Iceland men's national ice hockey team

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.

Iceland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Icelandic Falcons
AssociationIce Hockey Iceland
Head coachVladimir Kolek
AssistantsSami Lehtinen
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 (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF32 (2018)
Lowest IIHF39 (2004)
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
Appearances17 (first in 1999)
Best result30th (2014)
International record (W–L–T)
48–68–1

IIHF World Championships
Year Host Division/Group Group Position Overall Position
1999 South Africa Krugersdorp Group D 8th 41st
2000 Iceland Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik Division III 1st (promoted) 37th
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade Division II, Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2006 Iceland Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2016 Spain Jaca Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2017 Romania Galati 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 (relegated) 34th

All-time record against other nations
As of 22 April 2023.[4]
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Armenia2200354
 Australia94052327
 Belgium103072857
 Bulgaria42021315
 China84043326
 Croatia4004426
 Estonia4004533
 Georgia3102912
 Greece100168
 Ireland3300291
 Israel114073251
 Kyrgyzstan110094
 Lithuania1001020
 Luxembourg2200132
 Mexico53112412
 Netherlands3003218
 New Zealand66002811
 North Korea43011511
 Romania51041025
 Serbia103072950
 Serbia and Montenegro2002319
 South Africa2002614
 South Korea2002224
 Spain112092764
 Turkey4400297
Total11748168414541

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  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.
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