The Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team (Bosnian and Croatian: Hokejaška reprezentacija BiH; Serbian: Хокејашка репрезентација БиХ) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation through the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | Ledeni zmajevi (The Ice Dragons) |
|---|---|
| Association | Hokejaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine |
| Head coach | Ross MacLean |
| Assistants | Will Richard |
| Captain | Haris Mrkva |
| Most games | Tarik Ćatović Nermin Alić (31) |
| Top scorer | Mirza Omer (25) |
| Most points | Mirza Omer (52) |
| Home stadium | Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | BIH |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 48  (27 May 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 45 (2016) |
| Lowest IIHF | 50 (2022) |
| First international | |
Greece  10–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina(Sarajevo, BIH; 15 February 2008) | |
| Biggest win | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina 15–1  Malaysia(Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 5 March 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
North Korea  13–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina(İzmir, Turkey; 3 April 2015) Luxembourg  13–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina(Istanbul, Turkey; 6 April 2016) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | 44th (2016) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 18–31–0 | |
Withdrawal from 2017 IIHF tournament
editBosnia and Herzegovina decided to withdraw from the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, and thus all their games were counted as 5–0 forfeits for the opposing teams.[2]
Tournament record
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 through 1992 | As part of  Yugoslavia
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| 1994 through 2026 | did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
World Championships
edit| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 through 1992 | As part of Yugoslavia
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| 1993 through 2007 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2008 | Sarajevo |
47th place (2nd in Division III Q) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 through 2014 | did not participate | ||||||
| 2015 |  İzmir |
47th place (7th in Division III) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | Istanbul |
44th place (4th in Division III) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 |  Sofia |
Withdrew from tournament[2] (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | |||||
| 2018 | Sarajevo |
48th place (2nd in Division III Q) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 |  Abu Dhabi |
50th place (4th in Division III Q) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 |  Cape Town |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |||||
| 2021 | Cape Town |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | |||||
| 2022 | Cape Town |
44th place (3rd in Division III B) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Sarajevo |
47th place (2nd in Division III B) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Sarajevo |
47th place (1st in Division III B) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 8/15 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
All-time record against other nations
editLast match update: 18 March 2022[5]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia[a] |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 Georgia[b] |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Greece |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
 Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
 Kuwait |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
 Kyrgyzstan[c] |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
 North Macedonia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| North Korea |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| South Africa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
 Thailand |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| Turkey |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 39 |
 Turkmenistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 96 | 202 |
Notes
edit- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Armenia in the 2008 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament after Armenia forfeited the game due to player eligibility issues. The score of the game was originally an 18–1 for Armenia.
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Georgia in the 2016 World Championship tournament after Georgia forfeited the game due to the use of ineligible players. The score of the game was originally an 8–0 for Georgia.
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Kyrgyzstan in the 2019 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament after Kyrgyzstan forfeited the game due to the use of ineligible players. The score of the game was originally an 14–3 for Kyrgyzstan.
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Bosnia withdraws". International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Bosnia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
External links
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