Croatia men's national ice hockey team

Croatia

The Coat of arms of Croatia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association	Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach	Pavle Kavčič
Assistants	Bruno Bregant
Captain	Kresimir Švigir
Most games	Veljko Žibret (60)
Most points	Mato Mlađenović (48)
IIHF ranking	26
Highest IIHF ranking	26 (first in 2008)
Lowest IIHF ranking	31 (first in 2003)
First international
Slovakia 6 - 1 Croatia (Bratislava, Slovakia; February 9, 1941)[1]
Biggest win
Croatia 34 - 1 Turkey (Zagreb, Croatia; November 20, 1993)
Biggest defeat
Slovenia 15 - 1 Croatia (Zagreb, Croatia; November 7, 1992) Slovenia 15 - 1 Croatia (Ljubljana, Slovenia; April 15, 2001)
International record (W–L–T)
40-95-8

The Croatian under-20 team, who won the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division II Group B

The Croatian men's national ice hockey team represents Croatia in IIHF ice hockeyCroatian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2008 the team is ranked 26th in the world by the IIHF. At the 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships competitions. It is organized by the ^[update] Croatia will compete in Division I.

[edit] World Championship 2009 Roster

Goaltenders
#	Player	Date of Birth	Club
1	Nenad Škrapec	September 10, 1982	KHL Zagreb
30	Vanja Belić	June 28, 1983	KHL Zagreb

Defensemen
#	Player	Date of Birth	Club
4	Miroslav Brumerčik	September 10, 1976	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
6	Marko Tadić	March 3, 1986	KHL Mladost
10	Igor Jačmenjak	August 31, 1979	KHL Mladost
12	Saša Belić	February 7, 1981	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
16	Luka Novosel	May 18, 1983	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
24	Nikša Trstenjak	November 12, 1990	KHL Mladost
25	Tomislav Šulevski	December 25, 1986	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
26	Mario Sertić	February 11, 1988	KHL Zagreb

Forwards
#	Player	Date of Birth	Club
3	Dominik Kanaet	May 6, 1991	MHC Martin
8	Petar Trstenjak	June 6, 1992	HC Slovan Bratislava
11	Viliam Chovanec	April 4, 1973	HK Sabinov
14	Mato Mlađenović	January 8, 1978	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
15	Mario Novak	May 8, 1983	KHL Mladost
17	Borna Rendulić	March 25, 1992	Ässät
18	Janko Kučera	June 13, 1987	KHL Mladost
20	Veljko Žibret	June 3, 1978	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
22	Tomislav Grozaj	August 7, 1985	KHL Mladost
23	Damir Jakovac	October 9, 1981	KHL Mladost
27	Krešimir Švigir	December 20, 1979	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
28	Matija Kopajtić	June 26, 1981	KHL Zagreb

• Head Coach: Pavle Kavčič
• Assistant Coach: Bruno Bregant
• Team Leader: Dragutin Ljubić
• Equipment Manager: Damir Skec
• Physiotherapist: Dražen Miočević
• Team Doctor: Vedran Pažur^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ "PREHĽAD ZÁPASOV A-tímu SR od roku 1940". http://www.szlh.sk/clanok/45-PREHLAD-ZAPASOV-A-timu-SR-od-roku-1940. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
2. ^ "Team Roster As of FRI 10 APR 2009 CRO - Croatia". 10 April, 2009. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/187/IHM1870CRO_33_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 12 April, 2009.

[edit] External links

• Croatian Ice Hockey Federation home page
• Croatia at the IIHF
• Croatia at National Teams of ice Hockey