The following is a list of first international men's ice hockey matches for each (past or present) country, played from 1909 through 1999. The matches are listed chronologically.
Chamonix Cup January 23, 1909 [1] [2] | France | 8 – 1 (3–0, 5–1) | Chamonix, France |
France as Club des Patineurs de Paris |
Chamonix Cup January 23, 1909 [3] [4] | Great Britain | 3 – 0 (1–0, 2–0) | Chamonix, France |
Great Britain as Princes Ice Hockey Club Switzerland as Club des Patineurs de Lausanne |
Chamonix Cup January 23, 1909 [5] | France | 1 – 0 (1–0, 0–0) | Chamonix, France |
Belgium as Fédération des Patineurs de Belgique France as Club des Patineurs de Paris |
European Championship January 11, 1910 [6] | Germany | 5 – 3 (?–?, ?–?) | Les Avants, Switzerland |
Berliner Schlittschuhclub as Germany |
European Championship February 4, 1912 [7] | Bohemia | 5 – 0 (2–0, 3–0) | Prague, Austria-Hungary |
The European Championship 1912 was annulled, as Austria was not a member of the IIHF. SK Slavia Prague as Bohemia, DEHG Prag as Austria. |
Olympic Games April 23, 1920 [8] | Sweden | 8 – 0 (5–0, 3–0) | Antwerp, Belgium |
Olympic Games April 24, 1920 [9] | United States | 29 – 0 (15–0, 14–0) | Antwerp, Belgium |
Olympic Games April 24, 1920 [10] [1] | Canada | 15 – 0 (5–0, 10–0) | Antwerp, Belgium |
Winnipeg Falcons as Canada |
European Championship March 14, 1924 [11] | Switzerland | 17 – 0 (8–0, 9–0) | Milan, Italy |
Friendly March 14, 1924 [12] | Sweden | 7 – 1 (?–?, ?–?) | Milan, Italy |
European Championship January 9, 1925 [7] | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 0 (1–0, 2–0) | Strbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia |
Friendly January 11, 1926 [13] | Austria | 13 – 1 (?–?, ?–?) | Davos, Switzerland |
European Championship January 24, 1927 [14] | Austria | 6 – 0 (4–0, 2–0) | Vienna, Austria |
Friendly January 29, 1928 [15] | Sweden | 8 – 1 (?–?, ?–?) | Helsinki, Finland |
Friendly January 24, 1930 [16] | Czechoslovakia | 12 – 2 (3–1, 8–0, 1–1) | Davos, Switzerland |
World Championship February 2, 1931 [17] | United States | 15 – 0 (7–0, 5–0, 3–0) | Krynica-Zdrój, Poland |
Friendly February 27, 1932 [18] [19] | Latvia | 3 – 0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Riga, Latvia |
Friendly January 10, 1934 [20] | Canada | 11 – 1 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | Oslo, Norway |
Friendly January 30, 1934 [21] | Romania | 1 – 0 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
Friendly January 5, 1935 [22] | Belgium | 4 – 0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Friendly February 20, 1937 [23] | Finland | 2 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Helsinki, Finland |
Friendly January 11, 1940 [24] | Bohemia-Moravia | 5 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Prague, Bohemia-Moravia |
International Winter Sports Week February 1, 1940 [25] | Bohemia-Moravia | 12 – 0 (5–0, 4–0, 3–0) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Internationale Wintersportwoche in German |
Friendly February 9, 1941 [26] | Slovakia | 6 – 1 (4–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Friendly January 17, 1942 [27] | Bulgaria | 4 – 2 (2–1, 1–0, 1–1) | Bucharest, Romania |
World Championship February 12, 1949 [28] | Canada | 47 – 0 (13–0, 16–0, 18–0) | Stockholm, Sweden |
Friendly January 28, 1951 [29] | Poland | 8 – 3 (5–0, 2–1, 1–2) | East Berlin, East Germany |
Friendly April 22, 1951 [30] | Soviet Union | 23 – 2 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | East Berlin, East Germany |
Olympic Winter Games February 20, 1960 [31] | Czechoslovakia | 18 – 1 (7–1, 3–0, 8–0) | Squaw Valley, United States |
World Championship Group C March 3, 1961 [32] | Yugoslavia | 12 – 3 (4–0, 3–1, 5–2) | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Friendly February 12, 1972 [33] | Romania | 6 – 4 (2–1, 3–1, 1–2) | Bucharest, Romania |
World Championship Group C March 8, 1974 [34] | Italy | 11 – 2 (1–2, 4–0, 6–0) | Grenoble, France |
World Championship Group C March 16, 1979 [35] | Spain | 7 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 4–0) | Barcelona, Spain |
Friendly March 3, 1987 [36] [37] | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 2 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | Perth, Australia |
Chinese Taipei competed unofficially in the 1987 World Championship Group D tournament in Perth, Australia. Due to the political status of Taiwan and related issues with China, the games were considered as exhibition games and the results does not count towards the standings of the tournament. |
World Championship Group D March 13, 1987 [38] | South Korea | 35 – 2 (9–1, 11–1, 15–0) | Perth, Australia |
Friendly March 20, 1992 [39] | Austria | 1 – 0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Klagenfurt, Austria |
World Championship Group C2 March 21, 1992 [40] [41] | Greece | 15 – 3 (4–0, 3–1, 8–2) | Johannesburg, South Africa |
World Championship Group C2 March 21, 1992 [42] | South Africa | 23 – 0 (5–0, 9–0, 9–0) | Johannesburg, South Africa |
World Championship Group C2 March 22, 1992 [43] | Spain | 23 – 4 (8–0, 6–1, 9–3) | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Friendly April 12, 1992 [30] | Russia | 2 – 2 (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Friendly April 14, 1992 [44] [45] | Kazakhstan | 5 – 1 (4–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
World Championship Group C Qualification November 7, 1992 [46] | Ukraine | 4 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Minsk, Belarus |
Sweden Hockey Games February 11, 1993 [1] | Czechia | 6 – 1 (1–0, 2–0, 3–1) | Stockholm, Sweden |
World Championship Group C1 March 20, 1995 [21] | Ukraine | 15 – 3 (4–1, 5–1, 6–1) | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Asian Winter Games January 30, 1999 [47] | Japan | 44 – 1 (15–0, 11–1, 18–0) | Gangneung, South Korea |
Asian Winter Games January 31, 1999 [48] | South Korea | 14 – 1 (6–1, 2–0, 6–0) | Gangneung, South Korea |
World Championship Group D April 14, 1999 [49] | Israel | 11 – 0 (5–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Krugersdorp, South Africa |
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