There are only two notable players who were born in Venezuela are Rick Chartraw and Don Spring, who both played in the NHL.

Chartraw played in the NHL for ten seasons between 1974 and 1984, most notably winning four Stanley Cups in a row with the Montreal Canadiens between 1976 and 1979, and one with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984, while Spring played for four seasons with the Winnipeg Jets between 1980 and 1984.

Venezuela made its debut in international competition in 2018 at the Amerigol LATAM Cup, sanctioned by the Amerigol International Hockey Association, which took place in Coral Springs, Florida, United States.

After an 0–3 start, they played their fourth game on 10 November and went on to win 5–3 against Brazil, eliminating them in the preliminary round and advancing to the Amerigol LATAM Cup semi-finals.

The team again played against Colombia on 11 November, but they were shut out by 13–0, finishing in fourth place as the semi-finalist.