Hungary men's national ice hockey team
| Nickname(s) | Magyars (Hungarians) |
|---|---|
| Association | Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation |
| Head coach | Rich Chernomaz |
| Assistants |
Gergely Majoross Diego Scandella |
| Captain | Márton Vas |
| Most games | Balázs Kangyal (237) |
| Top scorer | Krisztián Palkovics (83) |
| Most points | Balázs Ladányi (184) |
| IIHF code | HUN |
| IIHF ranking |
19  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 19 (first in 2012) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 22 (2003) |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
 Austria 6–0 Hungary .svg.png){kind=small} (Vienna, Austria; January 24, 1927) | |
| Biggest win | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hungary 31–1 Belgium .svg.png){kind=small} (Den Bosch, Netherlands; March 4, 1971) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Soviet Union 19–1 Hungary (Innsbruck, Austria; January 28, 1964) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 52 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 5th (1937) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1928) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 308–357–56 | |
The Hungarian men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF. It is controlled by the Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség. There are no Hungarian players currently playing in North America's National Hockey League; however, three have been drafted to the league: Tamás Gröschl by the Edmonton Oilers, Levente Szuper by the Calgary Flames and János Vas by the Dallas Stars.
The Hungarian team won its group in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I, and therefore qualified to play in the Elite Division of the 2009 IIHF World Championship. This is the first time since 1939 that Hungary has qualified to play in the highest division of international hockey. The advance was, however, marred by the sudden death of team captain Gábor Ocskay, and the team was eventually relegated to Division I again.
In 2015, Hungary finished second in its group in the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I, behind Kazakhstan to gain promotion to the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
- 1930 – Finished tied in 6th place
- 1931 – Finished in 7th place
- 1933 – Finished in 7th place
- 1934 – Finished in 6th place
- 1935 – Finished in 11th place
- 1937 – Finished in 5th place
- 1938 – Finished tied in 7th place
- 1939 – Finished in 7th place
- 1959 – Finished in 14th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1963 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1964 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1965 – Finished in 12th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1966 – Finished in 15th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1967 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1969 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1970 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1971 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1972 – Finished in 16th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1973 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1974 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1975 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1976 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1977 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1978 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Pool B)
- 1979 – Finished in 17th place (9th in Pool B)
- 1981 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1982 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
- 1983 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1985 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1986 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Pool C)
- 1987 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
- 1989 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1990 – Finished in 23rd place (7th in Pool C)
- 1991 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Pool C)
- 1992 – Finished in 16th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1993 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
- 1994 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Pool C)
- 1995 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Pool C)
- 1996 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1997 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Pool C)
- 1998 – Finished in 25th place (1st in Pool C)
- 1999 – Finished in 24th place (8th in Pool B)
- 2000 – Finished in 25th place (1st in Pool C)
- 2001 – Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2002 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
- 2003 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2004 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2005 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2006 – Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2007 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
- 2008 – Finished in 18th place (1st in Division I, Group B)
- 2009 – Finished in 16th place
- 2010 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
- 2011 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
- 2012 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2013 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2014 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Division I, Group A)
- 2015 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
Team
Current roster
The following players represent Hungary at the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I.[1]
- Head Coach: Rich Chernomaz
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 1 | Bence Balizs | L | 193 cm | 95 kg | 30 May 1990 |  Miskolci JJSE |
| 30 | Miklos Rajna | L | 180 cm | 85 kg | 22 June 1991 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 3 | Balázs Goz | L | 181 cm | 86 kg | 3 August 1992 | Miskolci JJSE |
| 11 | Tyler Metcalfe | L | 183 cm | 88 kg | 12 June 1984 | Miskolci JJSE |
| 17 | Daniel Kiss | R | 180 cm | 85 kg | 2 August 1991 | Ujpesti TE |
| 7 | Attila Orbán | L | 189 cm | 94 kg | 1 June 1990 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 26 | Bence Szirányi | L | 182 cm | 88 kg | 17 February 1988 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 14 | Tamás Pozsgai | L | 183 cm | 80 kg | 26 July 1988 | DAB-Docler |
| 10 | Márton Vas | L | 189 cm | 92 kg | 2 March 1980 |  Frankfurt Lions |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 2 | Csaba Kovács | L | 178 cm | 83 kg | 18 March 1984 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 9 | András Benk | L | 189 cm | 93 kg | 3 September 1987 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 6 | Csanád Erdély | L | 181 cm | 84 kg | 5 April 1996 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 4 | Balázs Sebők | R | 186 cm | 84 kg | 14 December 1994 |  Hokki Kaajani |
| 13 | Krisztián Nagy | L | 182 cm | 75 kg | 28 July 1994 | Miskolci JJSE |
| 8 | Frank Banham | R | 183 cm | 90 kg | 14 April 1975 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 16 | Dániel Kóger | R | 188 cm | 88 kg | 10 November 1989 |  Elmira Jackals |
| 20 | István Sofron | L | 186 cm | 81 kg | 24 February 1988 | Krefeld Pinguine |
| 21 | János Vas | L | 186 cm | 92 kg | 29 January 1984 |  HC Slavia Praha |
| 22 | János Hári | L | 175 cm | 72 kg | 3 May 1992 |  MODO Hockey |
| 15 | Andrew Sarauer | L | 193 cm | 93 kg | 17 November 1984 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 25 | Bálint Magosi | R | 188 cm | 92 kg | 15 August 1989 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
| 24 | Peter Vincze | R | 180 cm | 85 kg | 16 February 1995 | SAPA Fehervar AV19 |
Former players
See also: Hungarian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
- János Ancsin
- Béla Háray
- István Hircsák
- László Jakabházy
- Zoltán Jeney
- Balázs Kangyal
- Csaba Kovács, Sr.
- Péter Kovalcsik
- György Margó
- András Mészöly
- Sándor Miklós
- Gábor Ocskay, Jr.
- Gábor Ocskay, Sr.
- Krisztián Palkovics
- Antal Palla
- György Raffa
- Levente Szuper
- Viktor Zsitva
References
- ↑ "Stay here, let this be our place". Jégkorong Blog. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
External links
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