Armenian National Team

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Armenia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia
Most games Artak Martirosyan (12)
Most points Gevork Kandakharyan (14)
IIHF code ARM
IIHF ranking unranked
Highest IIHF ranking 45 (2004–2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking 49 (2010)
Armenia national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png
First international
Lithuanian SSR 1 - 0 Armenian SSR
(Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union; March 1st, 1962)
Biggest win
 Armenia 22 - 1 Georgia 
(Yerevan, Armenia; April 12, 2010)[1]
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 48 - 0 Armenia 
(Mexico City, Mexico; March 11, 2005)[2]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 4 (first in 2004)
Best result 43rd (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
6-13-0

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The Armenian national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Armenia. They hosted the Division III, Group B tournament of the 2010 World Championships.

After finishing last in the 2004 and 2005 Division III tournaments (which included a 48–0 loss to Mexico), they won their first two games ever in 2006 defeating Ireland and Luxembourg.

They are controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia.

IIHF suspension

Armenia was suspended in April 2010 after their consistent use of ineligible players in past IIHF tournaments.

In 2007, Armenia was forced to withdraw from a Division III tournament in Dundalk, Ireland because Armenia refused to show their passports to IIHF officials; this incident resulted in a 2-year suspension for Armenia from any IIHF tournament. The use of ineligible players was also present on Armenia's U20 team.

In 2009, the IIHF allowed Armenia to compete again, under the conditions that Armenia was to release their final roster 6 months prior to any IIHF tournaments. Armenia hosted the 2010 IIHF Division III championship in Yerevan, Armenia. After large scale wins over South Africa and Mongolia, Armenia edged North Korea 7-6; Armenia later played North Korea in the gold medal game, but lost the final and their chance to move ahead to Division II for 2011, 5-2. Days after the tournament, IIHF officials investigated and reported that Armenia once again used ineligible players; the team was suspended indefinitely, and their statistics and final scores were expunged from the IIHF tournaments.

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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 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 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 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 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 National Team - 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 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 Egypt.png Egypt - Flag of Haiti.png Haiti
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg.png Kyrgyzstan - Flag of Indonesia.svg.png Indonesia - Flag of Liechtenstein.svg.png Liechtenstein - Flag of Macedonia.svg.png Macedonia - Flag of Moldova.svg.png Moldova - Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco - Flag of Oman.svg.png - Oman
Flag of India.svg.pngIndia - Flag of Jamaica.svg.png Jamaica - Flag of the Namibia.svg.png Namibia - Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal - Flag of the Philippines.svg.png Philippines - Flag of Qatar.svg.png - Qatar - Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan
Non IIHF members: Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria - Flag of Bahrain.svg.png Bahrain - Flag of Colombia.png Colombia - Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica - Flag of Falkland Islands.png Falkland Islands - Flag of Iran.png Iran
Flag of Lebanon.svg.png Lebanon - Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg.png Saudi Arabia - Flag of Tunisia.svg.png Tunisia - Flag of Venezuela.svg.png Venezuela - Flag of Uzbekistan.svg.png Uzbekistan
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
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