List of first ice hockey internationals per country: 1909–1999
The following is a list of first international men's ice hockey matches for each (past or present) country, played from 1909 through 1999. The matches are listed chronologically.
Before 1920[]
Bohemia (Czechia) and France[]
Chamonix Cup January 23, 1909[1][2] | France | 8 – 1 (3–0, 5–1) | Bohemia | Chamonix, France |
France as Club des Patineurs de Paris |
Great Britain and Switzerland[]
Chamonix Cup January 23, 1909[3][4] | Great Britain | 3 – 0 (1–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Chamonix, France |
Great Britain as Princes Ice Hockey Club Switzerland as Club des Patineurs de Lausanne |
Belgium[]
Chamonix Cup January 23, 1909[5] | France | 1 – 0 (1–0, 0–0) | Belgium | Chamonix, France |
Belgium as Fédération des Patineurs de Belgique France as Club des Patineurs de Paris |
Germany[]
European Championship January 11, 1910[6] | Germany | 5 – 3 (?–?, ?–?) | Belgium | Les Avants, Switzerland |
Berliner Schlittschuhclub as Germany |
Austria-Hungary (Austria)[]
European Championship February 4, 1912[7] | Bohemia | 5 – 0 (2–0, 3–0) | Austria-Hungary | Prague, Austria-Hungary |
The European Championship 1912 was annulled, as Austria was not a member of the IIHF. SK Slavia Prague as Bohemia, as Austria. |
1920s[]
Sweden[]
Olympic Games April 23, 1920[8] | Sweden | 8 – 0 (5–0, 3–0) | Belgium | Antwerp, Belgium |
United States[]
Olympic Games April 24, 1920[9] | United States | 29 – 0 (15–0, 14–0) | Switzerland | Antwerp, Belgium |
Canada and Czechoslovakia (Czechia)[]
Olympic Games April 24, 1920[10][1] | Canada | 15 – 0 (5–0, 10–0) | Czechoslovakia | Antwerp, Belgium |
Winnipeg Falcons as Canada |
Spain[]
European Championship March 14, 1924[11] | Switzerland | 17 – 0 (8–0, 9–0) | Spain | Milan, Italy |
Italy[]
Friendly March 14, 1924[12] | Sweden | 7 – 1 (?–?, ?–?) | Italy | Milan, Italy |
Austria[]
European Championship January 9, 1925[7] | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 0 (1–0, 2–0) | Austria | Strbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia |
Poland[]
Friendly January 11, 1926[13] | Austria | 13 – 1 (?–?, ?–?) | Poland | Davos, Switzerland |
Hungary[]
European Championship January 24, 1927[14] | Austria | 6 – 0 (4–0, 2–0) | Hungary | Vienna, Austria |
Finland[]
Friendly January 29, 1928[15] | Sweden | 8 – 1 (?–?, ?–?) | Finland | Helsinki, Finland |
1930s[]
Japan[]
Friendly January 24, 1930[16] | Czechoslovakia | 12 – 2 (3–1, 8–0, 1–1) | Japan | Davos, Switzerland |
Romania[]
World Championship February 2, 1931[17] | United States | 15 – 0 (7–0, 5–0, 3–0) | Romania | Krynica-Zdrój, Poland |
Latvia and Lithuania[]
Friendly February 27, 1932[18][19] | Latvia | 3 – 0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Lithuania | Riga, Latvia |
Norway[]
Friendly January 10, 1934[20] | Canada | 11 – 1 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | Norway | Oslo, Norway |
Yugoslavia (Serbia)[]
Friendly January 30, 1934[21] | Romania | 1 – 0 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | Yugoslavia | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
Netherlands[]
Friendly January 5, 1935[22] | Belgium | 4 – 0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Estonia[]
Friendly February 20, 1937[23] | Finland | 2 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Estonia | Helsinki, Finland |
1940s[]
Bohemia-Moravia[]
Friendly January 11, 1940[24] | Bohemia-Moravia | 5 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Germany | Prague, Bohemia-Moravia |
Slovakia[]
International Winter Sports Week February 1, 1940[25] | Bohemia-Moravia | 12 – 0 (5–0, 4–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Internationale Wintersportwoche in German |
Croatia[]
Friendly February 9, 1941[26] | Slovakia | 6 – 1 (4–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Croatia | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Bulgaria[]
Friendly January 17, 1942[27] | Bulgaria | 4 – 2 (2–1, 1–0, 1–1) | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
Denmark[]
World Championship February 12, 1949[28] | Canada | 47 – 0 (13–0, 16–0, 18–0) | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
1950s[]
East Germany[]
Friendly January 28, 1951[29] | Poland | 8 – 3 (5–0, 2–1, 1–2) | East Germany | East Berlin, East Germany |
Soviet Union (Russia)[]
Friendly April 22, 1951[30] | Soviet Union | 23 – 2 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | East Germany | East Berlin, East Germany |
1960s[]
Australia[]
Olympic Winter Games February 20, 1960[31] | Czechoslovakia | 18 – 1 (7–1, 3–0, 8–0) | Australia | Squaw Valley, United States |
South Africa[]
World Championship Group C March 3, 1961[32] | Yugoslavia | 12 – 3 (4–0, 3–1, 5–2) | South Africa | Lausanne, Switzerland |
1970s[]
China[]
Friendly February 12, 1972[33] | Romania | 6 – 4 (2–1, 3–1, 1–2) | China | Bucharest, Romania |
North Korea[]
World Championship Group C March 8, 1974[34] | Italy | 11 – 2 (1–2, 4–0, 6–0) | North Korea | Grenoble, France |
South Korea[]
World Championship Group C March 16, 1979[35] | Spain | 7 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 4–0) | South Korea | Barcelona, Spain |
1980s[]
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and Hong Kong[]
Friendly March 3, 1987[36][37] | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 2 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | Hong Kong | Perth, Australia |
Chinese Taipei competed unofficially in the 1987 World Championship Group D tournament in Perth, Australia. Due to the political status of Taiwan and related issues with China, the games were considered as exhibition games and the results does not count towards the standings of the tournament. |
New Zealand[]
World Championship Group D March 13, 1987[38] | South Korea | 35 – 2 (9–1, 11–1, 15–0) | New Zealand | Perth, Australia |
1990s[]
Slovenia[]
Friendly March 20, 1992[39] | Austria | 1 – 0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Slovenia | Klagenfurt, Austria |
Greece and Turkey[]
World Championship Group C2 March 21, 1992[40][41] | Greece | 15 – 3 (4–0, 3–1, 8–2) | Turkey | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Luxembourg[]
World Championship Group C2 March 21, 1992[42] | South Africa | 23 – 0 (5–0, 9–0, 9–0) | Luxembourg | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Israel[]
World Championship Group C2 March 22, 1992[43] | Spain | 23 – 4 (8–0, 6–1, 9–3) | Israel | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Russia[]
Friendly April 12, 1992[30] | Russia | 2 – 2 (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Sweden | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Kazakhstan and Ukraine[]
Friendly April 14, 1992[44][45] | Kazakhstan | 5 – 1 (4–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Ukraine | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Belarus[]
World Championship Group C Qualification November 7, 1992[46] | Ukraine | 4 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Belarus | Minsk, Belarus |
Czechia[]
Sweden Hockey Games February 11, 1993[1] | Czechia | 6 – 1 (1–0, 2–0, 3–1) | Russia | Stockholm, Sweden |
FR Yugoslavia (Serbia)[]
World Championship Group C1 March 20, 1995[21] | Ukraine | 15 – 3 (4–1, 5–1, 6–1) | FR Yugoslavia | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Kuwait[]
Asian Winter Games January 30, 1999[47] | Japan | 44 – 1 (15–0, 11–1, 18–0) | Kuwait | Gangneung, South Korea |
Mongolia[]
Asian Winter Games January 31, 1999[48] | South Korea | 14 – 1 (6–1, 2–0, 6–0) | Mongolia | Gangneung, South Korea |
Iceland[]
World Championship Group D April 14, 1999[49] | Israel | 11 – 0 (5–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Iceland | Krugersdorp, South Africa |
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ "France Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Great Britain Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Belgium Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Germany Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Austria Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Sweden Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "USA Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Canada Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Spain Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Italy Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Poland Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Hungary Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Finland Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Japan Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Romania Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Latvia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Lithuania Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Norway Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Serbia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Netherlands Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Estonia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Bohemia-Moravia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Slovakia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Croatia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Bulgaria Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Denmark Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ "East Germany Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Russia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Australia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "South Africa Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "China Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "North Korea Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "South Korea Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Slovenia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Greece Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Turkey Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Luxembourg Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Israel Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Ukraine Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Belarus Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Kuwait Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "Mongolia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Iceland Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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