North Macedonia men's national ice hockey team
North Macedonia's ice hockey team (Macedonian: Хокејарска репрезентација на Македонија; Hokejarska reprezentacija na Makedonija) is the national men's ice hockey team of North Macedonia. They are controlled by the Macedonian Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 4 October 2001.
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| Association | Macedonian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Nikola Tasev |
| Head coach | Gjorgi Grchev |
| Home stadium | Boris Trajkovski Hockey Arena |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | MKD |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | NR (27 May 2024)[1] |
| First international | |
 Macedonia 8–7 Bosnia and Herzegovina  (Sarajevo, BIH; 20 January 2018) | |
| Biggest win | |
Macedonia 9–3 Portugal  (Füssen, Germany; 21 November 2018) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–6 Macedonia (Sarajevo, BIH; 21 January 2018) | |
| Development Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result |  1st (2018) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 6–1–0 | |
History
editMacedonia played its first unofficial game on 27 March 2011 against Red Star Sofia of Bulgaria in Skopje. They went on to lose the game 4–1.[2] On 20 December 2014, Macedonia played two exhibition games against the Bulgarian U20 national team in Skopje. They lost the first game 6–5 in overtime and won the second game 4–3 following a shootout, recording the team's first ever win.[3] Macedonia have still never entered in any IIHF World Championship tournaments. On 20 January 2018, Macedonia made its international debut and played two exhibition games against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo over the weekend. They won the first game 8–7 and lost the second game 7–6 in overtime a day later.[4]
Tournament record
editEuropean Championship
editWithin 
,
Yugoslavia federal team
1939-(11),1964-(11),1968-(7)
after 1991 Didn't Held
Olympic Games
editWithin , Yugoslavia federal team
1964-(14),1968-(9),1972-(11),1976-(10),1980-p,o(3rd),1984-(11),1988-p,o(5th)
- 1996-2022 Didn't Enter
World Championships
edit| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 through 1992 Pool C and B |
Within Yugoslavia federal team
| ||||||
| 1993 through 2022 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Total | 0/0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Development Cup
edit| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Canillo |
Did not participate | |||||
| 2018 |  Füssen |
1st place |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
All-time record against other nations
editLast match update: 21 November 2018[5]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 |
 Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Portugal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 34 |
All-time record against other clubs
editLast match update: 21 December 2014[5]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria U20 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Red Star Sofia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Macedonian Hockey team opened a new page in the history". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Exhibition Games". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Macedonia wins and loses in OT in Bosnia and Hercegovina". Eurohockey.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Macedonia All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
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