Full members A. Armenia was suspended by the IIHF in April 2010 for use of ineligible players on their
national team that participated in the
2010 IIHF World Championship Division III Group B in Yerevan, Armenia. The suspension was lifted in 2015.
B. Austria was expelled from the IIHF in 1920, then re-admitted on January 24, 1924. It was again expelled in 1939 and re-admitted on 27 April 1946.
C. Russia and Belarus were suspended indefinitely by the IIHF on 28 February 2022 from competing in the IIHF World Championship because of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and
Belarusian support.
D. The
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association withdrew from the LIHG on 13 April 1944, then rejoined on 22 March 1947, as part of the merger with the
International Ice Hockey Association.
G. Germany was expelled in 1920, then re-admitted on January 11, 1926. It was again expelled on 27 April 1946. West Germany and East Germany were admitted into the IIHF in 1951 and 1954, respectively. Following their reunification, Germany was re-admitted into the IIHF on 3 October 1990.
H. Japan was expelled from the IIHF on 27 April 1946, then re-admitted on 10 March 1951.
I. Kuwait had originally joined the IIHF in 1985, but was expelled in 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity.
J. The IIHF recognizes the Soviet Union, which joined in 1952, as the predecessor to Russia, which officially became a member in 1992.
K. The IIHF recognizes Yugoslavia, which joined in 1939, as the predecessor to Serbia, which officially became a member on 28 September 2006.
L. On 22 March 1947, the LIHG chose to recognize the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States instead of the
Amateur Athletic Union as the governing body of ice hockey in the United States, as part of the merger with the International Ice Hockey Association.
Associate and affiliate members Former members ==References==