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.
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| Nickname(s) | Icelandic Falcons |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Iceland |
| Head coach | Vladimir Kolek |
| Assistants | Josh Popsie Jussi Sipponen |
| Captain | Ingvar Jónsson |
| Most games | Ingvar Jónsson (90) |
| Most points | Emil Alengaard (91) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | ISL |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 33  (24 April 2020)[1] |
| 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 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 20–0 Iceland(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 28 March 2002) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | 30th (2014) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 41–55–1 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division III | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2004 Iceland | |
| 2006 Iceland | |
IIHF World Championships
Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[4]
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Dennis Hedstrom | R | 188 cm | 82 kg | 24 July 1987 |  IF Troja/Ljungby |
| 20 | Snorri Sigurbergsson | R | 180 cm | 80 kg | 15 August 1992 |  Moss Hockey |
| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 12 | Ingthor Arnason | L | 185 cm | 85 kg | 19 October 1995 | Motala AIF HK |
| 5 | Orri Blöndal | L | 182 cm | 93 kg | 10 October 1990 | Skautafélag Akureyrar |
| 18 | Bergur Einarsson | L | 176 cm | 78 kg | 6 May 1983 | Bjorninn |
| 3 | Ingólfur Eliasson | L | 192 cm | 95 kg | 3 November 1993 | Skautafélag Akureyrar |
| 6 | Andri Helgason | R | 182 cm | 79 kg | 11 December 1995 | Bjorninn |
| 25 | Ingvar Jónsson | L | 193 cm | 92 kg | 11 February 1981 | Skautafélag Akureyrar |
| 8 | Robert Pálsson | R | 176 cm | 80 kg | 19 July 1991 | UMFK Esja |
| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 13 | Emil Alengård | R | 181 cm | 86 kg | 19 November 1987 | Skövde IK |
| 16 | Úlfar Andrésson | R | 182 cm | 80 kg | 2 April 1988 | Bjorninn |
| 7 | Jonas Magnusson | R | 181 cm | 88 kg | 16 June 1980 |  Gladsaxe SF |
| 14 | Falur Guðnason | R | 167 cm | 69 kg | 27 August 1994 | Bjorninn |
| 9 | Ozan Sigurjónsson | L | 176 cm | 80 kg | 12 July 1991 | Skautafélag Reykjavíkur |
| 22 | Bjarki Johannesson | L | 175 cm | 73 kg | 9 March 1996 | Skautafélag Reykjavíkur |
| 10 | Hjalti Johannsson | R | 177 cm | 77 kg | 20 February 1997 | UMFK Esja |
| 23 | Johann Leifsson | L | 185 cm | 82 kg | 31 July 1993 | Motala AIF |
| 19 | Andri Mikaelsson | L | 184 cm | 90 kg | 5 December 1990 | Skautafélag Akureyrar |
| 15 | Hafthor Sigrunarson | L | 179 cm | 70 kg | 9 July 1999 | Skautafélag Akureyrar |
| 21 | Björn Sigurdarson | L | 180 cm | 80 kg | 20 January 1994 | UMFK Esja |
| 17 | Robert Sigurdsson | L | 183 cm | 85 kg | 18 July 1993 | Skautafélag Reykjavíkur |
All-time record against other nations
Results updated 14 January 2018.[5]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 44 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
 China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 |
 Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
 Estonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 33 |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
 Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Israel | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 38 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
 Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
 North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
 Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
 Serbia/.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia/%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 38 |
 South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
 South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
 Spain | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 43 |
 Turkey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| Total | 93 | 38 | 1 | 54 | 329 | 437 |
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "2016 World Championships Division 2A Team Iceland. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Iceland-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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