Spain men's national junior ice hockey team

The Spain men's national junior ice hockey team () is the national men's junior under-20 ice hockey team of Spain. The team is controlled by the Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
==History==
Spain played its first game in 1984 against Great Britain during the Pool C tournament of the 1984 IIHF World U20 Championship. Spain won the game 7–3 and finished the tournament in fourth place. After competing in their second World U20 Championships in 1985 Spain did not send a team for the 1986 IIHF World U20 Championship. Spain returned to compete in the Pool C tournament at the 1987 IIHF World U20 Championship. During the 1988 tournament Spain had their largest defeat in international participation after being beaten by Denmark 0–19. Spain did not send a team to the following three World U20 Championship and but returned to the Pool C tournament for the 1992 IIHF World U20 Championship. They continued to compete in the Pool C tournament until 1996 when their finished last in the Pool and were relegated to Pool D for the following years World Championships. During the Pool D tournament of the 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship Spain achieved their largest win in international participation when they defeated Mexico 13–1. Spain continued to compete in Pool D until 2001 when the International Ice Hockey Federation changed the format of the World U20 Championship and Spain was reseeded into the Division III tournament. In 2002 Spain was promoted to Division II following the 2002 Division III tournament due to a restructuring which saw all Division III teams promoted to Division II. Spain has continued to compete in Division II and in 2013 finished sixth in the Division II Group A tournament being held in Brașov, Romania. Following their sixth-place finish they were relegated to Division II Group B for the following year.
Juan Munoz currently holds the team record for most points with 33. Munoz competed in four IIHF World U20 Championship from 2007 to 2010 with his best result in 2010 where he scored 11 goals and six assists in the Division II Group A tournament at the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship.
==Roster==
Roster for the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II.
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
# 	Player 	Pos. 	Catches 	Height 	Weight 	Club 	
25 	Raul Barbo 	G 	L 	184 cm	85 kg 	Ontario Hockey Academy (PSHL)	
1 	Lucas Serna	G 	L 	186 cm	77 kg 	Anglet (France U20) 	
Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen	Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen
# 	Player 	Pos. 	Shoots 	Height 	Weight 	Club 	
5 	Daniel Diez 	D 	R 	164 cm	65 kg	CH Jaca (LNHH) 	
9 	Pablo Fernandez 	D 	L 	180 cm	64 kg	CH Jaca (LNHH) 	
4 	Alvaro Gil 	D 	R 	174 cm	65 kg	CHH Txuri Urdin (LNHH) 	
8 	Aron Sarmiento A	D 	L 	168 cm	68 kg	Innerschwyz Future (Elite Jr. B)	
2 	Alexander Torres 	D 	L 	186 cm	75 kg	FC Barcelona (LNHH) 	
Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
# 	Player 	Pos. 	Shoots 	Height 	Weight 	Club 	
22 	Pablo Alberdi 	F 	R 	179 cm	75 kg	CHH Txuri Urdin (LNHH) 	
13 	Alejandro Burgos	F 	L 	180 cm	80 kg	Anglet Hormadi Élite (Ligue Magnus)	
18 	Jaime Capillas 	F 	L 	190 cm	86 kg	CH Jaca (LNHH) 	
7 	Joan Cerda 	F 	R 	170 cm	60 kg	Ducs d'Angers U20 (France U20) 	
21 	Dorian Donath C	F 	L 	176 cm	73 kg	Nyköpings HK J20 (J20 Elit) 	
3 	Pol Duran 	F 	L 	176 cm	82 kg	CG Puigcerdà (LNHH) 	
12 	Pablo Gimenez A	F 	L 	178 cm	63 kg	EC Bad Nauheim U20 (DNL3) 	
24 	Mikel Mendizabal	F 	R 	170 cm	70 kg	Anglet Hormadi (Ligue Magnus) 	
17 	Liam O'Hare 	F 	L 	173 cm	59 kg	New Jersey Jr. Titans (AYHL) 	
11 	Oriol Paul 	F 	L 	162 cm	60 kg	CG Puigcerdà (LNHH) 	
10 	Ivan Royo 	F 	L 	173 cm	87 kg	CH Jaca (LNHH) 	
14 	Oscar Rubio 	F 	R 	180 cm	75 kg	FC Barcelona (LNHH 	
6 	Marcos Sanchez 	F 	L 	177 cm	78 kg	CH Jaca (LNHH) 	
23 	Sergio Sarasa 	F 	L 	180 cm	86 kg	CH Jaca (LNHH) 	
19 	Pablo Zaballa 	F 	L 	175 cm	69 kg	CHH Txuri Urdin (LNHH) 	
==International competitions==
* 1984 – 20th place (4th in Pool C)
* 1985 – 21st place (6th in Pool C)
* 1987 – 21st place (5th in Pool C)
* 1988 – 21st place (5th in Pool C)
* 1992 – 20th place (4th in Pool C)
* 1993 – 23rd place (7th in Pool C)
* 1994 – 23rd place (7th in Pool C)
* 1995 – 21st place (5th in Pool C1)
* 1996 – 26th place (8th in Pool C)
* 1997 – 30th place (4th in Pool D)
* 1998 – 30th place (4th in Pool D)
* 1999 – 30th place (4th in Pool D)
* 2000 – 30th place (4th in Pool D)
* 2001 – 28th place (2nd in Division III)
* 2002 – 28th place (2nd in Division III)
* 2003 – 30th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
* 2004 – 28th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
* 2005 – 30th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
* 2006 – 30th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
* 2007 – 29th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
* 2008 – 29th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
* 2009 – 31st place (5th in Division II, Group B)
* 2010 – 27th place (2rd in Division II, Group A)
* 2011 – 28th place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
* 2012 – 26th place (4th in Division IIA)
* 2013 – 28th place (6th in Division IIA)
* 2014 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
* 2015 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
* 2016 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
* 2017 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
* 2018 – 29th place (1st in Division IIB)
* 2019 – 27th place (5th in Division IIA)
==References==
==External links==
*Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo 
Category:National teams
Category:Ice hockey in Spain