Iceland men's national ice hockey team

Iceland
Nickname(s) Icelandic Falcons
Association Ice Hockey Iceland
Head coach Vladimir Kolek
Assistants Jussi Sipponen
Captain Ingvar Jónsson
Most games Ingvar Jónsson (90)
Most points Emil Alengaard (91)
Team colors               
IIHF code ISL
Ranking
Current IIHF 32 Steady
Highest IIHF 32 (2018)
Lowest IIHF 39 (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
Appearances 14 (first in 1999)
Best result 30th (2014)
International record (W–L–T)
38–54–1

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 2017.

World Championship record

  • 1999 – Finished in 41st place (8th in Pool D)
  • 2000 – Finished in 38th place (5th in Pool D)
  • 2001 – Finished in 33rd place (5th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2002 – Finished in 39th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2003 – Finished in 40th place (6th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2004 – Finished in 37th place (1st in Division III)
  • 2005 – Finished in 40th place (6th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2006 – Finished in 41st place (1st in Division III)
  • 2007 – Finished in 38th place (5th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2008 – Finished in 39th place (5th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2009 – Finished in 32nd place (4th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2010 – Finished in 37th place (3rd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2011 – Finished in 35th place (3rd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2012 – Finished in 32nd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2013 – Finished in 31st place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2014 – Finished in 30th place (2nd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2015 – Finished in 33rd place (5th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2016 – Finished in 33rd place (5th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2017 – Finished in 33rd place (5th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2018 – Finished in 34th place (6th in Division II, Group A)

Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Dennis Hedstrom R 188 cm 82 kg 24 July 1987 Sweden IF Troja/Ljungby
20 Snorri Sigurbergsson R 187 cm 100 kg 15 August 1992 Norway Moss Hockey
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
12 Ingthor Arnason L 185 cm 85 kg 19 October 1995 Sweden Motala AIF HK
5 Orri Blöndal L 182 cm 93 kg 10 October 1990 Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar
18 Bergur Einarsson L 176 cm 78 kg 6 May 1983 Iceland Bjorninn
3 Ingólfur Eliasson L 192 cm 95 kg 3 November 1993 Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar
6 Andri Helgason R 182 cm 79 kg 11 December 1995 Iceland Bjorninn
25 Ingvar Jónsson L 193 cm 92 kg 11 February 1981 Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar
8 Robert Pálsson R 176 cm 80 kg 19 July 1991 Iceland UMFK Esja
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
13 Emil Alengård R 181 cm 86 kg 19 November 1987 Sweden Skövde IK
16 Úlfar Andrésson R 182 cm 80 kg 2 April 1988 Iceland Bjorninn
7 Jonas Magnusson R 181 cm 88 kg 16 June 1980 Denmark Gladsaxe SF
14 Falur Guðnason R 167 cm 69 kg 27 August 1994 Iceland Bjorninn
9 Ozan Sigurjónsson L 176 cm 80 kg 12 July 1991 Iceland Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
22 Bjarki Johannesson L 175 cm 73 kg 9 March 1996 Iceland Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
10 Hjalti Johannsson R 177 cm 77 kg 20 February 1997 Iceland UMFK Esja
23 Johann Leifsson L 185 cm 82 kg 31 July 1993 Sweden Motala AIF
19 Andri Mikaelsson L 184 cm 90 kg 5 December 1990 Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar
15 Hafthor Sigrunarson L 179 cm 70 kg 9 July 1999 Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar
21 Björn Sigurdarson L 180 cm 80 kg 20 January 1994 Iceland UMFK Esja
17 Robert Sigurdsson L 183 cm 85 kg 18 July 1993 Iceland Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

All-time record against other nations

Results updated January 14, 2018.[2]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Armenia2200354
 Australia63031321
 Belgium61051544
 Bulgaria3102713
 China52031416
 Croatia3003114
 Estonia4004533
 Greece100168
 Ireland3300291
 Israel83052138
 Lithuania1001020
 Luxembourg2200132
 Mexico3111910
 Netherlands100000
 New Zealand5500249
 North Korea3201611
 Romania3102712
 Serbia/
 Yugoslavia/
 Serbia and Montenegro
73041838
 South Africa2002614
 South Korea2002224
 Spain72051643
 Turkey4400297
Total9338154329437

References

  1. "2016 World Championships Division 2A Team Iceland. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. "Iceland-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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