Venezuela men's national ice hockey team
The Venezuela national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Venezuela) is the national men's ice hockey team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Venezuelan Ice and Inline Hockey Association, the governing body for both ice and inline hockey in Venezuela. Venezuela is not a member of the IIHF and therefore not eligible to enter any IIHF World Championship events.
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| Association | Asociación Venezolana de Hockey en Línea y en Hielo |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Pete Kamman |
| Captain | Juan de Dios Singer |
| Most games | Daniel Sosa (14) |
| Top scorer | Daniel Sosa (17) |
| Most points | Daniel Sosa (31) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | VEN |
| First international | |
Colombia  12–1  Venezuela(Coral Springs, United States; 9 November 2018) | |
| Biggest win | |
Venezuela 8–3  Brazil(Farmers Branch, United States; 24 March 2022) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Colombia 13–0 Venezuela (Coral Springs, United States; 11 November 2018) | |
| Amerigol LATAM Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 4th (2018, 2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 4–11–0 | |
History
Venezuela made its debut in international ice hockey competition at the 2018 Amerigol LATAM Cup, sanctioned by the Amerigol Miami International Hockey Association, which took place in Coral Springs, Florida, United States.[1] The team played its first official game against Colombia on 9 November 2018, falling to them 12–1. On 10 November 2018, they played their fourth game and went on to win 5–3 against Brazil, eliminating them in the preliminary round and advanced to the Amerigol LATAM Cup semi-finals. On 11 November 2018, Venezuela once again played against Colombia, but they were shutout by them 13–0, and finished fourth place as the semi-finalist.
In the 2019 Amerigol LATAM Cup, the team won 8–4 against Chile and later won 5–3 against the Mexico Selects team. In the semi-finals, they lost 7–4 to Colombia and later in the bronze medal game, lost 3–2 to the Mexico Selects team, finishing fourth place for the second straight year.
Tournament record
Amerigol LATAM Cup
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Coral Springs | 4th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4th place (Division I) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 | 6th place (Division I) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 3/4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
Roster
Last roster update: 6 November 2018[2]
| # | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Bonilla | |
| 7 | Hugo Pérez | |
| 10 | Jacinto Becerra | |
| 17 | Armando Viscaya | |
| 19 | Randolfo Vera | |
| 39 | Dieter Jaaniorg | G |
| 53 | Gabriel Velandia | |
| 66 | Marlon Espina | |
| 68 | Johan Espina | |
| 69 | Edgar Contreras | |
| 76 | Robert Osa (A) | |
| 79 | Juan Singer (C) | |
| 98 | Ricardo Macho | |
| 99 | Martin Lee |
Fixtures and results
| Against other national teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Date | Score | Scores by period | Tournament | Host venue |
 Argentina |
24 March 2022 | 3–11 | 1–2, 0–6, 2–3 | Amerigol LATAM Spring Classic | Children's Health StarCenter, Farmers Branch |
| Brazil |
8–3 | 1–1, 4–1, 3–1 | |||
| Colombia |
25 March 2022 | 2–5 | 0–1, 2–1, 1–3 | ||
 Puerto Rico |
26 March 2022 | 1–5 | 0–3, 0–1, 1–1 | ||
| Argentina |
2–10 | 1–5, 0–3, 1–2 | |||
| Win Loss | |||||
All-time record against other national teams
Last match update: 26 March 2022
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
 Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Argentina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 39 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 40 |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 103 |