2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships


The 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships was the 14th edition of World Para Ice Hockey Championships held in 2025. The tournament was hosted in Buffalo, New York, in the United States from 24 to 31 May. The top five teams from the championship qualified for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.
The United States won their seventh title, defeating Canada 6–1 in the final.

Format

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.

Venue

The venue was the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo.

Teams

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 their second consecutive tournament.

Groups composition

The serpentine system was used to organise the groups.
;Group A
;Group B
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Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 30 January 2025. On 29 April 2025, the referees were confirmed.
''All times are local.''

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final standings

The top five teams from the championship qualified for the 2026 Winter Paralympics. Those teams were United States, Canada, Czechia, China and Germany.

Team rosters

United States: Kayden Beasley, Liam Cunningham, Travis Dodson, Christopher Douglas, David Eustace, Declan Farmer, Noah Grove, Malik Jones, Griffin LaMarre, Jen Lee, Kevin McKee, Joshua Misiewicz, Benjamin Musselman, Evan Nichols, Josh Pauls, Brody Roybal, Jack Wallace
Canada: Rob Armstrong, Gavin Nicholas James Baggs, Vincent Boily, Shawn Burnett, Dominic Cozzolino, Adam Dixon, James Dunn, Auren Halbert, Tyrone Henry, Liam Hickey, Anton Jacobs-Webb, Adam Kingsmill, Micah Kovacevich, Zach Lavin, Mathieu Lelievre, Tyler McGregor, Corbin Watson

Pool B

Pool B was hosted in Astana, Kazakhstan at the Terlan Arena.

Results

All times are local.
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