WIHA World Cup (Eastern Manifest Destiny)

The WIHA World Cup is the umbrella term for two international ice hockey and ice football competitions contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of the World International Hockey Association (WIHA), the sports' global governing board. The championships for the sport of ice hockey have been awarded every two years since 1897 and 1952 to the men's and women's teams, respectively. The championships for the sport of ice football have been awarded every 4 years since the men's inaugural tournament in 1930 and women's inaugural tournament in 1963. The men's tournaments did not take place 1915, 1917, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, and 1947 because of the world wars.