Polish national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | The Eagles |
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| Association | Polish Ice Hockey Federation |
| Head coach | Ted Nolan |
| Assistants |
Tom Coolen Krzysztof Majkowski Marek Rączka |
| Captain | Marcin Kolusz |
| Most games | Henryk Gruth (292) |
| Top scorer | Andrzej Zabawa (99) |
| Most points | Leszek Laszkiewicz (150) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | POL |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 20 
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| Highest IIHF | 19 (2003) |
| Lowest IIHF | 25 (2014) |
| First international | |
 Austria 13–1 Poland  (Davos, Switzerland; 11 January 1926) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Poland 21–1 China  (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 26 March 1993) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Soviet Union 20–0 Poland  (Moscow, Soviet Union; 11 April 1973) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 56 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 4th (1931) |
| IIHF European Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1926) |
| Best result |
 (1929) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1928) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 421–511–88 | |
The Poland national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Poland, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are ranked 20th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings, but prior to the 1980s they were ranked as high as 6th internationally. Until 2018, they were one of only 8 countries never to have played below the Division I (former B Pool) level. Currently the Polish national team plays at the Division IA level, the second tier of the World Championship.
Poland has competed in the Olympics thirteen times, most recently in 1992, with their best result being fourth place in 1932. They have been a regular participant of the World Championship, first appearing in 1930 and having appeared in all but one tournament since 1955. They frequently played in the top division, though have been in Division I since being relegated in 2002.
Poland was a regular participant of the early Winter Olympics, first competing at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where they finished ninth out of eleven teams. They would appear at ever Winter Olympics until 1956, with their best finish being fourth in 1932.
Financed by state coal money from the 1950s to the 1970s the Polish hockey team was a regular at the top level upsetting the Swedes, Finns, and Czechoslovaks from time to time. They hosted the World Championship for the only time in 1976, with the matches taking place in Katowice. At this tournament Poland defeated the Soviet Union 6–4 in their opening match, the first time Poland ever won against the Soviets and what is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in international hockey history. While Poland finished seventh and was relegated for the following year, their victory against the USSR helped prevent them from winning gold for only the second time in 13 years.
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