The Hungarian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Hungary. They have participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games since 1928. A consistent participant of the annual World Championship, Hungary has played at the Olympics three times, most recently in 1964. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF.

The team is controlled by the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség). No Hungarian-born players have ever played in North America's National Hockey League; however, three have been selected in the NHL entry draft: Tamás Gröschl by the Edmonton Oilers (1999), Levente Szuper by the Calgary Flames (2000), and János Vas by the Dallas Stars (2002).

History

The Hungarian team won its group in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I, and therefore qualified to play in the Elite Division of the 2009 IIHF World Championship. This is the first time since 1939 that Hungary has qualified to play in the highest division of international hockey. The advance was, however, marred by the sudden death of team captain Gábor Ocskay, and the team was eventually relegated to Division I again.

In 2015, Hungary finished second in its group in the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I, behind Kazakhstan to gain promotion to the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

On 4 May 2024, Hungary beat Slovenia 2–1 on the last match day of the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I and qualify for the IIHF World Championship . Consequently, Hungary qualified for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.

Tournament record Olympic Games Year Finish Rank 1928 St. MoritzPreliminary round11th place 1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenSecond round8th place 1964 InnsbruckConsolation Round16th place

World Championship Year Finish Rank// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin Quarterfinals 7th 1931 Krynica Consolation round 7th 1933 Prague Seventh place game 7th 1934 Milan Third round 6th 1935 Davos Consolation Round 11th 1937 London Consolation Round 5th 1938 Prague Second Round 7th 1939 Zürich/Basel Consolation Round 7th 1959 Plzeň 2nd in the Group B 14th 1963 Stockholm 2nd in the Group C 17th 1964 Innsbruck 8th in the Group B 16th 1965 Turku/Rauma/Pori 4th in the Group B 12th 1966 Zagreb 7th in the Group B 15th 1967 Vienna 8th in the Group B, Relegation 16th 1969 Skopje 3rd in the Group C 17th 1970 Galaţi 4th in the Group C 18th 1971 Netherlands 3rd in the Group C 19th 1972 Miercurea-Ciuc 5th in the Group C 18th 1973 Netherlands 3rd in the Group C 17th 1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 4th in the Group C 18th 1975 Sofia 4th in the Group C 18th 1976 Gdańsk 2nd in the Group C, Promoted 18th 1977 Tokyo 6th in the Group B 14th 1978 Belgrade 6th in the Group B 13th 1979 Galați 9th in the Group B, Relegation 17th 1981 Beijing 3rd in the Group C 19th 1982 Jaca 5th in the Group C 21st 1983 Budapest 2nd in the Group C, Promoted 18th 1985 Fribourg 8th in the Group B, Relegation 16th 1986 Puigcerda 6th in the Group C 22nd 1987 Copenhagen/Herlev/Hørsholm 5th in the Group C 21st 1989 Sydney 4th in the Group C 20th 1990 Budapest 7th in the Group C 23rd 1991 Brøndby 6th in the Group C 22nd 1992 Hull 4th in the Group C1 24th 1993 Ljubljana 4th in the Group C 24th 1994 Poprad/Spišská Nová Ves 6th in the Group C1 26th 1995 Sofia 8th in the Group C1 26th 1996 Jesenice/Kranj 4th in the Group C 24th 1997 Tallinn/Kohtla-Järve 6th in the Group C 26th 1998 Budapest/Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros 1st in the Group C, Promoted 25th 1999 Odense/Rodovre 8th in the Group B, Relegation 24th 2000 Beijing 1st in the Group C, Promoted 25th 2001 Grenoble 4th in Division I, Group A 23rd 2002 Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros 2nd in Division I, Group B 20th 2003 Budapest 3rd in Division I, Group A 21st 2004 Oslo 4th in Division I, Group A 24th 2005 Debrecen 3rd in Division I, Group A 21st 2006 Amiens 4th in Division I, Group A 23rd 2007 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group B 19th 2008 Sapporo 1st in Division I, Group B, Promoted 18th 2009 Bern/Kloten Relegation round 16th 2010 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group B 20th 2011 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A 19th 2012 Ljubljana 3rd in Division I, Group A 19th 2013 Budapest 3rd in Division I, Group A 19th 2014 Goyang 5th in Division I, Group A 21st 2015 Kraków 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted 18th 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg Preliminary round, Relegation 15th 2017 Kyiv 5th in Division I, Group A 21st 2018 Budapest 4th in Division I, Group A 20th 2019 Nur-Sultan 5th in Division I, Group A 21st 2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic – 2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic – 2022 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted 18th/ 2023 Tampere/Riga Preliminary round, Relegation 15th 2024 Bolzano 1st in Division I, Group A, Promoted 17th/ 2025 Stockholm/Herning Preliminary round 14th 2026 Zurich/Fribourg Preliminary round 14th 2027 Düsseldorf/Mannheim

European Championship Games GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank1910–1926 did not participate. 1927 Wien 5 0 0 5 5 1 Round-robin 6th 1929 Budapest 4 0 1 3 2 7 Second round 6th 1932 Berlindid not participate

Team Current roster Roster for the 2026 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Gergely Majoross

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam 1 G Ferencvárosi TC 2 D DVTK Jegesmedvék 5 F KooKoo 11 F Mikkelin Jukurit 12 D Fehérvár AV19 13 F Ferencvárosi TC 16 F Fehérvár AV19 17 D Fehérvár AV19 20 F – A Ferencvárosi TC 21 F Norfolk Admirals 22 F KooKoo 23 D Ferencvárosi TC 25 D Újpesti TE 28 F Fehérvár AV19 30 G Piráti Chomutov 33 D Ferencvárosi TC 34 F – A Fehérvár AV19 36 F – C Fehérvár AV19 42 F Bentley Falcons 45 F Gyergyói HK 55 D EHC Winterthur 61 F Gyergyói HK 70 D Nottingham Panthers 76 G Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 86 F HC Ässät Pori 88 F Gyergyói HK

Former players

János Ancsin Béla Háray István Hircsák László Jakabházy Zoltán Jeney Balázs Kangyal Csaba Kovács, Sr. Péter Kovalcsik György Margó András Mészöly Sándor Miklós Gábor Ocskay, Jr. Gábor Ocskay, Sr. Krisztián Palkovics Antal Palla György Pásztor György Raffa Levente Szuper Viktor Zsitva

NHL Drafts Players from Hungary to be drafted in the NHL Year Name Overall Team 1993 Frank Banham1 147th Washington Capitals 1999 Tamás Gröschl 256th Edmonton Oilers 2000 Levente Szuper 116th Calgary Flames 2002 János Vas 32nd Dallas Stars 2004 Andrew Sarauer2 125th Vancouver Canucks 2026 Domán Szongoth 156th Buffalo Sabres

Notes Banham was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship. Sarauer was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship.

All-time record Updated as of 8 November 2025. Teams listed in italics are defunct. Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD 5 4 0 1 39 18 +21 57 15 2 40 141 215 –74 15 1 1 13 27 75 –48 17 13 1 3 162 41 +121 47 36 1 10 253 147 +106 15 0 3 12 12 84 –72 19 10 3 6 85 55 +30 24 23 1 0 178 30 +148 1 0 0 1 1 6 –5 5 0 1 4 1 13 –12 67 34 4 29 286 228 +58 11 0 0 11 23 107 –84 8 4 2 2 37 28 +9 5 1 0 4 6 25 –19 53 27 4 22 222 207 +15 23 1 4 18 33 78 –45 34 18 1 15 113 96 +17 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 51 21 6 24 150 172 –22 35 18 0 17 101 112 –12 15 2 0 13 25 70 –45 6 1 1 4 12 31 –19 16 15 0 1 97 25 +72 32 18 3 11 170 106 +64 12 7 0 5 71 38 +33 31 12 3 16 83 110 –37 69 26 6 37 151 214 –63 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 69 24 5 40 240 292 –52 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 1 1 0 0 9 1 +8 2 2 0 0 22 1 +21 9 2 0 7 22 57 –35 44 10 2 32 96 162 –66 4 4 0 0 57 7 +50 22 16 1 5 128 59 +69 1 0 0 1 1 19 –18 9 9 0 0 82 22 +60 8 1 0 7 7 30 −23 25 3 1 21 49 137 –88 31 12 0 19 67 109 –42 4 0 0 4 2 21 –19 52 24 6 22 181 173 +8Total 957 415 63 479 3 441 3 427 +14

References

External links

IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey