Israeli Junior National Team

Israel
Association	Ice Hockey Federation of Israel
IIHF code	ISR
Team colors
First international
	Estonia 12 - 3 Israel ; (Sofia, Bulgaria; 1996-1997)
Biggest win
	Israel 17 - 0 South Africa ; (Mexico City, Mexico; 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Estonia 12 - 3 Israel ; (Sofia, Bulgaria; 1996-1997)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1997)
Best result	31st (1997)
International record (W–L–T)
	2-2-0

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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.

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]

International competitions[]

1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 5th in Pool D (31st overall)

U18 Team[]

The Israel men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Israel. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Israel, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Israel at the IIHF World U18 Championships.