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| Nickname | Magyars (Hungarians) |
|---|---|
| Association | Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation |
| Head coach | Gergely Majoross |
| Captain | Csanád Erdély |
| Most games | Balázs Kangyal (237) |
| Top scorer | Krisztián Palkovics (96) |
| Most points | Balázs Ladányi (251) |
| Home stadium | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | HUN |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 16 (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 16 (2025) |
| Lowest IIHF | 22 (2003–06) |
| First international | |
Austria  6–0 Hungary(Vienna, Austria; 24 January 1927) | |
| Biggest win | |
Hungary  31–1 Belgium(Den Bosch, Netherlands; 4 March 1971) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Soviet Union  19–1 Hungary(Innsbruck, Austria; 28 January 1964) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in1928) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 57 (first in1930) |
| Best result | 5th (1937) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 415–479–63 | |
TheHungarian men's national ice hockey team is the nationalice hockey team ofHungary. They have participated in the IIHF European Championships, theIIHF World Hockey Championships and theOlympic Games since 1928.[2] A consistent participant of the annual World Championship, Hungary has played at the Olympics three times, most recently in1964. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by theIIHF.
The team is controlled by theHungarian Ice Hockey Federation (Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség). No Hungarian-born players have ever played inNorth America'sNational Hockey League; however, three have been selected in theNHL Entry Draft:Tamás Gröschl by theEdmonton Oilers (1999),Levente Szuper by theCalgary Flames (2000), andJános Vas by theDallas Stars (2002).
The Hungarian team won its group in the2008 IIHF World Championship Division I, and therefore qualified to play in the Elite Division of the2009 IIHF World Championship. 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 captainGábor Ocskay, and the team was eventually relegated to Division I again.
In 2015, Hungary finished second in its group in the2015 IIHF World Championship Division I, behindKazakhstan to gain promotion to the2016 IIHF World Championship.
On 4 May 2024, Hungary beat Slovenia 2-1 on the last match day of the2024 IIHF World Championship Division I and became world chanpions.[3] Consequently, Hungary qualified for the2025 IIHF World Championship.[4]
| Year | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|
 1928 St. Moritz | Preliminary round | 11th place |
 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Second round | 7th place |
| 1964 Innsbruck | Consolation Round | 16th place |
| Year | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|
 // 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin | Quarterfinals | 6th |
 1931 Krynica | Consolation round | 7th |
 1933 Prague | Seventh place game | 7th |
 1934 Milan | Third round | 6th |
| 1935 Davos | Consolation Round | 11th |
 1937 London | Consolation Round | 5th |
| 1938 Prague | Second Round | 7th |
| 1939 Zürich/Basel | Consolation Round | 7th |
| 1959 Plzeň | 2nd in the Group B | 14th |
 1963 Stockholm | 2nd in the Group C | 17th |
| 1964 Innsbruck | 8th in the Group B | 16th |
 1965 Turku/Rauma/Pori | 4th in the Group B | 12th |
 1966 Zagreb | 7th in the Group B | 15th |
| 1967 Vienna | 8th in the Group B, Relegation | 16th |
| 1969 Skopje | 3rd in the Group C | 17th |
 1970 Galaţi | 4th in the Group C | 18th |
 1971 Netherlands | 3rd in the Group C | 19th |
| 1972 Miercurea-Ciuc | 5th in the Group C | 18th |
| 1973 Netherlands | 3rd in the Group C | 17th |
| 1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon | 4th in the Group C | 18th |
 1975 Sofia | 4th in the Group C | 18th |
| 1976 Gdańsk | 2nd in the Group C, Promoted | 18th |
 1977 Tokyo | 6th in the Group B | 14th |
| 1978 Belgrade | 6th in the Group B | 13th |
| 1979 Galați | 9th in the Group B, Relegation | 17th |
 1981 Beijing | 3rd in the Group C | 19th |
 1982 Jaca | 5th in the Group C | 21st |
| 1983 Budapest | 2nd in the Group C, Promoted | 18th |
| 1985 Fribourg | 8th in the Group B, Relegation | 16th |
| 1986 Puigcerda | 6th in the Group C | 22nd |
 1987 Copenhagen/Herlev/Hørsholm | 5th in the Group C | 21st |
 1989 Sydney | 4th in the Group C | 20th |
| 1990 Budapest | 7th in the Group C | 23rd |
| 1991 Brøndby | 6th in the Group C | 22nd |
| 1992 Hull | 4th in the Group C1 | 24th |
 1993 Ljubljana | 4th in the Group C | 24th |
 1994 Poprad/Spišská Nová Ves | 6th in the Group C1 | 26th |
| 1995 Sofia | 8th in the Group C1 | 26th |
| 1996 Jesenice/Kranj | 4th in the Group C | 24th |
 1997 Tallinn/Kohtla-Järve | 6th in the Group C | 26th |
| 1998 Budapest/Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros | 1st in the Group C, Promoted | 25th |
| 1999 Odense/Rodovre | 8th in the Group B, Relegation | 24th |
| 2000 Beijing | 1st in the Group C, Promoted | 25th |
| 2001 Grenoble | 4th in Division I, Group A | 23rd |
| 2002 Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros | 2nd in Division I, Group B | 20th |
| 2003 Budapest | 3rd in Division I, Group A | 21st |
 2004 Oslo | 4th in Division I, Group A | 24th |
| 2005 Debrecen | 3rd in Division I, Group A | 21st |
| 2006 Amiens | 4th in Division I, Group A | 23rd |
| 2007 Ljubljana | 2nd in Division I, Group B | 19th |
| 2008 Sapporo | 1st in Division I, Group B, Promoted | 18th |
| 2009 Bern/Kloten | Relegation round | 16th |
| 2010 Ljubljana | 2nd in Division I, Group B | 20th |
| 2011 Budapest | 2nd in Division I, Group A | 19th |
| 2012 Ljubljana | 3rd in Division I, Group A | 19th |
| 2013 Budapest | 3rd in Division I, Group A | 19th |
 2014 Goyang | 5th in Division I, Group A | 21st |
| 2015 Kraków | 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted | 18th |
 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg | Preliminary round, Relegation | 15th |
 2017 Kyiv | 5th in Division I, Group A | 21st |
| 2018 Budapest | 4th in Division I, Group A | 20th |
 2019 Nur-Sultan | 5th in Division I, Group A | 21st |
| 2020 Ljubljana | Cancelled due to thecoronavirus pandemic[5] | – |
| 2021 Ljubljana | Cancelled due to thecoronavirus pandemic[6] | – |
| 2022 Ljubljana | 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted | 18th |
/ 2023 Tampere/Riga | Preliminary round, Relegation | 15th |
| 2024 Bolzano | 1st in Division I, Group A, Promoted | 17th |
| /2025 Stockholm/Herning | Preliminary round | 14th |
| 2026 Zurich/Fribourg | Preliminary round |
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–1926 | did not participate. | |||||||
| 1927 Wien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Round-robin | 6th |
| 1929 Budapest | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Second round | 6th |
| 1932 Berlin | did not participate | |||||||
Roster for the2025 IIHF World Championship.[7][8]
Head coach:Gergely Majoross
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Bence Bálizs | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (age 32) | Sparta Sarpsborg |
| 5 | F | Domán Szongoth | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (2008-06-08)8 June 2008 (age 17) | KooKoo |
| 7 | F | András Mihalik | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (2003-05-04)4 May 2003 (age 22) | DEAC |
| 8 | D | Bence Szabó | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (age 27) | Budapest JA HC |
| 10 | F | Ferenc Laskawy | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (2006-02-17)17 February 2006 (age 19) | Újpesti TE |
| 11 | D | Gabor Tornyai | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (age 27) | Újpesti TE |
| 13 | F | Krisztián Nagy | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 (age 31) | Budapest JA HC |
| 16 | F | János Hári –A | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (age 33) | Fehérvár AV19 |
| 21 | F | Kristóf Papp | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (age 24) |  Iowa Heartlanders |
| 22 | F | Vilmos Galló | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1996-07-31)31 July 1996 (age 29) | KooKoo |
| 23 | D | Zétény Hadobás | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 (age 22) | Iowa Heartlanders |
| 24 | F | Kristof Németh | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (2002-05-13)13 May 2002 (age 23) | Fehérvár AV19 |
| 27 | D | Henrik Nilsson | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (age 34) | Kalmar HC |
| 30 | G | Adam Vay | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (age 31) | HK Poprad |
| 33 | D | Milán Horváth | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (2001-02-02)2 February 2001 (age 24) | Budapest JA HC |
| 34 | F | István Terbócs –A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (age 29) | Fehérvár AV19 |
| 35 | G | Dominik Horváth | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (age 24) | Fehérvár AV19 |
| 36 | F | Csanád Erdély –C | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (age 29) | Fehérvár AV19 |
| 55 | D | Tamás Ortenszky | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (2002-01-05)5 January 2002 (age 23) | EHC Winterthur |
| 61 | F | Péter Vincze | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (age 30) | Gyergyói HK |
| 68 | F | Bence Horváth | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (age 21) | Jukurit |
| 70 | D | Zsombor Garát | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1997-07-27)27 July 1997 (age 28) | Nottingham Panthers |
| 82 | D | Simon Szathmary | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | (1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (age 30) | DVTK Jegesmedvék |
| 87 | F | Gergő Ambrus | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | (2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (age 23) | Fehérvár AV19 |
| 93 | F | Akos Mihaly | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | (1999-09-25)25 September 1999 (age 26) | Fehérvár AV19 |
Players from Hungary to be drafted in theNHL
| Year | Name | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Frank Banham1 | 147th | Washington Capitals |
| 1999 | Tamás Gröschl | 256th | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2000 | Levente Szuper | 116th | Calgary Flames |
| 2002 | János Vas | 32nd | Dallas Stars |
| 2004 | Andrew Sarauer2 | 125th | Vancouver Canucks |
Updated as of 8 November 2025.[10] Teams listed initalics are defunct.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 18 | +21 |
| Austria | 57 | 15 | 2 | 40 | 141 | 215 | –74 |
 Belarus | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 75 | –48 |
| Belgium | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 162 | 41 | +121 |
| Bulgaria | 47 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 253 | 147 | +106 |
 Canada | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 84 | –72 |
| China | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 85 | 55 | +30 |
 Croatia | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 30 | +148 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | –5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | –12 |
| Denmark | 67 | 34 | 4 | 29 | 286 | 228 | +58 |
 East Germany | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 107 | –84 |
| Estonia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 28 | +9 |
| Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 25 | –19 |
| France | 53 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 222 | 207 | +15 |
| Germany | 23 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 78 | –45 |
| Great Britain | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 113 | 96 | +17 |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Italy | 51 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 150 | 172 | –22 |
| Japan | 35 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 101 | 112 | –12 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 70 | –45 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 31 | –19 |
 Lithuania | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 25 | +72 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 170 | 106 | +64 |
 North Korea | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 38 | +33 |
| Norway | 31 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 83 | 110 | –37 |
| Poland | 69 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 151 | 214 | –63 |
 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
| Romania | 69 | 24 | 5 | 40 | 240 | 292 | –52 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
 Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 57 | –35 |
| Slovenia | 44 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 96 | 162 | –66 |
 South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7 | +50 |
| South Korea | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 128 | 59 | +69 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | –18 |
| Spain | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 22 | +60 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 30 | −23 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 49 | 137 | –88 |
| Ukraine | 31 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 67 | 109 | –42 |
| United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | –19 |
| Yugoslavia | 52 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 181 | 173 | +8 |
| Total | 957 | 415 | 63 | 479 | 3 441 | 3 427 | +14 |
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