Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team

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Yugoslavia
Emblem of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
Association Ice Hockey Federation of Yugoslavia
Most games Edo Hafner (203)
Most points Zvone Šuvak (202)
IIHF codeYUG
First international
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg 0–1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Yugoslavia
(Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; January 30, 1934)
Last international
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg 14–0 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
(Klagenfurt, Austria; April 12, 1992)
Biggest win
Yugoslavia Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 28–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
(Copenhagen, Denmark; March 28, 1987)
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 24–0 Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Yugoslavia
(Zürich, Switzerland; February 3, 1939)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances29 (first in 1939 )
Best result8th (1974)
IIHF European Championships and World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1939)
Best result7th (1968)
Olympics
Appearances5 (first in 1964 )

The Yugoslav national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey in the former republic of Yugoslavia. They competed in five Olympic Games competitions. This article discusses the team that represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its predecessors, but not the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. For the FRY, please see the Serbia and Montenegro men's national ice hockey team. The team was largely composed of players from Slovenia: throughout its existence 91% of all players on the national team were Slovene, and the entire roster for the team at the 1984 Winter Olympics, held in Sarajevo were from Slovenia. [1]

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Olympic record

GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
Flag of Austria.svg 1964 Innsbruck 83143051 ? ?Consolation Round14th
Flag of France.svg 1968 Grenoble 65013520 ? ?Consolation Round9th
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1972 Sapporo 50141025 ? ?Consolation Round11th
Flag of Austria.svg 1976 Innsbruck 63032627 ? ?Consolation Round10th
Flag of the United States.svg 1980 Lake Placid did not qualify, took part in Thayer Tutt Trophy.
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo 5104837 Štefan Seme  ?First Round11th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1988 Calgary did not qualify, took part in Thayer Tutt Trophy.

Thayer Tutt Trophy record

GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1980 Ljubljana 92343219 ? ?Championship RoundBronze medal icon.svg
Flag of France.svg 1984 Briançon, Gap, Grenoble, and Villard-de-Lans did not participate, hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1988 Eindhoven and Tilburg 63122522 ? ?5th Place Game5th

World Championship record

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Netherlands vs Yugoslavia at the 1961 Ice Hockey World Championships

European Championship record

Successor teams

Former Yugoslavia Flag Map (Without Kosovo).png

Since the breakup of Yugoslavia, the following successor national teams have competed:

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References

  1. Manninen, Henrik (2014-02-04). "A Slovenian send-off". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.