List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

The IIHF was created on 15 May 1908, under the name (in French) Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG).

[1] Belgium, France, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) were the founding members.

The third level, IIHF Affiliate Members, is for nations that only participate in the now-defunct Inline Hockey World Championships.

[65] ^ C. The IIHF recognizes Bohemia, which joined in 1908, and Czechoslovakia as the predecessors to the Czech Republic, which officially became a member in 1993.

[70] ^ G. Kuwait had originally joined the IIHF in 1985, but was expelled in 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity.

^ H. The IIHF recognizes the Soviet Union, which joined in 1952, as the predecessor to Russia, which officially became a member in 1992.

The IIHF recognizes Yugoslavia, which joined in 1939, as the predecessor to Serbia, which officially became a member on 28 September 2006.