Israel men's national junior ice hockey team

The Israel men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Israel. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Israel, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Israel first played at the 1997 World Junior Championships, but did not return until 2016.

Israel
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Israel
Team colors     
IIHF codeISR
First international
 Estonia 12 - 3 Israel 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 1996-1997)
Biggest win
 Israel 17 - 0 South Africa 
(Mexico City, Mexico; 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 16 - 1 Israel 
(Gangneung, South Korea; January 28, 2020)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1997)
Best result31st (1997)
International record (W–L–T)
14-11-0

History

Israel played its first game during the 1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[1] They were placed in Pool D with the games being held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Israel's first game was against Estonia which they lost 12–3.[2] The game is also recorded as Israel's largest ever loss.[1] Within Pool D Israel was drawn into a preliminary group against Estonia, South Africa, and Yugoslavia.[2] They finished the preliminary round in third place after managing to win their game against South Africa. Based on the positions in the preliminary round the teams were then drawn into placement games against the other preliminary group.[2] Israel was drawn into the placement game for fifth place against the hosts Bulgaria.[2] They won the game 7–3, which is also their largest ever win in international participation.[1]

After leaving the U20 level for several years, the team returned to the tournament for 2016. Playing in Division III, the lowest tier, they finished fourth out of the seven teams. The following year Israel finished fifth. They won the 2018 tournament, and were promoted to Division IIB for 2019.[3] A fifth-place finish ensured they stayed in Division IIB for 2020.

International competitions
The Israeli national junior team at the 2017 World Junior Championship Division III.

See also

References
  1. "Israel U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  2. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. p. 283. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  3. Tchechankov, Ivan (2018-01-27). "Early promotion for Israel". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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