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


==History==
==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 national ice hockey association of the country, the [[Andorran Federation of Ice Sports|Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel]] was established in 1992 and joined the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] in 1995.<ref name="slowly">{{cite web|title=Andorra slowly growing|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12033&cHash=8264c1c4dd3bd8829b4f3f003e2cd15c|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=7 December 2017|date=6 October 2017}}</ref>
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.<ref name="slowly">{{cite web|title=Andorra slowly growing|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12033&cHash=8264c1c4dd3bd8829b4f3f003e2cd15c|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=7 December 2017|date=6 October 2017}}</ref> Despite not having a national team nor entering in any IIHF tournaments, Canillo was the host city of the [[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships#World Championship Group D (Andorra)|1997 IIHF World Championship Group D tournament]], as well as the [[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II#Group A tournament|2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A tournament]].


However it was only in 2017, when an official Andorran national team was organized. The national team made their debut at the 2017 Development Cup which was hosted in Canillo. Andorra played [[Portugal]], [[Ireland]], and [[Morocco]]. The national team lost all of their matches in the tournament.<ref name="slowly"/>Their first match was on 29 September 2017 against Portugal. The match ended in a 2–3 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andorra|url=https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/|website=National Teams of Ice Hockey|accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref>
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 men's national ice hockey team|Portugal]], [[Ireland men's national ice hockey team|Ireland]], and [[Morocco men's national ice hockey team|Morocco]]. They lost all of their matches in the tournament, including a 5–3 defeat to Portugal in the bronze medal match.<ref name="slowly"/> Andorra's first match was on 29 September 2017 against Portugal, the match ended in a 3–2 defeat in penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andorra|url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/|website=National Teams of Ice Hockey|access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref>
 
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.<ref name="RTVA. 2022">{{cite web | title=Andorra formarà part de la Federació Internacional d'Hoquei Gel a | website=Andorra Difusió | date=2022-10-05 | url=https://www.andorradifusio.ad/esports/andorra-formara-part-federacio-internacional-hoquei | language=ca | access-date=2024-04-10}}</ref>


==Tournament record==
==Tournament record==
===Development Cup===
===World Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
| colspan=2|[[1930 Ice Hockey World Championships|1930]] ''through'' [[1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1994]] || colspan=6|''Not a member of the IIHF''
|-
| colspan=2|[[1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1995]] ''through'' [[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]] || colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 0/0 !! – !! – !! – !! – !! –
|}
 
===IIHF Development Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Year
!width=30|Year
!width=35|Result
!width=150|Host
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
| 2017 || {{flagicon|AND}} [[Canillo]] || 4th place || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3
|-
| 2018 || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Füssen]] || 4th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|AND}} 2017<!--<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.totallympics.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1472|website=Totallympics|accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref>--> || 4th || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
| 2022 || 5th place || 5 || 1 || – || {{Tooltip|1|Indicates a tie game}}* || 3
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/2018-development-cup/|title=2018 Development Cup|website=National Teams of Ice Hockey|accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref> || 4th || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
! colspan=2|Total !! 3/3 !! 14 !! 1 !! 0 !! 2 !! 11
|}
|}


==All-time record against other nations==
==All-time record against other national teams==
<ref>{{cite web|title=Andorra-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf|url=https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Andorra-Men-Official-Results.pdf|website=National Teams of Ice Hockey|accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref>
''as of 7 May 2022''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey in Andorra |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=National Teams of Ice Hockey |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
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!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|IRL}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 14 || 19
|align=left|{{ih|ALG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 14
|-
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|COL}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 8
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|IRL}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 20 || 25
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|LIE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 8
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|MAR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 9
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|MKD}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 15
|align=left|{{ih|MKD}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 15
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|POR}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 19 || 19
|-
|-
|align=left|{{ih|MAR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 9
! Total !! 14 !! 1 !! 1 !! 12 !! 61 !! 98
|-
|align=left|{{ih|POR}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 7 || 19
|-
! Total !! 9 !! 0 !! 0 !! 9 !! 31 !! 62
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Men's national teams}}
{{Men's national teams}}

Latest revision as of 16:13, 6 August 2024

Andorra
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel
Head coach Oriol Boronat
Top scorer Gerard Ávila (12)
Most points Gerard Ávila (16)
IIHF code AND
Team colors                    
First international
Flag of Andorra Andorra 2–3 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg.png
(Canillo, Andorra; 29 September 2017)
Biggest win
Andorra Flag of Andorra.svg.png 12–0 Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal
(Füssen, Germany; 6 May 2022)
Biggest defeat

Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg.png 11–2 Flag of Andorra.svg.png Andorra
(Füssen, Germany; 19 November 2018)

Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg.png 14–5 Flag of Andorra.svg.png Andorra
(Füssen, Germany; 4 May 2022)
IIHF Development Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 2017)
Best result 4th (2017, 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
1–12–1

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The Andorra national ice hockey team (Catalan: 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.[1] 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.[1] Andorra's first match was on 29 September 2017 against Portugal, the match ended in a 3–2 defeat in penalty shootout.[2]

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.[3]

Tournament record

World Championship

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1930 through 1994 Not a member of the IIHF
1995 through 2022 Did not enter
Total 0/0 – – – – –

IIHF Development Cup

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2017 Flag of Andorra Canillo 4th place 4 0 0 1 3
2018 Flag of Germany Füssen 4th place 5 0 0 0 5
2022 5th place 5 1 – 1* 3
Total 3/3 14 1 0 2 11

All-time record against other national teams

as of 7 May 2022[4]

Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria 1 0 0 1 5 14
Flag of Colombia.png Colombia 1 0 0 1 3 8
Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland 4 0 1 3 20 25
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg.png Liechtenstein 1 0 0 1 4 8
Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco 1 0 0 1 3 9
Flag of Macedonia.svg.png FYR Macedonia 2 0 0 2 7 15
Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal 4 1 0 3 19 19
Total 14 1 1 12 61 98

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Andorra slowly growing". International Ice Hockey Federation. 6 October 2017. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12033&cHash=8264c1c4dd3bd8829b4f3f003e2cd15c. 
  2. ↑ "Andorra". https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/. 
  3. ↑ "Andorra formarà part de la Federació Internacional d'Hoquei Gel a" (in ca). 2022-10-05. https://www.andorradifusio.ad/esports/andorra-formara-part-federacio-internacional-hoquei. 
  4. ↑ "Ice Hockey in Andorra" (in en-US). https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/. 


Men's National teams
Flag of Armenia.svg.png Armenia - Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia - Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria - Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium - Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia - Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada - Flag of China.svg.png China - Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei - Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic - Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia - Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland - Flag of France.svg.png France - Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany - Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia - Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong - Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary - Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland - Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland - Flag of Indonesia.svg.png Indonesia - Flag of Iran.png Iran - Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel - Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan - Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan - Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait - Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg.png Kyrgyzstan - Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia - Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania - Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
Flag of Macau.svg.png Macau - Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia - Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico - Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia - Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea - Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand - Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png The Netherlands - Flag of the Philippines.svg.png Philippines - Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland - Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania - Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia - Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore - Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia - Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia - Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain - Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa - Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden - Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland - Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand - Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey - Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan - Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine - Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png UAE
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
Defunct teams: Flag of Bohemia svg.png Bohemia - Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg.png - Bohemia and Moravia - Flag of the CIS svg.png CIS - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czechoslovakia

Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany - Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg.png Serbia and Montenegro - Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png U.S.S.R. - Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany - Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia

Teams that do not participate in IIHF competitions:
Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria - Flag of Andorra.svg.png Andorra - Flag of Argentina.svg.png Argentina - Flag of Azerbaijan.svg.png Azerbaijan - Flag of Brazil.svg.png Brazil - Flag of the Chile.svg.png Chile - Flag of Colombia.png Colombia - Flag of Egypt.png Egypt
Flag of India.svg.pngIndia - Flag of Jamaica.svg.png Jamaica - Flag of Lebanon.svg.png Lebanon - Flag of Liechtenstein.svg.png Liechtenstein - Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco - Flag of Macedonia.svg.png North Macedonia
Flag of Oman.svg.png Oman - Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal - Flag of Puerto Rico.svg.png Puerto Rico - Flag of Tunisia.svg.png Tunisia - Flag of Qatar.svg.png - Qatar - Flag of Uzbekistan.svg.png Uzbekistan
Non IIHF members: Flag of Bahrain.svg.png Bahrain - Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica - Flag of Haiti.png Haiti - Flag of Falkland Islands.png Falkland Islands - Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg.png Saudi Arabia - Flag of Venezuela.svg.png Venezuela
Other teams: Flag of Basque Country.svg.png Basque Country - Flag of Catalonia.svg.png Catalonia - Flag of England.svg.png - England - Flag of Ulster.svg.png Northern Ireland - Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg.png - Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Flag of Scotland.svg.png Scotland - Logo of Team Europe WCH 2016.png Team Europe - Logo of Team North America WCH 2016.png Team North America

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