Croatia men's national ice hockey team
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The Coat of arms of Croatia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
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| Association | Croatian Ice Hockey Federation |
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| Head coach | Don MacLean |
| Assistants | Klemen Mohorič Ivo Ratej |
| Captain | Dario Kostović |
| Most games | Veljko Žibret (70)[1] |
| Top scorer | Marko Lovrenčić (31)[1] |
| Most points | Marko Lovrenčić (62)[1] |
| Home stadium | Dom Športova, Zagreb |
| IIHF code | CRO |
| IIHF ranking | 27  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 26 (first in 2008) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 31 (first in 2003) |
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| First international | |
 Slovakia 6–1 Croatia  (Bratislava, Slovakia; 9 February 1941)[2] |
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| Biggest win | |
Croatia 34–1 Turkey  (Zagreb, Croatia; 20 November 1993) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Slovenia 15–1 Croatia (Zagreb, Croatia; 7 November 1992) Slovenia 15–1 Croatia (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 April 2001) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 24th (2001) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 67–118–10 | |
File:2009 IIHF World U20 Championship Croatia team.JPG
The Croatian under-20 team, who won the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division II Group B
The Croatian men's national ice hockey team represents Croatia in IIHF ice hockey competitions. It is organized by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2015, the team was ranked 26th in the world by the IIHF.[3] At the 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Croatia currently competes in 2014 Division I B.
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World Championship record
| Year | Division | Position | GP | W | D | L | ||
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| Tier | Div. | Ov | Div. | |||||
| Slovenia 1993 | 3 | Group C | NR | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spain 1994 | 4 | Group C2 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| South Africa 1995 | 4 | Group C2 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovenia 1996 | 3 | Group C | 28 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Andorra 1997 | 4 | Group D | 29 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary 1998 | 3 | Group C | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Netherlands 1999 | 3 | Group C | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| China 2000 | 3 | Group C | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovenia 2001 | 2 | Div I | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Netherlands 2002 | 2 | Div I | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Croatia 2003 | 2 | Div I | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Spain 2004 | 3 | Div II | 32 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Croatia 2005 | 3 | Div II | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia 2006 | 2 | Div I | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Croatia 2007 | 3 | Div II | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan 2008 | 2 | Div I | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Lithuania 2009 | 2 | Div I | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Slovenia 2010 | 2 | Div I | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Croatia 2011 | 3 | Div II | 31 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Iceland 2012 | 3 | Div II A | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Croatia 2013 | 4 | Div II A | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania 2014 | 3 | Div I B | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands 2015 | 3 | Div I B | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Division Ibefore: Group B
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Division IIbefore: Group C, Group C1
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Division IIIbefore: Group D, Group C2
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Roster
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| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Andrej Vasiljević | L | 184 cm | 82 kg | 23 Sep. 1993 |  HPK |
| 1 | Tihomir Filipec | L | 181 cm | 81 kg | 4 Sep. 1989 | KHL Zagreb |
| 20 | Mate Krešimir Tomljenović | R | 181 cm | 75 kg | 3 Aug. 1993 | HKm Zvolen |
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| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 2 | Igor Jacmenjak | L | 185 cm | 104 kg | 31 Aug. 1979 | KHL Zagreb |
| 14 | Alan Letang | L | 185 cm | 85 kg | 4 Sep. 1975 | KHL Medveščak |
| 14 | Saša Martinović | D | 186 cm | 95 kg | 27 Sep. 1984 | KHL Medveščak |
| 14 | Luka Markovic | L | 180 cm | 81 kg | 27 Apr. 1993 |  EC Peiting |
| 22 | Kenny MacAulay | L | 179 cm | 88 kg | 29 Apr. 1984 | KHL Medveščak |
| 16 | Andy Sertich | L | 183 cm | 83 kg | 6 May 1983 |  Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| 4 | Nikola Senzel | L | 177 cm | 77 kg | 7 Sep. 1992 | KHL Medveščak U20 |
| 7 | Ivan Šijan | R | 188 cm | 85 kg | 2 Jun. 1990 | KHL Medveščak |
| 3 | Marko Tadić | L | 180 cm | 86 kg | 3 Mar. 1986 | KHL Mladost |
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| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 6 | Mislav Blagus | L | 181 cm | 75 kg | 10 Jun. 1991 | KHL Zagreb |
| 15 | Ivan Brencun | L | 179 cm | 70 kg | 30 Aug. 1991 | KHL Medveščak U20 |
| 8 | John Hecimovic | R | 187 cm | 97 kg | 31 Mar. 1984 |  Dornbirner EC |
| 8 | Ivan Janković | L | 186 cm | 80 kg | 25 Jan. 1995 | KHL Zagreb |
| 10 | Dominik Kanaet | L | 180 cm | 83 kg | 6 May 1991 |  Herlev Eagles |
| 8 | Dario Kostović | L | 191 cm | 93 kg | 8 Ag. 1980 | KHL Medveščak |
| 11 | Igor Lazić | L | 195 cm | 104 kg | 14 Feb. 1992 | KHL Medveščak U20 |
| 21 | Luka Mikulic | L | 175 cm | 88 kg | 13 Nov. 1993 | KHL Medveščak U20 |
| 24 | Tadija Mirić | L | 185 cm | 90 kg | 21 Aug. 1984 | KHL Mladost |
| 15 | Mario Novak | L | 165 cm | 67 kg | 5 May 1983 | KHL Mladost |
| 13 | Michael Novak | L | 190 cm | 88 kg | 25 Jul. 1988 | VEU Feldkirch |
| 23 | Borna Rendulic | R | 192 cm | 88 kg | 25 Mar. 1992 |  Colorado Avalanche |
| 17 | Marko Šakic | L | 181 cm | 79 kg | 13 Apr. 1994 | KHL Medveščak |
| 18 | Luka Vukoja | R | 178 cm | 80 kg | 14 Feb. 1995 | Banská Bystrica |
Player statistics
Most appearances
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Top scorers
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All-time Record against other nations
As of April 20, 2013.
| Croatia all-time record (9 February 1941 – present) | |||||||
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| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
 Australia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | +20 |
| Austria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 |
 Belarus |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | -17 |
 Belgium |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 10 | +27 |
 Bulgaria |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 15 | +45 |
 China |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | -20 |
 Estonia |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 41 | -16 |
 France |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | -26 |
 Great Britain |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 28 | -24 |
| Hungary |
23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 156 | -123 |
 Iceland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 |
 Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
 Israel |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 |
 Italy |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | -20 |
 Japan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 |
 Kazakhstan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | -38 |
 Lithuania |
9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 43 | -22 |
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
 Netherlands |
12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 68 | -49 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 Norway |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 36 | -33 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 | +37 |
 Poland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | -26 |
 Romania |
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 36 | -18 |
 Serbia |
9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 21 | +23 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| Slovenia |
13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 100 | -89 |
 South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
 South Korea |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 |
 Spain |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 28 | +16 |
| Turkey |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 4 | +94 |
 Ukraine |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | -29 |
| Total | 185 | 61 | 9 | 115 | 670 | 885 | -215 |
References
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