Ireland men's national ice hockey team

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Ireland
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Irish badge features the golden clàrsach on a green background which is also used on the Green harp flag, one of the flags used to represent Ireland.
Association Irish Ice Hockey Association
Most games Robert Leckey (43)
Most points Gareth Roberts (47)
Home stadium Dundalk Ice Dome
IIHF code IRL
IIHF ranking NR
Highest IIHF ranking 40 (2008)
Lowest IIHF ranking 48 (2015)
Team colors               
First international
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 8–3 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg.png
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 16 March 2004)
Biggest win
Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland 23–1 Armenia Flag of Armenia.svg.png
(Mexico City, Mexico; 8 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 22–0 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg.png
(Zagreb, Croatia; 13 April 2011)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 7 (first in 2004)
Best result 40th (2008)
Development Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 2017)
Best result 2nd (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
18–35–1

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Irish men's national ice hockey team is the National Squad run by the Irish Ice Hockey Association. The team gained promotion to Division II of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2007, but after a poor performance in their Division II debut, the team has been relegated to Division III. They have not played in a world championship since placing 4th with 6 points in 2013. With the closure of the Dundalk Ice Dome they no longer meet minimum IIHF standards for participation. The team had members from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and has a working relationship with the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League and new Irish clubs, Flyers Ice Hockey Club and Dundalk Bulls.

History

Team Ireland lift Silver at Dundalk Ice Dome

The Republic of Ireland was accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation in May 1996 after a nomination by Great Britain and a second by Canada. They have not had a long history of international competition, with the Ireland senior team first competing in 2004.

International competition

(statistics, standings, and results taken from the IIHF [1] IIHF Tournament Page)

2004 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Reykjavík, Iceland

Game 1. Ireland 3 Mexico 8
Game 2. Armenia 1 Ireland 15
Game 3. Ireland 1 Iceland 7
Game 4. Turkey 7 Ireland 4

Final result: fourth place, one win, three losses for 2 points, 23 goals for, 23 goals against

2005 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Mexico City, Mexico

Game 1. Ireland 23 Armenia 1
Game 2. Luxembourg 8 Ireland 4
Game 3. Ireland 4 South Africa 5
Game 4. Mexico 6 Ireland 1
Final result: fourth place, one win, three losses for 2 points, 32 goals for, 20 goals against

2006 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Reykjavík, Iceland

Game 1. Ireland 0 Armenia 6
Game 2. Iceland 8 Ireland 0
Game 3. Turkey 2 Ireland 2
Game 4. Ireland 3 Luxembourg 1
Final result: fourth place, one win, two losses, one tie for 3 points, 5 goals for, 17 goals against

2007 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Dundalk, Ireland

Game 1. Ireland 11 Mongolia 0
Game 2. Ireland 2 New Zealand 4
Game 3. Ireland 3 South Africa 1
Game 4. Ireland 4 Luxembourg 3 [OT)
Final result: second place two wins, one overtime win, one loss for 8 points, 20 goals for, 8 goals against [Team Ireland are Promoted to Division II of the IIHF World Championships]

2008 IIHF Ice Hockey Division II World Championships Miercurea Ciuc, Romania

Game 1. Ireland 1 Serbia 13
Game 2. Ireland 4 Bulgaria 7
Game 3. Ireland 1 Belgium 9
Game 4. Ireland 1 Romania 21
Game 5. Ireland 1 Israel 7
Final result: sixth place zero wins, five losses for 0 points, 8 goals for, 57 goals against [Team Ireland is relegated to the 2009 IIHF World Championship Div III]

2009 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Dunedin, New Zealand

Game 1. Ireland 3 Greece 7
Game 2. Ireland 3 Luxembourg 8
Game 3. Ireland 5 Mongolia 0(Forfeit)
Game 4. Ireland 1 Turkey 7
Game 5. Ireland 0 New Zealand 9
Final result: fifth place one win, four losses for 3 points, 12 goals for, 31 goals against

2010 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III Group A World Championships Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg

Game 1. Ireland 6 Luxembourg 4
Game 2. Greece 1 Ireland 3
Game 3. UA Emirates 2 Ireland 8
Final result: first place three wins, zero losses for 9 points, 17 goals for, 7 goals against [Team Ireland are Promoted to Division II of the IIHF World Championships]

2011 IIHF Ice Hockey Division II Group B World Championships Zagreb, Croatia

Game 1. Ireland 0 Bulgaria 6
Game 2. China 5 Ireland 0
Game 3. Romania 22 Ireland 0
Game 4. Ireland 4 Croatia 21
Game 5. Iceland 14 Ireland 0
Final Result: sixth place zero wins, five losses, for 0 points, 4 goals for, 68 goals against [Team Ireland is relegated to the 2009 IIHF World Championship Div III]

2012 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Erzurum, Turkey

Game 1. Luxembourg 7 Ireland 2
Game 2. Ireland 5 Greece 3
Game 3. Ireland 3 Turkey 5
Game 4. Ireland 8, Mongolia 4
Game 5. North Korea 5, Ireland 0
Final Result: fourth place two wins, three loses, for 6 points, 18 goals for, 24 goals against

2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III Group A World Championships Cape Town, South Africa

Game 1. Greece 3 Ireland 6
Game 2. South Africa 7 Ireland 4
Game 3. Luxembourg 5 Ireland 0
Game 4. Ireland 1 North Korea 2
Game 5. Ireland 7 United Arab Emirates 3
Final Result: fourth place two wins, three loses, for 6 points, 18 goals for, 20 goals against

2017 Development Cup; Canillo, Andorra

Game 1. Morocco 10 – Ireland 2
Game 2. Ireland 9 – Portugal 4
Game 3. Ireland 5 – Andorra 3
Final. Morocco 11 – Ireland 4
Final result: runners-up, two wins, two losses, for 6 points, 20 goals for, 28 goals against

2018 Development Cup; Füssen, Germany

Game 1. Macedonia 9 – Ireland 6
Game 2. Portugal 12 – Ireland 4
Game 3. Ireland 6 – Andorra 4
Semifinal. Portugal 10 – Ireland 1
Bronze medal game. Ireland 8 – Andorra 7
Final result: third place, two wins, three losses, for 6 points, 25 goals for, 42 goals against

All-time record against other nations

Last match: 1 October 2017[1]

Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of Andorra.svg.png Andorra 1 1 0 0 5 3
Flag of Armenia.svg.png Armenia 3 2 0 1 38 8
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 1 0 0 1 1 9
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 4 13
Flag of China.svg.png China 1 0 0 1 0 5
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 1 0 0 1 4 21
Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece 4 3 0 1 17 14
Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 3 0 0 3 1 29
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 1 0 0 1 1 7
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 8 3 0 5 25 36
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 2 0 0 2 4 14
Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia 2 2 0 0 19 4
Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco 2 0 0 2 6 21
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand 2 0 0 2 2 13
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 2 0 0 2 1 7
Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal 1 1 0 0 9 4
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 2 0 0 2 1 43
Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia 1 0 0 1 1 13
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 3 1 0 2 11 13
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 4 0 1 3 10 21
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 15 5
Total 48 15 1 32 175 308

References

External links


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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

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