Hungary men's national ice hockey team explained

Hungary
Badge:Coat of arms of Hungary.svg
Badge Size:105px
Nickname:Magyars (Hungarians)
Association:Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation
Coach:Don MacAdam
Asst Coach:Dávid Kiss
Zoltán Szilassy
Captain:Csanád Erdély
Most Games:Balázs Kangyal (237)
Top Scorer:Krisztián Palkovics (96)
Most Points:Balázs Ladányi (251)
Home Stadium:László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Iihf Code:HUN
Iihf Max:18
Iihf Max Date:2024
Iihf Min:22
Iihf Min Date:2003–06
First Game: 6–0
(Vienna, Austria; 24 January 1927)
Largest Win: 31–1
(Den Bosch, Netherlands; 4 March 1971)
Largest Loss: 19–1
(Innsbruck, Austria; 28 January 1964)
World Champ Apps:56
World Champ First:1930
World Champ Best:5th (1937)
Olympic Apps:3
Olympic First:1928
Record:399–459–63

The Hungarian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Hungary. They have participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games since 1928.[1] A consistent participant of the annual World Championship, Hungary has played at the Olympics three times, most recently in 1964. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF.

The team is controlled by the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség). No Hungarian-born players have ever played in North America's National Hockey League; however, three have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft: Tamás Gröschl by the Edmonton Oilers (1999), Levente Szuper by the Calgary Flames (2000), and János Vas by the Dallas Stars (2002).

History

The Hungarian team won its group in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I, and therefore qualified to play in the Elite Division of the 2009 IIHF World Championship. This is the first time since 1939 that Hungary has qualified to play in the highest division of international hockey. The advance was, however, marred by the sudden death of team captain Gábor Ocskay, and the team was eventually relegated to Division I again.

In 2015, Hungary finished second in its group in the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I, behind Kazakhstan to gain promotion to the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

On 4 May 2024, Hungary beat Slovenia 2-1 on the last match day of the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I and became world chanpions.[2] Consequently, Hungary qualified for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[3]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

YearFinishRank
1928 St. MoritzPreliminary round11th place
1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenSecond round7th place
1964 InnsbruckConsolation Round16th place

World Championship

YearFinishRank
// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/BerlinQuarterfinals6th
1931 KrynicaConsolation round7th
1933 PragueSeventh place game7th
1934 MilanThird round6th
1935 DavosConsolation Round11th
1937 LondonConsolation Round5th
1938 PragueSecond Round7th
1939 Zürich/BaselConsolation Round7th
1959 Plzen2nd in the Group B14th
1963 Stockholm2nd in the Group C17th
1964 Innsbruck8th in the Group B16th
1965 Turku/Rauma/Pori4th in the Group B12th
1966 Zagreb7th in the Group B15th
1967 Vienna8th in the Group B, Relegation16th
1969 Skopje3rd in the Group C17th
1970 Galaţi4th in the Group C18th
1971 Netherlands3rd in the Group C19th
1972 Miercurea-Ciuc5th in the Group C18th
1973 Netherlands3rd in the Group C17th
1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon4th in the Group C18th
1975 Sofia4th in the Group C18th
1976 Gdańsk2nd in the Group C, Promoted18th
1977 Tokyo6th in the Group B14th
1978 Belgrade6th in the Group B13th
1979 Galați9th in the Group B, Relegation17th
1981 Beijing3rd in the Group C19th
1982 Jaca5th in the Group C21st
1983 Budapest2nd in the Group C, Promoted18th
1985 Fribourg8th in the Group B, Relegation16th
1986 Puigcerda6th in the Group C22nd
1987 Copenhagen/Herlev/Hørsholm5th in the Group C21st
1989 Sydney4th in the Group C20th
1990 Budapest7th in the Group C23rd
1991 Brøndby6th in the Group C22nd
1992 Hull4th in the Group C124th
1993 Ljubljana4th in the Group C24th
1994 Poprad/Spišská Nová Ves6th in the Group C126th
1995 Sofia8th in the Group C126th
1996 Jesenice/Kranj4th in the Group C24th
1997 Tallinn/Kohtla-Järve6th in the Group C26th
1998 Budapest/Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros1st in the Group C, Promoted25th
1999 Odense/Rodovre8th in the Group B, Relegation24th
2000 Beijing1st in the Group C, Promoted25th
2001 Grenoble4th in Division I, Group A23rd
2002 Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros2nd in Division I, Group B20th
2003 Budapest3rd in Division I, Group A21st
2004 Oslo4th in Division I, Group A24th
2005 Debrecen3rd in Division I, Group A21st
2006 Amiens4th in Division I, Group A23rd
2007 Ljubljana2nd in Division I, Group B19th
2008 Sapporo1st in Division I, Group B, Promoted18th
2009 Bern/KlotenRelegation round16th
2010 Ljubljana2nd in Division I, Group B20th
2011 Budapest2nd in Division I, Group A19th
2012 Ljubljana3rd in Division I, Group A19th
2013 Budapest3rd in Division I, Group A19th
2014 Goyang5th in Division I, Group A21st
2015 Kraków2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted18th
2016 Moscow/Saint PetersburgPreliminary round, Relegation15th
2017 Kyiv5th in Division I, Group A21st
2018 Budapest4th in Division I, Group A20th
2019 Nur-Sultan5th in Division I, Group A21st
2020 LjubljanaCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4]
2021 LjubljanaCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]
2022 Ljubljana2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted18th
/ 2023 Tampere/RigaPreliminary round, Relegation15th
2024 Bolzano1st in Division I, Group A, Promoted17th
/ 2025 Stockholm/Herning

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GAFinishRank
1910–1926 did not participate.
1927 Wien5 0 0 5 5 1Round-robin6th
1929 Budapest4 0 1 3 2 7Second round6th
1932 Berlindid not participate

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[6] [7]

Head coach: Kevin Constantine

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1 G 1.93m (06.33feet) 95abbr=onNaNabbr=on 30 May 1990 JKH GKS Jastrzębie
4 D Tamás PozsgaiA 1.85m (06.07feet) 88abbr=onNaNabbr=on 26 July 1988 MAC Budapest
6 D 1.89m (06.2feet) 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on 17 February 1988 DVTK Jegesmedvék
8 D 1.84m (06.04feet) 89abbr=onNaNabbr=on 2 February 1998 MAC Budapest
10 F Gergő NagyC 1.91m (06.27feet) 96abbr=onNaNabbr=on 10 October 1989 Ferencvárosi TC
12 D 1.86m (06.1feet) 86abbr=onNaNabbr=on 3 February 1997 Fehérvár AV19
13 F 1.8m (05.9feet) 87abbr=onNaNabbr=on 28 July 1994 MAC Budapest
14 F 1.85m (06.07feet) 90abbr=onNaNabbr=on 14 December 1994 Ilves
16 F 1.91m (06.27feet) 89abbr=onNaNabbr=on 10 November 1989 CSM Corona Brașov
17 D 1.83m (06feet) 81abbr=onNaNabbr=on 17 April 1999 DVTK Jegesmedvék
18 F 1.83m (06feet) 86abbr=onNaNabbr=on 24 January 1991 HKM Zvolen
20 F 1.89m (06.2feet) 91abbr=onNaNabbr=on 24 February 1988 HSC Csíkszereda
21 F 1.79m (05.87feet) 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on 27 June 2001 Northern Michigan Wildcats
22 F 1.82m (05.97feet) 86abbr=onNaNabbr=on 31 July 1996 Linköping HC
23 D 1.87m (06.14feet) 85abbr=onNaNabbr=on 2 March 2003 Västerås IK
24 F 1.84m (06.04feet) 79abbr=onNaNabbr=on 13 May 2002 Fehérvár AV19
28 F 1.86m (06.1feet) 88abbr=onNaNabbr=on 7 September 1990 Fehérvár AV19
33 D 1.86m (06.1feet) 93abbr=onNaNabbr=on 2 February 2001 Fehérvár AV19
34 F 1.83m (06feet) 92abbr=onNaNabbr=on 28 June 1996 Fehérvár AV19
35 G 1.86m (06.1feet) 91abbr=onNaNabbr=on 8 January 2001 Fehérvár AV19
36 F 1.88m (06.17feet) 86abbr=onNaNabbr=on 5 April 1996 Fehérvár AV19
44 D 1.86m (06.1feet) 83abbr=onNaNabbr=on 16 January 1999 Gyergyói HK
59 G 1.91m (06.27feet) 89abbr=onNaNabbr=on 29 December 1996 Ferencvárosi TC
61 F 1.8m (05.9feet) 85abbr=onNaNabbr=on 16 February 1995 Gyergyói HK
62 F János HáriA 1.75m (05.74feet) 77abbr=onNaNabbr=on 3 May 1992 Fehérvár AV19
70 D 1.85m (06.07feet) 90abbr=onNaNabbr=on 27 July 1997 MAC Budapest

Former players

See also: Hungarian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

NHL Drafts

Players from Hungary to be drafted in the NHL

Year Name Overall Team
1993 Frank Banham1 147th Washington Capitals
256th Edmonton Oilers
116th Calgary Flames
32nd Dallas Stars
2004 Andrew Sarauer2 125th Vancouver Canucks
Notes
  1. Banham was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship.[8]
  2. Sarauer was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship.

All-time record

Updated as of 22 April 2024.[9] Teams listed in italics are defunct.

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
5 4 0 1 39 18 +21
54 13 2 39 129 208 –79
15 1 1 13 27 75 –48
17 13 1 3 162 41 +121
47 36 1 10 253 147 +106
13 0 3 10 12 74 –62
19 10 3 6 85 55 +30
24 23 1 0 178 30 +148
5 0 1 4 1 13 –12
67 33 4 26 277 207 +70
11 0 0 11 23 107 –84
8 4 2 2 37 28 +9
5 1 0 4 6 25 –19
52 26 4 22 216 203 +13
22 1 4 17 32 72 –40
34 18 1 15 113 96 +17
1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
46 17 6 23 136 158 –22
34 17 0 17 98 111 –13
13 1 0 12 19 63 –44
6 1 1 4 12 31 –19
16 15 0 1 97 25 +72
32 18 3 11 170 106 +64
12 7 0 5 71 38 +33
27 10 3 14 64 102 –38
67 25 6 36 146 210 –64
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7
68 24 5 39 239 290 –51
1 0 0 1 1 5 −4
1 1 0 0 9 1 +8
2 2 0 0 22 1 +21
8 2 0 6 19 50 –31
40 7 2 31 83 154 –71
4 4 0 0 57 7 +50
21 15 1 5 122 57 +65
1 0 0 1 1 19 –18
9 9 0 0 82 22 +60
8 1 0 7 7 30 −23
24 3 1 20 49 127 –78
30 12 0 18 64 103 –39
3 0 0 3 2 15 –13
52 24 6 22 181 173 +8
Total 921 399 63 459 3 349 3 298 +51

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ice hockey: Canada stay perfect, Hungary get first win in 77 years. 14 May 2016. Reuters.
  2. Web site: 2024-05-04 . Megverte Szlovéniát a magyar hokiválogatott, visszajutott az A csoportba . 2024-05-05 . telex . hu.
  3. Web site: 2024-05-04 . Irány az elit: világbajnok lett a magyar jégkorong-válogatott! . 2024-05-05 . Nemzeti Sport . hu.
  4. Web site: Steiss . Adam . 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled . iihf.com . IIHF . 21 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Steiss . Adam . 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled . iihf.com . IIHF . 21 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Megvan a vb-re utazó 25-ös keret. jegkorongszovetseg.hu. 10 May 2023. hu.
  7. Web site: Team Roster Hungary. iihf.com. 12 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Frank Banham és Andrew Sarauer mától magyar állampolgár . hu . szekesfehervar.hu. 3 April 2015. 28 August 2021.
  9. Web site: 2016-08-07 . Hungary - National Teams of Ice Hockey . 2023-05-22 . nationalteamsoficehockey.com . en-US.