First sanctioned in 1996, the World Para Ice Hockey Championship is an international event organized by World Para Ice Hockey.

Most recently, the United States earned a gold medal at the 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Team USA has claimed six gold medals (2023, 2021, 2019, 2015, 2012, 2009) and is the only country to ever win back-to-back (2009, 2012) and three-consecutive gold medals (2019, 2021, 2023) in the event. Additionally, the U.S. has achieved five other medal finishes, earning four silver medals (2004, 2013, 2017, 2024) and one bronze medal (2008).

The event has been held 12 times, including three times on U.S. soil (2000: Salt Lake City, Utah; 2008: Marlborough, Massachusetts; 2015: Buffalo, New York).