Romania men's national ice hockey team

The Romanian men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of Romania, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They have competed in four Olympic ice hockey competitions, the most recent being in 1980.
==Olympic Games==
Romania started Olympic hockey in 1964 in the B division. In the tournament, the team finished 12th out of 16 teams and managed 3 wins against Austria, Italy, and Hungary also with a tie against Yugoslavia.
In 1968, Romania lost its qualification match against West Germany 7–0 and was forced to compete in the B division again. In the first two games, Romania beat Austria 3–2 and the Host, France 7–3. They lost their next three games and finished 12th out of 14 in the standings.
After skipping the 1972 competition, Romania returned for the 1976 tournament. This time Romania played Poland in the Qualification round and lost 7–4, keeping them in the B division once again. However, Romania battled back and won 4 of 5 games with only one loss against Yugoslavia, still winning the division. The team finished 7th out of 12.
In 1980, Romania was able to play with the top teams and was put into the Blue Division group, along with tough opponents such as Sweden, Czechoslovakia, and USA. In the first game Romania was down 4–2 to West Germany, but managed to score 4 goals to beat the former bronze medallists 6–4. In their next game Romania got shut out by Sweden 8–0. The Swedes scored 3 goals in the first period which left Romania out of it. After a lopsided loss to Czechoslovakia (7–2) the team then took on USA. The US jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the first period and added two more to it to lead 4–1 after two periods. Unlike other teams that the US had faced, the Romanians fought strong in the third period, despite being outshot 15–3, and scored a goal. The final score was 7–2. Romania played Norway for their final game, who had lost all four of their past games and had no chance to advance to the Medal Round. Romania fell behind less than a minute into the game, but stormed back to take the lead 3–1 in the third period. The Norwegian team battled back though, and scored once with a minute and a half left to play, and scored once more to tie it with only 29 seconds left. This tie still gave Romania one point but they had been hoping for a win. They finished the tournament with a 1–3–1 record, and were ranked 8th out of 12, just beating the Netherlands, West Germany, Norway, and Japan. This was the last time that the Romanians competed in the Olympic tournaments.
==Tournament record==
===Olympic record===
Games 	GP 	W 	OW 	T 	OL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Coach 	Captain 	Finish 	Rank
1964 Innsbruck 	7 	3 	0 	1 	0 	3 	31 	28 	- 	- 	Consolation round (Group B)	12th
1968 Grenoble 	5 	2 	0 	0 	0 	3 	22 	23 	- 	- 	Consolation round (Group B)	12th
1972 Sapporo 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
1976 Innsbruck 	5 	4 	0 	0 	0 	1 	23 	15 	- 	- 	Consolation round 	7th
1980 Lake Placid 	5 	1 	0 	1 	0 	3 	13 	29 	- 	- 	First round 	8th
1984 Sarajevo 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
1988 Calgary 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
1992 Albertville 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
1994 Lillehammer 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
1998 Nagano 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2002 Salt Lake City	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2006 Turin 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2010 Vancouver 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2014 Sochi 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2018 Pyeongchang 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2022 Beijing 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2026 Milan-Cortina 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
===World Championship===
* 1931 – 10th place
* 1933 – 9th place
* 1934 – 10th place
* 1935 – 11th place
* 1937 – 10th place
* 1938 – 13th place
* 1947 – 7th place
* 1959 – 13th place (1st in Pool B)
* 1961 – 15th place (1st in Pool C)
* 1963 – 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
* 1966 – 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
* 1967 – 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
* 1969 – 12th place (6th in Pool B)
* 1970 – 13th place (7th in Pool B)
* 1971 – 15th place (1st in Pool C)
* 1972 – 10th place (4th in Pool B)
* 1973 – 10th place (4th in Pool B)
* 1974 – 12th place (6th in Pool B)
* 1975 – 11th place (5th in Pool B)
* 1976 – 9th place (1st in Pool B)
* 1977 – 8th place
* 1978 – 12th place (4th in Pool B)
* 1979 – 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
* 1981 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
* 1982 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
* 1983 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
* 1985 – 20th place (4th in Pool C)
* 1986 – 20th place (4th in Pool C)
* 1987 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
* 1989 – 26th place (2nd in Pool D)
Division 	Championship 	Coach 	Captain 	Finish 	Rank
C 	1990 Budapest 	– 	– 	Group stage 	4th in Group C
C 	1991 Brøndby 	– 	– 	Promoted 	3rd in Group C
B 	1992 Klagenfurt 	– 	– 	Group stage 	6th in Group B
B 	1993 Eindhoven 	– 	– 	Group stage 	6th in Group B
B 	1994 Copenhagen 	– 	– 	Group stage 	7th in Group B
B 	1995 Bratislava 	– 	– 	relegated 	8th in Group B
C 	1996 Jesenice 	– 	– 	Group stage 	6th in Group C
C 	1997 Tallinn 	– 	– 	Consolation 	25th
C 	1998 Budapest 	– 	– 	Final Round 	26th
C 	1999 Eindhoven 	– 	– 	Final Round 	26th
C 	2000 Beijing 	– 	– 	Consolation 	30th
Division II	2001 Bucharest 	– 	– 	Promoted 	1st in Group B
Division I 	2002 Székesfehérvár	– 	– 	Group stage 	5th in Group B
Division I 	2003 Budapest 	– 	– 	Group stage 	5th in Group A
Division I 	2004 Gdańsk 	– 	– 	Group stage 	5th in Group B
Division I 	2005 Eindhoven 	– 	– 	relegated 	6th in Group B
Division II	2006 Sofia 	– 	– 	Promoted 	1st in Group A
Division I 	2007 Ljubljana 	– 	– 	relegated 	6th in Group A
Division II	2008 Miercurea Ciuc	– 	– 	Promoted 	1st in Group A
Division I 	2009 Toruń 	– 	– 	Group stage 	6th in Group B
Division II	2010 Narva 	– 	– 	Group stage 	2nd in Group B
Division II	2011 Zagreb 	– 	– 	Promoted 	1st in Group B
Division I 	2012 Krynica 	– 	– 	Group stage 	4th in Group B
Division I 	2013 Donetsk 	– 	– 	Group stage 	4th in Group B
Division I 	2014 Vilnius 	– 	– 	relegated 	6th in Group B
Division II	2015 Reykjavík 	– 	– 	Promoted 	1st in Group A
Division I 	2016 Zagreb 	– 	– 	relegated 	6th in Group B
Division II	2017 Galați 	– 	– 	Promoted 	1st in Group A
Division I 	2018 Kaunas 	– 	– 	Group stage 	5th in Group B
Division I 	2019 Tallinn 	– 	– 	Promoted 	1st in Group B
Division I 	2020 Ljubljana 	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
Division I 	2021 Ljubljana 	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
Division I 	2022 Ljubljana 	– 	– 	Group stage 	6th in Group A
Division I 	2023 Nottingham 	– 	– 	Group stage 	5th in Group A
Division I 	2024 Bolzano 	– 	– 	Group stage 	4th in Group A
Division I 	 	 	 	 	
===Winter Universiade===
*1966 – 2nd place (Silver medal)
*1983 – 3rd place (Bronze medal)
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==All-time record==
Updated as of 5 May 2023. Teams in italics are defunct.
Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF 	GA 	GD
 	3 	3 	0 	0 	15 	5 	+10
 	29 	14 	2 	13 	104 	130 	–26
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	3 	5 	–2
 	15 	15 	0 	0 	133 	24 	+109
 	40 	34 	2 	4 	249 	91 	+158
 	4 	0 	0 	4 	3 	29 	–26
 	23 	18 	2 	3 	131 	68 	+63
 	13 	7 	1 	5 	52 	41 	+11
 	8 	0 	0 	8 	6 	78 	–72
 	20 	10 	1 	9 	80 	75 	+5
 	43 	4 	2 	37 	91 	264 	–173
 	12 	5 	0 	7 	50 	43 	+7
 	4 	1 	1 	2 	16 	27 	–11
 	28 	12 	4 	12 	139 	114 	+25
 	21 	4 	0 	17 	57 	100 	–43
 	25 	4 	1 	20 	59 	131 	–72
 	68 	39 	5 	24 	290 	239 	+51
 	5 	4 	0 	1 	25 	10 	+15
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	43 	1 	+42
 	4 	4 	0 	0 	55 	2 	+53
 	27 	11 	3 	13 	91 	114 	–23
 	30 	11 	2 	17 	109 	138 	–29
 	6 	2 	0 	4 	11 	30 	–19
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	18 	2 	+16
 	8 	2 	0 	6 	7 	49 	–42
 	16 	8 	1 	7 	56 	59 	–3
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	19 	0 	+19
 	29 	13 	2 	14 	113 	93 	+20
 	6 	6 	0 	0 	51 	14 	+37
 	31 	13 	3 	15 	112 	134 	–22
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	66 	2 	+64
 	62 	7 	5 	50 	106 	390 	–284
 	4 	4 	0 	0 	24 	6 	+18
 	6 	6 	0 	0 	47 	11 	+36
 	7 	1 	1 	5 	7 	53 	–46
 	8 	0 	0 	8 	6 	48 	–42
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	33 	3 	+30
 	11 	5 	0 	6 	53 	39 	+14
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	1 	18 	–17
 	10 	10 	0 	0 	86 	12 	+74
 	5 	0 	1 	4 	4 	35 	–31
 	38 	13 	3 	22 	121 	187 	–66
 	20 	3 	0 	17 	20 	116 	–96
 	11 	1 	0 	10 	21 	85 	–64
 	58 	30 	15 	13 	254 	208 	+46
Total 	768 	332	57 	379 	3 037	3 323	–286
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
*IIHF profile
*National Teams of Ice hockey Romania profile
Category:National ice hockey teams in Europe