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Armenia men's national ice hockey team

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Armenia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Armenia
Head coachDoug De Cesare
AssistantsKaro Blikian
Aram Abrahamian
Aram Vartanian
CaptainRaffi Kajberouni
Most gamesRaffi Kajberouni,
Artak Martirosyan
& 1 Other (12)
Most pointsGevork Kandakharyan (14)
Team colors     
IIHF codeARM
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF45 (2004–2007)
Lowest IIHF49 (2010)
First international
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian SSR 1 - 0 Armenian SSR Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
(Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union; March 1, 1962)
Biggest win
Armenia Armenia 22 - 1 Georgia 
(Yerevan, Armenia; April 12, 2010)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 48 - 0 Armenia Armenia
(Mexico City, Mexico; March 11, 2005)[3]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best result43rd (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
6-13-0

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. They are managed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia.

History

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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.

In 2008, Armenia was forced to withdraw from a Division III qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, because Armenia's delegation refused to show their passports to IIHF officials; this incident resulted in a two-year suspension for Armenia from any IIHF tournament. The use of ineligible players was also discovered on Armenia's U20 team.

In 2010, the IIHF allowed Armenia to compete again, under conditions that Armenia was to release their final roster six months prior to any IIHF tournaments. Armenia hosted the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III in Yerevan, Armenia. After large scale wins over South Africa and Mongolia, Armenia edged DPR Korea 7-6; Armenia later played DPR Korea in the gold medal game, but lost the final, as well as their chance to move ahead to Div II for 2011, 5-2.

Days after the tournament, IIHF officials investigated and reported that Armenia had once again used ineligible players; the team was suspended indefinitely, and their statistics and final scores were expunged from the IIHF tournaments, with all of their games marked as 5–0 forfeits against the team.

Armenia will host the 2025 Diviion IV tournament, which marks Armenia's return to the international game.[4]

Tournament record

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World Championships

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Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2004 Iceland Reykjavík 45th place
(5th in Division III)
4 0 0 0 4
2005 Mexico Mexico City 45th place
(5th in Division III)
4 0 0 0 4
2006 Iceland Reykjavík 43rd place
(3rd in Division III)
4 2 0 0 2
2007 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Withdrew from tournament
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Withdrew from tournament; suspended for 2 years
(Both games counted as 5–0 forfeits)
2 0 0 0 2
2009 New Zealand Dunedin Suspended
2010 Armenia Yerevan Records expunged from tournament; suspended indefinitely
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
5 0 0 0 5
2011 through 2015 Suspended
2016 through 2024 did not participate
2025 Armenia Yerevan To be determined
(Division IV)
Total 6/22 19 2 0 0 17

All-time record against other nations

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As of 18 April 2010[5]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 0 5
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 22 1
 Greece 1 0 0 1 0 5
 Iceland 2 0 0 2 4 35
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 8 38
 Luxembourg 2 1 0 1 13 44
 Mexico 2 0 0 2 0 65
 Mongolia 1 1 0 0 15 0
 North Korea 2 1 0 1 9 11
 South Africa 2 1 0 1 10 35
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 4 19
Total 19 6 0 13 85 258

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Armenian ice hockey team celebrates smashing 22:1 victory in a friendly against Georgia". PanArmenian.net. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  3. ^ "Game Summary: As of 12.03.2005". IIHF. 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  4. ^ "IIHF – Recap: 2024 Semi-Annual Congress". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Armenia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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