Romania national ice hockey team
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The Romanian men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey
of Romania
, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
. They are currently ranked 28th in the 2010 IIHF World Ranking
s and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in four Olympic ice hockey
competitions.
Olympic competition
Romania
started Olympic hockey in 1964 in the B division. In the tournament, the team finished 12th out of 16 teams and managed 3 wins against Austria, Italy, and Hungary also with a tie against Yugoslavia
. In 1968, Romania
lost its qualification match against West Germany
7-0 and was forced to compete in the B division again. In the first two games, Romania beat Austria 3-2 and the Host, France 7-3. They lost their next three games and finished 12th out of 14 in the standings. After skipping the 1972 competition
, Romania returned for the 1976 tournament. This time Romania played Poland in the Qualification round and lost 7-4, keeping them in the B division once again. However, Romania battled back and won 4 of 5 games with only one loss against Yugoslavia
, still winning the division. The team finished 7th out of 12. In 1980, Romania was able to play with the top teams and was put into the Blue Division group, along with tough opponents such as Sweden, Czechoslovakia, and USA. In the first game Romania was down 4-2 to West Germany
, but managed to scored 4 goals to beat the former bronze medallists 6-4. In their next game Romania got shut out by Sweden 8-0. The Swedes scored 3 goals in the first period which left Romania out of it. After a lopsided loss to Czechoslovakia
(7-2) the team then took on USA. The US jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period and added two more to it to lead 4-1 after two periods. Unlike other teams that the US had faced, the Romanians fought strong in the third period, despite being outshot 15-3, and scored a goal. The final score was 7-2. Romania played Norway for their final game, who had lost all four of their past games and had no chance to advance to the Medal Round. Romania fell behind less than a minute into the game, but stormed back to take the lead 3-1 in the third period. The Norwegian team battled back though, and scored once with a minute and a half left to play, and scored once more to tie it with only 29 seconds left. This tie still gave Romania one point but they had been hoping for a win. They finished the tournament with a 1-3-1 record, and were ranked 8th out of 12, just beating Holland, West Germany
, Norway, and Japan. This was the last time that the Romanians competed in the Olympic tournaments.
The Romanians were the winners of the World Championship Division II (Group A) in the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
and were promoted to Division I.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
. They are currently ranked 28th in the 2010 IIHF World Ranking
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation.The system was approved by the IIHF congress in September 2003...
s and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in four Olympic ice hockey
Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
competitions.
Olympic competition
Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
started Olympic hockey in 1964 in the B division. In the tournament, the team finished 12th out of 16 teams and managed 3 wins against Austria, Italy, and Hungary also with a tie against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. In 1968, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
lost its qualification match against West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
7-0 and was forced to compete in the B division again. In the first two games, Romania beat Austria 3-2 and the Host, France 7-3. They lost their next three games and finished 12th out of 14 in the standings. After skipping the 1972 competition
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
, Romania returned for the 1976 tournament. This time Romania played Poland in the Qualification round and lost 7-4, keeping them in the B division once again. However, Romania battled back and won 4 of 5 games with only one loss against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, still winning the division. The team finished 7th out of 12. In 1980, Romania was able to play with the top teams and was put into the Blue Division group, along with tough opponents such as Sweden, Czechoslovakia, and USA. In the first game Romania was down 4-2 to West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, but managed to scored 4 goals to beat the former bronze medallists 6-4. In their next game Romania got shut out by Sweden 8-0. The Swedes scored 3 goals in the first period which left Romania out of it. After a lopsided loss to Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(7-2) the team then took on USA. The US jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period and added two more to it to lead 4-1 after two periods. Unlike other teams that the US had faced, the Romanians fought strong in the third period, despite being outshot 15-3, and scored a goal. The final score was 7-2. Romania played Norway for their final game, who had lost all four of their past games and had no chance to advance to the Medal Round. Romania fell behind less than a minute into the game, but stormed back to take the lead 3-1 in the third period. The Norwegian team battled back though, and scored once with a minute and a half left to play, and scored once more to tie it with only 29 seconds left. This tie still gave Romania one point but they had been hoping for a win. They finished the tournament with a 1-3-1 record, and were ranked 8th out of 12, just beating Holland, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, Norway, and Japan. This was the last time that the Romanians competed in the Olympic tournaments.
The Romanians were the winners of the World Championship Division II (Group A) in the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries will participate in four levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2009 competition...
and were promoted to Division I.
Roster
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| GK Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring... |
29 | István Cergő |  Steaua BucharestCSA Steaua Bucuresti CSA Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian sports society from Bucharest, Romania run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It is the most successful club in Romania in terms of international and overall trophies... |
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| GK | 30 | Szabolcs Molnár | Progym Gheorgheni |
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| D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring... |
2 | István Sprencz | SC Miercurea Ciuc SC Miercurea Ciuc Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga... |
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| D | 3 | Szabolcs Molnár | Sportul Studenţesc Sportul Studentesc Sportul Studenţesc is a Romanian football club that was established in 1916 . The Bucharest club has won the Balkans Cup once and its best result in the Romanian league is a 2nd place in 1986... |
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| D | 4 | Attila Dávid | SC Miercurea Ciuc SC Miercurea Ciuc Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga... |
D | 16 | Szabolcs Tankó | Fenestela 68 Braşov |
| D | 18 | Endre Kósa | SC Miercurea Ciuc SC Miercurea Ciuc Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga... |
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| D | 25 | Csaba Nagy | Progym Gheorgheni |
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| D | 28 | Szabolcs Papp | SC Miercurea Ciuc SC Miercurea Ciuc Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga... |
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| F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in... |
6 | Tihamér Becze |  Budapest StarsBudapest Stars Budapest Stars is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the OB I bajnokság and in the MOL Liga. They play their home games at Budapest Icecenter, located in Budapest.... |
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| F | 7 | Csanád Virág | HC Csikszereda HC Csíkszereda Hockey Club Csíkszereda is a Romanian ice hockey team from Miercurea Ciuc, Hockey Club Csíkszereda ( HC Miercurea Ciuc in Romanian) is a Romanian ice hockey team from Miercurea Ciuc, Hockey Club Csíkszereda ( HC Miercurea Ciuc in Romanian) is a Romanian ice hockey team from Miercurea Ciuc,... |
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| F | 9 | Cătălin Geru | Steaua Bucharest CSA Steaua Bucuresti CSA Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian sports society from Bucharest, Romania run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It is the most successful club in Romania in terms of international and overall trophies... |
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| F | 12 | Ciprian Ţapu | Steaua Bucharest CSA Steaua Bucuresti CSA Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian sports society from Bucharest, Romania run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It is the most successful club in Romania in terms of international and overall trophies... |
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| F | 13 | Leonard Paşcaru | Steaua Bucharest CSA Steaua Bucuresti CSA Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian sports society from Bucharest, Romania run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It is the most successful club in Romania in terms of international and overall trophies... |
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| F | 14 | Mihail Georgescu | Steaua Bucharest CSA Steaua Bucuresti CSA Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian sports society from Bucharest, Romania run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It is the most successful club in Romania in terms of international and overall trophies... |
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| F | 15 | Levente Zsók | SC Miercurea Ciuc SC Miercurea Ciuc Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga... |
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| F | 23 | Ervin Moldovan | SC Miercurea Ciuc SC Miercurea Ciuc Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga... |
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| F | 24 | Zsolt Molnár | HC Csikszereda HC Csíkszereda Hockey Club Csíkszereda is a Romanian ice hockey team from Miercurea Ciuc, Hockey Club Csíkszereda ( HC Miercurea Ciuc in Romanian) is a Romanian ice hockey team from Miercurea Ciuc, Hockey Club Csíkszereda ( HC Miercurea Ciuc in Romanian) is a Romanian ice hockey team from Miercurea Ciuc,... |
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| F | 26 | Attila Imecs | Budapest Stars Budapest Stars Budapest Stars is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the OB I bajnokság and in the MOL Liga. They play their home games at Budapest Icecenter, located in Budapest.... |
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| F | 27 | Szabolcs Szőcs | SC Miercurea Ciuc SC Miercurea Ciuc Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga... |
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