Hungary men's national ice hockey team

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Hungary
Coat of arms of Hungary.svg
Nickname(s)Magyars (Hungarians)
Association Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachGergely Majoross
Captain Csanád Erdély
Most gamesBalázs Kangyal (237)
Top scorer Krisztián Palkovics (96)
Most points Balázs Ladányi (251)
Home stadium László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Team colors   
IIHF codeHUN
Hungary national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 16 Steady2.svg (26 May 2025) [1]
Highest IIHF18 (2024)
Lowest IIHF22 (2003–06)
First international
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg 6–0 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary
(Vienna, Austria; 24 January 1927)
Biggest win
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 31–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
(Den Bosch, Netherlands; 4 March 1971)
Biggest defeat
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 19–1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
(Innsbruck, Austria; 28 January 1964)
Olympics
Appearances3 (first in 1928 )
IIHF World Championships
Appearances57 (first in 1930 )
Best result5th (1937)
International record (W–L–T)
414–477–63

The Hungarian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Hungary. They have participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games since 1928. [2] A consistent participant of the annual World Championship, Hungary has played at the Olympics three times, most recently in 1964. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF.

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The team is controlled by the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség). No Hungarian-born players have ever played in North America's National Hockey League; however, three have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft: Tamás Gröschl by the Edmonton Oilers (1999), Levente Szuper by the Calgary Flames (2000), and János Vas by the Dallas Stars (2002).

History

The Hungarian team during the 2017 World Championship Division IA tournament in Ukraine. Ukraine vs. Hungary at 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I 21.jpg
The Hungarian team during the 2017 World Championship Division IA tournament in Ukraine.

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.

On 4 May 2024, Hungary beat Slovenia 2-1 on the last match day of the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I and became world chanpions. [3] Consequently, Hungary qualified for the 2025 IIHF World Championship. [4]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

YearFinishRank
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1928 St. Moritz Preliminary round11th place
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Second round7th place
Flag of Austria.svg 1964 Innsbruck Consolation Round16th place

World Championship

YearFinishRank
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Austria.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin Quarterfinals6th
Flag of Poland.svg 1931 Krynica Consolation round7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1933 Prague Seventh place game7th
Flag of Italy.svg 1934 Milan Third round6th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1935 Davos Consolation Round11th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1937 London Consolation Round5th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1938 Prague Second Round7th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1939 Zürich/Basel Consolation Round7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1959 Plzeň 2nd in the Group B14th
Flag of Sweden.svg 1963 Stockholm 2nd in the Group C17th
Flag of Austria.svg 1964 Innsbruck 8th in the Group B16th
Flag of Finland.svg 1965 Turku/Rauma/Pori 4th in the Group B12th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1966 Zagreb 7th in the Group B15th
Flag of Austria.svg 1967 Vienna 8th in the Group B, Relegation16th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1969 Skopje 3rd in the Group C17th
Flag of Romania.svg 1970 Galaţi 4th in the Group C18th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1971 Netherlands 3rd in the Group C19th
Flag of Romania.svg 1972 Miercurea-Ciuc 5th in the Group C18th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1973 Netherlands 3rd in the Group C17th
Flag of France.svg 1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 4th in the Group C18th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1975 Sofia 4th in the Group C18th
Flag of Poland.svg 1976 Gdańsk 2nd in the Group C, Promoted18th
Flag of Japan.svg 1977 Tokyo 6th in the Group B14th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1978 Belgrade 6th in the Group B13th
Flag of Romania.svg 1979 Galați 9th in the Group B, Relegation17th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1981 Beijing 3rd in the Group C19th
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 Jaca 5th in the Group C21st
Flag of Hungary.svg 1983 Budapest 2nd in the Group C, Promoted18th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1985 Fribourg 8th in the Group B, Relegation16th
Flag of Spain.svg 1986 Puigcerda 6th in the Group C22nd
Flag of Denmark.svg 1987 Copenhagen/Herlev/Hørsholm 5th in the Group C21st
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1989 Sydney 4th in the Group C20th
Flag of Hungary.svg 1990 Budapest 7th in the Group C23rd
Flag of Denmark.svg 1991 Brøndby 6th in the Group C22nd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1992 Hull 4th in the Group C124th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 1993 Ljubljana 4th in the Group C24th
Flag of Slovakia.svg 1994 Poprad/Spišská Nová Ves 6th in the Group C126th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1995 Sofia 8th in the Group C126th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 1996 Jesenice/Kranj 4th in the Group C24th
Flag of Estonia.svg 1997 Tallinn/Kohtla-Järve 6th in the Group C26th
Flag of Hungary.svg 1998 Budapest/Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros 1st in the Group C, Promoted25th
Flag of Denmark.svg 1999 Odense/Rodovre 8th in the Group B, Relegation24th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2000 Beijing 1st in the Group C, Promoted25th
Flag of France.svg 2001 Grenoble 4th in Division I, Group A23rd
Flag of Hungary.svg 2002 Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros 2nd in Division I, Group B20th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2003 Budapest 3rd in Division I, Group A21st
Flag of Norway.svg 2004 Oslo 4th in Division I, Group A24th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2005 Debrecen 3rd in Division I, Group A21st
Flag of France.svg 2006 Amiens 4th in Division I, Group A23rd
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2007 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group B19th
Flag of Japan.svg 2008 Sapporo 1st in Division I, Group B, Promoted18th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2009 Bern/Kloten Relegation round16th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2010 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group B20th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2011 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A19th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2012 Ljubljana 3rd in Division I, Group A19th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2013 Budapest 3rd in Division I, Group A19th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Goyang 5th in Division I, Group A21st
Flag of Poland.svg 2015 Kraków 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted18th
Flag of Russia.svg 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg Preliminary round, Relegation15th
Flag of Ukraine.svg 2017 Kyiv 5th in Division I, Group A21st
Flag of Hungary.svg 2018 Budapest 4th in Division I, Group A20th
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 5th in Division I, Group A21st
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [5] –
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [6] –
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2022 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted18th
Flag of Finland.svg / Flag of Latvia.svg 2023 Tampere/Riga Preliminary round, Relegation15th
Flag of Italy.svg 2024 Bolzano 1st in Division I, Group A, Promoted17th
Flag of Sweden.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg 2025 Stockholm/Herning Preliminary round14th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2026 Zurich/Fribourg Preliminary round

European Championship

GamesGPWTLGFGAFinishRank
1910–1926did not participate.
Flag of Austria.svg 1927 Wien 500551Round-robin6th
Flag of Hungary.svg 1929 Budapest 401327Second round6th
Flag of Germany.svg 1932 Berlin did not participate

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship. [7] [8]

Head coach: Gergely Majoross

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1G Bence Bálizs 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)30 May 1993 (age 32) Flag of Norway.svg Sparta Sarpsborg
5F Domán Szongoth 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)8 June 2008 (age 17) Flag of Finland.svg KooKoo
7F András Mihalik 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)4 May 2003 (age 22) Flag of Hungary.svg DEAC
8D Bence Szabó 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb)2 February 1998 (age 27) Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest JA HC
10F Ferenc Laskawy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)17 February 2006 (age 19) Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti TE
11D Gabor Tornyai 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)96 kg (212 lb)6 October 1998 (age 26) Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti TE
13F Krisztián Nagy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb)28 July 1994 (age 30) Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest JA HC
16F János Hári – A 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)3 May 1992 (age 33) Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár AV19
21F Kristóf Papp 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb)27 January 2001 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Iowa Heartlanders
22F Vilmos Galló 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)31 July 1996 (age 28) Flag of Finland.svg KooKoo
23D Zétény Hadobás 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)2 March 2003 (age 22) Flag of the United States.svg Iowa Heartlanders
24F Kristof Németh 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb)13 May 2002 (age 23) Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár AV19
27D Henrik Nilsson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)5 May 1991 (age 34) Flag of Sweden.svg Kalmar HC
30G Adam Vay 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)103 kg (227 lb)22 March 1994 (age 31) Flag of Slovakia.svg HK Poprad
33D Milán Horváth 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)93 kg (205 lb)2 February 2001 (age 24) Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest JA HC
34F István Terbócs – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)92 kg (203 lb)28 June 1996 (age 29) Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár AV19
35G Dominik Horváth 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)8 January 2001 (age 24) Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár AV19
36F Csanád Erdély – C 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb)5 April 1996 (age 29) Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár AV19
55D Tamás Ortenszky 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)5 January 2002 (age 23) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Winterthur
61F Péter Vincze 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)16 February 1995 (age 30) Flag of Romania.svg Gyergyói HK
68F Bence Horváth 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)22 February 2004 (age 21) Flag of Finland.svg Jukurit
70D Zsombor Garát 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)27 July 1997 (age 27) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nottingham Panthers
82D Simon Szathmary 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)81 kg (179 lb)4 October 1995 (age 29) Flag of Hungary.svg DVTK Jegesmedvék
87F Gergő Ambrus 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb)6 December 2001 (age 23) Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár AV19
93F Akos Mihaly 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)76 kg (168 lb)25 September 1999 (age 25) Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár AV19

Former players

NHL Drafts

Players from Hungary to be drafted in the NHL

YearNameOverallTeam
1993 Frank Banham 1147th Washington Capitals
1999 Tamás Gröschl 256th Edmonton Oilers
2000 Levente Szuper 116th Calgary Flames
2002 János Vas 32nd Dallas Stars
2004 Andrew Sarauer 2125th Vancouver Canucks
Notes
  1. Banham was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship. [9]
  2. Sarauer was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship. [9]

All-time record

Updated as of 19 May 2025. [10] Teams listed in italics are defunct.

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54013918+21
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5715240141215–74
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1511132775–48
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 17131316241+121
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 4736110253147+106
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1503121284–72
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1910368555+30
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 24231017830+148
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 100116–5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 5014113–12
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6634428285223+62
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11001123107–84
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 84223728+9
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5104625–19
Flag of France.svg  France 5226422216203+13
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2314183378–45
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 341811511396+17
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 110080+8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5121624150172–22
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3518017101112–12
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1520132570–45
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 61141231–19
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1615019725+72
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3218311170106+64
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 127057138+33
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 301231581106–35
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6926637151214–63
Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.svg Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 301229−7
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6924540240292–52
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 100115−4
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 110091+8
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 2200221+21
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 92072257–35
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 441023296162–66
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4400577+50
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22161512859+69
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1001119–18
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 99008222+60
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8107730−23
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 25312149137–88
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 311201967109–42
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4004221–19
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 5224622181173+8
Total954414634773 4323 414+18

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ice hockey: Canada stay perfect, Hungary get first win in 77 years". Reuters. 14 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Megverte Szlovéniát a magyar hokiválogatott, visszajutott az A csoportba". telex (in Hungarian). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Irány az elit: világbajnok lett a magyar jégkorong-válogatott!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Férfiválogatott: itt a 25-ös vb-csapat!". jegkorongszovetseg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Team roster: Hungary" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Frank Banham és Andrew Sarauer mától magyar állampolgár". szekesfehervar.hu (in Hungarian). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Hungary - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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