Iceland men's national ice hockey team

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 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF32 (2018)
Lowest IIHF40 (2006)
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

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.

IIHF World Championships

Year Host Division/Group Group Position Overall Position
1999 South Africa Krugersdorp Group D 8th 41st
2000 Iceland Reykjavík Group D 5th 38th
2001 Spain Majadahonda Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2002 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Novi Sad Division II, Group B 4th 39th
2003 Bulgaria Sofia Division II, Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2004 Iceland Reykjavík Division III 1st (promoted) 37th
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade Division II, Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2006 Iceland Reykjavík Division III 1st (promoted) 41st
2007 South Korea Seoul Division II, Group B 4th 38th
2008 Australia Newcastle Division II, Group B 5th 39th
2009 Serbia Novi Sad Division II, Group A 4th 32nd
2010 Estonia Narva Division II, Group B 3rd 37th
2011 Croatia Zagreb Division II, Group B 3rd 35th
2012 Iceland Reykjavík Division II, Group A 4th 32nd
2013 Croatia Zagreb Division II, Group A 3rd 31st
2014 Serbia Belgrade Division II, Group A 2nd 30th
2015 Iceland Reykjavík Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2016 Spain Jaca Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2017 Romania Galați Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2018 Netherlands Tilburg Division II, Group A 6th (relegated) 34th
2019 Mexico Mexico City Division II, Group B 2nd 36th
2020 Iceland Reykjavík Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021 Iceland Reykjavík Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2022 Iceland Reykjavík Division II, Group B 1st (promoted) 32nd
2023 Spain Madrid Division II, Group A 6th 34th
2024 Serbia Belgrade Division II, Group A 6th (relegated) 34th
2025 New Zealand Dunedin Division II, Group B

All-time record against other nations

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

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  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.