Mexico men's national ice hockey team
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Association | Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo |
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Head coach | Diego de la Garma |
Assistants | Rodrigo Gutiérrez Luis Olivares |
Captain | Jorge Pérez |
Most games | Fernando Ugarte (102) |
Top scorer | Adrian Cervantes (72) |
Most points | Adrian Cervantes (142) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | MEX |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 37 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 32 (first in 2010) |
Lowest IIHF | 43 (first in 2005) |
First international | |
Belgium ![]() ![]() (Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 April 2000) | |
Biggest win | |
Mexico ![]() ![]() (Mexico City, Mexico; 11 March 2005) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Romania ![]() ![]() (Bucharest, Romania; 26 March 2001) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 20 (first in 2000) |
Best result | 35th (2008) |
Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2014) |
Best result | ![]() |
International record (W–L–T) | |
54–62–2 |
Medal record | ||
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Pan American Tournament | ||
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2017 Mexico City | |
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2014 Mexico City | |
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2015 Mexico City | |
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2016 Mexico City |
The Mexican national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección Mexicana de hockey sobre hielo) is the national men's ice hockey team of Mexico. The team is governed by the Mexico Ice Hockey Federation (FDMHSH) (Spanish: Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Mexico is currently ranked 35th in the world rankings and compete in the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B.
History[]
Mexico joined the IIHF on 30 April 1985.[2] They played their first game during the 2000 World Championships, losing to Belgium (5–0).[3] Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently in Division II B. It is the only Latin American team that competes in IIHF tournaments. Mexico hosted the Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament from 2014 to 2017, losing to the Canada Selects once (7–0) and to Colombia twice (4–3 and 3–2 in shootout) in the Pan American Tournament final three times. In 2017, Mexico won its first Pan American Tournament, went undefeated 6–0, and defeating Colombia 1–0 in the final.
Tournament record[]
World Championships[]
Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
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2000 | ![]() |
40th place (7th in Group D) |
4 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
2001 | ![]() |
40th place (6th in Division II B) |
5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
2002 | ![]() |
42nd place (2nd in Division II Q) |
2 | 0 | – | 1* | 1 |
2003 | ![]() |
39th place (6th in Division II A) |
5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
2004 | ![]() |
43rd place (3rd in Division III) |
4 | 2 | – | 1* | 1 |
2005 | ![]() |
41st place (1st in Division III) |
4 | 4 | – | – | 0 |
2006 | ![]() |
38th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
2007 | ![]() |
38th place (5th in Division II B) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2008 | ![]() |
35th place (4th in Division II B) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2009 | ![]() |
37th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2010 | ![]() |
37th place (5th in Division II A) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2011 | ![]() |
37th place (5th in Division II A) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2012 | ![]() |
38th place (4th in Division II B) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | ![]() |
37th place (3rd in Division II B) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | ![]() |
36th place (2nd in Division II B) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | ![]() |
37th place (3rd in Division II B) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2016 | ![]() |
36th place (2nd in Division II B) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | ![]() |
39th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | ![]() |
39th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | ![]() |
39th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | ![]() |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | |||||
2021 | ![]() |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | |||||
Total | 20/20 | 93 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 53 |
Pan American Tournament[]
Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
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2014 | ![]() |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2015 | ![]() |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | ![]() |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4/4 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Roster[]
For the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B.[6]
Goaltenders | ||||||
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# | Name | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
1 | R | 1.82 m | 80 kg | 11 March 1988 (aged 31) | ![]() | |
25 | R | 1.75 m | 60 kg | 27 December 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
Defencemen | ||||||
# | Name | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
5 | R | 1.80 m | 75 kg | 4 October 1994 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
8 | R | 1.83 m | 94 kg | 23 March 1988 (aged 31) | ![]() | |
10 | R | 1.80 m | 85 kg | 5 September 1995 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
11 | R | 1.86 m | 86 kg | 17 August 2000 (aged 18) | ![]() | |
15 | L | 1.70 m | 67 kg | 11 January 1983 (aged 36) | ![]() | |
17 | R | 1.80 m | 79 kg | 7 October 1988 (aged 30) | ![]() | |
23 | R | 1.85 m | 78 kg | 14 December 2001 (aged 17) | ![]() | |
Forwards | ||||||
# | Name | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
2 | L | 1.85 m | 86 kg | 18 June 1989 (aged 29) | ![]() | |
3 | R | 1.85 m | 89 kg | 11 December 1996 (aged 22) | ![]() | |
6 | R | 1.83 m | 82 kg | 21 June 1993 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
7 | R | 1.81 m | 84 kg | 7 May 1994 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
9 | R | 1.70 m | 60 kg | 22 September 1998 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
12 | R | 1.70 m | 74 kg | 18 March 1992 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
13 | L | 1.79 m | 82 kg | 8 August 1987 (aged 31) | ![]() | |
14 | R | 1.78 m | 80 kg | 13 April 1987 (aged 32) | ![]() | |
16 | R | 1.74 m | 65 kg | 10 April 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() | |
18 | (C) | R | 1.90 m | 90 kg | 14 July 1998 (aged 20) | ![]() |
19 | R | 1.90 m | 90 kg | 3 August 1992 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
21 | L | 1.65 m | 60 kg | 21 September 2000 (aged 18) | ![]() | |
24 | R | 1.80 m | 69 kg | 3 April 1991 (aged 28) | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Mexico". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Mexico All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Mexico (2019 Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group B)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links[]
- National ice hockey teams in the Americas
- Ice hockey in Mexico
- National sports teams of Mexico