Belgium men's national ice hockey team
Association | Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Mike Kolodziejczyk |
Assistants | Jan Van Beveren |
Captain | Jordan Paulus |
Most games | Tim Vos (118) |
Most points | Tim Vos (67) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | BEL |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 36 (6 June 2021)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 32 (first in 2005) |
Lowest IIHF | 37 (2018) |
First international | |
Belgium 3–0 France (Brussels, Belgium; 4 March 1905) | |
Biggest win | |
Belgium 21–2 New Zealand (Geel, Belgium; 21 March 1989) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Ukraine 37–2 Belgium (Bled, Slovenia; 13 March 1993) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 52 (first in ) |
Best result | 7th (1950) |
European Championships | |
Appearances | 14 (first in 1910) |
Best result | (1913) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1920) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
193–416–18 |
The Belgian men's national ice hockey team has participated in the International Ice Hockey Federation European Championships from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2 bronze medals (1910, 1911), 1 silver medal (1927), and 1 gold medal (1913).
Tournament participation[]
Olympic Games[]
Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank | |
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1920 Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ? | ? | Gold Medal Round | 7th | |
1924 Chamonix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 45 | ? | ? | First round | 7th | |
1928 St. Moritz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | ? | ? | First round | 8th | |
1932 Lake Placid | Did not participate | ||||||||||||
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ? | ? | First round | 14th | |
1948–2022 | Did not qualify since |
World Championships[]
- 1930 – Finished in 10th place
- 1933 – Finished in 12th place
- 1934 – Finished in 11th place
- 1935 – Finished in 14th place
- 1939 – Finished in 12th place
- 1947 – Finished in 8th place
- 1949 – Finished in 9th place
- 1950 – Finished in 7th place
- 1951 – Finished in 4th place Criterium Européen
- 1952 – Finished 5th place in Pool B
- 1955 – Finished in 6th place in Pool B
- 1956 – Finished in 3rd place in Pool B
- 1961 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
- 1963 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
- 1970 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
- 1971 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1975 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
- 1977 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
- 1978 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1987 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1989 – Finished in 1st place in Pool D
- 1990 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1991 – Finished in 9th place in Pool C
- 1992 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C1
- 1993 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1994 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
- 1995 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
- 1996 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
- 1997 – Finished in 8th place in Pool D
- 1998 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
- 1999 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
- 2000 – Finished in 2nd place in Pool D
- 2001 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group B
- 2002 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2003 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
- 2004 – Finished in 6th place in Division I, Group A
- 2005 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group B
- 2006 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
- 2007 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2008 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2009 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
- 2010 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
- 2011 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
- 2012 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
- 2013 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2014 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
- 2015 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2016 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
- 2017 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
- 2018 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
- 2019 – Finished in 6th place in Division II, Group A
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
European Championships[]
Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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1910 Les Avants | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
1911 Berlin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
1912 Prague* | Did not participate | |||||||||
1913 Munich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
1914 Berlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | |||||||||
1921 Stockholm | Did not participate | |||||||||
1922 St. Moritz | Did not participate | |||||||||
1923 Antwerp | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
1924 Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ? | ? | Group stage | 4th |
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
1926 Davos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ? | ? | Second round | 7th |
1927 Wien | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
1929 Budapest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ? | ? | First round | 7th |
1932 Berlin | Did not participate |
Roster[]
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[4]
- Head coach:
- Assistant coach:
Goaltenders | ||||||
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# | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
25 | Mike Jansen | L | 172 cm | 76 kg | 4 February 1992 | HYC Herentals |
20 | L | 178 cm | 81 kg | 19 September 1993 | Bulldogs Liège | |
Defencemen | ||||||
# | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
22 | L | 185 cm | 78 kg | 26 July 1989 | Bulldogs Liège | |
6 | L | 193 cm | 95 kg | 16 December 1991 | HYC Herentals | |
24 | L | 180 cm | 90 kg | 8 July 1990 | Bulldogs Liège | |
15 | L | 182 cm | 76 kg | 16 February 1991 | IHC Leuven | |
Forwards | ||||||
# | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
23 | R | 198 cm | 96 kg | 8 June 1992 | Bulldogs Liège | |
19 | R | 172 cm | 68 kg | 23 November 1994 | Bulldogs Liège | |
11 | L | 191 cm | 93 kg | 2 May 1989 | HYC Herentals | |
4 | L | 174 cm | 78 kg | 24 December 1992 | HYC Herentals | |
7 | L | 176 cm | 75 kg | 20 August 1995 | ||
18 | R | 178 cm | 75 kg | 15 March 1995 | Bulldogs Liège | |
16 | L | 183 cm | 77 kg | 14 June 1991 | HYC Herentals | |
21 | R | 170 cm | 72 kg | 8 January 1993 | IHC Leuven | |
17 | L | 183 cm | 74 kg | 8 December 1989 | Phantoms Deurne | |
12 | L | 172 cm | 70 kg | 20 November 1995 | HYC Herentals | |
5 | R | 174 cm | 66 kg | 13 December 1996 | HYC Herentals | |
10 | L | 182 cm | 79 kg | 21 May 1988 | HYC Herentals |
Hockey Hall of Fame members[]
- Paul Loicq, team captain, player-coach, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "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 Belgium. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
Categories:
- Ice hockey in Belgium
- National ice hockey teams in Europe
- National sports teams of Belgium