Belgium men's national ice hockey team

The Belgian men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2 bronze medals (1910, 1911), 1 silver medal (1927), and 1 gold medal (1913).

Belgium
AssociationRoyal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachMike Kolodziejczyk
AssistantsJan Van Beveren
CaptainJordan Paulus
Most gamesTim Vos (118)
Most pointsTim Vos (67)
Team colors                   
IIHF codeBEL
Ranking
Current IIHF36 1 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF32 (first in 2005)
Lowest IIHF37 (2018)
First international
Belgium  3–0  France
(Brussels, Belgium; 4 March 1905)
Biggest win
Belgium  21–2  New Zealand
(Geel, Belgium; 21 March 1989)
Biggest defeat
Ukraine  37–2  Belgium
(Bled, Slovenia; 13 March 1993)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances52 (first in 1930)
Best result7th (1950)
European Championships
Appearances14 (first in 1910)
Best result (1913)
Olympics
Appearances4 (first in 1920)
International record (W–L–T)
133–263–18

Tournament participation

Olympic Games
Games GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1920 Antwerp 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 ? ? Gold Medal Round 7th
1924 Chamonix 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 45 ? ? First round 7th
1928 St. Moritz 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 10 ? ? First round 8th
1932 Lake Placid Did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 20 ? ? First round 14th
1948–2022 Did not qualify since

World Championships
  • 1930 – Finished in 10th place
  • 1933 – Finished in 12th place
  • 1934 – Finished in 11th place
  • 1935 – Finished in 14th place
  • 1939 – Finished in 12th place
  • 1947 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1949 – Finished in 9th place
  • 1950 – Finished in 7th place
  • 1951 – Finished in 4th place Criterium Européen
  • 1952 – Finished 5th place in Pool B
  • 1955 – Finished in 6th place in Pool B
  • 1956 – Finished in 3rd place in Pool B
  • 1961 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  • 1963 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  • 1970 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
  • 1971 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1975 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
  • 1977 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  • 1978 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1987 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1989 – Finished in 1st place in Pool D
  • 1990 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1991 – Finished in 9th place in Pool C
  • 1992 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C1
  • 1993 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  • 1994 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
  • 1995 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
  • 1996 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  • 1997 – Finished in 8th place in Pool D
  • 1998 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  • 1999 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  • 2000 – Finished in 2nd place in Pool D
  • 2001 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group B
  • 2002 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2003 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
  • 2004 – Finished in 6th place in Division I, Group B
  • 2005 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group B
  • 2006 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2007 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2008 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2009 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
  • 2010 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2011 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2012 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
  • 2013 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2014 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2015 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2016 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  • 2017 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2018 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2019 – Finished in 6th place in Division II, Group A
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[2]

European Championships
Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1910 Les Avants 3 1 1 1 5 6 ? ? Round-robin
1911 Berlin 3 1 1 1 5 13 ? ? Round-robin
1912 Prague* Did not participate
1913 Munich 3 2 1 0 25 10 ? ? Round-robin
1914 Berlin 2 0 0 2 2 13 ? ? Round-robin
1915–1920No Championships (World War I).
1921 Stockholm Did not participate
1922 St. Moritz Did not participate
1923 Antwerp 4 1 0 3 5 18 ? ? Round-robin 4th
1924 Milan 2 1 0 1 4 3 ? ? Group stage 4th
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec 3 0 1 2 1 9 ? ? Round-robin 4th
1926 Davos 4 1 0 3 5 8 ? ? Second round 7th
1927 Wien 5 3 1 1 13 3 ? ? Round-robin
1929 Budapest 2 0 1 1 1 2 ? ? First round 7th
1932 Berlin Did not participate

Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[3]

  • Head coach: Danny Peters
  • Assistant coach: Gert Peeters
Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
25 Mike Jansen L 172 cm 76 kg (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 HYC Herentals
20 Tom Prodi L 178 cm 81 kg (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 Bulldogs Liege
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
22 Michael Distate L 185 cm 78 kg (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 Bulldogs Liege
6 Vadim Gyebreghs L 193 cm 95 kg (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 HYC Herentals
24 Jordan Paulus L 180 cm 90 kg (1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 Bulldogs Liege
15 Dean Thurura L 182 cm 76 kg (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 IHC Leuven
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
23 Alexandre Bremer R 198 cm 96 kg (1992-06-08) 8 June 1992 Bulldogs Liege
19 Yoren de Smet R 172 cm 68 kg (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 Bulldogs Liege
11 Timo Dewin L 191 cm 93 kg (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 HYC Herentals
4 Yente Franssen L 174 cm 78 kg (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 HYC Herentals
7 Bryan Henry L 176 cm 75 kg (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 Hockey Club Avignon
18 Andy Kolodziejczyk R 178 cm 75 kg (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 Bulldogs Liege
16 Bryan Kolodziejczyk L 183 cm 77 kg (1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 HYC Herentals
21 Maxime Pellegrims R 170 cm 72 kg (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 IHC Leuven
17 Ben van den Bogaert L 183 cm 74 kg (1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 Phantoms Deurne
12 Patrick van Noten L 172 cm 70 kg (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 HYC Herentals
5 Brent van Rooy R 174 cm 66 kg (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 HYC Herentals
10 Ben Vercammen L 182 cm 79 kg (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 HYC Herentals

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References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "2016 World Championships Division 2A Team Belgium. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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