Philippines men's national ice hockey team

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Philippines
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFederation of Ice Hockey League
General managerNone
Head coachDaniel Brodan
AssistantsAdam Richtar
CaptainSteven Füglister
Most gamesSteven Füglister (22)
Most pointsSteven Füglister (78)
Team colors       
IIHF codePHI
Ranking
Current IIHF54 Steady (6 June 2021)[1]
First international
Philippines  10–0  Macau
(Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong; 13 September 2014)
Biggest win
Philippines  17–1  Malaysia
(Pasay, Philippines; 8 December 2019)
Biggest defeat
Thailand  10–1  Philippines
(Pasay, Philippines; 6 December 2019)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances1 (first in )
Best resultTBD
Asian Winter Games
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result13th (2017)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result 2nd (2019)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best result 1st (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
20–5–0
Medal record
Challenge Cup of Asia
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pasay
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pasay Team

The Philippine national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the Philippines. The team is controlled by the Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL) and has been associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Philippines is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have never entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

History[]

Early history[]

Prior to 2008, there were no organized leagues and an unofficial Philippine national team composed of players from selected clubs participated in regional tournaments.[2] One such unofficial national team was "Manila Pilipinas" that participated at the HKAHC Invitational Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament in 2005. They were second runners-up team in the Bauhinia Division, the lowest of the three divisions in the invitational tournament.[3]

Starting 2008, ice hockey in the Philippines began to gain traction.[2] The Philippine national team participated again at the 2014 edition of the HKAHC invitational tournament. The team were champions of the Silver Plate Division, the second highest division in the tournament.[4] It was in this tournament that the Philippines played against another national side. They won 10–0[5] over a Macau squad, sanctioned by the Macau Ice Sports Federation.[6]

The Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL), a national ice hockey federation was then established in February 2015 to govern ice hockey in the Philippines[7] making efforts to organize a formal national team easier.[2]

2016: FIHL affiliation[]

The FIHL became an associate member of the IIHF on 20 May 2016[8][9] and by July 2016, the federation also became a member of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). The FIHL's membership with these two bodies made them eligible to send national teams including a men's national team to the official tournaments such as the Challenge Cup of Asia and the Southeast Asian Games.[2]

The Philippine national team participated once again at the HKAHC Invitational Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament for the 2016 edition. They settled for first runner-up place after they lost 4–3 in overtime to Mitsubishi Corp. in the Gold Plate Division final. They also played against the national team of Oman in the tournament.[10]

Official FIHL tournament debut[]

The Philippine national team participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games,[11] which was their first official tournament.[12] They participated in Division II of the tournament.[13] The team, captained by Swiss-Filipino, Steven Füglister,[14] underwent a seven-month training which started in July 2016 prior to the competition.[15]

The team lost 10–5 in their first official match against Kyrgyzstan.[16] Philippines secured their first official win as a FIHL member when they defeated Qatar with a score of 14–2[17] and was followed by an 8–3 triumph against Kuwait, who were competing as the Independent Olympic Athletes. The team finished third in their division following their 9–2 win over Macau in the play-off for third place.[16]

2017 Southeast Asian Games[]

Philippine national team players in blue posing as a team on an ice rink
The Philippines national team at the 2017 SEA Games.

The Philippines participated at an ice hockey tournament event of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[18] To prepare for the tournament, they participated at the 2017 Philippine Ice Hockey Tournament which was held at the SM Megamall Skating Rink in Mandaluyong.[19] The national team finished third behind second placed New York-based Islanders Red and first placed Singaporean side Pandoo Nation.[20]

The Philippine national team mentored by Czech head coach Daniel Brodan[21] started their Southeast Asian Games campaign with a 12–0 victory over Indonesia.[22] This was followed by their game against Singapore which ended with a 7–2 triumph.[23]

This was then followed by their game against Malaysia which saw the ejection of the Philippine captain, Steven Füglister from the game in the first period. He was given a game misconduct penalty for hitting a Malaysian player in a head while pursuing the puck although the skipper said the infraction was an unintentional accident.[24] The match ended with a 7–7 tie after regulation time after an extra five-minute-period which led to a shootout. The Philippines outscored Malaysia to register a win.[23]

The Malaysian organizers decided to suspend Fuglister for the final match against Thailand. The Philippines appealed this decision but failed to overturn the suspension.[24] Despite playing sans their captain, the Philippines wrapped up their campaign, undefeated with a 5–4 win over Thailand and clinched the first ever ice hockey gold medal in the history of the regional tournament.[25]

2018 and 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia[]

The Philippines hosted the Top Division of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia from 3 to 8 April 2018, their first IIHF-sanctioned tournament, at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila.[26] The team was mentored by American head coach, Jonathan De Castro.[27] The national team settled for bronze after tying in points with champions Mongolia and runners-up Thailand. Goal differences of the three teams with matches against the two other teams, Kuwait and Singapore, disregarded was used as tiebreaker to determine the final standing.[28] The national team improved its best finish in the tournament in the following edition of the tournament in 2019 hosted in Malaysia. They lost to Mongolia in the final settling for second place.[29]

2019 Southeast Asian Games[]

The Philippines failed to defend their Southeast Asian Games title at home in the 2019 edition of the regional games settling for a bronze medal finish.

Kaspersky, an internet security firm, sponsored their participation in the regional games.[30]

IIHF World Championships[]

The Philippines' ice hockey governing body, the Federation of Ice Hockey League, from 2017, projects the national team's first participation in the IIHF World Championships within three to five years.[31] They have applied to participate in the inaugural Division IV of the World Championships for the 2020 edition.[29][32] However the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33] The 2021 Division IV tournament would also get cancelled. The Philippines' debut in the World Championship would be further postponed, after it withdrew from the 2022 Division IV tournament citing inability to train due to closure of ice rinks in the past two years due to the pandemic.[34][35]

Tournament record[]

World Championships[]

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1930 through 2019 Did not enter
2020 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
(was to enter Division IV)
2021 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[36]
(was to enter Division IV)
2022 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Withdrew[37]
(was to enter Division IV)
Total 0/0 – – – – –

Asian Winter Games[]

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1986 through 2011 Did not enter
2017 Japan Sapporo 13th place
(3rd in Division II)		 4 3 0 0 1
Total 1/1 4 3 0 0 1

Challenge Cup of Asia[]

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2008 through 2017 Did not participate
2018 Philippines Pasay Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd Place 4 3 0 0 1
2019 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd Place 5 4 0 0 1
2020 Singapore Singapore Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Total 2/12 9 7 0 0 2

Southeast Asian Games[]

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2017 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 4 3 1 0 0
2019 Philippines Pasay Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd Place 6 4 0 0 2
Total 2/2 10 7 1 0 2

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.[38]

Head coach: Czech Republic

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Club
2 F Lenard Rigel Lancero II 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 23) Philippines Manila Lightning
7 F Carl Montano 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 35) Philippines Manila Bearcats
8 D Patrick Syquiatco 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 24) Philippines Manila Lightning
10 F Danilo Pastrana 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 21) Philippines Manila Lightning
11 D Jann So Tiong 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 17) Philippines Philippine Eagles
15 F Samuel Bengzon 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1989-11-15)15 November 1989 (aged 29) Philippines Manila Bearcats
17 G Irell Perez 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 74 kg (163 lb) (1984-08-26)26 August 1984 (aged 34) Philippines Manila Lightning
18 F Jose Iñigo Cadiz 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (aged 29) Philippines Manila Bearcats
19 D Javier Cadiz 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 21) Philippines Manila Bearcats
25 F Steven Füglister 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (aged 33) Philippines Manila Chiefs
27 F Jon David Samson 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1998-08-27)27 August 1998 (aged 20) Philippines Manila Lightning
28 F Francois Gautier 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 35) Philippines Philippine Eagles
29 G Paolo Spafford 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 33) Philippines Manila Chiefs
31 F Miguel Relampagos 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 23) Philippines Manila Bearcats
69 D Julius Santiago 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 22) Philippines Manila Chiefs
78 D Carlo Tigaronita 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (aged 16) Philippines Manila Lightning
79 D Charles Cambaliza 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 33) Unattached
81 F Jan Aro Regencia 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 52 kg (115 lb) (2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 18) Philippines Manila Chiefs
88 D Richmond Yu 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1996-09-18)18 September 1996 (aged 22) Philippines Manila Chiefs
96 F Benjamin Imperial 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1999-02-23)23 February 1999 (aged 20) Philippines Philippine Eagles

Coaching history[]

Year Coach GC W OTW OTL L Pts
2017 Czech Republic [39] 8 6 1 0 1 20
2018 United States 4 3 0 0 1 9
2019 Czech Republic [38] 5 4 0 0 1 12

Fixtures and results[]

Main article: Philippines men's national ice hockey team fixtures and results
Against other national teams[40]
Opponent Date Score Scores by period Tournament Host venue
 Singapore 2 March 2019 7–4 1–2, 4–1, 2–1 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
 Malaysia 5 March 2019 7–4 2–2, 2–2, 3–0
 Mongolia 6 March 2019 6–3 4–2, 2–1, 0–0
 Singapore 8 March 2019 6–1 3–0, 2–1, 1–0
 Mongolia 9 March 2019 3–6 0–3, 1–0, 2–3
 Malaysia 1 December 2019 15–1 4–0, 6–1, 5–0 Southeast Asian Games SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
 Singapore 3 December 2019 5–3 0–1, 1–0, 4–2
 Indonesia 4 December 2019 8–1 2–0, 0–1, 6–0
 Thailand 6 December 2019 1–10 0–3, 1–4, 0–3
 Singapore 7 December 2019 3–4 2–0, 0–2, 1–2
 Malaysia 8 December 2019 17–1 4–0, 7–0, 6–1
 Kyrgyzstan 3 March 2020 Cancelled –, –, – IIHF World Championship – Division IV Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
 Kuwait 4 March 2020 Cancelled –, –, –
 Malaysia 5 March 2020 Cancelled –, –, –
  Win    Loss

All-time record against other nations[]

Last match update: 8 December 2019[40]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Singapore 6 5 0 1 43 14
 Malaysia 4 4 0 0 47 13
 Mongolia 3 2 0 1 15 14
 Qatar 2 2 0 0 28 4
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 21 3
 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 20 1
 Macau 1 1 0 0 10 0
 Oman 1 1 0 0 9 0
 Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 1 5 10
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 10 21
Total 25 20 0 5 208 80

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