Croatia men's national ice hockey team
Croatian national ice hockey team
The Croatian national ice hockey men is performed after the World Cup 2012 in the IIHF World Ranking at No. 30 and has been at the Ice Hockey World Championship for Men 2013 winner of Division II. Coach of the team is the Canadian former professional Donald MacLean.
History
Since 6 May 1992, the Croatian national ice hockey team is official member of the World Federation IIHF Ice Hockey. A total of 609 hockey players are, according to the IIHF registered, including 123 men, 58 women and 486 juniors.
According to the ranking of the IIHF is the Croatian national ice hockey team of men to 30th place, the women of the 20th Place. Their first World Cup appearance they had in 1994, where the team took in the C group.
Achievements
After seven years of residence in the C and D groups managed the team in 2000 promoted to the newly created Division I, took part in the Croatia three years. Since relegation to Division II at the World Cup 2003 in their own country, the team developed the " lift team " that between the divisions I and II commutes. In the 2007 FIFA World Cup 2005 and the World Cup succeeded each when discharged in the Croatian capital Zagreb tournament promotion back to Division I. In 2008 and 2009 then succeeded each relegation in Division I before in 2010 was the relegation to Division II. In the 2013 World Cup, the Croats won the discharged in their own country group A of Division II and returned so back to the Division I.