Liechtenstein national ice hockey team
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{{ Infobox_national_hockey_team
| Name = Liechtenstein
| Badge = Liechtenstein Crown.svg
| Badge_size = 170px
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| Association = Liechtensteiner Eishockey und Inline Verband
| Nickname =
| General Manager =
| Coach = Herbert Schädler
| Asst Coach = Philipp Hollenstein
| Captain = Christian Walch
| Most games = Several players (5)
| Top scorer = Mauro Neurater (16){{cite web |title=LEICHTENSTEIN TOP 15 SCORING LEADERS |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Liechtenstein-Scoring-Leaders.pdf |publisher=National Teams of Ice hockey |access-date=3 March 2024}}
| Most points = Christian Walch (26)
| Home Stadium =
| IIHF code = LIE
| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|LIE}}
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| Team_Colors = {{color box|#002780|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#CF0921|border=darkgray}}
| First game = {{ih-rt|LUX}} 7–1 {{ih|LIE}}
{{small|(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 26 April 2003)}}
| Largest win = {{ih-rt|LIE}} 24–2 {{ih|AND}}
{{small|(Canillo, Andorra; April 26, 2025)}}
| Largest loss = {{ih-rt|LUX}} 7–1 {{ih|LIE}}
{{small|(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 26 April 2003)}}
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| World champ2 name = IIHF Development Cup
| World champ2 apps = 3
| World champ2 first = 2022
| World champ2 best = 16px 1st (2023)
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{{MedalTableTop|name=no|medals=
{{MedalCompetition|IIHF Development Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Bratislava|}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Füssen|}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Canillo|}}
}}
The Liechtenstein national ice hockey team ({{langx|de|Liechtensteinische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}) is the national men's ice hockey team of Liechtenstein. The team is controlled by the Liechtenstein Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 4 October 2001. Liechtenstein is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events.
History
In 2001, Liechtenstein was first admitted to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) as an associate member.{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/liechtenstein.html | title = Liechtenstein | publisher = International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate = 12 May 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102230937/http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/liechtenstein.html | archive-date = 2 January 2014 | url-status=dead}} However, there are currently no ice rinks in Liechtenstein. In 2003, the national team played its first international game, a friendly game against Luxembourg, losing 7–1. They again played Luxembourg in 2007 in another friendly, losing 4–2.{{cite web | url = https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Liechtenstein-Men-Official-Results-1.pdf | title = liechtenstein-men-all-time.pdf | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | accessdate = 2022-11-28}}
In the summer of 2021, the national team was successfully reactivated.{{cite web | url = https://www.lie-zeit.li/2021/07/eishockey-liechtenstein-gegen-5-nationen/ | title = Eishockey: Liechtenstein gegen 5 Nationen | publisher = lie:zeit online | accessdate = 2022-11-28 }} As a result, in May 2022, Liechtenstein participated for the first time in the IIHF Development Cup in Füssen, Germany, an international tournament for national teams that cannot participate in IIHF World Championships. After victories against Ireland (7–6), Portugal (3–0), Algeria (11–2), and Andorra (8–4), and a loss against tournament winner Colombia (1–3), they finished in second place among six teams.
Players
The majority of the Liechtenstein national squad play for the principality's only adult club, EHC Vaduz-Schellenberg. Others play for the only youth club or are Liechtenstein citizens living abroad.{{cite web |title=Eishockey: Liechtenstein gegen 5 Nationen |url=https://www.lie-zeit.li/2021/07/eishockey-liechtenstein-gegen-5-nationen/ |publisher=LIE Zeit |access-date=4 March 2024 |language=German}}
Tournament record
=IIHF Development Cup=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
| width=30|Year
!width=150|Host !width=120|Result !width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | {{flagicon|GER}} Füssen | bgcolor="#c0c0c0"|16px 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | {{flagicon|SVK}} Bratislava | bgcolor="#ffd700"|16px 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | {{flagicon|SVK}} Bratislava | colspan=5|Did not participate | ||||
| 2025 | {{flagicon|AND}} Canillo | bgcolor="#c0c0c0"|16px 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| colspan=2|Total | 3/3 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
All-time record
Last match update: 26 April 2025
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| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|ALG}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|AND}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|ARG}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|BRA}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|COL}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|GRE}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|IRL}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|LUX}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|POR}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|PUR}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 16 || 12 || 0 || 4 || 139 || 53 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.leiv.li/ Liechtensteiner Eishockey und Inline Verband Offizielle Webseite] {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1343/liechtenstein IIHF profile]
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