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| Nickname(s) | Icelandic Falcons |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Iceland |
| Head coach |  Richard Tahtinen |
| Assistants |  Johan Bjornfot |
| Most games | Jonas Breki Magnusson (52) |
| Most points | Emil Alengaard (73) |
| IIHF code | ISL |
| IIHF ranking | 38 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 37 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 39 (2004) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
 Israel 11–0 Iceland  (Krugersdorp, South Africa; April 14, 1999) | |
| Biggest win | |
Iceland 30–0 Armenia  (Reykjavik, Iceland; March 18, 2004) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Lithuania 20–0 Iceland (Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; March 28, 2002) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1999) |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
| 20–34–1 | |
The Icelandic men's national ice hockey team is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Iceland is ranked 38th in the world by the IIHF World Rankings as of 2008.
History[]
Iceland played its first game in 1999 during the 1999 World Championships, losing to Israel 11–0.[1] Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently division II after finishing third in the group B tournament.[1][2]
Roster[]
From the 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships[2]
| # | Name | Pos | Date of Birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Daniel Aedel | D | September 9, 1986 | Gripen Hockey |
| 21 | Emil Alengaard | F | November 19, 1987 | New England College |
| 4 | Birkir Arnason | D | July 20, 1987 | Gladsaxe Bears |
| 14 | Arnthor Bjarnason | F | December 26, 1986 | Skautafelag Reykjavikur |
| 1 | Ævar Björnsson | G | March 27, 1991 | Skautafelag Reykjavikur |
| 11 | Thorsteinn Bjornsson | D | January 29, 1989 | Skautafelag Reykjavikur |
| 17 | Jón Gíslason | F | July 31, 1983 | Skautafelag Akureyrar |
| 2 | Kópur Guðjónsson | D | August 10, 1987 | Skautafelagid Bjorninn |
| 19 | Gunnar Guðmundsson | F | May 19, 1988 | Skautafelagid Bjorninn |
| 20 | Dennis Hedström | G | July 24, 1987 | Ormsta HC |
| 18 | Robin Hedström | F | March 16, 1989 | Alvesta SK |
| 24 | Björn Jakobsson | D | December 20, 1981 | Skautafelag Akureyrar |
| 25 | Ingvar Jónsson | D | February 11, 1981 | Skautafelag Akureyrar |
| 7 | Jonas Magnusson | F | June 16, 1980 | Amar Jets Amager |
| 5 | Andri Mikaelsson | F | December 5, 1990 | Morrum Gois |
| 23 | Tomas Omarsson | F | May 13, 1992 | Morrum Gois |
| 8 | Róbert Pálsson | D | July 19, 1991 | Skautafelagid Bjorninn |
| 16 | Pétur Maack | F | October 23, 1990 | Morrum Gois |
| 3 | Snorri Sigurbjornsson | D | January 1, 1991 | Frisk Asker |
| 9 | Matthias Sigurdarson | F | August 31, 1991 | Stjernen Fredrikstad |
| 13 | Sigurður Sigurðarson | F | February 24, 1976 | Skautafelag Akureyrar |
| 10 | Egill Þormóðsson | F | August 26, 1991 | Skautafelag Reykjavikur |
All-time record against other nations[]
As of June 11, 2010[1]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
 Australia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
 Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
 Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
 China |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
 Estonia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
 Greece |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
 Ireland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Israel |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| Lithuania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
 Luxembourg |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
 New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
 North Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
 Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
 South Africa |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
 South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
 Spain |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 34 |
 Turkey |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
 Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iceland All Time Results. National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved on 2010-06-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2010 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Div. II Group B. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2010-06-10.