The Belgium men's national ice hockey team is the national men's

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team of

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, and has been a member of the

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(IIHF) since 1908. They have played in four

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, the last in 1936. The team also participated in the

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from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2

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s (1910, 1911), 1

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(1927), and 1

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(1913).

Tournament participation

Olympic Games

World Championships

*1930 – Finished in 10th place *1933 – Finished in 12th place *1934 – Finished in 11th place *1935 – Finished in 14th place *1939 – Finished in 12th place *1947 – Finished in 8th place *1949 – Finished in 9th place *1950 – Finished in 7th place *1951 – Finished in 4th place ''Criterium Européen'' *1952 – Finished 5th place in Pool B *1955 – Finished in 6th place in Pool B *1956 – Finished in 3rd place in Pool B *1961 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C *1963 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C *1970 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C *1971 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C *1975 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C *1977 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C *1978 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C *1987 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C *1989 – Finished in 1st place in Pool D *1990 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C *1991 – Finished in 9th place in Pool C *1992 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C1 *1993 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C *1994 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2 *1995 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2 *1996 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D *1997 – Finished in 8th place in Pool D *1998 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D *1999 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D *2000 – Finished in 2nd place in Pool D *2001 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group B *2002 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A *2003 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B *2004 – Finished in 6th place in Division I, Group A *2005 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group B *2006 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A *2007 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A *2008 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A *2009 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B *2010 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A *2011 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A *2012 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B *2013 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A *2014 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A *2015 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A *2016 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A *2017 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A *2018 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A *2019 – Finished in 6th place in Division II, Group A *

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

– Cancelled due to the

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

– Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

– Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group B *

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

– Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

– Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B *

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

– Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A

European Championships

All-time record

Hockey Hall of Fame members

Paul Loicq Paul Loicq (11 August 1888 – 26 March 1953) was a Belgian lawyer, businessman and ice hockey player, coach, referee and administrator. He played ice hockey for Belgium men's national ice hockey team and won four bronze medals from in 1910 to ...

, team captain, player-coach, president of the

References

External links

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