- Portugal national ice hockey team
The Portugal national ice hockey team is the national men's
ice hockey team ofPortugal . It has been a member of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation since May 13, 1999. Portugal is currently not ranked in theIIHF World Ranking and is not actively competing in anyIIHF World Championship events.The Portugal national ice hockey team made their first appearance in 2000. Pedro Regado, was the first ever player to score for Portugal national ice hockey team against Canada, at the 8:04 mark of the first period. Portugal's National team played only one official game which ended in a 18-6 loss against Canada. Portugal's team was made of Portuguese Canadians mainly from
Toronto .References
* [http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/portugal.html www.iihf.com]
* [http://www.hhof.com/ Hockey Hall of Fame]
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