Venezuela men's national ice hockey team

Venezuela

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  10–1  Colombia (Coral Springs, United States; 24 August 2024)
Biggest defeat
Colombia  13–0  Venezuela (Coral Springs, United States; 11 November 2018)
Amerigol LATAM Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2018)
Best result	4th (2018, 2019)
International record (W–L–T)
4–11–0

The Venezuela national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Venezuela) is the national men's ice hockey team of Venezuela. It is controlled by the Venezuelan Ice and Inline Hockey Association, the governing body that oversees both ice and inline hockey in the country. Venezuela is not a member of the IIHF and therefore not eligible to enter any IIHF World Championship events.

History

There are only two notable players who were born in Venezuela are Rick Chartraw and Don Spring, who both played in the NHL. Chartraw played in the NHL for ten seasons between 1974 and 1984, most notably winning four Stanley Cups in a row with the Montreal Canadiens between 1976 and 1979, and one with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984, while Spring played for four seasons with the Winnipeg Jets between 1980 and 1984. Chartraw represented the United States at the 1976 Canada Cup, while Spring represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Venezuela made its debut in international competition in 2018 at the Amerigol LATAM Cup, sanctioned by the Amerigol 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, falling to them 12–1. After an 0–3 start, they played their fourth game on 10 November and went on to win 5–3 against Brazil, eliminating them in the preliminary round and advancing to the Amerigol LATAM Cup semi-finals. The team again played against Colombia on 11 November, but they were shut out by 13–0, finishing in 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 in 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
2022		9th place (Division II)	4	2	0	0	2
2023		To be determined (Division II)	0	0	0	0	0
Total		5/6	17	6	0	0	11

Fixtures and results

Against other national teams
Opponent	Date	Score	Scores by period	Tournament	Host venue
Chile	24 August 2023	TBD	–, –, –	Amerigol LATAM Cup – Division II	Florida Panthers IceDen, Coral Springs
Against club and other teams
Opponent	Date	Score	Scores by period	Tournament	Host venue
Mexico Warriors B	23 August 2023	TBD	–, –, –	Amerigol LATAM Cup – Division II	Florida Panthers IceDen, Coral Springs
Argentina B	25 August 2023	TBD	–, –, –
Win    Loss

All-time record against other national teams

Last match update: 26 March 2022

Key

	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Argentina	4	0	0	4	12	39
Brazil	2	2	0	0	13	6
Chile	1	1	0	0	8	4
Colombia	5	1	0	4	11	40
Jamaica	1	0	0	1	0	12
Lebanon	1	0	0	1	2	7
Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1	1	5
Total	15	4	0	11	47	103

References

1. 2018 LATAM CUP

External links

• Ice Hockey Venezuela (in Spanish)
• Venezuela at National Teams of Ice Hockey