Andorra men's national ice hockey team

The Andorra national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Andorra. The team is controlled by the Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel (FAEG), an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Andorra
AssociationFederació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel
Head coachOriol Boronat
Top scorerGerard Ávila (12)
Most pointsGerard Ávila (16)
Team colors                   
IIHF codeAND
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (24 April 2020)[1]
First international
Andorra 2–3 Portugal 
(Canillo, Andorra; 29 September 2017)
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
Andorra 2–11 Portugal 
(Fussen, Germany; 19 November 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
0–9–0

History

Ice hockey in Andorra as a sport began in 1987 with the opening of the Palau de Gel, the principality's only ice rink, in the town of Canillo. The national ice hockey association of the country, the Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel was established in 1992 and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1995.[2]

However it was only in 2017, when an official Andorran national team was organized. The national team made their debut at the 2017 Development Cup which was hosted in Canillo. Andorra played Portugal, Ireland, and Morocco. The national team lost all of their matches in the tournament.[2] Their first match was on 29 September 2017 against Portugal. The match ended in a 2–3 defeat.[3]

Tournament record

Development Cup
Year Result Pld W OW OL L
20174th40004
2018[4]4th50005

All-time record against other nations
As of 21 November 2018[5]
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Ireland30031419
 North Macedonia2002715
 Morocco100139
 Portugal3003719
Total90093162

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Andorra slowly growing". International Ice Hockey Federation. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. "Andorra". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "2018 Development Cup". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. "Andorra-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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