South Africa men's national ice hockey team

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South Africa
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationSouth African Ice Hockey Federation
General managerDawid Brits
Head coachBob Deraney
AssistantsLarry O'Donnell
CaptainAndre Marais
Most gamesAndre Marais (74)
Most pointsMichael Edwards (81)
Home stadiumGrandwest Ice Arena[1]
Team colors       
IIHF codeRSA
South Africa national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png
Ranking
Current IIHF46 Steady (6 June 2021)[2]
Highest IIHF37 (2003)
Lowest IIHF46 (2020)
First international
Yugoslavia  12–3  South Africa
(Lausanne, Switzerland; 3 March 1961)
Biggest win
South Africa  33–1  Armenia
(Mexico City, Mexico; 7 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  32–0  South Africa
(Bled, Slovenia; 16 March 1993)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances29 (first in 1961)
Best result19th (1961, 1966)
International record (W–L–T)
55–89–1

The South African national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of South Africa. It is controlled by the South African Ice Hockey Federation and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 25 February 1937. It was the only African-based team in the IIHF. South Africa is currently ranked 46th in the world rankings and competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships.

World Championship record[]

Year City Country Result
1961 Geneva & Lausanne Switzerland Switzerland 5th place in Group C (19th)
1966 Jesenice Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 3rd place in Group C (19th)
1992 Johannesburg South Africa South Africa 2nd place in Group C2 (28th)
1993 Bled Slovenia Slovenia 12th place in Group C (32nd)
1994 Barcelona Spain Spain 8th place in Group C2 (35th)
1995 Johannesburg South Africa South Africa 8th place in Group C2 (37th)
1997 Ankara Turkey Turkey 1st Group E (NR)
1998 Krugersdorp South Africa South Africa 5th place in Group D (37th)
1999 Krugersdorp South Africa South Africa 5th place in Group D (37th)
2000 Reykjavík Iceland Iceland 4th place in Group D (37th)
2001 Majadahonda Spain Spain 4th place in Division IIA (36th)
2002 Cape Town South Africa South Africa 5th place in Division II Group A (37th)
2003 Seoul South Korea South Korea 5th place in Division II Group A (38th)
2004 Elektrėnai Lithuania Lithuania 6th place in Division II Group B (40th)
2005 Mexico City Mexico Mexico Silver in Division III (42nd)
2006 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th place in Division II Group A (40th)
2007 Dundalk Republic of Ireland Ireland 4th place in Division III (44th)
2008 Luxembourg City Luxembourg Luxembourg Silver in Division III (42nd)
2009 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2010 Yerevan Armenia Armenia Bronze in Division III Group B (44th)
2011 Cape Town South Africa South Africa Silver in Division III (42nd)
2012 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th in Division II Group B (39th)
2013 Cape Town South Africa South Africa Gold in Division III (41st)
2014 Jaca Spain Spain 5th in Division II Group B (39th)
2015 Cape Town South Africa South Africa 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2016 Istanbul Turkey Turkey 2nd in Division III (42nd)
2017 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria 5th in Division III (45th)
2018 Cape Town South Africa South Africa 5th in Division III (45th)
2019 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th in Division III (46th)
2020 Cape Town South Africa South Africa Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021 Cape Town South Africa South Africa Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]

Roster[]

From the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III.[5]

# Name Pos S/C Height Weight Date of birth Club
18 F L 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1990-08-13)13 August 1990 (aged 26) South Africa
20 G L 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) 120 kg (260 lb) (1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 33) South Africa
8 F L 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1994-10-06)6 October 1994 (aged 22) South Africa
23 D R 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 22) South Africa
7 F R 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 20) Canada Bradford Bulls
14 F R 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1999-04-26)26 April 1999 (aged 17) South Africa
3 F R 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 21) South Africa
6 F R 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (1978-09-20)20 September 1978 (aged 38) South Africa
9 F R 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1981-07-23)23 July 1981 (aged 35) South Africa
21 D R 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1992-09-04)4 September 1992 (aged 24) South Africa
19 D R 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 20) South Africa
16 F R 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 19) South Africa
5 D R 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 26) South Africa
15 D R 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 21) South Africa
12 D R 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 35) South Africa
1 G R 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1997-02-19)19 February 1997 (aged 20) United States Elmira Soaring Eagles
24 F R 192 cm (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 23) South Africa
4 F L 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 32) South Africa
13 F R 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 31) South Africa
11 D L 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 (aged 21) South Africa
10 F R 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1990-02-02)2 February 1990 (aged 27) South Africa

All-time record against other nations[]

As of 28 April 2019[6]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost For Aga Diff Win %
 Armenia 2 1 0 1 35 10 +25 50.00%
 Australia 7 0 0 7 23 63 −40 0.00%
 Belgium 10 1 0 9 17 88 −71 10.00%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 15 0 +15 100.00%
 Bulgaria 7 0 0 7 10 53 −43 0.00%
 China 3 0 0 3 5 17 −12 0.00%
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 18 15 +3 50.00%
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 11 −10 0.00%
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 15 −13 0.00%
 Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 42 −41 0.00%
 France 1 0 0 1 2 11 −9 0.00%
 Georgia 4 3 0 1 22 9 +13 88.00%
 Greece 5 5 0 0 50 8 +42 100.00%
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 15 1 +14 100.00%
 Hungary 4 0 0 4 7 57 −50 0.00%
 Iceland 2 2 0 0 14 6 +8 100.00%
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 13 11 +2 66.67%
 Israel 8 1 0 7 21 46 −25 12.50%
 Italy 2 0 0 2 2 35 −33 0.00%
 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 32 −32 0.00%
 Lithuania 1 0 0 1 1 16 −15 0.00%
 Luxembourg 9 6 0 3 53 26 +27 71.43%
 Mexico 7 2 0 5 24 22 +2 28.57%
 Mongolia 5 5 0 0 51 9 +41 100.00%
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 4 8 −4 0.00%
 New Zealand 13 9 1 3 56 38 +18 69.23%
 North Korea 4 1 0 3 8 18 −20 25.00%
 Romania 2 0 0 2 3 33 −30 0.00%
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 10 40 −30 0.00%
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 29 −29 0.00%
 South Korea 5 0 0 5 8 46 −38 0.00%
 Spain 7 0 0 7 10 67 −57 0.00%
 Turkey 10 9 0 1 106 19 +87 90.00%
 Turkmenistan 1 0 0 1 2 7 −5 0.00%
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 23 0 +23 100.00%
 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 3 12 −9 0.00%
Total 145 55 1 89 639 935 -296 35.66%

All-time record against other teams[]

As of 28 March 2012[7]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost For Aga Diff Win %
Austria WEV Vienna 5 1 1 3 16 33 −17 20.00%
Switzerland EHC Basel 1 0 0 1 4 11 −7 0.00%
Switzerland HC Lugano 1 0 0 1 4 9 −5 0.00%
 Yugoslavia B 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0.00%
Romania Steaua Rangers 2 0 0 2 6 15 −9 0.00%
Total 10 1 1 8 31 72 -41 16.81%

References[]

  1. ^ The Ice Station
  2. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "2017 IIHF World Championship Division III – South Africa (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. ^ "South-Africa-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. ^ "South-Africa-Men-Unofficial-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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