Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national ice hockey team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team (Bosnian and Croatian: Hokejaška reprezentacija BiH; Serbian: Хокејашка репрезентација БиХ) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation through the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameLedeni zmajevi (The Ice Dragons)
AssociationHokejaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
General managerDino Pašović
Head coachRoss MacLean
AssistantsNermin Alić
Will Richard
CaptainHaris Mrkva
Most gamesTarik Ćatović
Nermin Alić (31)
Top scorerMirza Omer (25)
Most pointsMirza Omer (52)
Home stadiumJuan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall
Team colors   
IIHF codeBIH
Ranking
Current IIHF46 (Increase 1) (3 June 2026)[1]
Highest IIHF45 (2016)
Lowest IIHF50 (2022)
First international
Greece  10–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Sarajevo, BIH; 15 February 2008)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina  15–1  Malaysia
(Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 5 March 2023)
Biggest defeat
North Korea  13–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
(İzmir, Turkey; 3 April 2015)
Luxembourg  13–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Istanbul, Turkey; 6 April 2016)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances10 (first in 2008)
Best result43rd (2026)
International record (W–L–T)
18–31–0

Withdrawal from 2017 IIHF tournament

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Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to withdraw from the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, and thus all their games were counted as 5–0 forfeits for the opposing teams.[2]

Tournament record

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Olympic Games

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Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1920 through 1992As part of Yugoslavia
1994 through 2026did not qualify
Total

World Championships

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Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1930 through 1992As part of Yugoslavia
1993 through 2007did not enter
2008Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo47th place
(2nd in Division III Q)
21001
2009 through 2014did not participate
2015Turkey İzmir47th place
(7th in Division III)
60006
2016Turkey Istanbul44th place
(4th in Division III)
52003
2017Bulgaria Sofia Withdrew from tournament[2]
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2018Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo48th place
(2nd in Division III Q)
32001
2019United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi50th place
(4th in Division III Q)
52012
2020South Africa Cape TownCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021South Africa Cape TownCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2022South Africa Cape Town44th place
(3rd in Division III B)
40004
2023Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo47th place
(2nd in Division III B)
53101
2024Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 47th place
(1st in Division III B)
54010
2025Turkey Istanbul45th place
(5th in Division III A)
51004
2026South Africa Cape Town43rd place
(3rd in Division III A)
52102
2027Taiwan Taichung
(Division III A)
Total9/1645172224

All-time record against other nations

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Last match update: 19 April 2026[5]

Team GP W L T GF GA
 Armenia[a]110050
 Bulgaria101005
 Chinese Taipei101005
 Georgia[b]3120818
 Greece1010110
 Hong Kong63302126
 Iran2200122
 Kuwait2200171
 Kyrgyzstan[c]41301030
 Luxembourg4130730
 Malaysia1100151
 Mexico110043
 North Macedonia21101414
 North Korea2110415
 Philippines110063
 Singapore2200174
 South Africa60601036
 Thailand41301619
 Turkey71601444
 Turkmenistan3120819
 United Arab Emirates51401427
Total5922370203312

Notes

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  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Armenia in the 2008 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament after Armenia forfeited the game due to player eligibility issues. The score of the game was originally an 18–1 for Armenia.
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Georgia in the 2016 World Championship tournament after Georgia forfeited the game due to the use of ineligible players. The score of the game was originally an 8–0 for Georgia.
  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a 5–0 victory over Kyrgyzstan in the 2019 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament after Kyrgyzstan forfeited the game due to the use of ineligible players. The score of the game was originally an 14–3 for Kyrgyzstan.

References

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  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Bosnia withdraws". International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "Bosnia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
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