Armenia national ice hockey team
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia |
|---|---|
| Head coach |
 Douglas Decesare |
| Assistants |
Karo Blikian Aram Abrahamian Aram Vartanian |
| Captain | Raffi Kajberouni |
| Most games | Artak Martirosyan (12) |
| Most points | Gevork Kandakharyan (14) |
| IIHF code | ARM |
| IIHF ranking | unranked |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 45 (2004–2007) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 49 (2010) |
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| First international | |
 Lithuanian SSR 1 - 0 Armenian SSR  (Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union; March 1st, 1962) | |
| Biggest win | |
 Armenia 22 - 1 Georgia  (Yerevan, Armenia; April 12, 2010)[1] | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Mexico 48 - 0 Armenia (Mexico City, Mexico; March 11, 2005)[2] | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | 43rd (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.
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.
They are controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia.
IIHF suspension
Armenia was suspended in April 2010 after their consistent use of ineligible players in past IIHF tournaments.
In 2007, Armenia was forced to withdraw from a Division III tournament in Dundalk, Ireland because Armenia refused to show their passports to IIHF officials; this incident resulted in a 2-year suspension for Armenia from any IIHF tournament. The use of ineligible players was also present on Armenia's U20 team.
In 2009, the IIHF allowed Armenia to compete again, under the conditions that Armenia was to release their final roster 6 months prior to any IIHF tournaments. Armenia hosted the 2010 IIHF Division III championship 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 and their chance to move ahead to Div II for 2011 5-2. Days after the tournament, IIHF officials investigated and reported that Armenia once again used ineligible players; the team was suspended indefintely, and their statistics and final scores were expunged from the IIHF tournaments.
Team Roster
- 3 - Garbis Apelian
- 9 - Stephan Arabiyan
- 22 - Arsen Arabiyan
- 9 - Hakob Avetisyan
- 13 - Manuk Balyan
- 12 - Albert Boiamyan
- 3 - Hakob Boiamyan
- 18 - Armen Bubushyan (Assistant Captain)
- 2 - Aram Deterdaryan
- 23 - Smbat Deterdaryan
- 4 - Grikor Demerchyan
- 23 - Joe Elmazyan
- 10 - Marten Galustyan
- 14 - Gevork Kandakharyan
- 21 - Petros Khachatryan
- 2 - John Ghazanchyan (Captain)
- 25 - Lavik Ghazaryan
- 10 - Artur Kechejyan
- 15 - Ervand Qeshishyan
- 7 - Harutyun Qeshishyan
- 20 - Harutyun Baluyan
- 11 - Robert Petrossian
- 6 - Vaheh Petrossian
- 26 - Albert Gevorgyan
- 16 - Suren Balinyan
- 5 - Grikor Sirmabekyan
- 14 - Davit Takvoryan
- 25 - Arten Kasumyan
- 24 - Petros Zhamkochyan (Assistant Captain)
- 19 - Andranik Aleksanyan
- 5 - Samvek Khachatryan
- 12 - Hayk Meliksetyan
- 69 - Tiko Balyan
World Championships record
World Championship 2010 (3rd division), April 14-18, Yerevan,
Friendly match: Armenia 22-1 Georgia
Qualifying match, April 14: South Africa 
2-9 Armenia
Qualifying match, April 15: D.P.R Korea 
6-7 Armenia
Qualifying match, April 17: Armenia 15-0 Mongolia 
Gold Medal match, April 18: Armenia 2-5 D.P.R Korea
Armenia were ejected from the competition for using ineligible players; their records were expunged.
Final ranking
1. DPR Korea
2. South Africa
3. Mongolia
See also
- Sports in Armenia
- Zach Bogosian
- Micah Aivazoff
References
- ↑ "Armenian ice hockey team celebrates smashing 22:1 victory in a friendly against Georgia". PanArmenian.net. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "Game Summary: As of 12.03.2005". IIHF. 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
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