Georgia men's national ice hockey team
 | |
| Association | Georgian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Nugzar Paikidze |
| Head coach | Dmitry Afanasyev |
| Assistants | Alexander Vasilchenko |
| Captain | Vitali Dumbadze |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GEO |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF |
44  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 44 (2016) |
| Lowest IIHF | 48 (first in 2013) |
| First international | |
 South Africa 8–1 Georgia (Yerevan, Armenia; 12 April 2010) | |
| Biggest win | |
Georgia 14–3 Hong Kong  (Istanbul, Turkey; 6 April 2016) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Armenia 22–1 Georgia (Yerevan, Armenia; 12 April 2010)  North Korea 22–1 Georgia (Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 6 April 2014) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | 45th (2015) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 6–16–0 | |
The Georgia national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Georgia, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team first played in the IIHF World Championships in 2013, though only at the Division III level and participated in Winter Olympics qualificaitons in 2015.
History
Georgia, representing the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, played its first game in 1962 during the Winter Spartakiad which was held in Sverdlovsk, USSR. Georgia played seven games winning their matches against Kirghiz SSR and Armenian SSR, while losing the remaining games to Lithuanian SSR two times, Kazakh SSR, Estonian SSR and Latvian SSR.[1] In 2009 Georgia joined the International Ice Hockey Federation as an associate member.[2] Georgia returned to international play in 2010 where they played two friendly games in Yerevan, Armenia against South Africa and Armenia, losing both games 8–1 and 22–1 respectively.[1] In 2012 Georgia made their debut in the World Championship, competing in the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification tournament being held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. They lost all three games and failed to qualify for the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament. Georgia participated in an Olympic qualification tournament in 2015 for the 2018 Winter Olympics. They played the first game of the qualification against Bulgaria, losing the match 9–1. In 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III Georgia finished second in a group winning four games out of five and narrowly losing to Turkey 4–5.
World Championship record
- 2013 – 48th place (4th in Division III Qualification)
- 2014 – 46th place (6th in Division III)
- 2015 – 45th place (5th in Division III)
- 2016 – 46th place (6th in Division III)
Team
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[3]
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Kakha Ambrolava | L | 172 cm | 58 kg | 21 March 1993 | Mimino Bakuriani |
| 20 | Andrei Ilienko | L | 177 cm | 70 kg | 16 August 1994 | Fiery Crusaders Tbilsi |
| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 21 | Grigori Filimonov | R | 185 cm | 82 kg | 15 August 1995 | Ice Knights Tbilisi |
| 1 | Giorgi Jeiranashvili | L | 186 cm | 113 kg | 16 December 1991 | Mimino Bakuriani |
| 19 | Artyom Kozyulin | R | 191 cm | 82 kg | 22 February 1996 | Grey Wolves Tbilisi |
| 6 | Artyom Kurbatov | R | 177 cm | 65 kg | 11 April 1994 | Fiery Crusaders Tbilisi |
| 12 | Davit Minasiani | R | 181 cm | 70 kg | 14 July 1992 | Mimino Bakuriani |
| 9 | Gia Oganeziani | R | 179 cm | 84 kg | 6 September 1989 | Mimino Bakuriani |
| 18 | Revaz Tsomaia | L | 176 cm | 88 kg | 9 June 1980 | Grey Wolves Tbilisi |
| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 7 | Vitali Dumbadze | L | 187 cm | 85 kg | 11 January 1991 | Fiery Crusaders Tbilisi |
| 8 | Amiran Geperidze | R | 185 cm | 85 kg | 20 October 1992 | Mimino Bakuriani |
| 13 | Gocha Jeiranashvili | R | 185 cm | 85 kg | 20 October 1992 | Minimo Bakuriani |
| 10 | Paata Kavkasidze | R | 185 cm | 85 kg | 20 October 1992 | Minimo Bakuriani |
| 14 | Boris Kockin | R | 165 cm | 68 kg | 14 August 1995 | Grey Wolves Tbilisi |
| 22 | Davit Oganeziani | L | 180 cm | 77 kg | 7 May 1997 | Minimo Bakuriani |
| 23 | Mikhail Shalunov | L | 182 cm | 75 kg | 24 February 1999 | Grey Wolves Tbilisi |
| 3 | Dmitri Shamin | R | 180 cm | 82 kg | 20 April 1995 | Ice Knights Tbilisi |
| 17 | Dimitri Smetanin | R | 186 cm | 90 kg | 13 August 1994 | Ice Knights Tbilisi |
| 24 | Roland Svanidze | R | 181 cm | 85 kg | 1 November 1987 | Ice Knights Tbilisi |
All-time record against other nations
As of 6 April 2016
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GDiff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | –21 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
 Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | –26 |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | –13 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 26 | –9 |
 Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 34 | –26 |
 Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| North Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 36 | –31 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | –6 |
 Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | –13 |
 United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | –12 |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 64 | 216 | –152 |
References
- 1 2 "Georgia All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ↑ "Georgia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ↑ "2016 World Championships Division 3 Georgia. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
External links
| Men's teams | |
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| Women's teams | |