The Croatian men's national ice hockey team represents Croatia in IIHF ice hockey competitions. It is organized by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2015, the team was ranked 26th in the world by the IIHF.[6] At the 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Croatia currently competes in 2014 Division I B.
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| Association | Croatian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Igor Jačmenjak |
| Head coach | Danijel Kolombo |
| Assistants | Bruno Bregant Miro Smerdelj |
| Captain | Borna Rendulić |
| Most games | Igor Jačmenjak (81)[1] |
| Top scorer | Marko Lovrenčić (36)[2] |
| Most points | Marko Lovrenčić (74)[3] |
| Home stadium | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | CRO |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 31  (28 May 2023)[4] |
| Highest IIHF | 26 (first in 2008) |
| Lowest IIHF | 31 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
Slovakia  6–1 .svg){kind=small} Croatia(Bratislava, Slovakia; 9 February 1941)[5] | |
| Biggest win | |
Croatia  34–1  Turkey(Zagreb, Croatia; 20 November 1993) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Slovenia  15–1 Croatia(Zagreb. Croatia; 7 November 1992) Slovenia 15–1 Croatia(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 April 2001) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 24th (2001) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 86–150–9 | |
World Championship record edit
| Year | Division | Position | GP | W | D | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | Div. | Ov | Div. | |||||
| Slovenia 1993 | 3 | Group C | NR | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spain 1994 | 4 | Group C2 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| South Africa 1995 | 4 | Group C2 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovenia 1996 | 3 | Group C | 28 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Andorra 1997 | 4 | Group D | 29 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary 1998 | 3 | Group C | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Netherlands 1999 | 3 | Group C | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| China 2000 | 3 | Group C | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovenia 2001 | 2 | Div I | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Netherlands 2002 | 2 | Div I | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Croatia 2003 | 2 | Div I | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Spain 2004 | 3 | Div II | 32 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Croatia 2005 | 3 | Div II | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia 2006 | 2 | Div I | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Croatia 2007 | 3 | Div II | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan 2008 | 2 | Div I | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Lithuania 2009 | 2 | Div I | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Slovenia 2010 | 2 | Div I | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Croatia 2011 | 3 | Div II | 31 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Iceland 2012 | 4 | Div II A | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Croatia 2013 | 4 | Div II A | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania 2014 | 3 | Div I B | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands 2015 | 3 | Div I B | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Croatia 2016 | 3 | Div I B | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Britain 2017 | 3 | Div I B | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Lithuania 2018 | 3 | Div I B | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Serbia 2019 | 4 | Div II A | 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia 2020 | 4 | Div II A | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7] | |||||
| China 2021 | 4 | Div II A | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | |||||
| Croatia 2022 | 4 | Div II A | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain 2023 | 4 | Div II A | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
All-time record against other nations edit
- As of 22 April 2023.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 |
 Austria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 |
 Belarus |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | -17 |
 Belgium |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 13 | +29 |
 Bulgaria |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 16 | +56 |
 China |
9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 30 | +1 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | -20 |
 Estonia |
11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 55 | -16 |
 France |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | -26 |
 Georgia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
 Great Britain |
9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 42 | -29 |
 Hungary |
24 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 30 | 178 | -148 |
 Iceland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 |
 Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
 Italy |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | -23 |
 Israel |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | +42 |
 Japan |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | +24 |
 Kazakhstan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | +38 |
 Lithuania |
15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 56 | -24 |
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 Netherlands |
17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 36 | 86 | -50 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | +31 |
 Norway |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 36 | -31 |
 Poland |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 33 | -29 |
 Romania |
13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 52 | -11 |
 Serbia |
16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 35 | +24 |
| Slovakia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| Slovenia |
18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 141 | -123 |
 South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
 South Korea |
9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 28 | +1 |
 Spain |
13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 36 | +15 |
| Turkey |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 5 | +103 |
 Ukraine |
9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 56 | -49 |
| Total | 245 | 86 | 9 | 150 | 846 | 1 133 | -287 |
- Biggest Losses
| World Championship | Qualifications |
|---|---|
References edit
- ^ "Franchise All-Time GP". Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Franchise All-Time Goals". Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Franchise All-Time Points". Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "PREHĽAD ZÁPASOV A-tímu SR od roku 1940". Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "2012 Men's World Ranking". iihf.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
