These IIHF elections were conducted electronically, and in the order presented below. Here is the complete list of Council for 2026-30, followed by a detailed breakdown of all voting.
President
Round 1
Petr Briza 48 votes (41.03 %)
Franz Reindl 36 (30.77 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 33 (28.21 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Omorkanov was removed from the ballot.
Round 2
Reindl 60 votes (51.28 %)
Briza 57 (48.72 %)
Senior Vice-President
Round 1
Petr Briza 47 votes (40.17 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 36 (30.77 %)
Anders Larsson 13 (11.11 %)
Zakaria Khechuashvili 7 (5.98 %)
Matjaz Rakovec 7 (5.98 %)
Frank Gonzalez 4 (3.42 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 3 (2.56 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Bach Nielsen was removed from the ballot. As well, Viesturs Koziols withdrew prior to the vote, and Gonzalez withdrew after Round 1 voting.
Round 2
Briza 56 votes (47.86 %)
Omorkanov 41 (35.04 %)
Larsson 12 (10.26 %)
Rakovec 6 (5.13 %)
Khechuashvili 2 (1.71 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Khechuashvili was removed from the ballot and Rakovec withdrew.
Round 3
Briza 67 votes (57.26 %)
Omorkanov 44 (37.61 %)
Larsson 6 (5.13 %)
Regional Vice-President—Americas and Oceania
Mike Trimboli—elected with 93.10 “yes” votes as only candidate
Regional Vice-President—Asia
Round 1
Susie Jo 60 votes (51.28 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 46 (39.32 %)
Gleb Karatayev 11 (9.40 %)
Regional Vice-President—Europe & Africa
Round 1
Anders Larsson 30 votes (25.64 %)
Igor Nemecek 29 (24.79 %)
Heikki Hietanen 21 (17.95 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 17 (14.53 %)
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer 7 (5.98 %)
Clifton Wrottesley 6 (5.13 %)
Frank Gonzalez 5 (4.27 %)
Marta Zawadzka 2 (1.71 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Zawadzka was removed from the ballot and Wrottesley withdrew.
Round 2
Anders Larsson 34 votes (29.06 %)
Igor Nemecek 34 (29.06 %)
Heikki Hietanen 26 (22.22 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 15 (12.82 %)
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer 5 (4.27 %)
Frank Gonzalez 3 (2.56 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Gonzalez was removed from the ballot and Kolbenheyer withdrew.
Round 3
Nemecek 43 votes (36.75 %)
Hietanen 34 (29.06 %)
Larsson 33 (28.21 %)
Bach Nielsen 7 (5.98 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Bach Nielsen was removed from the ballot.
Round 4
Nemecek 54 votes (46.15 %)
Hietanen 42 (35.90 %)
Larsson 21 (17.95 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Larsson was removed from the ballot.
Round 5
Nemecek 68 votes (58.12 %)
Hietanen 49 (41.88 %)
Female Candidates (2)
Round 1
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer 63 votes (53.85 %)
Merve Tunali 55 (47.01 %)
Marta Zawadzka 46 (39.32 %)
Katherine Henderson 41 (35.04 %)
Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir 12 (10.26 %)
~only one person received 50 % of the vote so Thorsteinsdottir was removed from the ballot,
Round 2
Tunali 51 votes (43.59 %)
Zawadzka 39 (33.33 %)
Henderson 27 (23.08 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Henderson was removed from the ballot.
Round 3
Tunali 69 votes (58.97 %)
Zawadzka 48 (41.03 %)
Remaining Council Candidates (8)
Round 1
Heikki Hietanen 49 votes (43.75 %)
Viesturs Koziols 47 (41.96 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 38 (33.93)
Anders Larsson 37 (33.04 %)
Marta Zawadzka 32 (28.57 %)
Sergey Goncharov 32 (28.57 %)
Dmitry Kurbatov 31 (27.68 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 30 (26.79 %)
Matjaz Rakovec 29 (25.89 %)
Pierre Yves Gerbeau 29 (25.89 %)
Peter Zahner 29 (25.89%)
Andy Mills 26 (23.21 %)
Stoian Batchvarov 25 (22.32 %)
Katherine Henderson 25 (22.32 %)
Clifton Wrottesley 23 (20.54 %)
Andrea Gios 23 (20.54 %)
Jaan Molder 22 (19.64 %)
Kaveh Sedghi 22 (19.64 %)
Frank Gonzalez 17 (15.18 %)
Gleb Karatayev 16 (14.29 %)
Zakaria Khechuashvili 11 (9.82 %)
Hamel Ahmed Al Qubaisi 8 (7.14 %)
Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir 4 (3.57 %)
Joaquin de la Garma 4 (3.57 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Thorsteinsdottir and de la Garma were removed from the ballot.
Round 2
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 48 (41.03 %)
Omorkanov 43 (36.75 %)
Goncharov 37 (31.62 %)
Larsson 35 (29.91 %)
Zawadzka 34 (29.06 %)
Bach Nielsen 31 (26.50 %)
Kurbatov 31 (26.50 %)
Batchvarov 29 (24.79 %)
Gios 29 (25.79 %)
Zahner 29 (24.79 %)
Gerbeau 27 (23.08 %)
Rakovec 26 (22.22 %)
Wrottesley 26 (22.22 %)
Sedghi 25 (21.37 %)
Henderson 25 (21.37 %)
Molder 23 (19.66 %)
Mills 23 (19.66 %)
Al Qubaisi 20 (17.09 %)
Karatayev 18 (15.38 %)
Gonzalez 16 (13.68 %)
Khechuashvili 9 (7.69 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Khechuashvili was removed from the ballot.
Round 3
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 48 (41.03 %)
Omorkanov 45 (38.46 %)
Larsson 42 (35.90 %)
Goncharov 37 (31.62 %)
Zawadzka 36 (30.77 %)
Kurbatov 33 (28.21 %)
Bach Nielsen 32 (27.35 %)
Batchvarov 29 (24.79 %)
Zahner 29 (24.79 %)
Mills 28 (23.93 %)
Molder 27 (23.08 %)
Gerbeau 27 (23.08 %)
Rakovec 26 (22.22 %)
Gios 25 (21.37 %)
Sedghi 25 (21.37 %)
Henderson 24 (20.51 %)
Al Qubaisi 23 (19.66 %)
Wrottesley 23 (19.66 %)
Karatayev 20 (17.09 %)
Gonzalez 15 (12.82 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Gonzalez was removed from the ballot.
Round 4
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 47 (40.17 %)
Larsson 45 (38.46 %)
Omorkanov 44 (37.61 %)
Goncharov 42 (35.90 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.33 %)
Zawadzka 38 (32.48 %)
Bach Nielsen 34 (29.06 %)
Batchvarov 34 (29.06 %)
Gerbeau 32 (27.35 %)
Zahner 31 (26.50 %)
Gios 28 (23.93 %)
Mills 25 (21.37 %)
Rakovec 23 (19.66 %)
Sedghi 23 (19.66 %)
Henderson 23 (19.66 %)
Molder 22 (18.80 %)
Wrottesley 22 (18.80 %)
Al Qubaisi 20 (17.09 %)
Karatayev 15 (12.82 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Karatayev was removed from the ballot.
Round 5
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Omorkanov 48 (41.03 %)
Koziols 45 (38.46 %)
Goncharov 42 (35.90 %)
Zawadzka 40 (34.19 %)
Larsson 39 (33.33 %)
Bach Nielsen 35 (29.91 %)
Kurbatov 34 (29.06 %)
Gerbeau 32 (27.35 %)
Batchvarov 31 (26.50 %)
Zahner 31 (26.50 %)
Sedghi 26 (22.22 %)
Molder 25 (21.37 %)
Gios 25 (21.37 %)
Rakovec 24 (20.51 %)
Mills 22 (18.80 %)
Henderson 22 (18.80 %)
Wrottesley 19 (16.24 %)
Al Qubaisi 16 (13.68 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Al Qubaisi was removed from the ballot.
Round 6
Hietanen 58 (49.57 %)
Omorkanov 53 (45.30 %)
Koziols 47 (40.17 %)
Zawadzka 44 (37.61 %)
Larsson 42 (35.90 %)
Goncharov 41 (35.04 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.33 %)
Bach Nielsen 37 (31.62 %)
Batchvarov 33 (28.21 %)
Gerbeau 33 (28.21 %)
Zahner 27 (23.08 %)
Sedghi 25 (21.37 %)
Mills 24 (20.51 %)
Rakovec 22 (18.80 %)
Gios 22 (18.80 %)
Molder 20 (17.09 %)
Henderson 20 (17.09 %)
Wrottesley 18 (15.38 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Wrottesley was removed from the ballot.
Round 7
Hietanen 64 (54.70 %)
Omorkanov 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 50 (42.74 %)
Zawadzka 46 (39.32 %)
Goncharov 42 (35.90 %)
Larsson 40 (34.19 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.33 %)
Bach Nielsen 38 (32.48 %)
Batchvarov 36 (30.77 %)
Gerbeau 36 (30.77 %)
Sedghi 27 (23.08 %)
Mills 27 (23.08 %)
Zahner 26 (22.22 %)
Henderson 25 (21.37 %)
Gios 23 (19.66 %)
Rakovec 22 (18.80 %)
Molder 21 (17.95 %)
~Hietanen was named to Council and Molder was removed from the ballot.
Round 8
Omorkanov 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 52 (44.44 %)
Zawadzka 50 (42.74 %)
Goncharov 41 (35.04 %)
Larsson 40 (34.19 %)
Kurbatov 38 (32.48 %)
Bach Nielsen 36 (30.77 %)
Batchvarov 35 (29.91 %)
Gerbeau 35 (29.91 %)
Zahner 32 (27.35 %)
Gios 27 (23.08 %)
Mills 27 (23.08 %)
Sedghi 24 (20.51 %)
Rakovec 23 (19.66 %)
Henderson 23 (19.66 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Henderson and Rakovec were removed from the ballot.
Round 9
Omorkanov 56 (48.28 %)
Koziols 52 (44.83 %)
Zawadzka 50 (43.10 %)
Goncharov 46 (39.66 %)
Batchvarov 43 (37.07 %)
Larsson 42 (36.21 %)
Bach Nielsen 41 (35.34 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.62 %)
Gerbeau 39 (33.62 %)
Mills 39 (33.62 %)
Zahner 31 (26.72 %)
Gios 29 (25.00 %)
Sedghi 28 (24.14 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Sedghi was removed from the ballot.
Round 10
Omorkanov 60 (51.28 %)
Koziols 58 (49.57 %)
Larsson 51 (43.59 %)
Zawadzka 51 (43.59 %)
Goncharov 46 (39.32 %)
Kurbatov 45 (38.46 %)
Mills 43 (36.75 %)
Bach Nielsen 41 (35.04 %)
Batchvarov 41 (35.04 %)
Zahner 38 (32.48 %)
Gerbeau 33 (28.21 %)
Gios 31 (26.50 %)
~Omorkanov was named to Council and Gios was removed from the ballot.
Round 11
Koziols 59 (50.43 %)
Goncharov 50 (42.74 %)
Larsson 48 (41.03 %)
Zawadzka 48 (41.03 %)
Kurbatov 46 (39.32 %)
Batchvarov 42 (35.90 %)
Gerbeau 42 (35.90 %)
Zahner 42 (35.90 %)
Mills 40 (34.19 %)
Bach Nielsen 37 (31.62 %)
~Koziels was named to Council and Bach Nielsen was removed from the ballot.
Round 12:
Larsson 59 (50.43 %)
Zawadzka 54 (46.15 %)
Goncharov 54 (46.15 %)
Batchvarov 53 (45.30 %)
Mills 49 (41.88 %)
Kurbatov 44 (37.61 %)
Gerbeau 44 (37.61 %)
Zahner 44 (37.61 %)
~Larsson was automatically named to Council, but because three candidates tied for the fewest votes and five Council members were still requires, Zawadzka, Goncharov, Batchvarov, and Mills also qualified to Council.
IIHF Council, 2026-2030
President/Franz Reindl (GER)
Senior Vice-President/Petr Briza (CZE)
Regional Vice-President--Americas and Oceania/Mike Trimboli (USA)
Regional Vice-President--Asia/Susie Jo (KOR)
Regional Vice-President--Europe & Africa/Igor Nemecek (SVK)
Council Members
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer (HUN) and Merve Tunali (TUR), Heikki Hietanen (FIN) Aivaz Omorkanov (KGZ), Viesturs Koziols (LAT), Anders Larsson (SWE), Marta Zawadzka (POL), Sergey Goncharov (BLR), Stoian Batchvarov (BUL), and Andy Mills (NZL)
For details about the presidential election, please click HERE
For the names of the other elected Council members, click HERE
President
Round 1
Petr Briza 48 votes (41.03 %)
Franz Reindl 36 (30.77 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 33 (28.21 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Omorkanov was removed from the ballot.
Round 2
Reindl 60 votes (51.28 %)
Briza 57 (48.72 %)
Senior Vice-President
Round 1
Petr Briza 47 votes (40.17 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 36 (30.77 %)
Anders Larsson 13 (11.11 %)
Zakaria Khechuashvili 7 (5.98 %)
Matjaz Rakovec 7 (5.98 %)
Frank Gonzalez 4 (3.42 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 3 (2.56 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Bach Nielsen was removed from the ballot. As well, Viesturs Koziols withdrew prior to the vote, and Gonzalez withdrew after Round 1 voting.
Round 2
Briza 56 votes (47.86 %)
Omorkanov 41 (35.04 %)
Larsson 12 (10.26 %)
Rakovec 6 (5.13 %)
Khechuashvili 2 (1.71 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Khechuashvili was removed from the ballot and Rakovec withdrew.
Round 3
Briza 67 votes (57.26 %)
Omorkanov 44 (37.61 %)
Larsson 6 (5.13 %)
Regional Vice-President—Americas and Oceania
Mike Trimboli—elected with 93.10 “yes” votes as only candidate
Regional Vice-President—Asia
Round 1
Susie Jo 60 votes (51.28 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 46 (39.32 %)
Gleb Karatayev 11 (9.40 %)
Regional Vice-President—Europe & Africa
Round 1
Anders Larsson 30 votes (25.64 %)
Igor Nemecek 29 (24.79 %)
Heikki Hietanen 21 (17.95 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 17 (14.53 %)
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer 7 (5.98 %)
Clifton Wrottesley 6 (5.13 %)
Frank Gonzalez 5 (4.27 %)
Marta Zawadzka 2 (1.71 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Zawadzka was removed from the ballot and Wrottesley withdrew.
Round 2
Anders Larsson 34 votes (29.06 %)
Igor Nemecek 34 (29.06 %)
Heikki Hietanen 26 (22.22 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 15 (12.82 %)
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer 5 (4.27 %)
Frank Gonzalez 3 (2.56 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Gonzalez was removed from the ballot and Kolbenheyer withdrew.
Round 3
Nemecek 43 votes (36.75 %)
Hietanen 34 (29.06 %)
Larsson 33 (28.21 %)
Bach Nielsen 7 (5.98 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Bach Nielsen was removed from the ballot.
Round 4
Nemecek 54 votes (46.15 %)
Hietanen 42 (35.90 %)
Larsson 21 (17.95 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Larsson was removed from the ballot.
Round 5
Nemecek 68 votes (58.12 %)
Hietanen 49 (41.88 %)
Female Candidates (2)
Round 1
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer 63 votes (53.85 %)
Merve Tunali 55 (47.01 %)
Marta Zawadzka 46 (39.32 %)
Katherine Henderson 41 (35.04 %)
Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir 12 (10.26 %)
~only one person received 50 % of the vote so Thorsteinsdottir was removed from the ballot,
Round 2
Tunali 51 votes (43.59 %)
Zawadzka 39 (33.33 %)
Henderson 27 (23.08 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Henderson was removed from the ballot.
Round 3
Tunali 69 votes (58.97 %)
Zawadzka 48 (41.03 %)
Remaining Council Candidates (8)
Round 1
Heikki Hietanen 49 votes (43.75 %)
Viesturs Koziols 47 (41.96 %)
Aivaz Omorkanov 38 (33.93)
Anders Larsson 37 (33.04 %)
Marta Zawadzka 32 (28.57 %)
Sergey Goncharov 32 (28.57 %)
Dmitry Kurbatov 31 (27.68 %)
Henrik Bach Nielsen 30 (26.79 %)
Matjaz Rakovec 29 (25.89 %)
Pierre Yves Gerbeau 29 (25.89 %)
Peter Zahner 29 (25.89%)
Andy Mills 26 (23.21 %)
Stoian Batchvarov 25 (22.32 %)
Katherine Henderson 25 (22.32 %)
Clifton Wrottesley 23 (20.54 %)
Andrea Gios 23 (20.54 %)
Jaan Molder 22 (19.64 %)
Kaveh Sedghi 22 (19.64 %)
Frank Gonzalez 17 (15.18 %)
Gleb Karatayev 16 (14.29 %)
Zakaria Khechuashvili 11 (9.82 %)
Hamel Ahmed Al Qubaisi 8 (7.14 %)
Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir 4 (3.57 %)
Joaquin de la Garma 4 (3.57 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Thorsteinsdottir and de la Garma were removed from the ballot.
Round 2
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 48 (41.03 %)
Omorkanov 43 (36.75 %)
Goncharov 37 (31.62 %)
Larsson 35 (29.91 %)
Zawadzka 34 (29.06 %)
Bach Nielsen 31 (26.50 %)
Kurbatov 31 (26.50 %)
Batchvarov 29 (24.79 %)
Gios 29 (25.79 %)
Zahner 29 (24.79 %)
Gerbeau 27 (23.08 %)
Rakovec 26 (22.22 %)
Wrottesley 26 (22.22 %)
Sedghi 25 (21.37 %)
Henderson 25 (21.37 %)
Molder 23 (19.66 %)
Mills 23 (19.66 %)
Al Qubaisi 20 (17.09 %)
Karatayev 18 (15.38 %)
Gonzalez 16 (13.68 %)
Khechuashvili 9 (7.69 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Khechuashvili was removed from the ballot.
Round 3
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 48 (41.03 %)
Omorkanov 45 (38.46 %)
Larsson 42 (35.90 %)
Goncharov 37 (31.62 %)
Zawadzka 36 (30.77 %)
Kurbatov 33 (28.21 %)
Bach Nielsen 32 (27.35 %)
Batchvarov 29 (24.79 %)
Zahner 29 (24.79 %)
Mills 28 (23.93 %)
Molder 27 (23.08 %)
Gerbeau 27 (23.08 %)
Rakovec 26 (22.22 %)
Gios 25 (21.37 %)
Sedghi 25 (21.37 %)
Henderson 24 (20.51 %)
Al Qubaisi 23 (19.66 %)
Wrottesley 23 (19.66 %)
Karatayev 20 (17.09 %)
Gonzalez 15 (12.82 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Gonzalez was removed from the ballot.
Round 4
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 47 (40.17 %)
Larsson 45 (38.46 %)
Omorkanov 44 (37.61 %)
Goncharov 42 (35.90 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.33 %)
Zawadzka 38 (32.48 %)
Bach Nielsen 34 (29.06 %)
Batchvarov 34 (29.06 %)
Gerbeau 32 (27.35 %)
Zahner 31 (26.50 %)
Gios 28 (23.93 %)
Mills 25 (21.37 %)
Rakovec 23 (19.66 %)
Sedghi 23 (19.66 %)
Henderson 23 (19.66 %)
Molder 22 (18.80 %)
Wrottesley 22 (18.80 %)
Al Qubaisi 20 (17.09 %)
Karatayev 15 (12.82 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Karatayev was removed from the ballot.
Round 5
Hietanen 52 (44.44 %)
Omorkanov 48 (41.03 %)
Koziols 45 (38.46 %)
Goncharov 42 (35.90 %)
Zawadzka 40 (34.19 %)
Larsson 39 (33.33 %)
Bach Nielsen 35 (29.91 %)
Kurbatov 34 (29.06 %)
Gerbeau 32 (27.35 %)
Batchvarov 31 (26.50 %)
Zahner 31 (26.50 %)
Sedghi 26 (22.22 %)
Molder 25 (21.37 %)
Gios 25 (21.37 %)
Rakovec 24 (20.51 %)
Mills 22 (18.80 %)
Henderson 22 (18.80 %)
Wrottesley 19 (16.24 %)
Al Qubaisi 16 (13.68 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Al Qubaisi was removed from the ballot.
Round 6
Hietanen 58 (49.57 %)
Omorkanov 53 (45.30 %)
Koziols 47 (40.17 %)
Zawadzka 44 (37.61 %)
Larsson 42 (35.90 %)
Goncharov 41 (35.04 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.33 %)
Bach Nielsen 37 (31.62 %)
Batchvarov 33 (28.21 %)
Gerbeau 33 (28.21 %)
Zahner 27 (23.08 %)
Sedghi 25 (21.37 %)
Mills 24 (20.51 %)
Rakovec 22 (18.80 %)
Gios 22 (18.80 %)
Molder 20 (17.09 %)
Henderson 20 (17.09 %)
Wrottesley 18 (15.38 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Wrottesley was removed from the ballot.
Round 7
Hietanen 64 (54.70 %)
Omorkanov 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 50 (42.74 %)
Zawadzka 46 (39.32 %)
Goncharov 42 (35.90 %)
Larsson 40 (34.19 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.33 %)
Bach Nielsen 38 (32.48 %)
Batchvarov 36 (30.77 %)
Gerbeau 36 (30.77 %)
Sedghi 27 (23.08 %)
Mills 27 (23.08 %)
Zahner 26 (22.22 %)
Henderson 25 (21.37 %)
Gios 23 (19.66 %)
Rakovec 22 (18.80 %)
Molder 21 (17.95 %)
~Hietanen was named to Council and Molder was removed from the ballot.
Round 8
Omorkanov 52 (44.44 %)
Koziols 52 (44.44 %)
Zawadzka 50 (42.74 %)
Goncharov 41 (35.04 %)
Larsson 40 (34.19 %)
Kurbatov 38 (32.48 %)
Bach Nielsen 36 (30.77 %)
Batchvarov 35 (29.91 %)
Gerbeau 35 (29.91 %)
Zahner 32 (27.35 %)
Gios 27 (23.08 %)
Mills 27 (23.08 %)
Sedghi 24 (20.51 %)
Rakovec 23 (19.66 %)
Henderson 23 (19.66 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Henderson and Rakovec were removed from the ballot.
Round 9
Omorkanov 56 (48.28 %)
Koziols 52 (44.83 %)
Zawadzka 50 (43.10 %)
Goncharov 46 (39.66 %)
Batchvarov 43 (37.07 %)
Larsson 42 (36.21 %)
Bach Nielsen 41 (35.34 %)
Kurbatov 39 (33.62 %)
Gerbeau 39 (33.62 %)
Mills 39 (33.62 %)
Zahner 31 (26.72 %)
Gios 29 (25.00 %)
Sedghi 28 (24.14 %)
~no candidate received more than 50 % of the votes, so Sedghi was removed from the ballot.
Round 10
Omorkanov 60 (51.28 %)
Koziols 58 (49.57 %)
Larsson 51 (43.59 %)
Zawadzka 51 (43.59 %)
Goncharov 46 (39.32 %)
Kurbatov 45 (38.46 %)
Mills 43 (36.75 %)
Bach Nielsen 41 (35.04 %)
Batchvarov 41 (35.04 %)
Zahner 38 (32.48 %)
Gerbeau 33 (28.21 %)
Gios 31 (26.50 %)
~Omorkanov was named to Council and Gios was removed from the ballot.
Round 11
Koziols 59 (50.43 %)
Goncharov 50 (42.74 %)
Larsson 48 (41.03 %)
Zawadzka 48 (41.03 %)
Kurbatov 46 (39.32 %)
Batchvarov 42 (35.90 %)
Gerbeau 42 (35.90 %)
Zahner 42 (35.90 %)
Mills 40 (34.19 %)
Bach Nielsen 37 (31.62 %)
~Koziels was named to Council and Bach Nielsen was removed from the ballot.
Round 12:
Larsson 59 (50.43 %)
Zawadzka 54 (46.15 %)
Goncharov 54 (46.15 %)
Batchvarov 53 (45.30 %)
Mills 49 (41.88 %)
Kurbatov 44 (37.61 %)
Gerbeau 44 (37.61 %)
Zahner 44 (37.61 %)
~Larsson was automatically named to Council, but because three candidates tied for the fewest votes and five Council members were still requires, Zawadzka, Goncharov, Batchvarov, and Mills also qualified to Council.
IIHF Council, 2026-2030
President/Franz Reindl (GER)
Senior Vice-President/Petr Briza (CZE)
Regional Vice-President--Americas and Oceania/Mike Trimboli (USA)
Regional Vice-President--Asia/Susie Jo (KOR)
Regional Vice-President--Europe & Africa/Igor Nemecek (SVK)
Council Members
Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer (HUN) and Merve Tunali (TUR), Heikki Hietanen (FIN) Aivaz Omorkanov (KGZ), Viesturs Koziols (LAT), Anders Larsson (SWE), Marta Zawadzka (POL), Sergey Goncharov (BLR), Stoian Batchvarov (BUL), and Andy Mills (NZL)
For details about the presidential election, please click HERE
For the names of the other elected Council members, click HERE