Armenia men's national ice hockey team

The Armenian national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Armenia. They hosted the Division III, Group B tournament of the 2010 World Championships. They are managed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia.

Armenia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Armenia
Head coachDoug De Cesare
AssistantsKaro Blikian
Aram Abrahamian
Aram Vartanian
CaptainRaffi Kajberouni
Most gamesRaffi Kajberouni,
Artak Martirosyan
& 1 Other (12)
Most pointsGevork Kandakharyan (14)
Team colors     
IIHF codeARM
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF45 (2004–2007)
Lowest IIHF49 (2010)
First international
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian SSR 1 - 0 Armenian SSR Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
(Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union; March 1, 1962)
Biggest win
Armenia Armenia 22 - 1 Georgia 
(Yerevan, Armenia; April 12, 2010)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 48 - 0 Armenia Armenia
(Mexico City, Mexico; March 11, 2005)[3]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best result43rd (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
6-13-0

History

After finishing last in the 2004 and 2005 Division III tournaments (which included a 48–0 loss to Mexico), they won their first two games ever in 2006, defeating Ireland and Luxembourg.

In 2008, Armenia was forced to withdraw from a Division III qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina because Armenia refused to show their passports to IIHF officials; this incident resulted in a 2-year suspension for Armenia from any IIHF tournament. The use of ineligible players was also present on Armenia's U20 team.

In 2010, the IIHF allowed Armenia to compete again, under the conditions that Armenia was to release their final roster 6 months prior to any IIHF tournaments. Armenia hosted the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III in Yerevan, Armenia. After large scale wins over South Africa and Mongolia, Armenia edged DPR Korea 7-6; Armenia later played DPR Korea in the gold medal game, but lost the final, as well as their chance to move ahead to Div II for 2011, 5-2. Days after the tournament, IIHF officials investigated and reported that Armenia had once again used ineligible players; the team was suspended indefinitely, and their statistics and final scores were expunged from the IIHF tournaments with all of their games marked as 5–0 forfeits towards the team.

World Championships record
Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2004Iceland Reykjavík45th place
(5th in Division III)		40004
2005Mexico Mexico City45th place
(5th in Division III)		40004
2006Iceland Reykjavík43rd place
(3rd in Division III)		42002
2007Republic of Ireland DundalkWithdrew from tournament
2008Bosnia and Herzegovina SarajevoWithdrew from tournament; suspended for 2 years
(Both games counted as 5–0 forfeits)		20002
2009New Zealand DunedinSuspended
2010Armenia YerevanRecords expunged from tournament; suspended indefinitely
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)		50005
2011 through 2015Suspended
2016 through 2023Did not participate

All-time record against other nations

As of 18 April 2010[4]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Bosnia and Herzegovina100105
 Georgia1100221
 Greece100105
 Iceland2002435
 Ireland3102838
 Luxembourg21011344
 Mexico2002065
 Mongolia1100150
 North Korea2101911
 South Africa21011035
 Turkey2002419
Total19601385258

See also

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. "Armenian ice hockey team celebrates smashing 22:1 victory in a friendly against Georgia". PanArmenian.net. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  3. "Game Summary: As of 12.03.2005". IIHF. 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  4. "Armenia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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