Iceland men's national ice hockey team

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.

Iceland
Nickname(s)Icelandic Falcons
AssociationIce Hockey Iceland
Head coachVladimir Kolek
AssistantsJosh Popsie
Jussi Sipponen
CaptainIngvar Jónsson
Most gamesIngvar Jónsson (90)
Most pointsEmil Alengaard (91)
Team colors              
IIHF codeISL
Ranking
Current IIHF33 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF32 (2018)
Lowest IIHF39 (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
Appearances15 (first in 1999)
Best result30th (2014)
International record (W–L–T)
41–55–1
Medal record
Division III
2004 Iceland
2006 Iceland

IIHF World Championships

Year Host Division/Group Group Position Overall Position
1999 Krugersdorp Group D 8th 41st
2000 Reykjavik Group D 5th 38th
2001 Majadahonda Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2002 Novi Sad Division II, Group B 4th 39th
2003 Sofia Division II, Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2004 Reykjavik Division III 1st (promoted) 37th
2005 Belgrade Division II, Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2006 Reykjavik Division III 1st (promoted) 41st
2007 Seoul Division II, Group B 4th 38th
2008 Newcastle Division II, Group B 5th 39th
2009 Novi Sad Division II, Group A 4th 32nd
2010 Narva Division II, Group B 3rd 37th
2011 Zagreb Division II, Group B 3rd 35th
2012 Reykjavik Division II, Group A 4th 32nd
2013 Zagreb Division II, Group A 3rd 31st
2014 Belgrade Division II, Group A 2nd 30th
2015 Reykjavik Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2016 Jaca Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2017 Galati Division II, Group A 5th 33rd
2018 Tilburg Division II, Group A 6th (relegated) 34th
2019 Mexico City Division II, Group B 2nd 36th
2020 Reykjavík Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[2]

Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[3]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Dennis Hedstrom R 188 cm 82 kg (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 IF Troja/Ljungby
20 Snorri Sigurbergsson R 180 cm 80 kg (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 Moss Hockey
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
12 Ingthor Arnason L 185 cm 85 kg (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 Motala AIF HK
5 Orri Blöndal L 182 cm 93 kg (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 Skautafélag Akureyrar
18 Bergur Einarsson L 176 cm 78 kg (1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 Bjorninn
3 Ingólfur Eliasson L 192 cm 95 kg (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 Skautafélag Akureyrar
6 Andri Helgason R 182 cm 79 kg (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 Bjorninn
25 Ingvar Jónsson L 193 cm 92 kg (1981-02-11) 11 February 1981 Skautafélag Akureyrar
8 Robert Pálsson R 176 cm 80 kg (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 UMFK Esja
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
13 Emil Alengård R 181 cm 86 kg (1987-11-19) 19 November 1987 Skövde IK
16 Úlfar Andrésson R 182 cm 80 kg (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 Bjorninn
7 Jonas Magnusson R 181 cm 88 kg (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 Gladsaxe SF
14 Falur Guðnason R 167 cm 69 kg (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 Bjorninn
9 Ozan Sigurjónsson L 176 cm 80 kg (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
22 Bjarki Johannesson L 175 cm 73 kg (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
10 Hjalti Johannsson R 177 cm 77 kg (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 UMFK Esja
23 Johann Leifsson L 185 cm 82 kg (1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 Motala AIF
19 Andri Mikaelsson L 184 cm 90 kg (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990 Skautafélag Akureyrar
15 Hafthor Sigrunarson L 179 cm 70 kg (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 Skautafélag Akureyrar
21 Björn Sigurdarson L 180 cm 80 kg (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 UMFK Esja
17 Robert Sigurdsson L 183 cm 85 kg (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

All-time record against other nations

Results updated 14 January 2018.[4]

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. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "2016 World Championships Division 2A Team Iceland. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. "Iceland-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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