | Shots | 17 |
Semifinals | Final | |||||
30 May | ||||||
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31 May | ||||||
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30 May | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
31 May | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 |
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
28 May | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
30 May | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
28 May | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
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Seventh place | ||||||
30 May | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
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28 May 2025 13:30 | Germany ![]() | 3–1 (2–1, 0–0, 1–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 72 |
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6 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
18 | Shots | 20 |
28 May 2025 17:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 1–0 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 62 |
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
19 | Shots | 6 |
30 May 2025 13:30 | Canada ![]() | 3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 207 |
Game reference | ||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
25 | Shots | 8 |
30 May 2025 17:00 | United States ![]() | 6–1 (1–0, 4–1, 1–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 302 |
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
30 | Shots | 9 |
30 May 2025 20:30 | South Korea ![]() | 2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 43 |
Game reference | ||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
14 | Shots | 16 |
30 May 2025 10:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 2–5 (0–1, 1–2, 1–2) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 31 |
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6 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||
14 | Shots | 22 |
31 May 2025 12:30 | China ![]() | 1–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 198 |
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
15 | Shots | 18 |
31 May 2025 16:00 | United States ![]() | 6–1 (3–1, 1–0, 2–0) | ![]() | LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo Attendance: 1,516 |
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Griffin LaMarre | Goalies | Adam Kingsmill | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 11 |
The top five teams from the championship qualified for the 2026 Winter Paralympics. [2] Those teams were United States, Canada, Czechia, China and Germany. [6]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | B | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 15 | Champions |
2 | A | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 12 | Runners-up |
3 | B | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 8 | Third place |
4 | A | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 7 | Fourth place |
5 | A | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 8 | Fifth place game |
6 | B | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 5 | |
7 | A | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 5 | Relegated to Pool B |
8 | B | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 |
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Terlan Arena, Astana |
Dates | 6–11 September |
Teams | 6 |
Official website | |
Astana 2026 | |
Pool B was hosted in Astana, Kazakhstan at the Terlan Arena.
Team | Qualification |
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![]() | Seventh 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. Host |
![]() | Placed 5th in Pool B in 2024. |
![]() | Placed 1st in Pool C in 2024 and was promoted. |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to Pool A |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to Pool C |