Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national ice hockey team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)	Ledeni zmajevi (The Ice Dragons)
Association	Hokejaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
GM	Adnan Mekva
Head coach	Uroš Brestovać
Assistants	Samuel Le Foll-St-Amour
Captain	Mirzet Hodžić
Most games	Ermin Hasović & Admir Pilav (16)
Most points	Mirzet Hodžić (4)
Home stadium	Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall
IIHF code	BIH
IIHF ranking	49 (6 June 2021)
Highest IIHF ranking	45 (first in 2016)
Lowest IIHF ranking	49 (2019)
Team colours
First international
	Greece 10–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina; (Sarajevo, BIH; 15 February 2008)
Biggest win
	Kuwait 0–9 Bosnia and Herzegovina; (Abu Dhabi, UAE; 4 April 2019)
Biggest defeat
	North Korea 13–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina; (İzmir, Turkey; 3 April 2015); Luxembourg 13–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina; (Istanbul, Turkey; 6 April 2016)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2008)
Best result	44th (2016)
International record (W-L-T)
	7–15–0

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Hokejaška reprezentacija BiH; Хокејашка репрезентација БиХ) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation through the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation.

Withdrawal from 2017 IIHF tournament[]

Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to withdraw from the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, and thus all their games were count as 5–0 forfeits for the opposing teams.^[2]

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

Year	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
1920 through 1992	As part of Yugoslavia
1994 through 2022	Did not qualify
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

World Championships[]

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
1930 through 1992		As part of Yugoslavia
1993 through 2007		Did not enter
2008	Sarajevo	47th place (2nd in Division III Q)	2	1	0	0	1
2009 through 2014		Did not participate
2015	İzmir	47th place (7th in Division III)	6	0	0	0	6
2016	Istanbul	44th place (4th in Division III)	5	2	0	0	3
2017	Sofia	Withdrew from tournament^[2] (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2018	Sarajevo	48th place (2nd in Division III Q)	3	2	0	0	1
2019	Abu Dhabi	50th place (4th in Division III Q)	5	2	0	1	2
2020	Cape Town	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
2021	Cape Town	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]
Total		5/12	21	7	0	1	13

Roster[]

Initial roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III.

Head coach: Kevin Auerbach

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Pribišić, EdisEdis Pribišić	Unknown	Unknown	(1988-03-05)5 March 1988	Vukovi Stari Grad Sarajevo
3	F	Lemeš, AmarAmar Lemeš	Unknown	Unknown	(1989-12-01)1 December 1989	Vukovi Stari Grad Sarajevo
4	D	Alić, NerminNermin Alić	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	(1986-11-27)27 November 1986	Vukovi Stari Grad Sarajevo
5	D	Bakal, MinelMinel Bakal	Unknown	Unknown	(1987-11-05)5 November 1987	Ajkule Ilidža 2010
6	F	Nikulin, DamirDamir Nikulin	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1995-09-05)5 September 1995	Blue Bulls Sarajevo
7	F	Ramić, FarisFaris Ramić	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1998-05-17)17 May 1998	Blue Bulls Sarajevo
8	F	Hodžić, MirzetMirzet Hodžić	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1989-08-24)24 August 1989	Vukovi Stari Grad Sarajevo
9	F	Hasović, ErminErmin Hasović	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(1989-08-06)6 August 1989	Unknown
10	D	Pilav, AdmirAdmir Pilav	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1987-08-03)3 August 1987	Medvjedi Sarajevo
11	D	London, AnthonyAnthony London	Unknown	Unknown	(1971-07-17)17 July 1971	Blue Bulls Sarajevo
13	D	Gašević, DinDin Gašević	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1993-09-13)13 September 1993	Vukovi Stari Grad Sarajevo
14	F	Čordalija, DinoDino Čordalija	Unknown	Unknown	(1991-02-08)8 February 1991	Vukovi Stari Grad Sarajevo
15	F	Logo, NerminNermin Logo	Unknown	Unknown	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990	Ajkule Ilidža 2010
16	F	Hadžihasanović, AmarAmar Hadžihasanović	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1994-02-26)26 February 1994	Unknown
18	F	Ćatović, TarikTarik Ćatović	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1994-05-10)10 May 1994	Medvjedi Sarajevo
19	F	Rakić, AmonAmon Rakić	Unknown	Unknown	(1999-08-29)29 August 1999	Blue Bulls Sarajevo
20	G	Pašović, DinoDino Pašović	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1986-02-08)8 February 1986	Medvjedi Sarajevo
21	F	Musić, SamirSamir Musić	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Blue Bulls Sarajevo
23	F	Tokić, DadoDado Tokić	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1993-11-23)23 November 1993	Vukovi Stari Grad Sarajevo
24	F	Zaimović, SvenSven Zaimović	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1995-04-02)2 April 1995	Blue Bulls Sarajevo

All-time record against other nations[]

Last match update: 28 February 2018^[5]

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA
Armenia*	1	1	0	5	0
Georgia*	3	1	2	8	18
Greece	1	0	1	1	10
Hong Kong	2	1	1	5	12
Kuwait	1	1	0	8	1
Luxembourg	2	0	2	0	18
FYR Macedonia	2	1	1	14	14
North Korea	1	0	1	0	13
South Africa	1	0	1	0	10
Turkey	5	1	4	11	39
Turkmenistan	1	0	1	3	13
United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	8	6
Total	22	7	15	63	154

Note 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Armenia in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification tournament after Armenia forfeited the game due to player eligibility issues. The score of the game was originally an 18–1 for Armenia.

Note 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Georgia in the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament after Georgia forfeited the game due to the use of ineligible players. The score of the game was originally an 8–0 for Georgia.

References[]

↑ IIHF Men's World Ranking (6 June 2021).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Bosnia withdraws. International Ice Hockey Federation (7 April 2017).
↑ Men’s Division II, III cancelled. IIHF.
↑ IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.
↑ Bosnia Men All Time Results. National Teams of Ice Hockey.

External links[]

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[IIHF_Men's_World_Ranking-1] IIHF Men's World Ranking (6 June 2021).

[Bosnia_withdraws-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Bosnia withdraws. International Ice Hockey Federation (7 April 2017).

[3] Men’s Division II, III cancelled. IIHF.

[4] IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.

[5] Bosnia Men All Time Results. National Teams of Ice Hockey.

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