Belgium men's national ice hockey team

Belgium
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationRoyal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachJeffrey Van Iersel
AssistantsChris Eimers
CaptainVadim Gyesbreghs
Most gamesTim Vos (98)
Top scorerVincent Morgan (36)
Most pointsMitch Morgan
Vincent Morgan (78)
Team colors     
IIHF codeBEL
Ranking
Current IIHF39 Increase 1 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF32 (2005, 2016–17)
Lowest IIHF40 (2022–23)
First international
France  1–0  Belgium
(Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909)
Biggest win
Belgium  21–2  New Zealand
(Geel, Belgium; 21 March 1989)
Biggest defeat
Ukraine  37–2  Belgium
(Bled, Slovenia; 13 March 1993)
Olympics
Appearances4 (first in 1920)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances54 (first in 1930)
Best result7th (1950)
European Championships
Appearances14 (first in 1910)
Best result (1913)
International record (W–L–T)
146–295–18

The Belgium men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Belgium, and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1908. They have played in four Olympic Games, the last in 1936. The team also participated in the European Championships from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2 bronze medals (1910, 1911), 1 silver medal (1927), and 1 gold medal (1913).

Tournament participation

Olympic Games

Games GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 ? ? Gold Medal Round 7th
France 1924 Chamonix 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 45 ? ? First round 7th
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 10 ? ? First round 8th
United States 1932 Lake Placid did not participate
Nazi Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 20 ? ? First round 14th
1948–2022 did not qualify

World Championships

  • 1930 – Finished in 10th place
  • 1933 – Finished in 12th place
  • 1934 – Finished in 11th place
  • 1935 – Finished in 14th place
  • 1939 – Finished in 12th place
  • 1947 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1949 – Finished in 9th place
  • 1950 – Finished in 7th place
  • 1951 – Finished in 4th place Criterium Européen
  • 1952 – Finished 5th place in Pool B
  • 1955 – Finished in 6th place in Pool B
  • 1956 – Finished in 3rd place in Pool B
  • 1961 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  • 1963 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  • 1970 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
  • 1971 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1975 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
  • 1977 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  • 1978 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1987 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1989 – Finished in 1st place in Pool D
  • 1990 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1991 – Finished in 9th place in Pool C
  • 1992 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C1
  • 1993 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1994 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
  • 1995 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
  • 1996 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  • 1997 – Finished in 8th place in Pool D
  • 1998 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  • 1999 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  • 2000 – Finished in 2nd place in Pool D
  • 2001 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group B
  • 2002 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2003 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
  • 2004 – Finished in 6th place in Division I, Group A
  • 2005 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group B
  • 2006 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2007 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2008 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2009 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
  • 2010 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2011 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2012 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
  • 2013 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2014 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2015 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2016 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2017 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2018 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2019 – Finished in 6th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
  • 2022 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group B
  • 2023 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
  • 2024 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B

European Championships

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Switzerland 1910 Les Avants 3 1 1 1 5 6 ? ? Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German Empire 1911 Berlin 3 1 1 1 5 13 ? ? Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague* did not participate
German Empire 1913 Munich 3 2 1 0 25 10 ? ? Round-robin 1st place, gold medalist(s)
German Empire 1914 Berlin 2 0 0 2 2 13 ? ? Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1915–1920 No Championships (World War I).
Sweden 1921 Stockholm did not participate
Switzerland 1922 St. Moritz did not participate
Belgium 1923 Antwerp 4 1 0 3 5 18 ? ? Round-robin 4th
Italy 1924 Milan 2 1 0 1 4 3 ? ? Group stage 4th
Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec 3 0 1 2 1 9 ? ? Round-robin 4th
Switzerland 1926 Davos 4 1 0 3 5 8 ? ? Second round 7th
Austria 1927 Wien 5 3 1 1 13 3 ? ? Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 1929 Budapest 2 0 1 1 1 2 ? ? First round 7th
Germany 1932 Berlin did not participate

All-time record

As of 23 April 2023.[4]
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia 16 8 0 8 64 59 +5
 Austria 13 1 0 12 36 106 -70
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 0 10 -10
 Bohemia 4 1 1 2 9 17 -8
 Bulgaria 20 8 1 11 84 122 -38
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 33 -33
 China 8 3 0 5 29 52 -23
 Croatia 7 2 0 5 13 42 -29
 Czechoslovakia 8 1 0 7 7 76 −69
 Denmark 13 1 0 12 31 177 -146
 East Germany 2 0 0 2 8 30 -22
 England 6 1 1 4 12 50 -38
 Estonia 3 0 0 3 4 22 −18
 Finland 1 0 0 1 2 17 −15
 France 53 14 2 37 115 303 -188
 Georgia 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1
 Germany 14 4 1 9 32 69 -37
 Great Britain 23 3 1 19 54 188 -134
 Greece 2 1 0 1 19 7 +12
 Hungary 16 2 1 13 36 162 -126
 Iceland 10 7 0 3 57 28 +29
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 9 1 +8
 Israel 15 8 1 6 60 47 +13
 Italy 8 1 0 7 15 74 -59
 Japan 1 0 0 1 0 24 -24
 Latvia 2 0 0 2 4 31 -27
 Lithuania 2 0 0 2 4 19 -15
 Luxembourg 4 4 0 0 36 4 +32
 Mexico 7 7 0 0 55 8 +47
 Netherlands 71 18 3 50 210 453 -243
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 31 8 +23
 North Korea 8 2 0 6 14 36 -22
 Norway 5 0 0 5 7 58 -51
 Poland 5 0 1 4 6 29 -23
 Romania 15 0 0 15 24 133 -109
 Scotland 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8
 Serbia 16 6 1 5 38 45 -8
 Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3
 South Africa 10 9 0 1 88 17 +71
 South Korea 7 3 0 4 24 27 -3
 Spain 18 11 0 7 69 73 -4
 Sweden 6 0 0 6 7 57 −50
  Switzerland 16 8 1 7 59 116 -57
 Turkey 3 3 0 0 35 5 +30
 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 2 37 -35
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1
 United States 3 0 0 3 2 44 −42
 Yugoslavia 6 1 1 4 22 66 -44
Total 455 142 18 295 1 446 3 002 -1 556

Hockey Hall of Fame members

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. ^ "Ice Hockey in Belgium". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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