Hungary national ice hockey team

The Hungarian national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. They are currently ranked 20th in the world by the IIHF. It is controlled by the Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség. There are no Hungarian players currently playing in the NHL; three have been drafted to the league though, Tamás Gröschl by the Edmonton Oilers, Levente Szuper by the Calgary Flames and János Vas by the Dallas Stars. In 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Hungary qualified for playing in the highest division for the first time since 1939.

*First game: January 24, 1927 in Vienna, Austria: ih|AUT 6-0 ih|HUN|1920
*Largest victory: March 4, 1971: ih|HUN|1957 31-1 ih|BEL
*Largest defeat: January 28, 1964 in Innsbruck, Austria: ih|URS 19-1 ih|HUN|1957

2008 World Championship team

*Head coach: flagicon|CAN Pat Cortina [ [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/134/IHM1340HUN_33_4_0.pdf] IIHF World Championship DIV I Group B, MEN - Hungary Team Roster. Retrieved April 16, 2008.]

World Championship record

*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
*1947 - 1956 - "did not participate"
*1959 - Finished in 14th place (2nd in Pool B)
*1961 - 1962 - "did not participate"
*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)

References

External links

* [http://www.icehockey.hu/ Official site]