🇵🇱 POLAND (POL) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1976-)

Poland was a participant at the first World Junior Championship in 1977 (finishing last), playing in the Top Division five more times before being relegated in 1997. Since then they have remained largely in Division I (despite a few drops to Division II), looking to crawl back up into the higher echelons of the tournament.

IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 5
First IHLC Game: 10-1 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 25 Dec 1976
Latest IHLC Game: 11-0 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 26 Dec 1989
Closest IHLC Game: 7-3 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 26 Dec 1986
Largest IHLC Defeat: 11-0 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 26 Dec 1989

IHLC HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 0
First Game Hosted: n/a
Latest Game Hosted: n/a
Major Tournaments Hosted: none

MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Junior Championship Result: 5th (1: 1987)

COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
🇨🇦 CANADA: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇫🇮 FINLAND: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇷🇺 SOVIET UNION: 0 wins, 3 losses

COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. 🇷🇺 URS 10-1 POL 🇵🇱 – 25 Dec 1976 – WJC – Zvolen 🇨🇿
02. 🇫🇮 FIN 11-2 POL 🇵🇱 – 28 Dec 1984 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
03. 🇷🇺 URS 7-3 POL 🇵🇱 – 26 Dec 1986 – WJC – Trenčín 🇨🇿
04. 🇨🇦 CAN 9-1 POL 🇵🇱 – 04 Jan 1988 – WJC – Moscow 🇷🇺
05. 🇷🇺 URS 11-0 POL 🇵🇱 – 26 Dec 1989 – WJC – Kerava 🇫🇮

Photo Credit: CTV News – IIHF – HHOF – IOC