Belgium men's national ice hockey team
Appearance
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Association | Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Jeffrey Van Iersel |
Assistants | Chris Eimers |
Captain | Vadim Gyesbreghs |
Most games | Tim Vos (98) |
Top scorer | Vincent Morgan (36) |
Most points | Mitch Morgan Vincent Morgan (78) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | BEL |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 39 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 32 (2005, 2016–17) |
Lowest IIHF | 40 (2022–23) |
First international | |
France ![]() ![]() (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) | |
Biggest win | |
Belgium ![]() ![]() (Geel, Belgium; 21 March 1989) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Ukraine ![]() ![]() (Bled, Slovenia; 13 March 1993) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 54 (first in 1930) |
Best result | 7th (1950) |
European Championships | |
Appearances | 14 (first in 1910) |
Best result | ![]() |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1920) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
146–295–18 |
The Belgium men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Belgium, and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1908. They have played in four Olympic Games, the last in 1936. The team also participated in the European Championships from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2 bronze medals (1910, 1911), 1 silver medal (1927), and 1 gold medal (1913).
Tournament participation
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ? | ? | Gold Medal Round | 7th | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 45 | ? | ? | First round | 7th | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | ? | ? | First round | 8th | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ? | ? | First round | 14th | |
1948–2022 | did not qualify |
World Championships
[edit]- 1930 – Finished in 10th place
- 1933 – Finished in 12th place
- 1934 – Finished in 11th place
- 1935 – Finished in 14th place
- 1939 – Finished in 12th place
- 1947 – Finished in 8th place
- 1949 – Finished in 9th place
- 1950 – Finished in 7th place
- 1951 – Finished in 4th place Criterium Européen
- 1952 – Finished 5th place in Pool B
- 1955 – Finished in 6th place in Pool B
- 1956 – Finished in 3rd place in Pool B
- 1961 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
- 1963 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
- 1970 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
- 1971 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1975 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
- 1977 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
- 1978 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1987 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1989 – Finished in 1st place in Pool D
- 1990 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1991 – Finished in 9th place in Pool C
- 1992 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C1
- 1993 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
- 1994 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
- 1995 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
- 1996 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
- 1997 – Finished in 8th place in Pool D
- 1998 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
- 1999 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
- 2000 – Finished in 2nd place in Pool D
- 2001 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group B
- 2002 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2003 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
- 2004 – Finished in 6th place in Division I, Group A
- 2005 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group B
- 2006 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
- 2007 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2008 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2009 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
- 2010 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
- 2011 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
- 2012 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
- 2013 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2014 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
- 2015 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
- 2016 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
- 2017 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
- 2018 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
- 2019 – Finished in 6th place in Division II, Group A
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
- 2022 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group B
- 2023 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
- 2024 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
European Championships
[edit]Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ? | ? | Round-robin | ![]() |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ? | ? | Round-robin | ![]() |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | ? | ? | Round-robin | ![]() |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ? | ? | Round-robin | ![]() |
1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ? | ? | Group stage | 4th |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ? | ? | Second round | 7th |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ? | ? | Round-robin | ![]() |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ? | ? | First round | 7th |
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did not participate |
All-time record
[edit]- As of 23 April 2023.[4]
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 59 | +5 |
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13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 106 | -70 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | -10 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
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20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 84 | 122 | -38 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | -33 |
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 52 | -23 |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 42 | -29 |
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 76 | −69 |
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13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 177 | -146 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 30 | -22 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 50 | -38 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | −15 |
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53 | 14 | 2 | 37 | 115 | 303 | -188 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
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14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 69 | -37 |
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23 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 188 | -134 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
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16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 162 | -126 |
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10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 28 | +29 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
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15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 47 | +13 |
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 74 | -59 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | -24 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | -27 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | -15 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | +47 |
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71 | 18 | 3 | 50 | 210 | 453 | -243 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 |
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 36 | -22 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 58 | -51 |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | -23 |
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15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 133 | -109 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
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16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 45 | -8 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 17 | +71 |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
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18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 73 | -4 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 57 | −50 |
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16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 116 | -57 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | -35 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 44 | −42 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 66 | -44 |
Total | 455 | 142 | 18 | 295 | 1 446 | 3 002 | -1 556 |
Hockey Hall of Fame members
[edit]- Paul Loicq, team captain, player-coach, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Ice Hockey in Belgium". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links
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