Luxembourg national ice hockey team

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Luxembourg
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager Luxembourg Alain Schneider
Head coach Luxembourg Yves Barthels
Assistants Slovakia Marian Gallo
Captain Ronny Scheier
Most games Frank Schons & Patrick Schons (44)
Most points Robert Beran (77)
IIHF ranking 43
Highest IIHF ranking 42 (2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking 44 (2009)
Team colours               
First international
 South Africa 23–0 Luxembourg 
(Johannesburg, South Africa; March 21, 1992)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 38–3 Armenia 
(Mexico City, Mexico; March 10, 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 31–0 Luxembourg 
(Johannesburg, South Africa; March 25, 1992)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 10 (first in 1992)
Best result 31st (1992)
International record (W–L–T)
16–31–2

The Luxembourg national ice hockey team represents the Luxembourg at ice hockey. Luxembourg is currently ranked 43rd by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

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[edit] History

The team plays in the colours of the national flag: red, white, and light blue. The squad is coached by Marian Gallo of Slovakia and captained by Ronny Scheier. Several national team players play for teams in Canada, Finland, France, and Germany.

In the 2007 World Championships, Luxembourg finished third in Division III, narrowly missing out on promotion to Division II after being defeated 4-3 by hosts Ireland in overtime. Luxembourg has never competed in ice hockey at the Olympics. They placed third at the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III in Dunedin, New Zealand.

[edit] Roster

From the 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships[1]

# Name Pos Date of Birth Club
19 Barthels, YvesYves Barthels D 01973-10-10October 10, 1973 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
11 Beran, RobertRobert Beran F 01969-11-15November 15, 1969 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
8 Biver, GillesGilles Biver D 01992-09-30September 30, 1992 Luxembourg Hiversport Huskies
22 Dessouroux, YvesYves Dessouroux F 01979-01-03January 3, 1979 Rangers
18 Funk, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Funk F 01971-05-24May 24, 1971 Luxembourg IHC Beaufort
2 Holtzem, JoelJoel Holtzem F 01982-01-08January 8, 1982 EHC Darmstadt
20 Lepage, PhilippePhilippe Lepage G 01986-12-21December 21, 1986 MAHC
13 Linster, KaiKai Linster D 01991-06-17June 17, 1991 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
9 Meyer, JeffJeff Meyer F 01985-03-13March 13, 1985 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
3 Milano, SergeSerge Milano D 01985-01-07January 7, 1985 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
24 Minden, StevenSteven Minden F 01990-06-25June 25, 1990 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
5 Scheier, GeorgesGeorges Scheier F 01983-11-14November 14, 1983 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
14 Scheier, RonnyRonny Scheier D 01981-10-23October 23, 1981 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
15 Schon, PatrickPatrick Schon F 01978-07-11July 11, 1978 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
12 Schons, FrancoisFrancois Schons D 01984-01-17January 17, 1984 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
23 Schram, FrankFrank Schram F 01987-05-14May 14, 1987 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
4 Thiry, ChristopheChristophe Thiry D 01981-11-26November 26, 1981 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
10 Welter, BennyBenny Welter F 01981-04-05April 5, 1981 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg
1 Welter, MichelMichel Welter G 01983-02-05February 5, 1983 Luxembourg Tornado Luxembourg

[edit] IIHF World Championships

Year Division/Group Group Position Overall Position
1992 Group C2 5th 31st
2000 Group D 8th 41st
2002 Division II – Group B 6th (relegated) 40th
2003 Division III 2nd (promoted) 42nd
2004 Division II – Group A 6th (relegated) 39th
2005 Division III 3rd 43rd
2006 Division III 5th 45th
2007 Division III 3rd 42nd
2008 Division III 3rd 43rd
2009 Division III 3rd 43rd
2010 Division III – Group A 3rd 45th

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