Association | Bulgaria Ice Hockey Federation |
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GM | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistants | ![]() |
Captain | Rosen Stefanov |
Most games | Malin Atanasov (143) |
Most points | Stoyan Batchvarov (103) |
IIHF code | BUL |
IIHF ranking | 31 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 30 (first in 2003) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 35 (2009) |
Team colours | |
First international | |
![]() ![]() (Bucharest, Romania; January 17, 1942) | |
Biggest win | |
![]() ![]() (Pretoria, South Africa; March 28, 1998) | |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 1976) |
International record (W-L-T) | |
115-226-21 |
The Bulgarian men's national ice hockey team is ranked 32nd in the IIHF World Ranking (2008) and competes in Division II at the Ice Hockey World Championships.
The team has participated once at the Olympic Games. This happened in Innsbruck in 1976, when Bulgaria lost to the Czechoslovak team 1-14 in the first round. After a few more losses the team finished last in the tournament.
Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, hosted the games of Division II, Group B of the 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Bulgaria's opponents at the tournament were Belgium, Mexico, Spain, South Africa and South Korea.
World Championship Div II roster[]
- Head coach:
Georgi Milanov
Pos. | No. | Player | Team |
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GK | 1 | Konstantin Mihaylov | ![]() |
GK | 20 | Kiril Vajarov | ![]() |
D | 3 | Vasiliy Vasilev | ![]() |
D | 4 | Tsvetan Tsvetanov | ![]() |
D | 5 | Bogdan Stefanov | ![]() |
D | 6 | Alexander Panev | ![]() |
D | 7 | Martin Giurov | ![]() |
D | 11 | Alexi Yotov | ![]() |
D | 12 | Rosen Stefanov | ![]() |
D | 22 | Roman Morgunov | ![]() |
F | 2 | Yavor Slavchev | ![]() |
F | 8 | Stoyan Bachvarov | ![]() |
F | 9 | Stanislav Muhachov | ![]() |
F | 10 | Martin Milanov | ![]() |
F | 13 | Svetlin Stoev | ![]() |
F | 14 | Rosen Hristov | ![]() |
F | 15 | Petar Hadzhitonev | ![]() |
F | 16 | Rosen Asenov | ![]() |
F | 19 | Georgi Mladenov | ![]() |
F | 21 | Plamen Veselinov | ![]() |
F | 24 | Martin Boydajiev | ![]() |
External links[]
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