Andorra men's national ice hockey team explained

Andorra
Badge:Coat of arms of Andorra.svg
Badge Size:150px
Association:Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel
Coach:Oriol Boronat
Top Scorer:Gerard Ávila (12)
Most Points:Gerard Ávila (16)
Home Stadium:Palau de Gel d'Andorra[1]
Iihf Code:AND
First Game: 3–2
Largest Win: 12–0
Largest Loss: 11–2

14–5
World Champ2 Name:IIHF Development Cup
World Champ2 Apps:3
World Champ2 First:2017
World Champ2 Best:4th (2017, 2018)
Record:1–12–1

The Andorra national ice hockey team (Catalan; Valencian: Selecció d'hoquei sobre gel d'Andorra) is the national men's ice hockey team of Andorra. The team is controlled by the Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel (FAEG) and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

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 Andorran Federation of Ice Sports, known in Catalan as the Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel (FAEG), was established in 1992 and later joined the IIHF on 4 May 1995.[2] Despite not having a national team nor entering in any IIHF tournaments, Canillo was the host city of the 1997 IIHF World Championship Group D tournament, as well as the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A tournament.

However, it was only in 2017, when an official Andorra national team was organized. The national team made its debut at the 2017 IIHF Development Cup which was hosted in Canillo. Andorra played Portugal, Ireland, and Morocco. They lost all of their matches in the tournament, including a 5–3 defeat to Portugal in the bronze medal match.[2] Andorra's first match was on 29 September 2017 against Portugal, the match ended in a 3–2 defeat in penalty shootout.[3]

In 2022, Andorra applied to participate in the IIHF World Championships, though the Andorran federation noted that the country had difficulty fulfilling IIHF criteria, which include having 60 registered players and a domestic league.[4]

Tournament record

World Championship

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Not a member of the IIHF
Did not enter
Total 0/0

IIHF Development Cup

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2017 4th place 4 0 0 1 3
2018 4th place 5 0 0 0 5
2022 5th place 5 1 3
Total 3/3 14 1 0 2 11

All-time record against other national teams

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1 0 0 1 5 14
1 0 0 1 3 8
4 0 1 3 20 25
1 0 0 1 4 8
1 0 0 1 3 9
2 0 0 2 7 15
4 1 0 3 19 19
Total 14 1 1 12 61 98

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.palaudegel.ad/ Palau de Gel - Andorra
  2. Web site: Andorra slowly growing. International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 December 2017. 6 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Andorra. National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Andorra formarà part de la Federació Internacional d'Hoquei Gel a . Andorra Difusió . 2022-10-05 . ca . 2024-04-10.
  5. Web site: Ice Hockey in Andorra . 2023-04-30 . National Teams of Ice Hockey . en-US.