List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players

The following is a list of international ice hockey competitions where National Hockey League (NHL) players have participated. Most of these competitions were arranged either by the NHL or its union, the NHLPA, or the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation. There have been 15 full international tournaments where it was possible for all NHL players to participate since the 1976 Canada Cup, dubbed as the first real World Championship. There are 5 Canada Cups, 3 World Cups of Hockey, 6 Winter Olympics and 1 Four Nations Face-Off tournament. Canada has won 10 of these tournaments (4 Canada Cups, 3 Winter Olympic Gold Medals, 2 World Cups of Hockey and 1 Four Nations Face-Off), the US has won 2 (2026 Olympic Gold Medal, 1996 World Cup of Hockey), Czechia has won 1 (1998 Olympic Gold Medal), Sweden has won 1 (2006 Olympic Gold Medal), and the Soviet Union has won 1 (1981 Canada Cup). Of the 15 tournaments, Canada has 10 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 2 quarterfinal exits. The United States has 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals, 4 semifinal exits, and 2 quarterfinal exits. The Soviet Union/Russia has 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 6 semifinal exits, and 3 quarterfinal exits. Sweden has 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, 5 semifinal exits, and 5 quarterfinal exits. Czechia has 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, 3 semifinal exits and 7 quarterfinal exits. Finland has 0 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 5 semifinal exits, and 1 quarterfinal exit.