Catalonia national ice hockey team
Association | Federació Catalana d'Esports d'Hivern |
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First international | |
Catalonia 2 – 0 Belgium (Puigcerdà, Spain; 19 April 2003) | |
Biggest win | |
Catalonia 7 – 4 (Puigcerda, Spain; 28 December 2022) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Basque Country 9 – 1 Catalonia (Puigcerdà, Spain; 26 December 2009) | |
International record (W–L–T) | |
4-1-0 |
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The Catalonian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. They are controlled by the Catalan Federation of Winter Sports.[1]
History
Catalonia played its first unofficial game in 1983, a 7-4 loss to Lausanne HC, and official game in 2003 where they played an exhibition game against Belgium in Puigcerdà, Spain. Catalonia won the game 2–0.[2] After a five-year absence Catalonia to international play when they competed in a one-game exhibition match against the Basque Country held in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain which Catalonia went on to win 5–3.[2] The following year, Catalonia competed in a second exhibition game against Basque Country. Catalonia lost the match 1–9.[2] Catalonia beat Basque Country 4-3 in a shootout in San Sebastian on December 23, 2016, and 7-4 on December 28, 2022.
All-time record against other nations
As of 3 August 2023[2]
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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Basque Country | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Spain". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20111115155455/http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/spain.html. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Catalonia All Time Results". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20111112131803/http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Catalonia_All_Time_Results.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-06.