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| Association | Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Carlos Gordovil |
| Assistants | Koldo Saenz |
| Captain | Pablo Puyuelo |
| Most points | Juan Munoz (33) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | ESP |
| First international | |
Spain 7 – 3Great Britain  (Varese,Italy; 25 March 1984) | |
| Biggest win | |
Spain 13 – 1Mexico  (Sofia,Bulgaria; 30 December 1996) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Denmark 19 – 0Spain (Belluno &Feltre,Italy; 21 March 1988) | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 38 (first in1984) |
| Best result | 20th (1984,1992) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 47–72–6 | |
TheSpain men's national junior ice hockey team (Spanish:Selección Española de Hockey Hielo U20 masculina) is the national men's junior under-20ice hockey team ofSpain. The team is controlled by theFederación Española de Deportes de Hielo, a member of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation.
Spain played its first game in 1984 againstGreat Britain during the Pool C tournament of the1984 IIHF World U20 Championship.[1] Spain won the game 7–3 and finished the tournament in fourth place.[2] After competing in their second World U20 Championships in 1985 Spain did not send a team for the1986 IIHF World U20 Championship. Spain returned to compete in the Pool C tournament at the1987 IIHF World U20 Championship. During the 1988 tournament Spain had their largest defeat in international participation after being beaten byDenmark 0–19.[1] Spain did not send a team to the following three World U20 Championship and but returned to the Pool C tournament for the1992 IIHF World U20 Championship. They continued to compete in the Pool C tournament until 1996 when their finished last in the Pool and were relegated to Pool D for the following years World Championships.[2] During the Pool D tournament of the1997 IIHF World U20 Championship Spain achieved their largest win in international participation when they defeatedMexico 13–1.[1] Spain continued to compete in Pool D until 2001 when theInternational Ice Hockey Federation changed the format of the World U20 Championship and Spain was reseeded into the Division III tournament. In 2002 Spain was promoted to Division II following the2002 Division III tournament due to a restructuring which saw all Division III teams promoted to Division II.[2] Spain has continued to compete in Division II and in 2013 finished sixth in theDivision II Group A tournament being held inBrașov,Romania. Following their sixth-place finish they were relegated to Division II Group B for the following year.[3]
Juan Munoz currently holds the team record for most points with 33.[4] Munoz competed in four IIHF World U20 Championship from 2007 to 2010 with his best result in 2010 where he scored 11 goals and six assists in theDivision II Group A tournament at the2010 IIHF World U20 Championship.[5]
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