North Macedonia men's national ice hockey team

North Macedonia's ice hockey team (Macedonian: Хокејарска репрезентација на Македонија; Hokejarska reprezentacija na Makedonija) is the national men's ice hockey team of North Macedonia. They are controlled by the Macedonian Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 4 October 2001.

North Macedonia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationMacedonian Ice Hockey Federation
General managerNikola Tasev
Head coachGjorgi Grchev
Home stadiumBoris Trajkovski Hockey Arena
Team colors   
IIHF codeMKD

Ranking
Current IIHFNR (29 September 2022)[1]
First international
 Macedonia 8–7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(Sarajevo, BIH; 20 January 2018)
Biggest win
 Macedonia 9–3 Portugal 
(Füssen, Germany; 21 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–6 Macedonia 
(Sarajevo, BIH; 21 January 2018)
Development Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result 1st (2018)
International record (W–L–T)
6–1–0

History

Macedonia played its first unofficial game on 27 March 2011 against Red Star Sofia of Bulgaria in Skopje. They went on to lose the game 4–1.[2] On 20 December 2014, Macedonia played two exhibition games against the Bulgarian U20 national team in Skopje. They lost the first game 6–5 in overtime and won the second game 4–3 following a shootout, recording the team's first ever win.[3] Macedonia have still never entered in any IIHF World Championship tournaments. On 20 January 2018, Macedonia made its international debut and played two exhibition games against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo over the weekend. They won the first game 8–7 and lost the second game 7–6 in overtime a day later.[4]

Skopje Ice Skating Stadium

Its an outdoor Ice skating rink with two stands with capacity of 5000 spectators. It was built in 1969 for Ice Hockey World Cup Division C. Ice Hockey Clubs based in Skopje used the Stadium as a home ground . Ice skating schools were held at the venue and its used for recreational purposes. Recently there are plans for covering the stadium and transforming it in to an indoor arena.

Ice Hockey Venue Down Right
  • Jerseys


  • Colors

National kit colors are colors of the flag which are also Spread on the Presidential Shield. Noble Red blood and Golden Yellow Sun Devine "ILI".

Tournament record

Within Yugoslavia Federal Team

European Championship

Within Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Yugoslavia federal team 1939-(11),1964-(11),1968-(7)

  • North Macedonia after 1991 Didn't Held

Olympic Games

Within Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Yugoslavia federal team 1964-(14),1968-(9),1972-(11),1976-(10),1980-p,o(3rd),1984-(11),1988-p,o(5th)

  • North Macedonia 1996-2022 Didn't Enter

World Championships

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1930 through 1992
Pool C and B
Within  Yugoslavia federal team
1993 through 2022Did not enter
Total0/0

Development Cup

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2017Andorra CanilloDid not participate
2018Germany Füssen 1st place55000
Total1/255000

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 21 November 2018[5]

Key
    Positive balance (more Wins)
    Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Andorra2200157
 Portugal2200147
 Ireland110096
 Bosnia and Herzegovina21011414
Total76015234

All-time record against other clubs

Last match update: 21 December 2014[5]

Key
    Positive balance (more Wins)
    Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
Bulgaria Bulgaria U20210199
Bulgaria Red Star Sofia100114
Total31021013


References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. "Macedonian Hockey team opened a new page in the history". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. "Exhibition Games". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. "Macedonia wins and loses in OT in Bosnia and Hercegovina". Eurohockey.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. "Macedonia All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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