Venezuela
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationAsociación Venezolana de Hockey en Línea y en Hielo
Head coachPete Kamman
CaptainJuan de Dios Singer
Most gamesDaniel Sosa (14)
Top scorerDaniel Sosa (17)
Most pointsDaniel Sosa (31)
Team colors   
IIHF codeVEN
First international
Colombia  12–1  Venezuela
(Coral Springs, United States; 9 November 2018)
Biggest win
Venezuela  8–3  Brazil
(Farmers Branch, United States; 24 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
Colombia  13–0  Venezuela
(Coral Springs, United States; 11 November 2018)
Amerigol LATAM Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2018)
Best result4th (2018, 2019)
International record (W–L–T)
4–11–0

The Venezuela national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Venezuela) is the national men's ice hockey team of Venezuela, and is controlled by the Venezuelan Ice and Inline Hockey Association, the governing body that oversees both ice and inline hockey in the country. Venezuela is not a member of the IIHF and therefore not eligible to enter any IIHF World Championship events.

History

There are only two notable players who were born in Venezuela are Rick Chartraw and Don Spring, who both played in the NHL. Chartraw played in the NHL for ten seasons between 1974 and 1984, most notably winning four Stanley Cups in a row with the Montreal Canadiens between 1976 and 1979, and one with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984, while Spring played for four season with the Winnipeg Jets between 1980 and 1984. Chartraw represented the United States at the 1976 Canada Cup, while Spring represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Venezuela made its debut in international competition in 2018 at the Amerigol LATAM Cup, sanctioned by the Amerigol International Hockey Association, which took place in Coral Springs, Florida, United States.[1] The team played its first official game against Colombia on 9 November, falling to them 12–1. After an 0–3 start, they played their fourth game on 10 November and went on to win 5–3 against Brazil, eliminating them in the preliminary round and advanced to the Amerigol LATAM Cup semi-finals. The team once again played against Colombia on 11 November, but they were shutout by them 13–0, finishing in fourth place as the semi-finalist.

In the 2019 Amerigol LATAM Cup, the team won 8–4 against Chile and later won 5–3 against the Mexico Selects team. In the semi-finals, they lost 7–4 to Colombia and later in the bronze medal game, lost 3–2 to the Mexico Selects team, finishing in fourth place for the second straight year.

Tournament record

Amerigol LATAM Cup

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2018United States Coral Springs4th place51004
20194th place
(Division I)		42002
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20216th place
(Division I)		41003
20229th place
(Division II)		42002
2023To be determined
(Division II)		00000
Total5/61760011

Fixtures and results

Against other national teams
Opponent Date Score Scores by period Tournament Host venue
 Chile 24 August 2023 TBD –, –, – Amerigol LATAM Cup – Division II Florida Panthers IceDen, Coral Springs
Against club and other teams
Opponent Date Score Scores by period Tournament Host venue
Mexico Mexico Warriors B 23 August 2023 TBD –, –, – Amerigol LATAM Cup – Division II Florida Panthers IceDen, Coral Springs
Argentina Argentina B 25 August 2023 TBD –, –, –
  Win    Loss

All-time record against other national teams

Last match update: 26 March 2022

Key
    Positive balance (more Wins)
    Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Argentina40041239
 Brazil2200136
 Chile110084
 Colombia51041140
 Jamaica1001012
 Lebanon100127
 Puerto Rico100115
Total15401147103

References

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