Georgia men's national ice hockey team
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The Georgia national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey
team of Georgia
, and an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
.
, USSR. Georgia played four games losing to the Lithuanian SSR and Kazakh SSR 5–2 and 11–3 respectively and beating the Armenian SSR 4–1 and the Kirghiz SSR
1–0. In 2009 Georgia joined the International Ice Hockey Federation
as an associate member. Georgia returned to international play in 2010 where they played two friendly games in Yerevan
, Armenia
against South Africa and Armenia, losing both games 8–1 and 22–1 respectively.
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...
team of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, and an associate 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...
.
History
Georgia, representing the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, played its first game in 1962 during the Winter Spartakiad which was held in SverdlovskYekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, USSR. Georgia played four games losing to the Lithuanian SSR and Kazakh SSR 5–2 and 11–3 respectively and beating the Armenian SSR 4–1 and the Kirghiz SSR
Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team
The Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Kyrgyzstan. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.-History:...
1–0. In 2009 Georgia joined 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...
as an associate member. Georgia returned to international play in 2010 where they played two friendly games in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
against South Africa and Armenia, losing both games 8–1 and 22–1 respectively.
All-time record against other nations
As of July 15, 2011| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
 Armenian SSR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
 Kazakh SSR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
 Kirghiz SSR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lithuanian SSRLithuania national ice hockey team The Lithuanian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Lithuania, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Lithuania is currently in 23rd place in the IIHF World Rankings. They have never competed in an Olympic Games.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |