Belgium men's national ice hockey team explained

Belgium
Badge:	Belgium men's national ice hockey team Logo.png
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Association:	Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation
Coach:	Jeffrey Van Iersel
Asst Coach:	Chris Eimers
Captain:	Vadim Gyesbreghs
Most Games:	Tim Vos (98)
Top Scorer:	Vincent Morgan (36)
Most Points:	Mitch Morgan Vincent Morgan (78)
Iihf Code:	BEL
Iihf Max:	32
Iihf Max Date:	2005, 2016–17
Iihf Min:	40
Iihf Min Date:	2022–23
First Game:	1–0 (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909)
Largest Win:	21–2 (Geel, Belgium; 21 March 1989)
Largest Loss:	37–2 (Bled, Slovenia; 13 March 1993)
World Champ Apps:	54
World Champ First:	1930
World Champ Best:	7th (1950)
Regional Name:	European Championships
Regional Cup Apps:	14
Regional Cup First:	1910
Regional Cup Best:	(1913)
Olympic Apps:	4
Olympic First:	1920
Record:	146–295–18

The Belgium men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Belgium, and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1908. They have played in four Olympic Games, the last in 1936. The team also participated in the European Championships from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2 bronze medals (1910, 1911), 1 silver medal (1927), and 1 gold medal (1913).

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

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 A
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 COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[2]
2022 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group B
2023 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
2024 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B

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
bgcolor=gold	1913 Munich	3	2	1	0	25	10	?	?	Round-robin
1914 Berlin	2	0	0	2	2	13	?	?	Round-robin
1915–1920	No 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 Smokovec	3	0	1	2	1	9	?	?	Round-robin	4th
1926 Davos	4	1	0	3	5	8	?	?	Second round	7th
bgcolor=silver	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

All-time record

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Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
	16	8	0	8	64	59	+5
	13	1	0	12	36	106	-70
	1	0	0	1	0	10	-10
	4	1	1	2	9	17	-8
	20	8	1	11	84	122	-38
	1	0	0	1	0	33	-33
	8	3	0	5	29	52	-23
	7	2	0	5	13	42	-29
	8	1	0	7	7	76	−69
	13	1	0	12	31	177	-146
	2	0	0	2	8	30	-22
	6	1	1	4	12	50	-38
	3	0	0	3	4	22	−18
	1	0	0	1	2	17	−15
	53	14	2	37	115	303	-188
	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1
	14	4	1	9	32	69	-37
	23	3	1	19	54	188	-134
	2	1	0	1	19	7	+12
	16	2	1	13	36	162	-126
	10	7	0	3	57	28	+29
	1	1	0	0	9	1	+8
	15	8	1	6	60	47	+13
	8	1	0	7	15	74	-59
	1	0	0	1	0	24	-24
	2	0	0	2	4	31	-27
	2	0	0	2	4	19	-15
	4	4	0	0	36	4	+32
	7	7	0	0	55	8	+47
	71	18	3	50	210	453	-243
	3	2	0	1	31	8	+23
	8	2	0	6	14	36	-22
	5	0	0	5	7	58	-51
	5	0	1	4	6	29	-23
	15	0	0	15	24	133	-109
	1	0	0	1	0	8	-8
	16	6	1	5	38	45	-8
	2	1	1	0	7	4	+3
	10	9	0	1	88	17	+71
	7	3	0	4	24	27	-3
	18	11	0	7	69	73	-4
	6	0	0	6	7	57	−50
	16	8	1	7	59	116	-57
	3	3	0	0	35	5	+30
	1	0	0	1	2	37	-35
	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1
	3	0	0	3	2	44	−42
	6	1	1	4	22	66	-44
Total	455	142	18	295	1 446	3 002	-1 556

Hockey Hall of Fame members

Paul Loicq, team captain, player-coach, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Men's Division II, III cancelled. IIHF. 13 March 2020.
Web site: IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. 18 November 2020. International Ice Hockey Federation.
Web site: Ice Hockey in Belgium . 2023-04-30 . National Teams of Ice Hockey . en-US.