Croatia national ice hockey team
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The Croatian national ice hockey team represents Croatia in IIHF ice hockey competitions. It is organized by the Croatian Hockey Federation. As of 2006 the team is ranked 27th in the world by the IIHF. At the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Croatia will compete in Division II.
- First game: February 9, 1941 in Bratislava, Slovakia:
Slovakia 6-1 
Croatia - Largest victory: November 20, 1993 in Zagreb, Croatia:
Croatia 34-1 
Turkey - Largest defeat: November 7, 1992 in Zagreb, Croatia:
Slovenia 15-1 Croatia; April 15, 2001 in Ljubljana, Slovenia: Slovenia 15-1 Croatia
[edit] 2008 World Championship team
| Pos. | No. | Player | DoB (Age) | Team | |
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| GK | 1 | Nenad Skrapec | September 10, 1982 | KHL Zagreb |
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| GK | 20 | Vanja Belic | June 28, 1983 | KHL Mladost |
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| D | 4 | Miroslav Brumercik | September 10, 1976 | Banska Bystrica |
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| D | 6 | Marko Tadic | March 3, 1986 | KHL Mladost |
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| D | 10 | Igor Jacmenjak | August 31, 1979 | KHL Mladost |
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| D | 12 | Sasa Belic | February 7, 1981 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| D | 16 | Luka Novosel | May 18, 1983 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| D | 17 | Ivan Glavota | March 21, 1976 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| D | 19 | Marko Ljubic | April 29, 1984 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| F | 2 | Miro Smerdelj | October 2, 1986 | KHL Mladost |
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| F | 3 | Michael Novak | July 25, 1988 |  SC Rapperswil-Jona |
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| F | 7 | Kresimir Svigir | December 20, 1979 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| F | 8 | Mario Novak | May 8, 1983 | KHL Mladost |
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| F | 9 | Marko Lovrencic | November 22, 1982 | KHL Zagreb |
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| F | 11 | Viliam Chovanec | April 4, 1973 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| F | 14 | Mato Mladjenovic | January 8, 1978 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| F | 15 | Tomislav Cunko | February 13, 1986 | KHL Mladost |
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| F | 18 | Janko Kucera | June 13, 1987 | KHL Mladost |
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| F | 21 | Veljko Zibret | June 3, 1978 | KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| F | 22 | Tomislav Grozaj | August 7, 1985 | KHL Mladost |
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| F | 23 | Damir Jakovac | October 9, 1981 | KHL Mladost |
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| F | 24 | David Iveziq | May 30, 1986 | Lokomotiva Nove Zamky |
- Head coach: Pavel Kavcic [1]
