Nickname(s) | Orły (The Eagles) |
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Association | Polish Ice Hockey Federation |
General manager | Leszek Laszkiewicz |
Head coach | Róbert Kaláber |
Assistants | Marek Batkiewicz Grzegorz Klich |
Captain | Krystian Dziubiński |
Most games | Henryk Gruth (248) |
Top scorer | Wiesław Jobczyk (88) |
Most points | Marcin Kolusz (151) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | POL |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 21 1 (27 May 2024)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 19 (2003) |
Lowest IIHF | 25 (2014) |
First international | |
Austria 13–1 Poland (Davos, Switzerland; 10 January 1926) | |
Biggest win | |
Poland 21–1 China (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 26 March 1993) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Soviet Union 20–0 Poland (Moscow, Soviet Union; 11 April 1973) | |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 13 (first in 1928) |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 60 (first in 1930) |
Best result | 4th (1931, 1932) |
IIHF European Championships | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 1926) |
Best result | (1929) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
516–564–91 |
The Poland national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Poland, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are ranked 21st in the world in the IIHF World Rankings, but prior to the 1980s they were ranked as high as 6th internationally. They are one of eight countries never to have played below the Division I (former B Pool) level. As of 2024 the Polish national team plays at the top level of the World Championship.
Poland has competed in the Olympics thirteen times, most recently in 1992, with their best result being fourth place in 1932. They have been a regular participant of the World Championship, first appearing in 1930 and having appeared in all but one tournament since 1955. They frequently played in the top division, though were in Division I after being relegated in 2002. Poland made a return to the top division of the World Championship for 2024.