Luxembourgian national ice hockey team

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

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

In the 2006 World Championships, Luxembourg finished fifth in Division III: last of all participating nations. Luxembourg has never competed in ice hockey at the Olympics.

[edit] IIHF World Championships

Year Division Position
2002 II (B) 6th (relegated)
2003 III 2nd (promoted)
2004 II (A) 6th (relegated)
2005 III 3rd
2006 III 5th

[edit] 2006 World Championship Roster

Goaltenders
Number Name
1 Michel Welter
20 Philippe Lepage
Defensemen
Number Name
3 Serge Milano
4 Christophe Thiry
7 Daniel Houdremont
12 François Schons
14 Ronny Scheier
Forwards
Number Name
5 Georges Scheier
6 Jeff Meyers
8 Ben Houdremont
9 David Kraus
10 Kevin Rolles
11 Robert Beran
13 Alain Breuskin
15 Patrick Schons
17 Eric Wambach
19 Yves Barthels
21 Kevin Krecke
22 Yves Dessouroux
23 Yannick Back

[edit] Tornado Luxembourg

Tornado Luxembourg currently plays in the French third division. The team has several young players as well as old veterans. Håkan Grönlund, Joakim Eriksson, Marian Gallo are just some of the "retired" players that now play for Tornado.