Iceland men's national ice hockey team

The Icelandic men's national ice hockey team (Icelandic: Íslenska karlalandsliðið í íshokkí) is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, representing Iceland in ice hockey competitions. Iceland is ranked 34th in the world by the IIHF World Rankings as of 2022.

Iceland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Icelandic Falcons
AssociationIce Hockey Iceland
Head coachVladimir Kolek
AssistantsMiloslav Račanský
Helgi Thorisson
CaptainIngvar Jónsson
Most gamesIngvar Jónsson (103)
Top scorerJónas Breki Magnússon
Robin Hedström (32)
Most pointsEmil Alengaard (91)
Team colors     
IIHF codeISL
Ranking
Current IIHF34 Steady (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF32 (2018)
Lowest IIHF39 (2004)
First international
Israel  11–0  Iceland
(Krugersdorp, South Africa; 14 April 1999)
Biggest win
Iceland  30–0  Armenia
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 18 March 2004)
Biggest defeat
Lithuania  20–0  Iceland
(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 28 March 2002)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances18 (first in 1999)
Best result30th (2014)
International record (W–L–T)
48–68–1

IIHF World Championships edit

Year Host Division/Group Group Position Overall Position
1999   Krugersdorp Group D 8th 41st
2000   Reykjavík Group D 5th 38th
2001   Majadahonda Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2002   Novi Sad Division II, Group B 4th 39th
2003   Sofia Division II, Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2004   Reykjavík Division III 1st (promoted) 37th
2005   Belgrade Division II, Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2006   Reykjavík Division III 1st (promoted) 41st
2007   Seoul Division II, Group B 4th 38th
2008   Newcastle Division II, Group B 5th 39th
2009   Novi Sad Division II, Group A 4th 32nd
2010   Narva Division II, Group B 3rd 37th
2011   Zagreb Division II, Group B 3rd 35th
2012   Reykjavík Division II, Group A 4th 32nd
2013   Zagreb Division II, Group A 3rd 31st
2014   Belgrade Division II, Group A 2nd 30th
2015   Reykjavík Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2016   Jaca Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2017   Galați Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2018   Tilburg Division II, Group A 6th (relegated) 34th
2019   Mexico City Division II, Group B 2nd 36th
2020   Reykjavík Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021   Reykjavík Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2022   Reykjavík Division II, Group B 1st (promoted) 32nd
2023   Madrid Division II, Group A 6th 34th
2024   Belgrade Division II, Group A 6th (relegated) 34th

All-time record against other nations edit

As of 22 April 2023.[4]
Team GP W T L GF GA
  Armenia 2 2 0 0 35 4
  Australia 9 4 0 5 23 27
  Belgium 10 3 0 7 28 57
  Bulgaria 4 2 0 2 13 15
  China 8 4 0 4 33 26
  Croatia 4 0 0 4 4 26
  Estonia 4 0 0 4 5 33
  Georgia 3 1 0 2 9 12
  Greece 1 0 0 1 6 8
  Ireland 3 3 0 0 29 1
  Israel 11 4 0 7 32 51
  Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 9 4
  Lithuania 1 0 0 1 0 20
  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 13 2
  Mexico 5 3 1 1 24 12
  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 18
  New Zealand 6 6 0 0 28 11
  North Korea 4 3 0 1 15 11
  Romania 5 1 0 4 10 25
  Serbia 10 3 0 7 29 50
  Serbia and Montenegro 2 0 0 2 3 19
  South Africa 2 0 0 2 6 14
  South Korea 2 0 0 2 2 24
  Spain 11 2 0 9 27 64
  Turkey 4 4 0 0 29 7
Total 117 48 1 68 414 541

References edit

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Iceland - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

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