Template:Infobox Ice Hockey Country

This infobox is to be used for Ice Hockey countries. Suggestions on change should be noted in the talk page.

Syntax
'You must enter fields exactly'' as shown below (ie: letter case matters!). Please follow the guidelines provided in parenthesis for best results:'''

Required fields
All fields are required, except the two picture ones. Failure to fill in data for a field WILL NOT delete that field from the infobox.


 * Image: specify the name of a picture to illustrate the country. A map of the country is strongly suggested as the picture for the infobox; any other relevant picture can be placed elsewhere in the text.


 * Image_size: specify the size of the picture to use (in pixels). The default size is the original size of the picture, which can be a problem if it is too big; try making your pictures 230 pixels. In case of a too small picture that ends up too pixelated at that size, leave field blank to keep the image at its original size.


 * Flag: use the   templates to display the country name with a picture of its flag. Also add in bold letters the international three letters abbreviation of the country (exemple: 🇨🇦 CAN).


 * Continent: the continent where the country is located.


 * Leader: the name of the political leader of the country. Title (President, Prime Minister, etc.) should be between parenthesis after the leader's name. DO NOT CREATE ARTICLES ABOUT LEADERS.


 * Population: Total population of the country


 * Registered players: The number of registered players for the country. Those numbers are made available by the IIHF in its survey of players at the following address: http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/survey-of-players.html.


 * Percentage: the percentage of the population of the country who are registered players. Simply divide the number of registered players by the population of the country, and then multiply the answer by 100.


 * National team: a link to the country's national team's article on IHW. May be of the form  National team's nickname  (ex.: Tre Kronor).


 * National federation: a link to the article about the national ice hockey federation of the country.


 * IIHF ranking: current world ranking of the country. Add movement from previous year between parenthesis (ex.:21st (+1)).


 * Top league: a link to the article about the top league of the country (ex.: National Hockey League, Elitserien, SM-Liiga, Continental Hockey League...)


 * Current champion: the current title holder of the aforementioned championship. In the case of multinational championships, such as the NHL or the KHL, if the champion team is not from the country you are filling the infobox for, use the best ranked team from that country (in the regular season standings) as the champion and denote its status with an asterisk (*).