# Venezuela men's national ice hockey team

The Venezuela national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Venezuela) is the national men's ice hockey team of Venezuela. It 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 seasons 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. 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 advancing to the Amerigol LATAM Cup semi-finals. The team again played against Colombia on 11 November, but they were shut out by 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 |
| 2018 | Coral Springs | 4th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | Coral Springs | 4th place (Division I) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Coral Springs | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Coral Springs | 6th place (Division I) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Coral Springs | 9th place (Division II) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Coral Springs | To be determined (Division II) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5/6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

## 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 Warriors B | 23 August 2023 | TBD | –, –, – | Amerigol LATAM Cup – Division II | Florida Panthers IceDen, Coral Springs |
| Argentina B | 25 August 2023 | TBD | –, –, – | Amerigol LATAM Cup – Division II | Florida Panthers IceDen, Coral Springs |
| 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 |
| Argentina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 39 |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 40 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 103 |