The Bulgarian men's national under-20 ice hockey team (Bulgarian: Национален отбор по хокей на лед на България до 20 години, Natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya do 20 godini) is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Bulgaria. The team represents Bulgaria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship Division III tournament.
Association | Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Martin Milanov |
Captain | Martin Nikolov |
Most points | Vasko Polizoev (25) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | BUL |
First international | |
Hungary 3 - 1 Bulgaria (Bucharest, Romania; 3 March 1983) | |
Biggest win | |
Bulgaria 22 - 1 Greece (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 28 December 1990) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Estonia 27 - 0 Bulgaria (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 6 January 2002) | |
IIHF World Junior Championship | |
Appearances | 28 (first in 1983) |
Best result | 16th (1983) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
32-86-5 |
International competitions
edit- 1983 – 18th overall (2nd in Pool C)
- 1984 – 18th overall (2nd in Pool C)
- 1985 – 17th overall (1st in Pool C)
- 1986 – 16th overall (8th in Pool B)
- 1987 – 20th overall (4th in Pool C)
- 1988 – 19th overall (3rd in Pool C)
- 1989 – 21st overall (5th in Pool C)
- 1990 – 20th overall (4th in Pool C)
- 1991 – 22nd overall (6th in Pool C)
- 1992 – 24th overall (8th in Pool C)
- 1993 – 20th overall (4th in Pool C)
- 1994 – 24th overall (8th in Pool C)
- 1995 – Did not Participate
- 1996 – 31st overall (5th in Pool D)
- 1997 – 32nd overall (6th in Pool D)
- 1998 – 32nd overall (6th in Pool D)
- 1999 – 33rd overall (7th in Pool D)
- 2000 – 34th overall (8th in Pool D)
- 2001 – 31st overall (5th in Division III)
- 2002 – 34th overall (8th in Division III)
- 2003 – 34th overall (6th in Division IIA)
- 2004 – 39th overall (5th in Division III)
- 2005 – 40th overall (6th in Division III)
- 2006 – 38th overall (4th in Division III)
- 2007 – 40th overall (6th in Division III)
- 2008 – 41st overall (7th in Division III)
- 2009 – Did not Participate
- 2010 – 41st overall (7th in Division III)
- 2011 – 40th overall (6th in Division III)
- 2012 – 38th overall (4th in Division III)
- 2013 – 36th overall (2nd in Division III)
- 2014 – 40th overall (6th in Division III)
- 2015 – Did not Participate
- 2016 – 36th overall (2nd in Division III)
- 2017 – 40th overall (6th in Division III)
- 2018 – 37th overall (3rd in Division III)
- 2019 – 38th overall (4th in Division III)
- 2020 – 39th overall (5th in Division III)
- 2023 – 37th overall (3rd in Division III)
- 2024 – 37th overall (3rd in Division IIIA)
- 2025 – TBD (TBD in Division IIIA)