Georgia men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | GIH |
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| General Manager | Nugzar Paikidze |
| Head coach | Dmitry Afanasyev |
| Captain | Mikheil Davitashvili |
| IIHF code | GEO |
| IIHF ranking | 45  2 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 45 (2015) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 48 (first in 2013) |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
 South Africa 8–1 Georgia  (Yerevan, Armenia; April 12, 2010) |
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| Biggest win | |
Georgia 4–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina  (İzmir, Turkey; April 9, 2015) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Armenia 22–1 Georgia (Yerevan, Armenia; April 12, 2010)  North Korea 22–1 Georgia (Luxembourg, Luxembourg; April 6, 2014) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | 45th (2015) |
The Georgia national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Georgia, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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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 eight games winning their games against the Kirghiz SSR and Armenian SSR, while losing the remaining games to Leningrad, the Lithuanian SSR, Kazakh SSR, Estonian SSR and the Latvian SSR.[1] In 2009 Georgia joined the International Ice Hockey Federation as an associate member.[2][3] 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 program, 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.[4]
International competitions
World Championship
- 2013 – 49th place (4th in Division III Qualification)
- 2014 – 46th place (6th in Division III)
- 2015 – 45th place (5th in Division III)
Current roster=
From the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III
Opponent record
As of 2015
| Team | Wins | Losses | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia |
1 | 1 - 22 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 | 4 - 1 | |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 1 - 19 | |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 3 - 23 | |
 Luxembourg |
2 | 3 - 34 | |
 Mongolia |
1 | 0 - 6 | |
| North Korea |
2 | 5 - 34 | |
| South Africa |
1 | 1 - 8 | |
 Turkey |
1 | 1 - 13 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
1 | 2 | 7 - 19 |
 Greece |
1 | 0 - 13 | |
| 11 Countries | 2 | 14 | 26 - 192 |
