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. They have participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the

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since 1928. A consistent participant of the annual World Championship, Hungary has played at the Olympics three times, most recently in

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. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by the

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. The team is controlled by the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (''Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség''). No Hungarian-born players have ever played in

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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

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. 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

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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 became world chanpions. Consequently, Hungary qualified for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship. Head coach: Gergely Majoross

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

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'' ;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 19 May 2025. Teams listed in ''italics'' are defunct.

References

External links

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IIHF profileNational Teams of Ice Hockey
{{National sports teams of Hungary National ice hockey teams in Europe Ice hockey teams in Hungary Men's national ice hockey teams