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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 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 | |
TheVenezuela national ice hockey team (Spanish:Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Venezuela) is the national men'sice hockey team ofVenezuela. It is controlled by the Venezuelan Ice and Inline Hockey Association, the governing body that oversees both ice andinline hockey in the country. Venezuela is not a member of theIIHF and therefore not eligible to enter anyIIHF World Championship events.
There are only two notable players who were born in Venezuela areRick Chartraw andDon Spring, who both played in theNHL. Chartraw played in the NHL for ten seasons between 1974 and 1984, most notably winning fourStanley Cups in a row with theMontreal Canadiens between 1976 and 1979, and one with theEdmonton Oilers in 1984, while Spring played for four seasons with theWinnipeg Jets between 1980 and 1984. Chartraw represented theUnited States at the1976 Canada Cup, while Spring representedCanada at the1980 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 inCoral Springs, Florida,United States.[1] The team played its first official game againstColombia 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 againstBrazil, 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 againstChile 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.
| 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 theCOVID-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 | |
| 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 | |||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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