Luxembourg men's national ice hockey team explained

Luxembourg
Badge:Luxembourg national ice hockey team Logo.png
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Association:Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Hockey sur Glace
Coach:Christer Eriksson
Asst Coach:Robert Beran
Most Games:Benny Welter (68)
Top Scorer:Benny Welter (63)
Most Points:Robert Beran (137)
Iihf Code:LUX
Iihf Max:41
Iihf Max Date:2022
Iihf Min:44
Iihf Min Date:2009–10, 2024
First Game: 23–0
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 March 1992)
Largest Win: 38–3
(Mexico City, Mexico; 10 March 2005)
Largest Loss: 31–0
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 25 March 1992)
World Champ Apps:20
World Champ First:1992
World Champ Best:31st (1992)
Record:48–65–2

The Luxembourg national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Luxembourg. It is controlled by the Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Luxembourg is currently ranked 43rd in the IIHF World Rankings and competes at Division II of the IIHF World Championships. They won their first tournament in 2017 at the Division III level.[1]

History

Luxembourg joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1912, though did not participate in the World Championship until 1992, when they placed fifth in Group C2, the lowest tier. They would not return to the tournament until 2000, though except for 2001 have been a regular participant since then.[1]

The team plays in the colours of the national flag: red, white, and light blue. The squad is coached by Petr Fical of Germany and captained by Ronny Scheier. Monique Scheier-Schneider served as the team's general manager from the 2005 to 2007 world championships.[2]

In the 2007 World Championships, Luxembourg finished third in Division III, narrowly missing out on promotion to Division II after being defeated 4–3 by hosts Ireland in overtime. Luxembourg has never competed in ice hockey at the Olympics. They placed third at the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III in Dunedin, New Zealand. They won their first tournament in 2017 at the Division III level.[1]

IIHF World Championships

YearHostDivision/GroupGroup positionOverall position
1992 JohannesburgGroup C25th31st
1993–1999did not participate
2000 ReykjavíkGroup D8th41st
2001did not participate
2002 Novi SadDivision II – Group B6th (relegated)40th
2003 AucklandDivision III2nd (promoted)42nd
2004 JacaDivision II – Group A6th (relegated)39th
2005 Mexico CityDivision III3rd43rd
2006 ReykjavíkDivision III5th45th
2007 DundalkDivision III3rd42nd
2008 LuxembourgDivision III3rd43rd
2009 DunedinDivision III3rd43rd
2010 KockelscheuerDivision III – Group A3rd45th
2011 Cape TownDivision III4th44th
2012 ErzurumDivision III3rd43rd
2013 Cape Town2013 IIHF World Championship Division III3rd43rd
2014 KockelscheuerDivision III3rd43rd
2015 İzmirDivision III3rd43rd
2016 IstanbulDivision III3rd43rd
2017 SofiaDivision III1st (promoted)41st
2018 GranadaDivision II – Group B6th (relegated)40th
2019 SofiaDivision III4th44th
2020 KockelscheuerDivision IIICancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021 KockelscheuerDivision IIICancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2022 KockelscheuerDivision III – Group A5th41st
2023 Cape TownDivision III – Group A5th45th
2024 BishkekDivision III – Group A3rd43rd

All-time record

[5]

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
2 1 0 1 44 13 +31
2 0 0 2 0 29 -29
4 0 0 4 4 36 -32
3 3 0 0 28 1 +27
4 1 0 3 17 36 -19
1 0 0 1 3 19 -16
3 0 0 3 7 20 -13
1 0 0 1 0 11 -11
4 4 0 0 45 7 +38
7 5 0 2 45 17 +28
4 4 0 0 28 4 +24
2 0 0 2 2 13 -11
8 5 0 3 41 25 +16
4 0 2 2 9 26 -17
2 0 0 2 6 12 -6
2 2 0 0 11 3 +8
1 0 0 1 0 20 -20
4 1 0 3 7 16 -9
5 5 0 0 34 2 +32
5 0 0 5 9 32 -23
6 1 0 5 11 24 -13
1 0 0 1 0 13 -13
11 4 0 7 30 59 -29
4 0 0 4 1 67 −66
2 0 0 2 3 16 -13
12 5 0 7 51 72 -21
4 2 0 2 13 15 -2
7 5 0 2 48 19 +29
Total 115 48 2 65 497 627 -130

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First gold for Luxembourg. Tchechankov. Ivan. 17 April 2017. IIHF.com. 7 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Monique Schneider Team Staff Profile. Elite Prospects. 17 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Men’s Division II, III cancelled. IIHF. 13 March 2020.
  4. Web site: IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. 18 November 2020. International Ice Hockey Federation.
  5. Web site: 2016-08-07 . Luxembourg - National Teams of Ice Hockey . 2023-05-19 . nationalteamsoficehockey.com . en-US.