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The Portuguese national ice hockey team () is the national men's
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team of
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
. The team was previously controlled by the Federation of Portuguese Ice Sports (FPDG.) In September 2017, control was given to th
Federação de Desportos de Inverno de Portugal
which also retains the associate membership within the
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(IIHF), which had been acquired by the FPDG on May 13, 1999. Portugal is currently not ranked in the
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s and is still not actively competing in any
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events.


History


2000

Ice hockey was played in Portugal from 1996 until 2006 in the ''Palácio do Gelo'' shopping center, in
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. Since 2010, ice hockey practices and friendly games have been played in Elvas, Portugal. In 2000, the national team of Portugal played three games, the only games they ever played. The team they compiled to play was made up of former Portuguese immigrants who played ice hockey in the
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and
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, as well as former players from traditional
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. The event consisted of three games between the newly created national team of Portugal and the First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Center (FPCCC) from
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, representing Canada. The games were held from June 21 to June 23, 2000, at the Palácio do Gelo in
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. The tournament was a game venture by the Federação Portuguesa de Desportos No Gelo and the Embassy of Canada, namely the Ambassador of Canada, Robert Vanderloo. The event was also sponsored by
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and
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. The FPCCC won the first game 18–6 and the second 21–5. Pedro Regado was the first ever player to score for Portugal when he scored on 8:04 mark of the first period. The third and final game was played with the decision to mix-up the teams, placing Portuguese descendants of the FPCCC on the Portuguese team. At the end of the third match, the score was a close 15–11 for FPCCC. Portugal has not played an organized match until 2015.


2015 onwards

In January 2015, Portugal returned to play two international exhibition games, against the Čeští lvi in
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,
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. Portugal won their first game ever with a 6–4 win and a 6–2 win on the day after. This exhibition games were sponsored by the Czech Republic embassy in Portugal, namely by the strong support of Czech ambassador Stanislav Kázecký. On January 14, 2016. Portugal played two exhibition games in
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. Portugal lost 0–2 against the Čeští Lvi and 0–3 against the Sklepovští Sršáni. Two days afterwards Portugal won their first ever away game with a 4–3 victory against the Čeští Lvi. On 14 and 15 January 2017, Portugal hosted a quadrangular tournament in
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,
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. This was the largest ice hockey competition ever held in the country. Other than team Portugal, there were invited two teams from Czech Republic, the Čeští Lvi, the Sklepovští Sršáni and the second division French team Evry-Viry Jets. Even if Portugal was not able to conquer the tournament, this event was another step forward for the Portuguese ice hockey community and showed their capacity of organizing an international event. Portugal played on 22 and 23 April 2017 at an international tournament with teams from Norway, Finland and Spain at
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,
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. The national team now led by their Canadian Coach
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was able to retain a 6–0 victory against the Granada Eagles. It was the first away tournament played by Portugal and it showed a clear improvement in their level of play. Aldred's team affiliated with the
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(FDIP), and he was invitated to oversee the Portugal national team, with his wife as the manager. The first international event Aldred coached for Portugal was the inaugural IIHF Development Cup, hosted in Andorra in 2017. Winning their debut game in a
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by a 3–2 score versus the Andorra national team, Portugal had losses to the Ireland national team and the Morocco national team. In the third-place match, Portugal defeated Andorra by a 5–3 score for the bronze medal. Later in 2017, Aldred led Portugal to a second-place finish at a ten-team tournament in his former hometown of
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. On April 28 and 29, 2018, Portugal played returned to Granada to play the Mr. Taxi Cup. The team performed, once again, at a very competitive level, with very close scores with more experience teams. Returning to the Development Cup in 2018, Aldred added players from the
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to earned a silver medal, following a loss by a 4–5 score to the North Macedonia national team. Portugal had two wins and one loss, and scored 27 goals in three tournament games. When the IIHF Development Cup resumed in 2022, Aldred coached the Portugal national team each year since. After two consecutive cups without winning a game, Portugal placed second at the 2024 Development Cup with a loss to the Ireland national team by a 5–1 score in the final game. In July 2023, Ice Hockey Club Porto was established by national team head coach Jim Aldred, with the aim of developing the quality of Portuguese-based ice hockey players. The team became the first Portuguese team to join the
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'' (LNHH). Aldred has cited the lack of a standard-sized rink as the primary obstacle to developing ice hockey in Portugal. In collaborating with the FDIP, Aldred hopes for a rink in the
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, in addition to the Olympic-sized rink scheduled for the
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, to open in
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in 2025.


Current roster


Tournament results


IIHF Development Cup

* 2017,
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, Andorra: bronze * 2018,
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, Germany: silver * 2022, Füssen, Germany: 6th place * 2023,
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, Slovakia: 5th place * 2024, Bratislava, Slovakia: silver * 2025, Canillo, Andorra: bronze


All-time international record

As of 26 April 2025


Press articles


Diário de Notícias: Falta um terreno para a semente do hóquei no gelo português florescerSapo 24:Jogar hóquei no gelo... na praça de touros de ElvasSapo 24:Hóquei no Gelo: Portugal conquista a primeira vitória internacionalSapo Desporto:Portugal Venceu República Checa em Gelo AlentejanoSapo 24:Jogar hóquei no gelo... na praça de touros de ElvasCorreio da Manhã Jornal:Federação de Desportos no Gelo quer pista em LisboaPúblico:Uma nova selecção nacional
* ttp://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12032&cHash=69c604f98ec4061ca82054611fb7431a/ IIHF:Portugal goes on ice: Interview With Maurício Xavier and Ivan Silvabr>National Teams of Ice Hockey: Portugal Wins First Ever Ice Hockey GameThe Hockey Writers: 2017 Development Cup Sees Two National Teams DebutNational Teams of Ice Hockey: Interview and Q & A With Luis de Almeida Johansson
* ttp://www.eurohockey.com/article/4913-the-new-pioneers.html National Euro Hockey: The new pioneers- Interview With Luis de Almeida Johanssonbr>Embaixada Checa em Lisboa: O hóquei no gelo português estreou-se em PragaLidovsky: Záruba proháněl po ledě mladé hokejisty. Herec Vávra slavil triumf díky rumuLidovsky: Portugalští hokejisté vzkazují Ronaldovi a spol: Fotbal je hra pro ‚buzeranty'Sapo Desporto: Curling, Luge e Hóquei no Gelo vão integrar Federação de Desportos de InvernoElvas News: Coliseu Acolheu Torneio Internacional de Hóquei no GeloSic Notícias: Grupo de adeptos de hóquei no gelo usou pista de Natal em Elvas para jogarPortal Alentejano: Elvas: Equipas amadoras de hóquei no geloSapo Desporto: Portugal Conquista o Segundo Lugar em Torneio Internacional na Holanda
* ttps://desporto.sapo.pt/modalidades/mais-modalidades/artigos/o-inverno-chegou-so-falta-o-milagre-do-gelo Sapo Desporto: O Inverno Chegou Só Falta o Milagre do Gelobr>Sapo 24: Sonham com Uma Pista de Gelo e Gostavam que Sporting ou Benfica Seguissem o Exemplo


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Hockey Hall of FameFederação de Desportos de Inverno de PortugalInternational Ice Hockey Federation - PortugalNational Teams of Ice Hockey - Portugal
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