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| Association      = [[Ice Hockey Federation of Israel]]
| Association      = [[Ice Hockey Federation of Israel]]
| Nickname          =
| Nickname          =
| Most games        = Sergei Frenkel (72)<ref>[http://eurohockey.com/player/52327-sergei-frenkel.html Sergei Frenkel]</ref>
| Most games        = Sergei Frenkel (81)<ref name="Sergei Frenkel">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/69678/sergei-frenkel|title=Sergei Frenkel profile|website=eliteprospects.com}}</ref>
| Top scorer        = Sergei Zak (47)
| Top scorer        = Daniel Mazour (50)<ref name="Daniel Mazour">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/115461/daniel-mazour|title=Daniel Mazour profile|website=eliteprospects.com}}</ref>
| Most points      = Sergei Frenkel (98)<ref>[http://eurohockey.com/player/52327-sergei-frenkel.html Sergei Frenkel]</ref>
| Most points      = Sergei Frenkel (109)<ref name="Sergei Frenkel"/>
| IIHF code        = ISR
| IIHF code        = ISR
| IIHF Rank        = 33 {{decrease}}1<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-ranking/mens-world-ranking/2015-ranking/ 2015 Ranking]</ref>
| IIHF Rank        = 33
| IIHF max          = 32
| IIHF max          = 32
| IIHF max date    = 2014<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-ranking/mens-world-ranking/2014-ranking-april/ 2014 Men's World Ranking]</ref>
| IIHF max date    = 2014
| IIHF min          = 40
| IIHF min          = 40
| IIHF min date    = 2011,<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/homeiihf/world-ranking/ 2011 IIHF MEN'S WORLD RANKING]</ref> 2012<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/272/homeiihf/world-ranking/ 2012 IIHF MEN'S WORLD RANKING]</ref>
| IIHF min date    = 2011–12
| Team_Colors      = {{color box|#3b76c4}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#808a8c}}
| Team_Colors      = {{color box|#3b76c4}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#808a8c}}
| First game        = {{ih|ESP}} 23–4 {{ih-rt|ISR}}<br><small>([[Johannesburg]], South Africa; 22 March 1992)</small>
| First game        = {{ih-rt|ESP}} 23–4 {{ih|ISR}}<br><small>([[Johannesburg]], South Africa; 22 March 1992)</small>
| Largest win      = {{ih|ISR}} 26–2 {{ih-rt|GRE}}<br><small>([[Cape Town]], South Africa; 15 April 2011)</small>
| Largest win      = {{ih-rt|ISR}} 26–2 {{ih|GRE}}<br><small>([[Cape Town]], South Africa; 15 April 2011)</small>
| Largest loss      = {{ih|LAT}} 32–0 {{ih-rt|ISR}}<br><small>([[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]]; 15 March 1993)</small>
| Largest loss      = {{ih-rt|LAT}} 32–0 {{ih|ISR}}<br><small>([[Ljubljana]], Slovenia; 15 March 1993)</small>
| World champ apps  = 21
| World champ apps  = 29
| World champ first = 1992
| World champ first = 1992
| World champ best  = 28th ([[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]])
| World champ best  = 28th ([[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]])
| Record            = 49–61–11
| Record            = 67–84–9
}}
}}
The '''Israel national ice hockey team''' is the national ice hockey team of [[Israel]]. They are ranked 32nd as of April 2015 by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/israel.html Israel] - Retrieved 30 April 2015</ref>
The '''Israel national ice hockey team''' (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בהוקי קרח) is the national men's [[ice hockey]] team of [[Israel]]. Israel was ranked 35th as of May 2017 by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].<ref name=2017rank>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-ranking/mens-world-ranking/2017-ranking/|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|title=2017 Men's World Ranking}}</ref> In 2019, the team won the gold medal in the [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division II]] Group B tournament in [[Mexico City]].


==History==
Its greatest achievement in its history was winning its division II group in 2005 and being promoted to division I for the first, and thus far only, time. Israel was relegated back to division II a year later.
The best achievement was promotion to the [[IIHF World Championship Division I]] in [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]. Next year the team relegated again to [[IIHF World Championship Division II|Division II]]. In 2011 the team finished first in Division III Group B earning a promotion to Division II.


==World Championships record==
==World Championships record==
*[[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] – 30th place (4th in Group C2)
Eliezer Sherbatov drew international attention when he first played in the [[2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III]], in [[Bulgaria]], at the age of 13, becoming the youngest player to step on the ice in an under-18 ice hockey world championship.<ref name="suburban">{{cite news|url=http://www.thesuburbannews.ca/content/en/2250|author=Alex Di Pietro |title=Sherbatov a Montréal Junior|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706211321/http://www.thesuburbannews.ca/content/en/2250|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|work=The Suburban|access-date=14 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4097431,00.html|title=Israeli hockey player shocks world; (Video) Eliezer Sherbatov scores unbelievable, made-for-YouTube goal|author=Sammy Hudes|date=22 July 2011|website=Ynet}}</ref> He scored 9 points (4 goals + 5 assists) in 5 games, as the team won a bronze medal, Israel's first in hockey in a championship tournament.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/sherbatov-scored-amazing-d-iii-worlds-goal/c-569601|title=Sherbatov scored amazing D-III Worlds goal|publisher=National Hockey League|author=Mike G. Morreale|date=18 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-israeli-canadian-eliezer-sherbatov-on-his-jewish-heritage-and-playing/|title=Israeli-Canadian Eliezer Sherbatov on his Jewish heritage and playing hockey in Poland|work=The Globe and Mail|author= Marty Klinkenberg|date=21 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1993]] – 31st place (6th in Group C1)
 
*[[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] – 34th place (7th in Group C2)
The team was promoted to the [[IIHF World Championship Division I]] in [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsiia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000012|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|title=2005 IIHF World Championship Div II Group A}}</ref> The following year the team was relegated again to [[IIHF World Championship Division II|Division II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/wsia/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/47/IHM047Z207_Final_Ranking_1_0.pdf|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|title=Final rankings}}</ref> In 2010, Israel was relegated to Division III.<ref>[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227200_76_19_0.pdf 2010 IIHF World Championship DIV II Group B]</ref>
*[[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] – 35th place (6th in Group C2)
 
*[[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] – 35th place (7th in Group D)
However, in 2011 the team finished first in Division III Group B, earning a promotion back to Division II.<ref>[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269200_76_14_0.pdf 2011 IIHF World Championship DIV III]</ref> Israel won all five of its games by a combined score of 57–9, and was promoted to the IIHF Division II WHC to be played in 2012.<ref name="auto3"/>  Sherbatov led the tournament in points, goals, assists, and +/-, earning 26 points (14 goals + 12 assists) in just four games.<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202008/24/WS5f431dbaa31083481726231d.html|title=Israeli's Auschwitz switch causes stir|website=China Daily|author=Murray Greig| date=24 August 2020}}</ref> He was named the best forward of the tournament.<ref name="auto7"/><ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.com/player/91130-eli-sherbatov.html|title=Eli Sherbatov profile – Ели Шербатов Профиль|website=Eurohockey.com}}</ref>
*[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] – 33rd place (5th in Group D)
 
*[[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]] – 35th place (3rd in Group D)
At the [[2012 IIHF World Championship Division II]] tournament in [[Bulgaria]], the Israeli team was able to stay in the second division.<ref name="auto8"/>  Beginning in 2015 and still as of 2020, Sherbatov was captain of the national team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/captain-of-israel-s-hockey-team-signs-to-play-in-oswiecim-otherwise-known-as-auschwitz/article_12726044-9d8c-5305-9f1b-9708673ce8e0.html|title=Captain of Israel’s hockey team signs to play in Oswiecim, otherwise known as Auschwitz|first=Philissa|last=Cramer|website=Cleveland Jewish News| date=9 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto7"/>
*[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] – 33rd place (2nd in Group D)
 
*[[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] – 34th place (1st in Group D)
In 2019, the team won the gold medal in the [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division II]] Group B tournament in [[Mexico City]], Israel's first gold medal in hockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/golden-medal-celebration-on-ice-for-israel-hockey-588489|title=Gold-medal celebration on ice for Israel hockey|website=The Jerusalem Post|author=Joshua Halickman |date= 3 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="auto9"/> With the win, the team qualified for the World Championships Division 2A.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-national-ice-hockey-team-wins-gold-medal/|title=Israeli national ice-hockey team wins gold medal|date=5 May 2019|website=ISRAEL21c|author= Abigail Klein Leichman}}</ref> Sherbatov was named Best Forward, and had the best +/- rating, was the top goal scorer, and was the top scorer with 15 points (7 goals + 8 assists) in 5 games.<ref name="auto8"/>
*[[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001]] – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
 
*[[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] – 34th place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
*[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] – 37th place (5th in Division II, Group B)
|-
*[[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] – 38th place (5th in Division II, Group A)
!width=165|Year
*[[2005 IIHF World Championship Division II|2005]] – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group B)
!width=40|Place
*[[2006 IIHF World Championship Division I|2006]] – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group A)
!width=80|Division
*[[2007 IIHF World Championship Division II|2007]] – 34th place (3rd in Division II, Group B)
!width=100|Division place
*[[2008 IIHF World Championship Division II|2008]] – 36th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
!width=80|Group
*[[2009 IIHF World Championship Division II|2009]] – 38th place (5th in Division II, Group A)
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
*[[2010 IIHF World Championship Division II|2010]] – 39th place (6th in Division II, Group B)
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
*[[2011 IIHF World Championship Division III|2011]] – 41st place (1st in Division III)
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
*[[2012 IIHF World Championship Division II|2012]] – 39th place (5th in Division II, Group B)
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
*[[2013 IIHF World Championship Division II|2013]] – 35th place (1st in Division II, Group B)
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
*[[2014 IIHF World Championship Division II|2014]] – 34th place (6th in Division II, Group A)
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
*[[2015 IIHF World Championship Division II|2015]] – 39th place (5th in Division II, Group B)
|-
|[[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || 30th || Group C2 || 4th || || 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 22 || 42
|-
|[[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1993]] || 31st || Group C1 || 6th || || 7 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 30 || 97
|-
|[[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] || 34th || Group C2 || 7th || || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 19 || 36
|-
|[[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] || 35th || Group C2 || 6th || || 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 39 || 23
|-
|[[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || 35th || Group D || 7th || || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 34 || 35
|-
|[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 33rd || Group D || 5th || || 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 22 || 28
|-
|[[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]] || 35th || Group D || 3rd || || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 39 || 19
|-
|[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] || 33rd || Group D || 2nd || || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 5
|-
|[[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || 34th || Group D || 1st || || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 31 || 7
|-
|[[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001]] || 32nd || Division II || 2nd || Group B || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 11
|-
|[[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] || 34th || Division II || 3rd || Group A || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 14 || 22
|-
|[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] || 37th || Division II || 3rd || Group B || 5 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 11 || 19
|-
|[[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] || 38th || Division II || 5th || Group A || 5 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 28
|-
|[[2005 IIHF World Championship Division II|2005]] || 30th || Division II || 1st || Group B || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 21 || 11
|-
|[[2006 IIHF World Championship Division I|2006]] || 28th || Division I || 6th || Group A || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3 || 47
|-
|[[2007 IIHF World Championship Division II|2007]] || 34th || Division II || 3rd || Group B || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 24
|-
|[[2008 IIHF World Championship Division II|2008]] || 36th || Division II || 4th || Group A || 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 16 || 28
|-
|[[2009 IIHF World Championship Division II|2009]] || 38th || Division II || 5th || Group A || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 38
|-
|[[2010 IIHF World Championship Division II|2010]] || 39th || Division II || 6th || Group B || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 11 || 55
|-
|[[2011 IIHF World Championship Division III|2011]] || 41st || Division III || 1st || || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 57 || 9
|-
|[[2012 IIHF World Championship Division II|2012]] || 39th || Division II || 5th || Group B || 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 19 || 22
|-
|[[2013 IIHF World Championship Division II|2013]] || 35th || Division II || 1st || Group B || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 30 || 14
|-
|[[2014 IIHF World Championship Division II|2014]] || 34th || Division II || 6th || Group A || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 19 || 37
|-
|[[2015 IIHF World Championship Division II|2015]] || 39th || Division II || 5th || Group B || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 11 || 20
|-
|[[2016 IIHF World Championship Division II|2016]] || 37th || Division II || 3rd || Group B || 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 22 || 33
|-
|[[2017 IIHF World Championship Division II|2017]] || 37th || Division II || 3rd || Group B || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 24 || 14
|-
|[[2018 IIHF World Championship Division II|2018]] || 37th || Division II || 3rd || Group B || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 24 || 14
|-
|[[2019 IIHF World Championship Division II|2019]] || 35th || Division II || 1st || Group B || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 16
|-
|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Division II|2020]] || || Division II || colspan=8 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref name="Men’s Division II, III cancelled">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|title=Men’s Division II, III cancelled|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 IIHF World Championship Division II|2021]] || || Division II || colspan=8 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref name="Men’s Division II, III cancelled"/>
|-
|[[2022 IIHF World Championship Division II|2022]] || 31st || Division II || 5th || Group A || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 32
|-
|[[2023 IIHF World Championship Division II|2023]] || 33rd || Division II || 5th || Group A || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 14 || 37
|-
|[[2024 IIHF World Championship Division II|2024]] || 32nd || Division II || 4th || Group A || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 17 || 26
|-
!Total || – || – || – || – || 156 || 66 || 6 || 84 || 645 || 849
|}
 
==Olympics==
Israel has tried to qualify for the [[Olympics]] four times. In their first attempt in [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|1996]] for the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] they played Greece in a preliminary match in [[Metula]], which they lost 10-2. However, Greece used ineligible players, so Israel played another preliminary match against Yugoslavia, in [[Kaunas]]. Israel lost the game 5-3, but ended up being disqualified anyways due to use of ineligible players from Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeyarchives.info/QualifJO1998.htm|title=Qualifications for the 1998 Olympic Games|publisher=Hockey Archives}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The scores for both forfeited matches are recorded as 5-0.
 
Israel's second attempt was in [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2012]] for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]], where they were the lowest-ranked country attempting to qualify at 40th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/33-hockey-teams-asking-part-2014-sochi-winter-153859387.html|title=Here are the 32 hockey teams asking to be a part of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics|publisher=Yahoo! Sport}}</ref> Israel was placed in a preliminary qualifying group with Croatia, Serbia and Mexico for a round-robin qualifier in [[Zagreb]], in which they lost every game.
 
In [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2015]] Israel attempted to qualify for the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], and were placed in the first preliminary round. In their group matches held in [[Tallinn]], they were unable to qualify for the second preliminary round, beating Bulgaria but losing to Estonia and Mexico.
 
Israel's most recent attempt was in [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2019]] for the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]. For the first time, they were ranked high enough to skip the first round of qualification, and were placed in the second pre-qualification round held in [[Brașov]]. In their group they lost to Romania and Iceland, but were able to beat Kyrgyzstan in overtime.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|Year
!width=40|Seeding
!width=140|Round
!width=60|Group
!width=40|Place
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] || colspan=11 | ''Did not enter''
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|1998]] || ---- || colspan=2 | Preliminary Matches || {{Tooltip|DQ|Disqualified}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 5
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2002]] || colspan=11 rowspan=3 | ''Did not enter''
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2006]]
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2010]]
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2014]] || 40th || Preliminary Qualifier || Group K || 4th || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 29
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2018]] || 32nd || Qualification Round 1 || Group K || 3rd || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 26
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2022]] || 33rd || Qualification Round 2 || Group K || 3rd || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 24
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2026]] || colspan=11 | ''Did not enter''
|}
 
==All-time record against other nations==
<small>''As of 27 April 2024''</small>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=150|Team
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|align=left|{{ih|AUS}} || 14 || 6 || 0 || 8 || 50 || 69
|-
|align=left|{{ih|BEL}} || 15 || 6 || 1 || 8 || 46 || 60
|-
|align=left|{{ih|BUL}} || 11 || 6 || 2 || 3 || 50 || 36
|-
|align=left|{{ih|CHN}} || 9 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 25 || 58
|-
|align=left|{{ih|CRO}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 53
|-
|align=left|{{ih|EST}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 79
|-
|align=left|{{ih|FRA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{ih|GEO}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{ih|GER}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 11
|-
|align=left|{{ih|GBR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 12
|-
|align=left|{{ih|GRE}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 59 || 13
|-
|align=left|{{ih|HUN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 8
|-
|align=left|{{ih|ISL}} || 12 || 8 || 0 || 4 || 55 || 34
|-
|align=left|{{ih|IRL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{ih|JPN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{ih|KGZ}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{ih|LAT}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 32
|-
|align=left|{{ih|LTU}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{ih|LUX}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 26 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{ih|MEX}} || 11 || 6 || 0 || 5 || 42 || 46
|-
|align=left|{{ih|MNG}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0
|-
|align=left|{{ih|NED}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{ih|NZL}} || 8 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 36 || 31
|-
|align=left|{{ih|PRK}} || 8 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 45 || 31
|-
|align=left|{{ih|ROM}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 55
|-
|align=left|{{ih|SRB}} || 8 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 20 || 44
|-
|align=left|{{ih|RSA}} || 8 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 46 || 21
|-
|align=left|{{ih|KOR}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 11 || 23
|-
|align=left|{{ih|ESP}} || 9 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 17 || 76
|-
|align=left|{{ih|TUR}} || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 78 || 11
|-
|align=left|{{ih|UAE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 10
|-
|align=left|{{ih|UKR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 29
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total !! 165 !! 69 !! 9 !! 87 !! 662 !! 895
|}


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


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 19:30, 5 August 2024

Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Ice Hockey Federation of Israel
Most games Sergei Frenkel (81)[1]
Top scorer Daniel Mazour (50)[2]
Most points Sergei Frenkel (109)[1]
IIHF code ISR
IIHF ranking 33
Highest IIHF ranking 32 (2014)
Lowest IIHF ranking 40 (2011–12)
Team colors               
First international
Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 23–4 Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 22 March 1992)
Biggest win
Israel Flag of Israel.svg.png 26–2 Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece
(Cape Town, South Africa; 15 April 2011)
Biggest defeat
Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png 32–0 Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 29 (first in 1992)
Best result 28th (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
67–84–9

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The Israel national ice hockey team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בהוקי קרח) is the national men's ice hockey team of Israel. Israel was ranked 35th as of May 2017 by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[3] In 2019, the team won the gold medal in the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament in Mexico City.

Its greatest achievement in its history was winning its division II group in 2005 and being promoted to division I for the first, and thus far only, time. Israel was relegated back to division II a year later.

World Championships record

Eliezer Sherbatov drew international attention when he first played in the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, in Bulgaria, at the age of 13, becoming the youngest player to step on the ice in an under-18 ice hockey world championship.[4][5] He scored 9 points (4 goals + 5 assists) in 5 games, as the team won a bronze medal, Israel's first in hockey in a championship tournament.[5][6][7]

The team was promoted to the IIHF World Championship Division I in 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[8] The following year the team was relegated again to Division II.[9] In 2010, Israel was relegated to Division III.[10]

However, in 2011 the team finished first in Division III Group B, earning a promotion back to Division II.[11] Israel won all five of its games by a combined score of 57–9, and was promoted to the IIHF Division II WHC to be played in 2012.[5] Sherbatov led the tournament in points, goals, assists, and +/-, earning 26 points (14 goals + 12 assists) in just four games.[12] He was named the best forward of the tournament.[12][13]

At the 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II tournament in Bulgaria, the Israeli team was able to stay in the second division.[13] Beginning in 2015 and still as of 2020, Sherbatov was captain of the national team.[14][12]

In 2019, the team won the gold medal in the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament in Mexico City, Israel's first gold medal in hockey.[15][7] With the win, the team qualified for the World Championships Division 2A.[16] Sherbatov was named Best Forward, and had the best +/- rating, was the top goal scorer, and was the top scorer with 15 points (7 goals + 8 assists) in 5 games.[13]

Year Place Division Division place Group GP W T L GF GA
1992 30th Group C2 4th 5 1 1 3 22 42
1993 31st Group C1 6th 7 2 0 5 30 97
1994 34th Group C2 7th 5 1 0 4 19 36
1995 35th Group C2 6th 6 3 0 3 39 23
1996 35th Group D 7th 7 3 1 3 34 35
1997 33rd Group D 5th 5 2 0 3 22 28
1998 35th Group D 3rd 5 3 0 2 39 19
1999 33rd Group D 2nd 4 3 0 1 21 5
2000 34th Group D 1st 4 3 0 1 31 7
2001 32nd Division II 2nd Group B 5 4 0 1 21 11
2002 34th Division II 3rd Group A 5 3 0 2 14 22
2003 37th Division II 3rd Group B 5 1 2 2 11 19
2004 38th Division II 5th Group A 5 0 1 4 3 28
2005 30th Division II 1st Group B 5 4 1 0 21 11
2006 28th Division I 6th Group A 5 0 0 5 3 47
2007 34th Division II 3rd Group B 4 2 0 2 6 24
2008 36th Division II 4th Group A 5 2 0 3 16 28
2009 38th Division II 5th Group A 5 1 0 4 9 38
2010 39th Division II 6th Group B 5 0 0 5 11 55
2011 41st Division III 1st 5 5 0 0 57 9
2012 39th Division II 5th Group B 5 2 0 3 19 22
2013 35th Division II 1st Group B 5 4 0 1 30 14
2014 34th Division II 6th Group A 5 1 0 4 19 37
2015 39th Division II 5th Group B 5 1 0 4 11 20
2016 37th Division II 3rd Group B 5 2 0 3 22 33
2017 37th Division II 3rd Group B 5 3 0 2 24 14
2018 37th Division II 3rd Group B 5 3 0 2 24 14
2019 35th Division II 1st Group B 5 5 0 0 32 16
2020 Division II Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[17]
2021 Division II Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[17]
2022 31st Division II 5th Group A 4 0 0 4 4 32
2023 33rd Division II 5th Group A 5 1 0 4 14 37
2024 32nd Division II 4th Group A 5 1 0 4 17 26
Total – – – – 156 66 6 84 645 849

Olympics

Israel has tried to qualify for the Olympics four times. In their first attempt in 1996 for the 1998 Winter Olympics they played Greece in a preliminary match in Metula, which they lost 10-2. However, Greece used ineligible players, so Israel played another preliminary match against Yugoslavia, in Kaunas. Israel lost the game 5-3, but ended up being disqualified anyways due to use of ineligible players from Russia.[18] The scores for both forfeited matches are recorded as 5-0.

Israel's second attempt was in 2012 for the 2014 Winter Olympics, where they were the lowest-ranked country attempting to qualify at 40th place.[19] Israel was placed in a preliminary qualifying group with Croatia, Serbia and Mexico for a round-robin qualifier in Zagreb, in which they lost every game.

In 2015 Israel attempted to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and were placed in the first preliminary round. In their group matches held in Tallinn, they were unable to qualify for the second preliminary round, beating Bulgaria but losing to Estonia and Mexico.

Israel's most recent attempt was in 2019 for the 2022 Winter Olympics. For the first time, they were ranked high enough to skip the first round of qualification, and were placed in the second pre-qualification round held in Brașov. In their group they lost to Romania and Iceland, but were able to beat Kyrgyzstan in overtime.

Year Seeding Round Group Place GP W OTW OTL L GF GA
1994 Did not enter
1998 ---- Preliminary Matches DQ 2 1 0 0 1 5 5
2002 Did not enter
2006
2010
2014 40th Preliminary Qualifier Group K 4th 3 0 0 0 3 5 29
2018 32nd Qualification Round 1 Group K 3rd 3 1 0 0 2 6 26
2022 33rd Qualification Round 2 Group K 3rd 3 0 1 0 2 5 24
2026 Did not enter

All-time record against other nations

As of 27 April 2024

Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 14 6 0 8 50 69
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 15 6 1 8 46 60
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 11 6 2 3 50 36
Flag of China.svg.png China 9 1 0 8 25 58
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 7 0 0 7 7 53
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 5 0 0 5 9 79
Flag of France.svg.png France 1 0 0 1 0 9
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia 2 1 0 1 10 9
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 1 0 0 1 2 11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 1 0 0 1 0 12
Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece 5 4 1 0 59 13
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 1 0 0 1 0 8
Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 12 8 0 4 55 34
Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland 1 1 0 0 7 1
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 1 0 0 1 1 7
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 5 4
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 1 0 0 1 0 32
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania 1 0 0 1 2 7
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 4 2 2 0 26 9
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 11 6 0 5 42 46
Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia 1 1 0 0 5 0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 7
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand 8 3 0 5 36 31
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 8 5 2 1 45 31
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 4 0 0 4 2 55
Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia 8 2 0 6 20 44
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 8 7 0 1 46 21
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 4 0 1 3 11 23
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 9 1 1 7 17 76
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 8 8 0 0 78 11
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 6 10
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 1 0 0 1 0 29
Total 165 69 9 87 662 895

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sergei Frenkel profile". https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/69678/sergei-frenkel. 
  2. ↑ "Daniel Mazour profile". https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/115461/daniel-mazour. 
  3. ↑ "2017 Men's World Ranking". IIHF. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-ranking/mens-world-ranking/2017-ranking/. 
  4. ↑ Alex Di Pietro. "Sherbatov a Montréal Junior", The Suburban. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sammy Hudes (22 July 2011). "Israeli hockey player shocks world; (Video) Eliezer Sherbatov scores unbelievable, made-for-YouTube goal". https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4097431,00.html. 
  6. ↑ Mike G. Morreale (18 July 2011). "Sherbatov scored amazing D-III Worlds goal". National Hockey League. https://www.nhl.com/news/sherbatov-scored-amazing-d-iii-worlds-goal/c-569601. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Marty Klinkenberg (21 August 2020). "Israeli-Canadian Eliezer Sherbatov on his Jewish heritage and playing hockey in Poland". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-israeli-canadian-eliezer-sherbatov-on-his-jewish-heritage-and-playing/. 
  8. ↑ "2005 IIHF World Championship Div II Group A". IIHF. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsiia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000012. 
  9. ↑ "Final rankings". IIHF. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/wsia/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/47/IHM047Z207_Final_Ranking_1_0.pdf. 
  10. ↑ 2010 IIHF World Championship DIV II Group B
  11. ↑ 2011 IIHF World Championship DIV III
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  15. ↑ Joshua Halickman (3 May 2019). "Gold-medal celebration on ice for Israel hockey". https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/golden-medal-celebration-on-ice-for-israel-hockey-588489. 
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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Men’s Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled. 
  18. ↑ "Qualifications for the 1998 Olympic Games". Hockey Archives. https://www.hockeyarchives.info/QualifJO1998.htm.  Template:In lang
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