The Andorra national ice hockey team ( ca, Selecció d'hoquei sobre gel d'Andorra) is the national men's

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team of

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. The team is controlled by the Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel (FAEG) and has been an associate member of the

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(IIHF).

History

Ice hockey in Andorra as a sport began in 1987, with the opening of the Palau de Gel, the principality's only ice rink, in the town of

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. The Andorran Federation of Ice Sports, known in

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as the ''Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel'' (FAEG), was established in 1992 and later joined the IIHF on 4 May 1995. Despite not having a national team nor entering in any IIHF tournaments, Canillo was the host city of the 1997 IIHF World Championship Group D tournament, as well as the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A tournament. However, it was only in 2017, when an official Andorra national team was organized. The national team made its debut at the 2017 IIHF Development Cup which was hosted in Canillo. Andorra played

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, and

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. They lost all of their matches in the tournament, including a 5–3 defeat to Portugal in the bronze medal match. Andorra's first match was on 29 September 2017 against Portugal, the match ended in a 3–2 defeat in penalty shootout. In 2022, Andorra applied to participate in the

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, though the Andorran federation noted that the country had difficulty fulfilling IIHF criteria, which include having 60 registered players and a domestic league.

Tournament record

World Championship

IIHF Development Cup

All-time record against other national teams

References

External links

Official websiteIIHF profileNational Teams of Ice Hockey
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