Luxembourg men's national ice hockey team

Luxembourg
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFédération Luxembourgeoise de Hockey sur Glace
Head coachChrister Eriksson
AssistantsRobert Beran
Most gamesBenny Welter (68)
Top scorerBenny Welter (63)
Most pointsRobert Beran (137)
Team colors     
IIHF codeLUX
Ranking
Current IIHF44 Decrease 1 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF41 (2022)
Lowest IIHF44 (2009–10, 2024)
First international
South Africa  23–0  Luxembourg
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 March 1992)
Biggest win
Luxembourg  38–3  Armenia
(Mexico City, Mexico; 10 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
Spain  31–0  Luxembourg
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 25 March 1992)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances20 (first in 1992)
Best result31st (1992)
International record (W–L–T)
48–65–2

The Luxembourg national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Luxembourg. It is controlled by the Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Luxembourg is currently ranked 43rd in the IIHF World Rankings and competes at Division II of the IIHF World Championships. They won their first tournament in 2017 at the Division III level.[2]

History

Luxembourg joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1912, though did not participate in the World Championship until 1992, when they placed fifth in Group C2, the lowest tier. They would not return to the tournament until 2000, though except for 2001 have been a regular participant since then.[2]

The team plays in the colours of the national flag: red, white, and light blue. The squad is coached by Petr Fical of Germany and captained by Ronny Scheier.[citation needed] Monique Scheier-Schneider served as the team's general manager from the 2005 to 2007 world championships.[3]

In the 2007 World Championships, Luxembourg finished third in Division III, narrowly missing out on promotion to Division II after being defeated 4–3 by hosts Ireland in overtime. Luxembourg has never competed in ice hockey at the Olympics. They placed third at the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III in Dunedin, New Zealand. They won their first tournament in 2017 at the Division III level.[2]

IIHF World Championships

Year Host Division/Group Group position Overall position
1992 South Africa Johannesburg Group C2 5th 31st
1993–1999 did not participate
2000 Iceland Reykjavík Group D 8th 41st
2001 did not participate
2002 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Novi Sad Division II – Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2003 New Zealand Auckland Division III 2nd (promoted) 42nd
2004 Spain Jaca Division II – Group A 6th (relegated) 39th
2005 Mexico Mexico City Division III 3rd 43rd
2006 Iceland Reykjavík Division III 5th 45th
2007 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Division III 3rd 42nd
2008 Luxembourg Luxembourg Division III 3rd 43rd
2009 New Zealand Dunedin Division III 3rd 43rd
2010 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Division III – Group A 3rd 45th
2011 South Africa Cape Town Division III 4th 44th
2012 Turkey Erzurum Division III 3rd 43rd
2013 South Africa Cape Town 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III 3rd 43rd
2014 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Division III 3rd 43rd
2015 Turkey İzmir Division III 3rd 43rd
2016 Turkey Istanbul Division III 3rd 43rd
2017 Bulgaria Sofia Division III 1st (promoted) 41st
2018 Spain Granada Division II – Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2019 Bulgaria Sofia Division III 4th 44th
2020 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Division III Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Division III Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2022 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Division III – Group A 5th 41st
2023 South Africa Cape Town Division III – Group A 5th 45th
2024 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Division III – Group A 3rd 43rd

All-time record

As of 16 March 2024[6]
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Armenia 2 1 0 1 44 13 +31
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0 29 -29
 Belgium 4 0 0 4 4 36 -32
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 3 0 0 28 1 +27
 Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 17 36 -19
 China 1 0 0 1 3 19 -16
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 7 20 -13
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 11 -11
 Georgia 4 4 0 0 45 7 +38
 Greece 7 5 0 2 45 17 +28
 Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 28 4 +24
 Iceland 2 0 0 2 2 13 -11
 Ireland 8 5 0 3 41 25 +16
 Israel 4 0 2 2 9 26 -17
 Kyrgyzstan 2 0 0 2 6 12 -6
 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8
 Lithuania 1 0 0 1 0 20 -20
 Mexico 4 1 0 3 7 16 -9
 Mongolia 5 5 0 0 34 2 +32
 New Zealand 5 0 0 5 9 32 -23
 North Korea 6 1 0 5 11 24 -13
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 0 1 0 13 -13
 South Africa 11 4 0 7 30 59 -29
 Spain 4 0 0 4 1 67 −66
 Thailand 2 0 0 2 3 16 -13
 Turkey 12 5 0 7 51 72 -21
 Turkmenistan 4 2 0 2 13 15 -2
 United Arab Emirates 7 5 0 2 48 19 +29
Total 115 48 2 65 497 627 -130

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Tchechankov, Ivan (17 April 2017). "First gold for Luxembourg". IIHF.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Monique Schneider Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Luxembourg - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2023.


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