Liechtenstein national ice hockey team

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Liechtenstein
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AssociationLiechtensteiner Eishockey und Inline Verband
Head coachHerbert Schädler
AssistantsPhilipp Hollenstein
CaptainChristian Walch
Most gamesSeveral players (5)
Top scorerMauro Neurater (16)[1]
Most pointsChristian Walch (26)[1]
Team colors   
IIHF codeLIE
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (28 May 2023)[2]
First international
Luxembourg  7–1  Liechtenstein
(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 26 April 2003)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein  21–0  Portugal
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 3 May 2023)
Biggest defeat
Luxembourg  7–1  Liechtenstein
(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 26 April 2003)
IIHF Development Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result 1st (2023)
International record (W–L–T)
8–3–0[3]
Medal record
IIHF Development Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bratislava
Silver medal – second place 2022 Füssen

The Liechtenstein national ice hockey team (German: Liechtensteinische Eishockeynationalmannschaft) is the national men's ice hockey team of Liechtenstein. The team is controlled by the Liechtenstein Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 4 October 2001. Liechtenstein is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events.

History[edit]

In 2001, Liechtenstein was first admitted to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) as an associate member.[4] However, there are currently no ice rinks in Liechtenstein. In 2003, the national team played its first international game, a friendly game against Luxembourg, losing 7–1. They again played Luxembourg in 2007 in another friendly, losing 4–2.[5]

In the summer of 2021, the national team was successfully reactivated.[6] As a result, in May 2022, Liechtenstein participated for the first time in the IIHF Development Cup in Füssen, Germany, an international tournament for national teams that cannot participate in IIHF World Championships. After victories against Ireland (7–6), Portugal (3–0), Algeria (11–2), and Andorra (8–4), and a loss against tournament winner Colombia (1–3), they finished in second place among six teams.

Players[edit]

The majority of the Liechtenstein national squad play for the principality's only adult club, EHC Vaduz-Schellenberg. Others play for the only youth club or are Liechtenstein citizens living abroad.[7]

Tournament record[edit]

IIHF Development Cup[edit]

Year Host Result Pld W T L
2022 Germany Füssen 2nd place 5 4 0 1
2023 Slovakia Bratislava 1st place 4 4 0 0
2024 Slovakia Bratislava TBD 0 0 0 0
Total 2/2 9 8 0 1

All-time record[edit]

Last match update: 6 May 2023[5]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Algeria 1 1 0 0 11 2
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 8 4
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 6 5
 Colombia 2 1 0 1 11 7
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 13 11
 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 3 11
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 24 0
Total 11 8 0 3 76 40

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "LEICHTENSTEIN TOP 15 SCORING LEADERS" (PDF). National Teams of Ice hockey. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Games" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Liechtenstein". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  5. ^ a b "liechtenstein-men-all-time.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Eishockey: Liechtenstein gegen 5 Nationen". lie:zeit online. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Eishockey: Liechtenstein gegen 5 Nationen" (in German). LIE Zeit. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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