Israel men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Israel | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | Felix Kozak | |||
| Head coach | Semion Yakoubovitch | |||
| Assistants | Yakov Perel Eduard Revniaga | |||
| Captain | Ilya Spektor | |||
| Most games | Sergei Frenkel (72)[1] | |||
| Top scorer | Sergei Zak (47) | |||
| Most points | Sergei Frenkel (98)[1] | |||
| Team colors | ||||
| IIHF code | ISR | |||
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| Ranking | ||||
| Current IIHF | 34  1 | |||
| Highest IIHF | 32 (2014) | |||
| Lowest IIHF | 40 (first in 2011) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Spain 23–4 Israel  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 22 March 1992) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Israel 26–2 Greece  (Cape Town, South Africa; 15 April 2011) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Latvia 32–0 Israel (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | ||||
| IIHF World Championships | ||||
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1992) | |||
| Best result | 28th (2006) | |||
| International record (W–L–T) | ||||
| 51–72–8[2] | ||||
The Israel national ice hockey team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בהוקי קרח) is the national men's ice hockey team of Israel. Israel is currently ranked 35th as of May 2017 by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[3]
Ranking
| Date | Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34 | - |
| 2003 | 35 |  1
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| 2004 | 36 | 1
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| 2005 | 35 | 1
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| 2006 | 33 | 2
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| 2007 | 34[4] | 1
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| 2008 | 35[5] | 1
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| 2009 | 36[6] | 1
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| Feb 2010 | 38[7] | 2
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| Apr 2010 | 39[8] | 1
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| 2011 | 40[9] | 1
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| 2012 | 40[10] | ±0 |
| 2013 | 39[11] | 1
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| Feb 2014 | 33[12] | 6
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| Apr 2014 | 32[13] | 1
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| 2015 | 33[14] | 1
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| 2016 | 34[15] | 1
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| 2017 | 35[3] | 1
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World Championships record
The best achievement was promotion to the IIHF World Championship Division I in 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[16] Next year the team relegated again to Division II.[17] In 2010, Israel was relegated to Division III,[18] however in 2011 the team finished first in Division III Group B earning a promotion back to Division II.[19]
| Year | Place | Division | Division place | Group | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30th | Group C2 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 42 | |
| 1993 | 31st | Group C1 | 6th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 97 | |
| 1994 | 34th | Group C2 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 36 | |
| 1995 | 35th | Group C2 | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 23 | |
| 1996 | 35th | Group D | 7th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 35 | |
| 1997 | 33rd | Group D | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 28 | |
| 1998 | 35th | Group D | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19 | |
| 1999 | 33rd | Group D | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 34th | Group D | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 32nd | Division II | 2nd | Group B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 |
| 2002 | 34th | Division II | 3rd | Group A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 2003 | 37th | Division II | 3rd | Group B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 2004 | 38th | Division II | 5th | Group A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 2005 | 30th | Division II | 1st | Group B | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
| 2006 | 28th | Division I | 6th | Group A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 47 |
| 2007 | 34th | Division II | 3rd | Group B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 2008 | 36th | Division II | 4th | Group A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 2009 | 38th | Division II | 5th | Group A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 38 |
| 2010 | 39th | Division II | 6th | Group B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 55 |
| 2011 | 41st | Division III | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 39th | Division II | 5th | Group B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 2013 | 35th | Division II | 1st | Group B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 14 |
| 2014 | 34th | Division II | 6th | Group A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 2015 | 39th | Division II | 5th | Group B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 2016 | 37th | Division II | 3rd | Group B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 33 |
| 2017 | 37th | Division II | 3rd | Group B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 |
| 2018 | 37th | Division II | 3rd | Group B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 |
| Total | — | — | — | — | 137 | 59 | 6 | 72 | 578 | 738 |
Olympics
Israel has tried to qualify for the Olympics three times. In 1996 they advanced past Greece and were eliminated by Yugoslavia before the main qualification rounds, in trying to advance to the 1998 Olympics.
For the 2014 Winter Olympics, Israel attempted to qualify going 0-3 in the pre-qualifier.[20]
For the 2018 Winter Olympics, Israel again attempted to qualify,[21] however they were unable to going 1-2 in the pre-qualifier.
Team
Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[22]
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Alexander Loginov | L | 173 cm | 74 kg | 9 February 1979 | Rishon Devils
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| 25 | Maxim Gokhberg | L | 185 cm | 77 kg | 20 July 1996 | HC Bat Yam
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| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 23 | Maxim Buz | L | 180 cm | 83 kg | 18 May 1983 | Rishon Devils
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| 3 | Ori Kafri | L | 180 cm | 80 kg | 12 March 1997 |  Hill Academy
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| 11 | Shai Maaravi | L | 175 cm | 67 kg | 29 October 1996 | HC Metulla
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| 4 | Yevgeni Margoulis | R | 190 cm | 100 kg | 7 February 1982 | Rishon Devils
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| 21 | Denis Raiter | R | 170 cm | 70 kg | 27 September 1994 | HC Ma'alot
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| 19 | Yuval Rosenthal | R | 175 cm | 58 kg | 12 August 1995 | Bradford Bulls
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| 18 | Daniel Spivak | L | 185 cm | 85 kg | 9 August 1988 |  Rochester Americans
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| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 7 | Roey Aharonovich | l | 175 cm | 71 kg | 7 July 1996 | Rice Memorial
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| 16 | Itay Shalev Ben Tov | L | 180 cm | 83 kg | 24 July 1994 | HC Ma'alot
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| 15 | Joshua Greenberg | L | 180 cm | 70 kg | 3 June 1988 | HC Bat Yam
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| 6 | Elie Klain | L | 187 cm | 90 kg | 20 May 1989 | Rishon Devils
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| 10 | Yevgeni Kniter | L | 172 cm | 76 kg | 28 July 1982 | HC Metulla
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| 9 | Daniel Mazour | L | 186 cm | 86 kg | 5 January 1992 | HC Ma'alot
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| 14 | Vlad Nosankov | R | 183 cm | 75 kg | 6 December 1993 | HC Metulla
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| 24 | Artur Pyshkin | L | 175 cm | 85 kg | 13 December 1992 | Rishon Devils
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| 12 | Maor Sherf | R | 175 cm | 70 kg | 21 February 1994 | Rishon Devils
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| 13 | Vitali Shvarzman | L | 179 cm | 74 kg | 5 July 1992 | HC Ma'alot
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| 17 | Ilya Spektor | L | 171 cm | 86 kg | 10 April 1996 | Kfar Saba Horses
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Notable players
Coaches
| Period | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lee Gideon[23] | Israel
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| 2001-2004 | Boris Mindel[24] | Israel
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| 2005-2009 | Jean Perron[25] | Canada
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| 2010 | Boris Mindel[24] | Israel
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| 2011 | Sergei Belo[26] | Israel
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| 2012 | Semyon Yakubovich[27] | Israel  Russia
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| 2012-2014 | Jean Perron[25] | Canada
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| 2015-2016 | Derek Eisler[28] |  United States
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References
- ^ a b Sergei Frenkel
- ^ national teams of ice hockey Israel page
- ^ a b 2017 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2007 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2008 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2009 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2010 Men's World Ranking (after Olympics)
- ^ 2010 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2011 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2012 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2013 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2014 Men's World Ranking (February)
- ^ 2014 Men's World Ranking (April)
- ^ 2015 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2016 Men's World Ranking
- ^ 2005 IIHF World Championship Div II Group A
- ^ Final rankings
- ^ 2010 IIHF World Championship DIV II Group B
- ^ 2011 IIHF World Championship DIV III
- ^ Here are the 32 hockey teams asking to be a part of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
- ^ 2018 Olympic Winter Games
- ^ "2016 World Championships Division 2A Team Israel. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Lee Gideon career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- ^ a b Boris Mindel profile at Eurohockey.com
- ^ a b Jean Perron profile at Eurohockey.com
- ^ Sergei Belo career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- ^ Semyon Yakubovich career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- ^ Derek Eisler career statistics at EliteProspects.com
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