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We hear a lot about great teams, dynstaies in hockey history. However, I would like to hear about some of the worst teams of all time. I got intrested in this after EHC Basel had one of the worst Swiss NLA Seasons ever going with a record 3-1-5-41 last year during the regular season good for just 15 points. Then in the relegation rounds winning just winning 1 of their 13 games in the relegation rounds including getting sweeped of Ambri-Piotta and HC Biel in the relegation/promotion series. Other stats from EHC Basel include a -115 GD, just one of many stats from the horriod season.
I would like to see some other teams that were just aweful you have heard of.
1974-75 Washington Capitals were 8-67-5 for 21 points in 80 games with a goal differential of -265 (181-446).
Britain, I think along with the majority of the poorer developed nations, will always have a team that is being hammered. In the first season of the SPIHL in 1996-97, the Peterborough Pirates had a 3-53-1 record and a goal difference of -468.
I wouldn't swear that that is the worst we've ever had in the country, but it is one that sticks in my mind since this was actually the country's 2nd tier division.
Graham.
Viru Sputnik in Estonian league this year had record 1-0-1-18, 4 points and 50-210 GD :c032: I'm not sure but as I remember their biggest defeat of the year was 0:19 when they allowed 11 goals in one period :c008:
StianBek
29-07-2008, 19:29
Norwegian team Strindheim(later TIK) had a 0-0-18 (0 Points) and 44-216 in the 84-85 season in Norway, biggest loss was 29-0 to Vålerengen IF
@ tanman
Some really bad seasons for swiss teams:
Worst seasons in NLA
Seasons| Clubs | Pos. reg. seas.| GP|W|R|L|Points
2000-2001|HC Chaux-de-Fonds|12/12|44|4|4|36|12
1995-1996|Lausanne HC|10/10|36|4|2|30|10
1984-1985|EHC Chur|8/8|28|2|1|24|7
1980-1981|Lausanne HC|8/8|28|1|5|22|7
1966-1967|Young Sprinters HC|10/10|18|2|0|16|4
1964-1965|Young Sprinters HC|10/10|18|1|1|16|3
1962-1963|EHC Basel|10/10|18|0|0|18|0
Team Slavija Vevce went 0-0-14 with goal difference of -297 (9-306) in fist Slovenian championship 1991/92. Next year they were 0-0-20 (-168; 31-199) and won their first point in 1993/94 with the record of 0-1-11 (-111; 17-118). In 1994/95 they were pointless again with 0-0-12 record (-168; 14-182).
So over their first four season in the league, before they got a roof to their arena, they won a single point in 58 games (0-1-57) and scored 71 goals while conceeding 805 goals.
Their average loss over four seasons was 1,22-13,88.
Fairly said, this was one of the worst teams in history...
spaceman
31-07-2008, 02:25
92-93 sj sharks went 11-71-2 (24 pts.), with a 218-414 GF-GA, like -196 I think.
same year the Ottawa Senators went 10-70-4 (24 pts.) with a 202-395 GF-GA, -193.
same year the Ottawa Senators went 10-70-4 (24 pts.) with a 202-395 GF-GA, -193.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!! LALALALALALALALA!!!!!
:c165:
Worst seasons in Danish League
Seasons| Clubs | GP| W|T|L|P|GD
1962-63|USG|8|0|0|8|0|-42
1963-64|USG|8|0|1|7|1|-39
1964-65|USG|8|0|0|8|0|?
1966-67|Vojens IK|10|0|1|9|1|-68
1967-68|HIK|14|0|0|14|0|-82
1968-69|AAB|14|0|1|13|1|-112
1971-72|Tårnby|18|1|0|17|2|-130
1972-73|IK Aalborg|18|0|1|17|1|-152
1973-74|Frederikshavn|18|0|1|17|1|-190
1974-75|Brøndby IC|18|0|1|17|1|-131
1976-77|HIK|18|1|0|17|2|-102
1983-84|Esbjerg IK|28|1|1|26|2|-122
1989-90|Vojens IK|28|1|0|27|2|-193
Notes:
USG = University Sport - folded
Vojens = SønderjyskE
HIK=IC Gentofte
Tårnby = Amar Jets
Ugliest team: Frederikshavn IK of 1973-74. Downright ugly. Watched the team in one game (loss 1:31 to Gladsaxe)
Strongest candidate:
Strindheim, played one season in the Elite division. 1984-85.
18 games, 18 losses. GF 44 GA 218
SharksAttack
31-07-2008, 09:14
I think someone else have better stats from Finland, but these teams were left to 0 points
HJK Helsinki 33-34
ÅIFK Turku 36-37
TPS Turku 40-41 and 47-48
Kärpät Oulu 67-68
Forsberg
31-07-2008, 10:30
HK INA Sisak is probably one of worster team. In 2001/2002 season they went 2 1 0 11 42-216 -174. Although, that dont suprise when you know that they have ice only two months in year and that they have only 12 senior players
Women's SM-Liiga saw one of the weakest teams ever last year. Tappara Tampere lost all their 20 games in regular season with a goal difference of -341. They managed to score a grand total of 5 goals during the season (all five other teams scored 92 or more goals). Tappara continued to suck in the qualifying series losing all ten games there with a goal difference of 9 scored and 114 against. Their best game of the season was a 6-3 loss in the qualifying series...
My team is a great candidate to be the worst junior team in Finland. Two seasons ago we travelled about 300 kilometers just to lose some noobs 28-1. They scored 11 goals in second period and then the score was 19-1. In the second intermision our coach told us "now we can't allow more scores because the minute book became full".
We've played against few teams which really sucked but most of our opponents have swept the ice with our team. During the same season in our first home match we lost 0-18, we took 156 penalty minutes and four our players were sent out and after the first period they started with the lead of our coach to drink alcohol xD Of those 18 goals at least 11 were PP goals. It was a very pleasent job for me to be the goalkeeper 'cause our defenders were nowhere and they got about five 3-0 powerplay attacks and I managed to save only 2 of them. That's in Finlands B-juniors' IV-division.
With another round of Olympic Qualfiying comming up, I was wondering what some of the worst national team performances of all time were. When I started the thread, I mentioned EHC Biel of the Swiss NLA winning only 5 total games last year. Recently we had the Bulgarian national women's team where they lost 82-0 to Slovakia and gave up 192 goals in the 4 games, so I was wondering what some of the other worst national team performances of all time are.
With another round of Olympic Qualfiying comming up, I was wondering what some of the worst national team performances of all time were. When I started the thread, I mentioned EHC Biel of the Swiss NLA winning only 5 total games last year. Recently we had the Bulgarian national women's team where they lost 82-0 to Slovakia and gave up 192 goals in the 4 games, so I was wondering what some of the other worst national team performances of all time are.
Armenia?:c261:
Armenia?:c261:
I'd say the 1998 Thai U18s losing 92-0 to Korea but at least they got to the tournament and with eligible players, at that. Armenia is at least the most dysfunctional, for certain, so I'm agreeing with you.
I'd say the 1998 Thai U18s losing 92-0 to Korea but at least they got to the tournament and with eligible players, at that. Armenia is at least the most dysfunctional, for certain, so I'm agreeing with you.
when you're handing a first-time competitor a 23-1 victory, you plain suck. (Yeah, Ireland mashed 'em by that very score, on St. Patty's Day no less!)
when you're handing a first-time competitor a 23-1 victory, you plain suck. (Yeah, Ireland mashed 'em by that very score, on St. Patty's Day no less!)
15-1, Reykjavik 2004. You're thinking Mexico 2005.
15-1, Reykjavik 2004. You're thinking Mexico 2005.
the score is a minor detail. the historical significance stands.
Here's a couple of horrid teams that I have tracked so far this season.
In the NAHL, the Albert Lea Thunder are just 1-16-1 through 18 games into the season. In addidition to the bad record, they have been outscored 82-37 so far. Eariler tonight, they lost to the league's other expansion team Owatonna Express 10-2 tonight. What a bad team the Thunder have been turning out to be right now. Now usually, I don't rip on expansion teams, but compare them to the Kenai River Brown Bears from last year. They had a 12-38-8 record. They were bad at times, but by the end of the year they were playing pretty well at times.
Meanwhile in the Get-Ligaen, they are two teams that have been outmatched and outplayed. Furuset and IK Comet Haden have not been competitive for the most part. Furuset record so far is 1-0-3-15 for 6 PTS with a GD of a -58 (33-91). As for IK Comet Haden, they have a 1-1-0-16 record for only 5 PTS, but at least they have a much better GD of a -38 (27-65). I have some hope for IK Comet Haden that they can get out of this rut and make it a respectable season, but for Furuset they don't right now.
With just 18 games left in the NAHL Season, the Albert Lea Thunder are still stuck on just 2 wins for the season. Their last point in the standings was an OT Loss against the Owatonna Express 6-5 in OT back on Jan 3. Early on in the season, they were keeping games pretty close, but now they are just getting killed in most of the games they have been playing in.
Here's some other stats so far this season:
Not a single player with a postive +/- rating.
Leading Scoreer: Danny Wood 10 G, 17 A 27 PTS
GF-GA: 79-202 (-123)
Goaltending:
Starter, Tom Lescovich 2-19-3 0 SO, 4.52 GAA, .879 SV%
Backup, Mat Rabin 0-9-0 0 SO, 6.59 GAA, .828 SV%
Billy Smith
16-02-2009, 20:08
The West Shore Stingers (based in Colwood, a suburb of Victoria) are on the verge of going oh-fer the 2008-2009 season. The Vancouver Island Junior (Junior B) Hockey League club are 0-47 going into tonight's final regular season game against the second-place Peninsula Panthers. The Stingers, who until this year were based in Sooke, have scored just 82 goals in their first 47 games and have given up 338 (1.74 GF avg., 7.19 GA avg.), while leading the league in penalty minutes.
See more here: http://www.vijhl.com/
Having followed junior hockey across western Canada for the past two decades, I can't think of another junior team that has gone without a single point for an entire season in recent memory. Anyone?
How that's even possible..... damn. Does anybody even bother to attend their home games anymore?
Billy Smith
16-02-2009, 20:33
Girlfriends, occasionally. Moms and Dads, once in a while. They play in a rink literally up the hill (in the same recreation complex) as the Junior A Victoria Grizzlies. Not entirely sure what the market for the team is. They've been a weak franchise for years.
Can you imagine trying to recruit for a team like that? "Hey, we have literally nowhere to go but up!":c032:
At least they are not as bad as the American girl's college team that lost a game 100-0. And that was basketball, not hockey!
At least they are not as bad as the American girl's college team that lost a game 100-0. And that was basketball, not hockey!
The team that lost 100-0 was a girls high school team in Texas.
And now, the West Shore Stingers are officially 0-48. They lost in a game with tons of drama........11-0. SOG have not been posted yet but just by looking at old results, they seem to get outshot by 30-40 shots a game. Their GD was 82-338. Also unfortunate because Penninsula, needing a win to move in and clinch first place, won first place because of the game.
Billy Smith
18-02-2009, 18:31
Just looked at the VIJHL website again. All eight teams make the playoffs, which means the hapless Stingers get four more opportunities to get blown out. Their series with Peninsula - who ended the season with a 11-0 win over West Shore - begins Friday and will almost certainly be over by Thursday.
With Furuset lossing to IK Comet Haden 5-1 back earlier this week. Furuset have gurranteed themselves to finishing the Regular season with single digit points for the season. It would be amazing if they were to surive the Play Down Series.
I just remembered, kind of unfortunately, the girls varsity ice hockey squad at my school, North Quincy, went 3 or 4 years without a win recently. But this season, they had what was the best record, 5-11-0, in years. At the end of last season, they ended by having won only 2 out of their last 30 or 32.They had to combine the two high schools in my town into a combined team many years ago, now Quincy/North Quincy (not performance reasons, but players as they only have 15-17, and no JV). Often, there are 8th graders (13-14 year olds) playing. But because of the same team for a long time, they are getting better. This season, they started 4-0-0, then 5-2-0, but preceded to lose the remaining 9 games.
Here are winless high school teams from Eastern Massachusetts (EMASS) (with 0 pts)in order of RPI
#209 out of 209) West Roxbury: 0-12-0 30-117 (0-4-0, 8-39 in league)
BIGGEST LOSS: 11-0 @ South Boston
CLOSEST LOSS: 5-4 @ South Boston
shutout 4 times
most goals they scored was 8 in a 13-8 loss
#207 out of 209) Hull 0-20-0, 13-129 (0-12-0, 7-90 in league)
BIGGEST LOST: 11-0 @Norwell
CLOSEST LOSS: 3-2 vs. South Shore Vo-Tech
Shutout in 13 games, 3 in a row 3 times
Most goals they scored in a game was 3 in season opener
Durfee, Hopkington, and Hudson Catholic have 1 pt. this year. 2 win Arlington is ranked 71/209, played only a few good teams. Asub .500 BC High (7-8-5) is 4th . So I dont like the RPI.
Girls
PEABODY: 0-18-0, 14-153 (0-13-0, 10-109 IN LEAGUE)
BIGGEST LOSS: 12 twice
CLOSEST LOSS: 4 three times
shutout 11 times
most goals they scored in a game was 10-5 loss to Wilmington/North Reading.
SCITUATE: 0-16-0, 28-124 (0-14-0, 25-110 in league)
BIGGLEST LOSS: 9-0 vs. Duxbury
CLOSEST LOSS: 5-4 loss @ Westwood
They scored 4 goals twice, their most.
They were shutout only 5 times.
See rankings and standings and anything else for EMASS HOCKEY http://www.emasshockeyonline.com/rankings.html
Unfortunately, the MIAA (Massachusetts state governing body of interscholastic athletics) or any leagues/teams post stats with the exception of a few. The papers only get them and they only post the top scorers and goalies. Also, very little in history online and keeping up old results from previous seasons. So its hard to find streaks and put seasons into historical perspective.
This is my insight, the kind of hockey I am growing up with. Big high school sports fan. Apologies if its not as interesting or well known
marius94
22-02-2009, 14:53
Bulgaria's women national team is also one of the worst teams ever. In the Olympic Qualification they lose 0-41 against Italy, 1-30 against Croatia, 0-39 against Latvia and finally 0-82 against Slovakia- totally 1-192 in goals!!!!!! Okay, they met teams who play in Division I and II, but still.
In 2007 thais lost Kazakhstan 52:1, as i know it's biggest defeat of IIHF member team.
Billy Smith
01-03-2009, 07:53
Because I know everyone was waiting with bated breath to find out, the West Shore Stingers ended their woeful season tonight with a 7-1 loss to Peninsula. With their 48 regular season losses and four losses in the playoffs, they have officially gone oh-fer the entire 2008-09 season.
The biggest question now is whether or not the Junior B team will be around to start the 2009-2010 campaign - in their current location or at all.
Omaha_Knights
03-03-2009, 13:05
The team that lost 100-0 was a girls high school team in Texas.
Not only that, it was a school for girls with special needs. Thankfully, the "victorious" coach lost his job pretty soon after that shameful display.
And maybe I'm a homer, but I'd have to throw the 86-87 Omaha Lancers, our local USHL club in the mix. They went 0-46-2 in their first year, which was bad enough to get a story written about them into Sports Illustrated.
Not only that, it was a school for girls with special needs. Thankfully, the "victorious" coach lost his job pretty soon after that shameful display.
I am sorry, but I dont think that firing was a good one or the right decision. The coach said he wouldnt apologize for the large blowout. Sorry, but I wouldnt have either. The object of the game is to put the ball in the hoop as many times as you can and stop the other team from scoring. It was said that he stoipped pressing after the score was around 25-0. The "victorious" team only has 8 or 9 players. Also, people ask why the game was scheduled. Well, those 2 schools happened to be in the same conference. I mean, what do you want the winning team to do? I mean, there is a shot clock and 5 second violation, so one player just cant hold the ball. So, I dont think his actions were shameful. I hear a lot of people criticize the coach, but I havent heard anyone say what they wouldve done.
Also, the losing team had went thorugh a 4 yr stretch wothout winning a game!
Here is boxscore: http://www.maxpreps.com/texas/basketball/covenant-(dallas)/dallas-academy-(dallas,-tx)/boxscore.aspx?contestid=7244913a-da4f-4251-bd48-5518e8347afd&schoolid=cf0692b2-3e8e-417a-b5f3-1f731ea9dbfc&ssid=9f835eb4-0a53-4bec-89a8-a39e076e9f88&urpath=,local,stats
Apologies for the off-topic comment.
In the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL), The Sioux Lookout Flyers just finished their 50 game regular season tonight with a 9-4 loss against the Thunder Bay Bearcats. They end the regular season with a record of 2-46-2 for a grand total of 6 points this season. Some of the other horrid stats from this season, they had a GD of a -270 (97-367), also their leading scoreer only had Brad Mailman who only 29 points this season (13G, 16A).
Their not done yet, because the SIJHL has all 6 teams making the playoffs where they will play the #3 seed Ft. Frances Jr. Sabres in the Quarterfinals.
The good news for the Albert Lea Thunder is that they have won a couple of games recently. The Bad news is that they have only 4 wins on the season. In addidition the NAHL Regular Season ends this week and the Thunder are currently 4-46-5 with 3 games left this season.
Here's their final week schedule. At least they will finish with fewer with 50 losses from 58 games.
3/27: At North Iowa Outlaws
3/28: At Alexandria Blizzard
3/29: At North Iowa Outlaws
The Albert Lea Thunder ended their season back on Sunday with a dreadful 11-1 loss over the North Iowa Outlaws. This has ended their season with a record of 4-49-5 and a -196 GD with the team scoring just 108 goals in the 58 game NAHL Season. You got to think that they will have to make some major changes to this team to get some good talent in to that team in the future.
I know it's been a while since the European season ended. But, I was wondering who were among the abouslte worse teams in Europe this season.
ThaiGoalie
12-08-2009, 01:50
the thai national team has the worst loss in history.
korea 92
Thailand 0
Mr. Hardy
20-09-2009, 17:08
I'm not sure that I can believe 92 goals were scored during a hockey game. Did the Taiwanese even have a goalie? Or any players? I mean, come on. For a 60 minute game, that's a goal every less than 30 seconds.
Mr. Hardy
20-09-2009, 17:12
1.53333333... goals per minute to be precise
I'm not sure that I can believe 92 goals were scored during a hockey game. Did the Taiwanese even have a goalie? Or any players? I mean, come on. For a 60 minute game, that's a goal every less than 30 seconds.
Thailand are a very young, developing program. The league there is dominated by expats from elsewhere. The Thai team is very inexperienced, at the senior level, and the U18s might have been playing for a couple years or less in some cases. They were up against a team of top Korean U18 players who had been playing for years, were in Korea's competitive university league, and were the best players Korea had available to them.
You go ahead and take a team of first- and second-year players against a Junior "A" team, or a mid-range NCAA DivIII team, and tell me how that game turns out.
Mr. Hardy
20-09-2009, 17:35
If people say it happened, it must have happened.
When I was put in the same situation as a coach, though, after about a 9 goal lead, I played my 4th liners and even told them to hold back a little (on the other hand, the opposing coach asked for this so that the game didn't end via mercy rule early in the 1st period). Guess no mercy from Korea. 92 goals is a lot of goals. Must have been great for padding their stats.
It was the Asia/Oceanic U18s... And I'm sure even your team wasn't a university-level team playing against guys who'd just taken up the game. It doesn't matter how much you let off, sometimes there's just TOO much difference in skill level.
You can try to tell your team to just cycle the puck and never shoot at the net, but do you think teenagers will do that for a full 60 minutes?
Mr. Hardy
20-09-2009, 22:59
OK, I get it. 92 goals difference in skill level. Got it.
I would think that if the coach said something, anything, they might not be scoring every 45 seconds. I threatened to bench the next kid who scored on my team (this was a very skilled JV high school team playing against guys who had just taken up the game). Part of the reason was because I didn't want to have to sit through all those stoppages of play. (We agreed to play at least 2 periods until we beat them by the mercy rule, which is allowed in HS hockey).
I suppose at some point (maybe after 20 or 30 - or maybe 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80 goals) the Thai team should have just thrown in the towel and forfeited. Still think it was a little excessive on behalf of the Korean team.
xunearthhxcx
21-09-2009, 03:17
well. I believe IIHF sanctioned tournaments , for the one of the tie breakers its goals for, so that may have been a reason why. Yeah they probably should have "let up" a bit. But, who knows what was said between the teams. the coaches knew the outcome before the game even started.
Billy Smith
22-09-2009, 20:20
Because I know everyone was waiting with bated breath to find out, the West Shore Stingers ended their woeful season tonight with a 7-1 loss to Peninsula. With their 48 regular season losses and four losses in the playoffs, they have officially gone oh-fer the entire 2008-09 season.
The biggest question now is whether or not the Junior B team will be around to start the 2009-2010 campaign - in their current location or at all.
This could be interesting. Our friends the Stingers have now gone their first four games of this season with an 0-4 record. They have been outscored 32-6 in those four games.
Not including their exhibition schedule, (they lost all three exhibition games this year) the Stingers franchise has been winless since Dec. 29, 2007. That's 75 straight games, including playoffs. I am not aware of futility like this in any organized junior B or higher league. Anyone else?
I will be fascinated to see how much longer this record goes on, and whether, at some point, the team itself will survive the season. The team does, after all, have to draw some fans and who's going to pay to see loss after loss after loss?
Billy Smith
13-10-2009, 19:30
This could be interesting. Our friends the Stingers have now gone their first four games of this season with an 0-4 record. They have been outscored 32-6 in those four games.
Not including their exhibition schedule, (they lost all three exhibition games this year) the Stingers franchise has been winless since Dec. 29, 2007. That's 75 straight games, including playoffs. I am not aware of futility like this in any organized junior B or higher league. Anyone else?
I will be fascinated to see how much longer this record goes on, and whether, at some point, the team itself will survive the season. The team does, after all, have to draw some fans and who's going to pay to see loss after loss after loss?
Big news for Stinger fans: they got a point for a shootout loss last week. They're still 0-9-1 this season, so their winless streak is now extended to 81 games, but you have to take your positives where you find them!:c205:
EmpirePlayer
14-12-2009, 08:40
Here's your update for the Stingers. They won a game!! The record for the 09/10 season now stands at (1 - 25 - 2). A 3-2 win over the Cyclone Taylor Cup Hosting team Oceanside Generals ( 16 -12 - 1). Previous to this game the stingers also earned an overtime loss point versus the first place Victoria Cougars (23 - 3 - 5). So it appears they are making strides.
Also I know of a team in Ontario, the Frontenac Flyers which went ( 0 - 34 - 0). I believe they are on course this year for another pointless season. The league is the Empire B Jr C League in Eastern Ontario.
Billy Smith
15-12-2009, 18:59
After 91 games without a win, going back to late 2007, the Westshore Stingers won a hockey game last night, beating the Oceanside Generals 3-2 at home last night. The Junior B team's record this year is now 1-25-2.
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