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| Badge_size      = 125px
| Badge_size      = 125px
| Nickname        =
| Nickname        =
| Association    = [[Bulgaria Ice Hockey Federation]]
| Association    = [[Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation]]
| General Manager =  
| General Manager =  
| Most games      = Malin Atanasov (143)
| Most games      = Stoyan Batchvarov (96)
| Top scorer      =
| Top scorer      = Alexei Yotov (77)
| Most points    = Stoyan Batchvarov (103)
| Most points    = Alexei Yotov (163)
| Home Stadium    =
| Home Stadium    =
| IIHF code      = BUL
| IIHF code      = BUL
| IIHF Rank      = 39
| IIHF Rank      = 37
| IIHF max        = 30
| IIHF max        = 30
| IIHF max date  = first in 2003
| IIHF max date  = 2003, 2006
| IIHF min        = 39
| IIHF min        = 40
| IIHF min date  = first in 2014
| IIHF min date  = 2017, 2021–21
| Team_Colors    = {{color box|#00966E}} {{color box|#D62612}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| Team_Colors    = {{color box|#FFFFFF|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#059033|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#E8000D|border=darkgray}}  
| Jerseys        = [[File:Bulgaria national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png|115px]]
| Jerseys        =  
| First game      = {{ih|BUL}} 4–2 {{ih-rt|YUG}} <br> {{small|([[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]; January 17, 1942)}}
| First game      = {{ih-rt|BUL}} 4–2 {{Flagdeco|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia national ice hockey team|Yugoslavia]]<br>{{small|([[Bucharest]], Romania] 17 January 1942)}}
| Largest win    = {{ih|BUL}} 20–0 {{ih-rt|TUR}}<br> {{small|([[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]]; March 28, 1998)}}
| Largest win    = {{ih-rt|BUL}} 20–0 {{ih|TUR}}<br>{{small|([[Pretoria]], South Africa; 28 March 1998)}}
| Largest loss    = {{ih|KAZ}} 31–0 {{ih-rt|BUL}}<br> {{small|([[Poprad]] or [[Spišská Nová Ves]], [[Slovakia]]; March 25, 1994)}}<br>
| Largest loss    = {{ih-rt|KAZ}} 31–0 {{ih|BUL}}<br>{{small|([[Poprad]], Slovakia; 25 March 1994)}}<br>{{ih-rt|UKR}} 31–0 {{ih|BUL}}<br>{{small|([[Spišská Nová Ves]], Slovakia; 26 March 1994)}}
                      {{ih|UKR}} 31–0 {{ih-rt|BUL}}<br> {{small|([[Poprad]] or [[Spišská Nová Ves]], [[Slovakia]]; March 26, 1994)}}
| World champ apps  = 41
| World champ first  = 1963
| World champ best  = 14th ([[1970 World Ice Hockey Championships|1970]])
| Regional name      =
| Regional cup apps  =
| Regional cup first =
| Regional cup best  =
| Olympic apps      = 1
| Olympic apps      = 1
| Olympic first      = [[Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]]
| Olympic first      = [[Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]]
| Olympic medals    =
| Olympic medals    =
| Record            = 134–247–23
| World champ apps  = 52
| World champ first  = 1963
| World champ best  = 14th ([[1970 Ice Hockey World Championships|1970]])
| Record            = 149–268–24
}}
}}
The '''Bulgarian men's national ice hockey team''' is ranked 39th as of the 2015 [[IIHF World Ranking]] and competes in Division IIB at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]].
The '''Bulgarian national ice hockey team''' (Bulgarian: Национален отбор по хокей на лед на България, ''Natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya'') is the national men's [[ice hockey]] team of [[Bulgaria]]. The team is controlled by the [[Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation]] and a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). As of 2018, Bulgaria is ranked 38th in the [[IIHF World Ranking]] and competes in [[IIHF World Championship Division III|Division III]] of the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]].
 
The team has participated once at the [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Winter Games]]. This happened in [[1976 Winter Olympics|Innsbruck in 1976]], when Bulgaria fell to the [[Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team|Czechoslovak team]] 14–1 in the first round. After a few more losses the team finished last in the tournament.


The team has participated once at the [[Olympic Games]]. This happened in [[1976 Winter Olympics|Innsbruck in 1976]], when Bulgaria lost to the [[Czechoslovak National Team|Czechoslovak team]] 1-14 in the first round. After a few more losses the team finished last in the tournament.
[[Sofia]], the capital of [[Bulgaria]], hosted the games of Division II, Group B of the [[2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships]]. Bulgaria's opponents at the tournament were [[Belgium men's national ice hockey team|Belgium]], [[Mexico men's national ice hockey team|Mexico]], [[Spain men's national ice hockey team|Spain]], [[South Africa men's national ice hockey team|South Africa]] and [[South Korea men's national ice hockey team|South Korea]]. In 2011, Bulgaria was also in Division II, with [[Croatia men's national ice hockey team|Croatia]], [[Romania men's national ice hockey team|Romania]], [[China men's national ice hockey team|China]], [[Ireland men's national ice hockey team|Ireland]] and [[Iceland men's national ice hockey team|Iceland]].


[[Sofia]], the capital of [[Bulgaria]], hosted the games of Division II, Group B of the [[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]. Bulgaria's opponents at the tournament were [[Belgium men's national ice hockey team|Belgium]], [[Mexico men's national ice hockey team|Mexico]], [[Spain men's national ice hockey team|Spain]], [[South Africa men's national ice hockey team|South Africa]] and [[South Korea men's national ice hockey team|South Korea]]. In 2011 Bulgaria was also in Division II, with Croatia, Romania, China, Ireland and Iceland. Following relegation from Division II in 2013, Bulgaria won the 2014 Division III tournament.  
Historically, the team has played in the second highest level four times, with their highest placement being 14th in 1970. However, the only year that they ever earned promotion (by placing 1st or 2nd in Pool C) was in 1975, which also qualified them for the 1976 Olympics. The only year that they won any games in Pool B was 1992 (at that time it was contested between nations ranked 13th to 20th), defeating [[Japan men's national ice hockey team|Japan]], China and [[Yugoslavia national ice hockey team|Yugoslavia]].


Historically, the team has played in the second highest level four times, with their highest placement being 14th in 1970.  However the only year that they ever earned promotion (by placing 1st or 2nd in Pool C) was in 1975, which also qualified them for the 1976 Olympics. The only year that they won any games in Pool B was 1992 (at that time it was contested between nations ranked 13th to 20th), defeating Japan, China, and Yugoslavia.
Goaltender Konstantin Mihailov played in 28 [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] with Bulgaria, and was inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] in 2019, as a recipient of the Torriani Award to recognize his international hockey career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/9226/class-of-2019-named|title=Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=6 February 2019|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref>


==World Championship record==
==World Championship record==
*1963 – Finished in 19th place (4th in "Pool C")
[[File:ÉquipeBulgarie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bulgarian national team during a qualification match for the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in 2004.]]
*1967 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in "Pool C")
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
*1969 – Finished in 19th place (5th in "Pool C")
|-
*1970 – Finished in 14th place (8th in "Pool B")
! Year !! City !! Country !! Result
*1971 – Finished in 19th place (5th in "Pool C")
|-
*1972 – Finished in 17th place (4th in "Pool C")
| [[1963 Ice Hockey World Championships|1963]] || [[Stockholm]] || Sweden || 4th place in Group C (19th)
*1973 – Finished in 18th place (4th in "Pool C")
|-
*1974 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in "Pool C")
| [[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships|1967]] || [[Vienna]] || Austria || bgcolor=#cc9966 align=centre | '''Bronze''' in Group C (19th)
*1975 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in "Pool C")  
|-
*1976 – Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
| [[1969 Ice Hockey World Championships|1969]] || [[Skopje]] || Yugoslavia || 5th place in Group C (19th)
*1977 – Finished in 20th place (3rd in "Pool C")
|-
*1978 – Finished in 21st place (5th in "Pool C")
| [[1970 Ice Hockey World Championships|1970]] || [[Bucharest]] || Romania || 8th place in Group B (14th)
*1979 – Finished in 22nd place (4th in "Pool C")
|-
*1981 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in "Pool C")
| [[1971 Ice Hockey World Championships|1971]] || Several cities || the Netherlands || 5th place in Group C (19th)
*1982 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in "Pool C")
|-
*1983 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in "Pool C")
| [[1972 Ice Hockey World Championships|1972]] || [[Miercurea Ciuc]] || Romania || 4th place in Group C (17th)
*1985 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in "Pool C")
|-
*1986 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in "Pool C")
| [[1973 Ice Hockey World Championships|1973]] || six cities || the Netherlands || 4th place in Group C (18th)
*1987 – Finished in 23rd place (7th in "Pool C")
|-
*1989 – Finished in 21st place (5th in "Pool C")
| [[1974 Ice Hockey World Championships|1974]] || [[Grenoble]], [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]], [[Lyon]] || France || bgcolor=#cc9966 align=centre | '''Bronze''' in Group C (17th)
*1990 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in "Pool C")
|-
*1991 – Finished in 20th place (4th in "Pool C")
| [[1975 Ice Hockey World Championships|1975]] || [[Sofia]] || Bulgaria || bgcolor=silver align=center |  '''Silver''' in Group C (16th)
*1992 – Finished in 17th place (5th in "Pool B")
|-
*1993 – Finished in 20th place (8th in "Pool B")
| [[1976 Ice Hockey World Championships|1976]] || [[Aarau]] and [[Biel/Bienne]] || Switzerland || 8th place in Group B (16th)
*1994 – Finished in 27th place (7th in "Pool C1")
|-
*1995 – Finished in 29th place (9th in "Pool C1")
| [[1977 Ice Hockey World Championships|1977]] || [[Copenhagen]] and [[Hørsholm]] || Denmark || bgcolor=#cc9966 align=centre | '''Bronze''' in Group C (20th)
*1996 – Finished in 34th place (6th in "Pool D")
|-
*1997 – Finished in 35th place (7th in "Pool D")
| [[1978 Ice Hockey World Championships|1978]] || [[Las Palmas]] || Spain || 5th place in Group C (21st)
*[[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]] – Finished in 33rd place (Won "Pool D")
|-
*[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] – Finished in 32nd place (8th in "Pool C")
| [[1979 Ice Hockey World Championships|1979]] || [[Barcelona]] || Spain || 4th place in Group C (22nd)
*[[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] – Finished in 33rd place (9th in "Pool C")
|-
*[[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001]] – Finished in 35th place (4th in "Division II, Group B")
| [[1981 Ice Hockey World Championships|1981]] || [[Beijing]] || China || 6th place in Group C (22nd)
*[[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] – Finished in 35th place (4th in "Division II, Group B")
|-
*[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] – Finished in 34th place (3rd in "Division II, Group B")
| [[1982 Ice Hockey World Championships|1982]] || [[Jaca]] || Spain || 6th place in Group C (22nd)
*[[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] – Finished in 36th place (4th in "Division II, Group B")
|-
*[[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] – Finished in 35th place (4th in "Division II, Group A")
| [[1983 Ice Hockey World Championships|1983]] || [[Budapest]] || Hungary || 6th place in Group C (22nd)
*[[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] – Finished in 32nd place (2nd in "Division II, Group A")
|-
*[[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]] – Finished in 38th place (5th in "Division II, Group A")
| [[1985 Ice Hockey World Championships|1985]] || [[Megève]], [[Chamonix]], [[Saint-Gervais-les-Bains|Saint-Gervais]] || France || 6th place in Group C (22nd)
*[[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] – Finished in 38th place (5th in "Division II, Group A")
|-
*[[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]] – Finished in 36th place (4th in "Division II, Group B")
| [[1986 Ice Hockey World Championships|1986]] || [[Puigcerdà]] || Spain || bgcolor=#cc9966 align=centre | '''Bronze''' in Group C (19th)
*[[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]] – Finished in 35th place (4th in "Division II, Group A")
|-
*[[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011]] – Finished in 38th place (5th in "Division II, Group B")
| [[1987 Ice Hockey World Championships|1987]] || [[Copenhagen]], [[Herlev]], [[Hørsholm]] || Denmark || 7th place in Group C (23rd)
*[[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012]] – Finished in 37th place (3rd in "Division II, Group B")
|-
*[[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] – Finished in 40th place (6th in "Division II, Group B")
| [[1989 Ice Hockey World Championships|1989]] || [[Sydney]] || Australia || 5th place in Group C (21st)
*[[2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2014]] – Finished in 41st place (1st in "Division III")
|-
*[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] – Finished in 38th place (4th in "Division II, Group B")
| [[1990 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1990]] || [[Budapest]] || Hungary || 6th place in Group C (22nd)
|-
| [[1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1991]] || [[Brøndby Municipality]] || Denmark || 4th place in Group C (20th)
|-
| [[1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1992]] || [[Klagenfurt]] || Austria || 5th place in Group B (17th)
|-
| [[1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1993]] || [[Eindhoven]] || the Netherlands || 8th place in Group B (20th)
|-
| [[1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1994]] || [[Poprad]] and [[Spišská Nová Ves]] || Slovakia || 7th place in Group C1 (27th)
|-
| [[1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1995]] || [[Sofia]] || Bulgaria || 9th place in Group C1 (29th)
|-
| [[1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1996]] || [[Kaunas]] and [[Elektrėnai]] || Lithuania || 6th place in Group D (34th)
|-
| [[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1997]] || [[Canillo]] || Andorra || 7th place in Group D (35th)
|-
| [[1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships#World Championship Group D .28South Africa.29|1998]] || [[Krugersdorp]] and [[Pretoria]] || South Africa || bgcolor=gold align=center | '''Gold''' in Group D (33rd)
|-
| [[1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships#World Championship Group C|1999]] || [[Eindhoven]] [[Tilburg]] || South Africa || 8th place in Group C (32nd)
|-
| [[2000 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2000]] || [[Beijing]] || China || 9th place in Group C (33rd)
|-
| [[2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2001]] || [[Bucharest]]  || Romania || 4th in Division II Group B (35th)
|-
| [[2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships#Division II|2002]] || [[Novi Sad]]  || Yugoslavia || 4th in Division II Group B (35th)
|-
| [[2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships#Division II|2003]] || [[Sofia]]  || Bulgaria || bgcolor=#cc9966 align=centre | '''Bronze''' in Division II Group B (34th)
|-
| [[2004 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships#Division II|2004]] || [[Elektrėnai]]  || Lithuania || 4th in Division II Group B (36th)
|-
| [[2005 IIHF World Championship Division II|2005]] || [[Zagreb]]  || Croatia || 4th in Division II Group A (35th)
|-
| [[2006 IIHF World Championship Division II|2006]] || [[Sofia]]  || Bulgaria || bgcolor=silver align=center |  '''Silver''' in Division II Group A (32nd)
|-
| [[2007 IIHF World Championship Division II|2007]] || [[Zagreb]]  || Croatia || 5th in Division II Group A (38th)
|-
| [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division II|2008]] || [[Miercurea Ciuc]]  || Romania || 5th in Division II Group A (38th)
|-
| [[2009 IIHF World Championship Division II|2009]] || [[Sofia]]  || Bulgaria || 4th in Division II Group B (36th)
|-
| [[2010 IIHF World Championship Division II|2010]] || [[Naucalpan]]  || Mexico || 4th in Division II Group A (35th)
|-
| [[2011 IIHF World Championship Division II|2011]] || [[Zagreb]]  || Croatia || 5th in Division II Group B (38th)
|-
| [[2012 IIHF World Championship Division II|2012]] || [[Sofia]]  || Bulgaria || bgcolor=#cc9966 align=centre | '''Bronze''' in Division II Group B (37th)
|-
| [[2013 IIHF World Championship Division II|2013]] || [[İzmit]]  || Turkey || 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
|-
| [[2014 IIHF World Championship Division III|2014]] || [[Luxembourg]]  || Luxembourg || bgcolor=gold align=center | '''Gold''' in Division III (41st)
|-
| [[2015 IIHF World Championship Division II|2015]] || [[Cape Town]]  || South Africa || 4th in Division II Group B (38th)
|-
| [[2016 IIHF World Championship Division II|2016]] || [[Mexico City]]  || Mexico || 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
|-
| [[2017 IIHF World Championship Division III|2017]] || [[Sofia]]  || Bulgaria || bgcolor=silver align=center |  '''Silver''' in Division III (42nd)
|-
| [[2018 IIHF World Championship Division III|2018]] || [[Cape Town]] || South Africa || bgcolor=silver align=center |  '''Silver''' in Division III (42nd)
|-
| [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division III|2019]] || [[Sofia]]  || Bulgaria || bgcolor=gold align=center | '''Gold''' in Division III (41st)
|-
| [[2020 IIHF World Championship Division III|2020]] || [[Reykjavík]]  || Iceland || Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled|title=Men’s Division II, III cancelled|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 IIHF World Championship Division II|2021]] || [[Reykjavík]]  || Iceland || Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 IIHF World Championship Division II|2022]] || [[Reykjavík]]  || Iceland || 4th in Division II Group B (35th)
|-
| [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division II|2023]] || [[Istanbul]]  || Turkey ||bgcolor=#cc9966 align=centre | '''Bronze''' in Division II Group B (37th)
|-
| [[2024 IIHF World Championship Division II|2024]] || [[Sofia]]  || Bulgaria || 4th in Division II Group B (38th)
|}
 
==All-time record==
''As of 23 April 2023''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey in Belgium |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/bulgaria/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=National Teams of Ice Hockey |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Opponent
! Played
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! GF
! GA
! GD
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|AUS}} || 11 || 6 || 2 || 3 || 60 || 57 || +3
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|AUT}} || 10 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 18 || 58 || -40
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BEL}} || 21 || 11 || 1 || 9 || 123 || 90 || +33
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|BLR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 13 || -12
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BIH}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || +5
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CHN}} || 22 || 5 || 2 || 15 || 69 || 114 || -45
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|TPE}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 4 || +17
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CRO}} || 7 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 16 || 72 || -56
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|TCH}}'' || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 14 || −13
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|DEN}} || 32 || 11 || 2 || 19 || 88 || 137 || -49
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|EST}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 37 || -36
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|GDR}}'' || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 21 || -17
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|FRA}} || 29 || 9 || 2 || 18 || 89 || 156 || -67
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|GEO}} || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 43 || 20 || +23
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|GBR}} || 8 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 47 || 36 || +11
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|GER}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 13 || -12
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|HKG}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 4 || +22
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|HUN}} || 47 || 10 || 1 || 36 || 147 || 253 || -106
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ISL}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 17 || -2
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|IRL}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 4 || +9
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|ISR}} || 11 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 36 || 50 || -14
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|ITA}} || 10 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 22 || 55 || -33
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|JPN}} || 11 || 3 || 0 || 8 || 29 || 66 || -37
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|KAZ}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 39 || -38
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|LTU}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 26 || -23
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|LUX}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 36 || 17 || +19
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|MEX}} || 11 || 6 || 0 || 5 || 61 || 57 || +4
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|NED}} || 17 || 3 || 1 || 13 || 51 || 110 || -59
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|NZL}} || 7 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 50 || 41 || +9
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|PRK}} || 16 || 10 || 1 || 5 || 76 || 43 || -33
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|NOR}} || 5 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 11 || 31 || -20
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|POL}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 27 || -25
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|ROU}} || 40 || 4 || 2 || 34 || 91 || 249 || -158
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SRB}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 25 || -22
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|SCG}}'' || 11 || 2 || 2 || 7 || 31 || 54 || -23
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SVK}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 20 || -20
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SLO}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 27 || -26
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|RSA}} || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 53 || 10 || +43
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|KOR}} || 9 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 53 || 48 || +5
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ESP}} || 15 || 8 || 1 || 6 || 74 || 63 || +11
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SUI}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 32 || -23
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|TUR}} || 10 || 8 || 0 || 2 || 76 || 25 || +51
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|TKM}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 || +4
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|{{ih|UAE}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 12 || +1
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|UKR}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 48 || -48
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|USA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 19 || −18
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|YUG}}'' || 21 || 5 || 2 || 14 || 67 || 121 || -54
|-
!Total !! 441 || 149 || 24 || 268 || 1 642 || 2 437 || -795
|}


==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==  
==External links==  
*[http://www.iihf.com/sk/iihf-home/countries/bulgaria/ IIHF profile]
*[http://www.iihf.com/sk/iihf-home/countries/bulgaria/ IIHF profile]

Latest revision as of 16:50, 6 August 2024

Bulgaria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation
Most games Stoyan Batchvarov (96)
Top scorer Alexei Yotov (77)
Most points Alexei Yotov (163)
IIHF code BUL
IIHF ranking 37
Highest IIHF ranking 30 (2003, 2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking 40 (2017, 2021–21)
Team colors               
First international
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png 4–2 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
(Bucharest, Romania] 17 January 1942)
Biggest win
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png 20–0 Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey
(Pretoria, South Africa; 28 March 1998)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png 31–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
(Poprad, Slovakia; 25 March 1994)
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg.png 31–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
(Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia; 26 March 1994)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 52 (first in 1963)
Best result 14th (1970)
Olympics
Appearances 1 (first in 1976)
International record (W–L–T)
149–268–24

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The Bulgarian national ice hockey team (Bulgarian: Национален отбор по хокей на лед на България, Natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bulgaria. The team is controlled by the Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). As of 2018, Bulgaria is ranked 38th in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in Division III of the Ice Hockey World Championships.

The team has participated once at the Olympic Winter Games. This happened in Innsbruck in 1976, when Bulgaria fell to the Czechoslovak team 14–1 in the first round. After a few more losses the team finished last in the tournament.

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, hosted the games of Division II, Group B of the 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. Bulgaria's opponents at the tournament were Belgium, Mexico, Spain, South Africa and South Korea. In 2011, Bulgaria was also in Division II, with Croatia, Romania, China, Ireland and Iceland.

Historically, the team has played in the second highest level four times, with their highest placement being 14th in 1970. However, the only year that they ever earned promotion (by placing 1st or 2nd in Pool C) was in 1975, which also qualified them for the 1976 Olympics. The only year that they won any games in Pool B was 1992 (at that time it was contested between nations ranked 13th to 20th), defeating Japan, China and Yugoslavia.

Goaltender Konstantin Mihailov played in 28 Ice Hockey World Championships with Bulgaria, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019, as a recipient of the Torriani Award to recognize his international hockey career.[1]

World Championship record

The Bulgarian national team during a qualification match for the 2006 Winter Olympics in 2004.
Year City Country Result
1963 Stockholm Sweden 4th place in Group C (19th)
1967 Vienna Austria Bronze in Group C (19th)
1969 Skopje Yugoslavia 5th place in Group C (19th)
1970 Bucharest Romania 8th place in Group B (14th)
1971 Several cities the Netherlands 5th place in Group C (19th)
1972 Miercurea Ciuc Romania 4th place in Group C (17th)
1973 six cities the Netherlands 4th place in Group C (18th)
1974 Grenoble, Gap, Lyon France Bronze in Group C (17th)
1975 Sofia Bulgaria Silver in Group C (16th)
1976 Aarau and Biel/Bienne Switzerland 8th place in Group B (16th)
1977 Copenhagen and Hørsholm Denmark Bronze in Group C (20th)
1978 Las Palmas Spain 5th place in Group C (21st)
1979 Barcelona Spain 4th place in Group C (22nd)
1981 Beijing China 6th place in Group C (22nd)
1982 Jaca Spain 6th place in Group C (22nd)
1983 Budapest Hungary 6th place in Group C (22nd)
1985 Megève, Chamonix, Saint-Gervais France 6th place in Group C (22nd)
1986 Puigcerdà Spain Bronze in Group C (19th)
1987 Copenhagen, Herlev, Hørsholm Denmark 7th place in Group C (23rd)
1989 Sydney Australia 5th place in Group C (21st)
1990 Budapest Hungary 6th place in Group C (22nd)
1991 Brøndby Municipality Denmark 4th place in Group C (20th)
1992 Klagenfurt Austria 5th place in Group B (17th)
1993 Eindhoven the Netherlands 8th place in Group B (20th)
1994 Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves Slovakia 7th place in Group C1 (27th)
1995 Sofia Bulgaria 9th place in Group C1 (29th)
1996 Kaunas and Elektrėnai Lithuania 6th place in Group D (34th)
1997 Canillo Andorra 7th place in Group D (35th)
1998 Krugersdorp and Pretoria South Africa Gold in Group D (33rd)
1999 Eindhoven Tilburg South Africa 8th place in Group C (32nd)
2000 Beijing China 9th place in Group C (33rd)
2001 Bucharest Romania 4th in Division II Group B (35th)
2002 Novi Sad Yugoslavia 4th in Division II Group B (35th)
2003 Sofia Bulgaria Bronze in Division II Group B (34th)
2004 Elektrėnai Lithuania 4th in Division II Group B (36th)
2005 Zagreb Croatia 4th in Division II Group A (35th)
2006 Sofia Bulgaria Silver in Division II Group A (32nd)
2007 Zagreb Croatia 5th in Division II Group A (38th)
2008 Miercurea Ciuc Romania 5th in Division II Group A (38th)
2009 Sofia Bulgaria 4th in Division II Group B (36th)
2010 Naucalpan Mexico 4th in Division II Group A (35th)
2011 Zagreb Croatia 5th in Division II Group B (38th)
2012 Sofia Bulgaria Bronze in Division II Group B (37th)
2013 İzmit Turkey 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2014 Luxembourg Luxembourg Gold in Division III (41st)
2015 Cape Town South Africa 4th in Division II Group B (38th)
2016 Mexico City Mexico 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2017 Sofia Bulgaria Silver in Division III (42nd)
2018 Cape Town South Africa Silver in Division III (42nd)
2019 Sofia Bulgaria Gold in Division III (41st)
2020 Reykjavík Iceland Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021 Reykjavík Iceland Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2022 Reykjavík Iceland 4th in Division II Group B (35th)
2023 Istanbul Turkey Bronze in Division II Group B (37th)
2024 Sofia Bulgaria 4th in Division II Group B (38th)

All-time record

As of 23 April 2023.[4]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 11 6 2 3 60 57 +3
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 10 1 1 8 18 58 -40
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 21 11 1 9 123 90 +33
Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus 1 0 0 1 1 13 -12
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
Flag of China.svg.png China 22 5 2 15 69 114 -45
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 21 4 +17
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 7 1 0 6 16 72 -56
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 1 14 −13
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 32 11 2 19 88 137 -49
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 37 -36
Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany 2 0 0 2 4 21 -17
Flag of France.svg.png France 29 9 2 18 89 156 -67
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia 5 3 0 2 43 20 +23
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 8 6 1 1 47 36 +11
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 1 0 0 1 1 13 -12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 26 4 +22
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 47 10 1 36 147 253 -106
Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 4 3 0 1 15 17 -2
Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland 2 2 0 0 13 4 +9
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 11 3 2 6 36 50 -14
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 10 1 0 9 22 55 -33
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 11 3 0 8 29 66 -37
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 1 39 -38
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania 3 0 0 3 3 26 -23
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 4 3 0 1 36 17 +19
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 11 6 0 5 61 57 +4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 17 3 1 13 51 110 -59
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand 7 4 0 3 50 41 +9
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 16 10 1 5 76 43 -33
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 5 0 1 4 11 31 -20
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 2 0 0 2 2 27 -25
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 40 4 2 34 91 249 -158
Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia 3 0 0 3 3 25 -22
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg.png Serbia and Montenegro 11 2 2 7 31 54 -23
Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 1 0 0 1 0 20 -20
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 2 0 0 2 1 27 -26
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 7 7 0 0 53 10 +43
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 9 5 0 4 53 48 +5
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 15 8 1 6 74 63 +11
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 5 0 0 5 9 32 -23
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 10 8 0 2 76 25 +51
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 13 12 +1
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 2 0 0 2 0 48 -48
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 1 0 0 1 1 19 −18
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 21 5 2 14 67 121 -54
Total 441 149 24 268 1 642 2 437 -795

References

  1. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (6 February 2019). "Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/9226/class-of-2019-named. 
  2. ↑ "Men’s Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled. 
  3. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations. 
  4. ↑ "Ice Hockey in Belgium" (in en-US). https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/bulgaria/. 

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