Georgia men's national ice hockey team

Georgia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationGeorgian Ice Hockey National Federation
Head coachAleksandr Vedernikov
AssistantsGocha Jeiranashvili
CaptainIvan Karelin
Most gamesVitali Dumbadze (35)
Top scorerArtyom Kozyulin (27)
Most pointsArtyom Kozyulin (54)
Team colors   
IIHF codeGEO
Ranking
Current IIHF50 Increase 3 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF38 (2020–21)
Lowest IIHF53 (2023)
First international
South Africa  8–1  Georgia
(Yerevan, Armenia; 12 April 2010)
Biggest win
Georgia  19–0  United Arab Emirates
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 13 April 2017)
Biggest defeat
Armenia  22–1  Georgia
(Yerevan, Armenia; 12 April 2010)
North Korea  22–1  Georgia
(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 6 April 2014)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances9 (first in 2013)
Best result30th (2023)
International record (W–L–T)
24–32–0

The Georgian men's national ice hockey team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული ყინულის ჰოკეის ნაკრები) is the national men's ice hockey team of Georgia, and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 8 May 2009. As of 2022, Georgia is ranked 43rd in the World Ranking. Georgia first played in the World Championships tournament in 2013, and remained at Division III level until winning at that level in 2018 and earning a promotion to Division II Group B, where they currently play.

Though ice hockey was first introduced to Georgia in the 1960s, the sport was never very popular and there were long stretches when it was not played at all. In 2004 the Georgian Ice Hockey Federation was established, and a domestic league began in 2007, allowing for the development of the national team and its entry into international competition in 2010, playing their first competitive matches in 2012.

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.