Croatia men's national ice hockey team

Croatia
The Coat of arms of Croatia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager Marko Belinić
Head coach Enio Sacilotto
Assistants Bruno Bregant
Danijel Kolomboa
Captain Borna Rendulić
Most games Veljko Žibret (70)[1]
Top scorer Marko Lovrenčić (31)[2]
Most points Marko Lovrenčić (62)[3]
Home stadium Dom Športova, Zagreb
IIHF code CRO
Ranking
Current IIHF 27 Decrease1
Highest IIHF 26 (first in 2008)
Lowest IIHF 31 (first in 2003)
First international
 Slovakia 6–1 Croatia 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 9 February 1941)[4]
Biggest win
 Croatia 34–1 Turkey 
(Zagreb, Croatia; 20 November 1993)
Biggest defeat
 Slovenia 15–1 Croatia 
(Zagreb, Croatia; 7 November 1992)
 Slovenia 15–1 Croatia 
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 April 2001)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 26 (first in 1994)
Best result 24th (2001)
The Croatian under-20 team, who won the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division II Group B

The Croatian men's national ice hockey team represents Croatia in IIHF ice hockey competitions. It is organized by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2015, the team was ranked 26th in the world by the IIHF.[5] At the 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Croatia currently competes in 2014 Division I B.

World Championship record

YearDivisionPositionGPWDL
TierDiv.OvDiv.
Slovenia 19933Group CNR2002
Spain 19944Group C23147403
South Africa 19954Group C23017610
Slovenia 19963Group C2887007
Andorra 19974Group D2916411
Hungary 19983Group C2956132
Netherlands 19993Group C2955212
China 20003Group C2734112
Slovenia 20012Div I2445131
Netherlands 20022Div I2655104
Croatia 20032Div I2765140
Spain 20043Div II3225410
Croatia 20053Div II2915500
Estonia 20062Div I2765005
Croatia 20073Div II2915500
Japan 20082Div I2555104
Lithuania 20092Div I2655104
Slovenia 20102Div I2865005
Croatia 20113Div II3125401
Iceland 20123Div II A3135302
Croatia 20134Div II A2915500
Lithuania 20143Div I B2425401
Netherlands 20153Div I B2645203
Croatia 20163Div I B2645302
Great Britain 20173Div I B2755104
Lithuania 20183Div I B2865104

Team

Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[6]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Vilim Rosandic L 180 cm 78 kg 17 June 1996 Slovakia HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
30 Mate Tomljenovic L 181 cm 75 kg 3 August 1993 Poland JKH GKS Jastrzębie
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
10 Igor Jacmenjak L 185 cm 105 kg 31 August 1979 Serbia KHK Red Star
25 Bruno Kegalj L 192 cm 95 kg 27 June 1996 Croatia KHL Zagreb
19 Marko Ljubic L 190 cm 87 kg 29 April 1984 Croatia Mladost Zagreb
22 Kenny MacAulay L 175 cm 85 kg 29 April 1984 No team
5 Ivan Puzic L 178 cm 80 kg 15 February 1996 Czech Republic HC Vítkovice Steel
4 Borna Silovic L 173 cm 78 kg 27 September 1993 Slovenia HK Slavija Ljubljana
18 Jan Smolec R 186 cm 79 kg 18 June 1997 Croatia Mladost Zagreb
3 Marko Tadić L 180 cm 86 kg 3 March 1986 Croatia KHL Medveščak Zagreb II
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
6 Mislav Blagus L 181 cm 82 kg 10 June 1991 Croatia KHL Zagreb
14 David Brine L 185 cm 91 kg 6 January 1985 Germany Löwen Frankfurt
16 Michael Glumac R 188 cm 92 kg 5 August 1980 Croatia KHL Medveščak
9 Ivan Jankovic L 187 cm 94 kg 24 January 1995 Croatia KHL Medveščak
24 Luka Jarcov L 179 cm 75 kg 6 November 1996 Croatia KHL Zagreb
20 Luka Mikulic L 175 cm 95 kg 13 November 1993 Croatia KHL Medveščak Zagreb II
12 Matija Milicic L 186 cm 86 kg 13 February 1996 Croatia KHL Medveščak
21 Tadijja Miric L 185 cm 94 kg 21 August 1984 Croatia KHL Mladost
26 Nathan Perkovich R 196 cm 98 kg 15 October 1985 Croatia KHL Medveščak
18 Borna Rendulić R 192 cm 92 kg 6 November 1996 United States San Antonio Rampage
8 Marko Šakić L 180 cm 85 kg 13 April 1994 Slovenia HK Slavija
15 Luka Vukoja R 180 cm 82 kg 14 February 1995 Sweden Sörhaga-Alingsås HK

Player statistics

All-time Record against other nations

As of 20 April 2013.

References

  1. "Franchise All-Time GP". Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. "Franchise All-Time Goals". Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. "Franchise All-Time Points". Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. "PREHĽAD ZÁPASOV A-tímu SR od roku 1940". Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  5. "2012 Men's World Ranking". iihf.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. "2016 World Championships Division 1B Team Croatia. (Men)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
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