Hungary national ice hockey team

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The Hungarian national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. They are currently ranked 20th in the world by the IIHF. It is controlled by the Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség. There are no Hungarian players currently playing in the NHL; three have been drafted to the league though, Tamás Gröschl by the Edmonton Oilers, Levente Szuper by the Calgary Flames and János Vas by the Dallas Stars. In 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Hungary qualified for playing in the highest division for the first time since 1939.

  • First game: February 5, 1931, Krynica, Poland: Flag of Hungary Hungary 9-1 Flag of Romania Romania
  • Largest victory: February 5, 1931, Krynica, Poland: Flag of Hungary Hungary 9-1 Flag of Romania Romania
  • Largest defeat: December 7, 1984, Sofia, Bulgaria: Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 14-3 Flag of Hungary Hungary

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[edit] 2008 World Championship team

Pos. No. Player Team
GK 29 Zoltan Hetényi Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
GK 30 Levente Szuper Flag of Italy Hockey Club Junior Milano Vipers
D 2 Csaba Kovács Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
D 3 Bence Svasznek Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
D 4 András Horváth Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
D 5 Viktor Szélig Flag of France Briancon Diables Rouges
D 6 Viktor Tokaji Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
D 7 Omar Ennaffati Flag of the United Kingdom Manchester Phoenix
D 25 Balázs Kangyal Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
D 27 Tamás Sille Flag of Slovakia HK 36 Skalica
F 9 András Benk Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
F 10 Marton Vas Flag of France Briancon Diables Rouges
F 11 Balázs Ladányi Flag of France Briancon Diables Rouges
F 13 Tamás Gröschl Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
F 15 Gergely Majoross Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
F 16 Artyom Vaszjunyin Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
F 19 Gábor Ocskay Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
F 20 Roger Holéczy Flag of Sweden Gislaveds SK
F 21 János Vas Flag of the United States Iowa Stars
F 23 Dániel Fekete Flag of Norway Trondheim IK
F 24 Krisztián Palkovics Flag of Hungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
F 28 Imre Peterdi Flag of Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
  • Head coach: Flag of Canada Pat Cortina [1]

[edit] World Championship record

  • 1930 - Finished tied in 6th place
  • 1931 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1933 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1934 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1935 - Finished in 11th place
  • 1937 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1938 - Finished tied in 7th place
  • 1939 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1947 - 1956 - did not participate
  • 1959 - Finished in 14th place (2nd in Pool B)
  • 1961 - 1962 - did not participate
  • 1963 - Finished in 17th place (2nd in Pool C)
  • 1964 - Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1965 - Finished in 12th place (4th in Pool B)
  • 1966 - Finished in 15th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1967 - Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1969 - Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1970 - Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1971 - Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1972 - Finished in 16th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1973 - Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1974 - Finished in 18th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1975 - Finished in 18th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1976 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
  • 1977 - Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1978 - Finished in 13th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1979 - Finished in 17th place (9th in Pool B)
  • 1981 - Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1982 - Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
  • 1983 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
  • 1985 - Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1986 - Finished in 22nd place (6th in Pool C)
  • 1987 - Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
  • 1989 - Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1990 - Finished in 23rd place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1991 - Finished in 22nd place (6th in Pool C)
  • 1992 - Finished in 16th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1993 - Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
  • 1994 - Finished in 26th place (6th in Pool C)
  • 1995 - Finished in 26th place (6th in Pool C)
  • 1996 - Finished in 24th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1997 - Finished in 26th place (6th in Pool C)
  • 1998 - Finished in 25th place (1st in Pool C)
  • 1999 - Finished in 24th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 2000 - Finished in 25th place (1st in Pool C)
  • 2001 - Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2002 - Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2003 - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
  • 2004 - Finished in 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2005 - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
  • 2006 - Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2007 - Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2008 - Finished in 18th place (1st in Division I, Group B)

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] IIHF World Championship DIV I Group B, MEN - Hungary Team Roster. Retrieved April 16, 2008.

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