Liechtenstein national ice hockey team

The Liechtenstein national ice hockey team (German: Liechtensteinische Eishockeynationalmannschaft) is the national men's ice hockey team of Liechtenstein. The team is controlled by the Liechtenstein Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 4 October 2001. Liechtenstein is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events.

Liechtenstein
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationLiechtensteiner Eishockey und Inline Verband
Head coachHerbert Schädler
AssistantsPhilipp Hollenstein
CaptainChristian Walch
Most gamesSeveral players (5)
Top scorerChristian Walch (10)
Most pointsChristian Walch (19)
Team colors   
IIHF codeLIE
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (28 May 2023)[1]
First international
Luxembourg  7–1  Liechtenstein
(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 26 April 2003)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein  21–0  Portugal
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 3 May 2023)
Biggest defeat
Luxembourg  7–1  Liechtenstein
(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 26 April 2003)
IIHF Development Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result 1st (2023)
International record (W–L–T)
8–3–0
Medal record
IIHF Development Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Bratislava
Silver medal – second place2022 Füssen

History

In 2001, Liechtenstein was first admitted to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) as an associate member.[2] However, there are currently no ice rinks in Liechtenstein. In 2003, the national team played its first international game, a friendly game against Luxembourg, losing 7–1. They again played Luxembourg in 2007 in another friendly, losing 4–2.[3]

In the summer of 2021, the national team was successfully reactivated.[4] As a result, in May 2022, Liechtenstein participated for the first time in the IIHF Development Cup in Füssen, Germany, an international tournament for national teams that cannot participate in IIHF World Championships. After victories against Ireland (7–6), Portugal (3–0), Algeria (11–2), and Andorra (8–4), and a loss against tournament winner Colombia (1–3), they finished in second place among six teams.

Tournament record

IIHF Development Cup
Year Host Result Pld W T L
2022Germany Füssen 2nd place5401
2023Slovakia Bratislava 1st place4400
Total2/29801

All-time record

Last match update: 6 May 2023[3]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Algeria1100112
 Andorra110084
 Argentina110065
 Colombia2101117
 Ireland22001311
 Luxembourg2002311
 Portugal2200240
Total118037640

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. "Liechtenstein". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  3. "liechtenstein-men-all-time.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. "Eishockey: Liechtenstein gegen 5 Nationen". lie:zeit online. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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