Ice hockey in Belarus and several have also played in the National Hockey League in North America. Ice hockey in Belarus Ice hockey in Belarus is governed by the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation. Belarusian men's and junior national teams participate at the IIHF World Championships. Belarus has been a member of the IIHF since May 6, 1992. The national hockey team finished fourth at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics following a memorable upset win over Sweden in the quarterfinals, and regularly competes in the World Championships, often making the quarterfinals. The Belarusian Extraliga was founded in 1992. Numerous Belarusian players are present in
Macedonia men's national ice hockey team Macedonia men's national ice hockey team The Macedonian national ice hockey team (; "Hokejarska reprezentacija na Makedonija") is the national men's ice hockey team of the Republic of Macedonia. They are controlled by the Macedonian Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 4 October 2001. Macedonia played their first game on 27 March 2011 against Red Star Sofia of Bulgaria in Skopje. They went on to lose the game 4–1. On 20 December 2014, Macedonia played two exhibition games against the Bulgarian U20 national team in Skopje. They lost the