At present time, Greece is unable to compete in IIHF tournaments because it cannot fulfill the minimum standard of having one operational "Olympic size" indoor rink in the country.

Economic help was discontinued by the Greek Undersecretary of State for Sports and all expenses to keep ice hockey alive were passed over to the players.

He focused his efforts with the Greek Government and specifically the Ministry of Sports in Greece, but also with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

After the qualification that gave new life to Ice Hockey in Greece, they went on to take part in 6 consecutive World Championships Div.

The 2007 article written by Bill Meltzer and posted on the IIHF.com website titled: Greek hockey - against all odds: Efforts by leaders like Kalyvas bring the Greece national team back to IIHF competitions is a perfect example.

If players with Greek heritage who are living abroad want to play for the Greece National Team, then they need to follow the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) rules [3] below.

Female players need to have participated on a consistent basis for at least one hockey season and have been member of the new national association for at least 8 consecutive months (240 days) during that period.

The team was successful in winning the silver medal; gold went to Ireland and the host country Luxembourg won bronze

GP:Games played, MIP:Minutes played, GA:Goals against, SVS:Saves, SVS%:Saves percentage, W:Wins, L:Loss *Mongolia did not show due to VISA issues As of 21 April 2013[4] Note: Greece was awarded a 5–0 victory over Armenia in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification after Armenia forfeited the game due to player eligibility issues.