Croatian National Team

Croatia
	; The Coat of arms of Croatia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association	Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
Most games	Veljko Žibret (70)
Top scorer	Marko Lovrenčić (31)
Most points	Marko Lovrenčić (62)
Home stadium	Dom Športova, Zagreb
IIHF code	CRO
IIHF ranking	27 1
Highest IIHF ranking	26 (first in 2008)
Lowest IIHF ranking	31 (first in 2003)
First international
	Slovakia 6–1 Croatia ; (Bratislava, Slovakia; 9 February 1941)
Biggest win
	Croatia 34–1 Turkey ; (Zagreb, Croatia; 20 November 1993)
Biggest defeat
	Slovenia 15–1 Croatia ; (Zagreb, Croatia; 7 November 1992); Slovenia 15–1 Croatia ; (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 April 2001)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	20 (first in 1994)
Best result	24th (2001)
International record (W–L–T)
	67–118–10

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The Croatian National Team represents Croatia in IIHF ice hockey competitions. It is organized by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2015, the team was ranked 26th in the world by the IIHF.^[5]

World Championship record[]

Year	Division		Position		GP	W	D	L
Year	Tier	Div.	Ov	Div.	GP	W	D	L
Slovenia 1993	3	Group C	NR	–	2	0	0	2
Spain 1994	4	Group C2	31	4	7	4	0	3
South Africa 1995	4	Group C2	30	1	7	6	1	0
Slovenia 1996	3	Group C	28	8	7	0	0	7
Andorra 1997	4	Group D	29	1	6	4	1	1
Hungary 1998	3	Group C	29	5	6	1	3	2
Netherlands 1999	3	Group C	29	5	5	2	1	2
China 2000	3	Group C	27	3	4	1	1	2
Slovenia 2001	2	Div I	24	4	5	1	3	1
Netherlands 2002	2	Div I	26	5	5	1	0	4
Croatia 2003	2	Div I	27	6	5	1	4	0
Spain 2004	3	Div II	32	2	5	4	1	0
Croatia 2005	3	Div II	29	1	5	5	0	0
Estonia 2006	2	Div I	27	6	5	0	0	5
Croatia 2007	3	Div II	29	1	5	5	0	0
Japan 2008	2	Div I	25	5	5	1	0	4
Lithuania 2009	2	Div I	26	5	5	1	0	4
Slovenia 2010	2	Div I	28	6	5	0	0	5
Croatia 2011	3	Div II	31	2	5	4	0	1
Iceland 2012	3	Div II A	31	3	5	3	0	2
Croatia 2013	4	Div II A	29	1	5	5	0	0
Lithuania 2014	3	Div I B	24	2	5	4	0	1
Netherlands 2015	3	Div I B	26	4	5	2	0	3

Division I[]

before: Group B

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	1	0	1

Division II[]

before: Group C, Group C1

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
3	2	2	7

Division III[]

before: Group D, Group C2

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2	0	0	2

All-time Record against other nations[]

As of 20 April 2013.

Croatia all-time record (9 February 1941 – present)
Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Australia	6	6	0	0	30	10	+20
Austria	2	0	0	2	2	11	−9
Belarus	3	0	0	3	3	20	−17
Belgium	6	4	0	2	37	10	+27
Bulgaria	7	6	0	1	60	15	+45
China	7	3	0	4	23	25	−2
Denmark	3	0	0	3	4	24	−20
Estonia	7	2	1	4	25	41	−16
France	4	0	0	4	3	29	−26
Great Britain	5	0	0	5	4	28	−24
Hungary	23	1	1	21	33	156	−123
Iceland	3	3	0	0	20	2	+18
Ireland	1	1	0	0	21	4	+17
Israel	4	4	0	0	33	4	+29
Italy	4	0	0	4	0	20	−20
Japan	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9
Kazakhstan	4	0	0	4	4	42	−38
Lithuania	9	0	1	8	21	43	−22
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11
Netherlands	12	0	1	11	19	68	−49
Mexico	1	1	0	0	9	2	+7
Norway	4	0	0	4	3	36	−33
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	45	8	+37
Poland	4	0	0	4	3	29	−26
Romania	9	2	1	6	18	36	−18
Serbia	9	8	0	1	44	21	+23
Serbia and Montenegro	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5
Slovenia	13	0	0	13	11	100	−89
South Africa	1	1	0	0	11	1	+10
South Korea	8	5	1	2	25	19	+6
Spain	10	7	1	2	44	28	+16
Turkey	4	4	0	0	98	4	+94
Ukraine	4	0	0	4	1	30	−29
Total	185	61	9	115	670	885	−215

Biggest Wins

World Championship	Qualifications
+33 vs. Turkey (34-1) 1994 +24 vs. Turkey (24-0) 1994 +23 vs. Turkey (25-2) 2007 +17 vs. Ireland (21-4) 2011 +15 vs. Bulgaria (17-2) 2011 +14 vs. New Zealand (19-5) 1995 +14 vs. New Zealand (14-0) 2005 +11 vs. Bulgaria (11-0) 2000 +11 vs. Luxembourg (11-0) 2004 +10 vs. Bulgaria (11-1) 1999 +10 vs. South Africa (11-1) 1995	+13 vs. Israel (15-2) 2014 +7 vs. Mexico (9-2) 2014 +4 vs. Serbia (5-1) 2010

Biggest Loses

World Championship	Qualifications
-14 vs. Slovenia (1-15) 1993 -14 vs. Slovenia (1-15) 2001 -12 vs. Kazakhstan (0-12) 1996 -12 vs. Kazakhstan (0-12) 2002 -11 vs. Slovenia (2-13) 1996 -11 vs. Ukraine (1-11) 1996 -10 vs. Hungary (0-10) 1996 -10 vs. Hungary (3-13) 2000	-13 vs. Hungary (0-13) 2014 -7 vs. Hungary (0-7) 1998 -7 vs. Poland (0-7) 2006 -7 vs. Netherlands (3-10) 2006 -6 vs. Hungary (0-6) 1998 -6 vs. Netherlands (2-8) 2014 -6 vs. Ukraine (0-6) 2018

References[]

↑ "Franchise All-Time GP". http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=2929&alltime=GP. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
↑ "Franchise All-Time Goals". http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=2929&alltime=G&leaguename=. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
↑ "Franchise All-Time Points". http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=2929&alltime=TP&leaguename=. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
↑ "PREHĽAD ZÁPASOV A-tímu SR od roku 1940". http://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/clanok/prehlad-zapasov-a-timu-sr-od-roku-1940. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
↑ "2012 Men's World Ranking". iihf.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-ranking/mens-world-ranking/2012-ranking.html. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

External links[]

Men's National teams
Armenia - Australia - Austria - Belgium - Belarus - Bosnia - Bulgaria
Canada - China - Chinese Taipei - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark
Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Georgia - Greece - Great Britain
Hong Kong - Hungary - Ireland - Iceland - Israel - Italy
Japan - Kazakhstan - Kuwait - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg
Macau - Malaysia - Mexico - Mongolia - North Korea - Norway
New Zealand - The Netherlands - Poland - Romania - Russia - Serbia
Singapore - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - South Africa - South Korea
Sweden - Switzerland - Thailand - Turkey - Ukraine - UAE
United States
Defunct teams: Bohemia - - Bohemia and Moravia - CIS National Team - Czechoslovakia - East Germany - Serbia and Montenegro - U.S.S.R. - West Germany - Yugoslavia
Teams that do not participate in IIHF competitions:
Andorra - Argentina - Azerbaijan - Brazil
Kyrgyzstan - Liechtenstein - North Macedonia - Moldova - Morocco - - Oman - - Turkmenistan
Chile - India - Jamaica - Namibia - Portugal - Philippines - - Qatar
Non IIHF members: Algeria - Bahrain - Colombia - Costa Rica - Falkland Islands - Saudi Arabia - Tunisia - Uzbekistan
Other teams: Basque Country - Catalonia - - England - - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Scotland

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[1] "Franchise All-Time GP". http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=2929&alltime=GP. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

[2] "Franchise All-Time Goals". http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=2929&alltime=G&leaguename=. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

[3] "Franchise All-Time Points". http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=2929&alltime=TP&leaguename=. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

[hockeyslovakia-4] "PREHĽAD ZÁPASOV A-tímu SR od roku 1940". http://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/clanok/prehlad-zapasov-a-timu-sr-od-roku-1940. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

[5] "2012 Men's World Ranking". iihf.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-ranking/mens-world-ranking/2012-ranking.html. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

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