Sweden has appeared in 79 out of 84 tournaments to date, with Canada, having participated in 74, and Finland in 67. Although the United States has appeared in 72 top division tournaments and five in lower divisions. In the 1969 event, the U.S. was unsuccessful at the tournament, finished in last place in Group A (now Top Division) after losing all ten games. This marks the first time in Men's Worlds history, the United States was relegated to Group B (now Division I) until the 1970 event, the U.S. finished in first place in Group B (7th overall) after winning all seven games and were promoted back to Group A.