Portugal men's national ice hockey team

The Portugal men's national ice hockey team (Seleção Portuguesa de Hóquei no Gelo) represents Portugal in men's ice hockey. The team was previously controlled by the Federation of Portuguese Ice Sports (FPDG.) In September 2017, control shifted to the Federação de Desportos de Inverno de Portugal. This federation holds the associate membership with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that the FPDG obtained on May 13, 1999. Portugal currently has no IIHF World Ranking and does not compete in World Championship events.

Ice hockey was played in Portugal from 1996 to 2006 at the Palácio do Gelo shopping center in Viseu. Since 2010, practices and friendly games have taken place in Elvas. The national team played its only three games in 2000, from June 21 to 23, at the Palácio do Gelo.

The squad consisted of former Portuguese immigrants who had played ice hockey in the United States and Canada, along with former roller hockey players. They faced the First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Center (FPCCC) from Toronto, representing Canada. The event was organized by the Federação Portuguesa de Desportos No Gelo and the Canadian Embassy, with support from Ambassador Robert Vanderloo, and sponsored by Banco Comercial Português and Nortel.

The FPCCC won the first game 18–6 and the second 21–5. Pedro Regado scored Portugal’s first goal at the 8:04 mark of the first period. For the third game, the teams were mixed, placing Portuguese descendants from the FPCCC on the Portuguese side; the FPCCC won 15–11. Portugal then played no organized matches until 2015.

2015 onwards

In January 2015, Portugal returned to international play with two exhibition games against the Čeští lvi in Elvas, winning 6–4 and 6–2. The Czech embassy, particularly Ambassador Stanislav Kázecký, sponsored these games. On January 14, 2016, Portugal played two exhibition games in Prague, losing 0–2 to the Čeští Lvi and 0–3 to the Sklepovští Sršáni. Two days later, they won their first away game, 4–3 against the Čeští Lvi.

On January 14 and 15, 2017, Portugal hosted a quadrangular tournament in Elvas, the largest ice hockey competition ever held in the country. Alongside Portugal, the teams were the Čeští Lvi, the Sklepovští Sršáni, and the French second-division team Evry-Viry Jets. Portugal did not win the tournament but demonstrated its ability to organize an international event.