South African Ice Hockey Federation

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South Africa
SAIHA logo.jpg
Association nameSouth African Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF CodeRSA
IIHF membership25 February 1937
PresidentJason Cerff
IIHF men's ranking41st
IIHF women's ranking33rd
www.saihf.com

The South African Ice Hockey Federation (SAIHF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Yshokkie Federasie) is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in South Africa.[1][2] It was the first African nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation.

National teams[]

2020 South Africa Participation[]

Event Division Host Nation Host City Date Result
Men's DIV IIIB South Africa South Africa Cape Town 20–26 April 2020
Men U20 DIV III Bulgaria Bulgaria Sofia 13–19 January 2020
Men U18 Luxembourg Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 29 March - 4 April 2020
Women's DIV III Bulgaria Bulgaria Sofia 4–10 December 2019 Gold Medal

2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III[]

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 14 3 +11 9 Semifinals
2  Turkey 3 2 0 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 7 15 −8 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: IIHF
Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
13 January 2020 Australia  1 – 6 (, ) – 05:52 125
14 January 2020 Turkey  1 – 6 () – 53:13 95
16 January 2020 Chinese Taipei  5–3 (PP) – 29:06 / () – 34:24 / () – 49:38 / Vivier – 56:54 / Vivier (Meyer) (PP)(ENG) – 59:49 60
18 January 2019 New Zealand  1–2 (PP) – 15:22 75
19 January 2020 Chinese Taipei  –

2020 IIHF Women's World Championship – Division III[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 5 4 0 0 1 16 18 −2 12 Promotion to 2021 Division II B
2  Belgium (E) 5 3 0 0 2 22 13 +9 9
3  Romania (E) 5 2 1 1 1 22 15 +7 9
4  Bulgaria (E, H) 5 2 1 0 2 14 10 +4 8
5  Lithuania (E) 5 2 0 0 3 13 14 −1 6
6  Hong Kong (E) 5 0 0 1 4 4 21 −17 1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2019. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host
Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
4 December 2019 Romania  4–11 – 06:38 / (Schuurman) – 45:50 / () – 47:41 / Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) (SH) – 54:27 233
5 December 2019 Belgium  4–3 (, ) – 00:31 / Rhode (, Verwey) – 20:40 / (, Verwey) – 53:25 / Schuurman (Rhode) – 56:27 231
7 December 2019 Hong Kong  2–1 () – 27:02 / (Van Doesburgh) – 59:29 220
8 December 2019 Bulgaria  2–1 () – 51:42 / (, ) – 55:22 360
10 December 2019 Lithuania  4–2 Rhode – 04:48 / Keuler (Schuurman) – 23:55 / Marias (Schuurman, Doesburgh) – 30:43 / Rhode (Schuurman, Doesburgh) – 41:54

2019 South Africa Participation[]

Event Division Host Nation Host City Date Result
Men's DIV III Bulgaria Bulgaria Sofia 22–28 April 2019 6th Place
Men U20 DIV III Iceland Iceland Reykjavík 14–20 January 2019 7th Place
Men U18 South Africa South Africa Cape Town 9–12 April 2019 Bronze Medal
Women's DIV IIBQ South Africa South Africa Cape Town 13–18 January 2019 3rd Place
Relegation to 2020 Division III Group B

2019 IIHF World Championship Division III[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Bulgaria (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 39 7 +32 15 Promotion to 2020 Division II B
2  Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 21 17 +4 9
3  Turkmenistan 5 2 0 1 2 21 21 0 7
4  Luxembourg 5 2 0 0 3 15 20 −5 6
5  Chinese Taipei 5 1 1 0 3 23 35 −12 5
6  South Africa (R) 5 1 0 0 4 18 37 −19 3 Relegation to 2020 Division III B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
22 April 2019 Bulgaria  2–12 04:50 – , 29:28 – 850
23 April 2019 Turkmenistan  2–7 39:53 – , 48:50 – 136
25 April 2019 Luxembourg  2–5 05:19 – , 57:17 – 108
26 April 2019 Turkey  3–6 03:08 – , 12:42 – , 30:16 – 120
28 April 2019 Chinese Taipei  7–9 11:51, 18:03 – x2, 22:39, 41:51 – x2, 24:03, 27:46 – x2, 25:54 – , 47:42 – , 59:43 – 105

2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III[]

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 0 32 3 +29 9 Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 3 2 0 0 1 20 7 +13 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 3 24 −21 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: IIHF
Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
14 January 2019 Bulgaria  1 – 10 23:09 - D. Schuurman 53
15 January 2019 China  1 – 14 51:07 - D. Schuurman 45
17 January 2019 New Zealand  1 – 0 49:32 - D. Schuurman 42
19 January 2019 Chinese Taipei  1 – 7 39:38 - L. Meyer 42
20 January 2019 New Zealand  5 – 3 02:50 - D. Phakathi, 10:59,12:15 - D. Schuurman (x2), 50:20 - B. Delport, 55:03 - L. Meyer 43

Bracket[]

  5–8th place semifinals     5th place game
                 
  3A  Iceland 11  
  4B  New Zealand 1    
      3A  Iceland 5
      4A  Chinese Taipei 3
  3B  South Africa 1    
  4A  Chinese Taipei 7   7th place game
 
3B  South Africa 5
  4B  New Zealand 3

Final ranking[]

Promoted to 2020 IIHF U20 Division II B
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Turkey
4  Bulgaria
5  Iceland
6  Chinese Taipei
7  South Africa
8  New Zealand

2019 World U18 Ice Hockey Championships – Division III Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 0 22 5 +17 9 Promotion to Division III A
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 11 15 −4 6
3  South Africa (H) 3 0 1 0 2 13 15 −2 2
4  Luxembourg 3 0 0 1 2 8 19 −11 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
9 April 2019 Chinese Taipei  2 – 4 12:50,54:28 - R. Venter (x2) 250
10 April 2019 Hong Kong  5 – 6 25:14, 50:02 – L. Meyer (x2), 25:44 – R. Venter, 49:38 – S. Kluyts, 57:42 – B. Delport 166
12 April 2019 Luxembourg  5 – 6 GWS 14:28 – S.Kluyts, 15:57,43:47, 59:35 – L.Meyer (x3), 24:57 – B.Delport, GWS 65:00 – D.Kamish 139

2019 IIHF Women's World Championship – Division II Group B Qualification[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine (P) 4 4 0 0 0 17 5 +12 12 Promotion to 2020 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 24 7 +17 9
3  South Africa (H) 4 2 0 0 2 21 17 +4 6
4  Hong Kong 4 0 1 0 3 11 29 −18 2
5  Bulgaria 4 0 0 1 3 11 26 −15 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted
Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
13 January 2019 Ukraine  1 – 3 19:18 – 400
15 January 2019 Hong Kong  10 – 1 03:28, 31:05, 51:02 – (x3), 04:12, 14:00, 35:40, 41:33, 49:32 – (x5), 05:41 – , 34:44 – 200
17 January 2019 Bulgaria  8 – 4 01:52, 59:08 – (x2), 03:27 – , 19:24 – , 36:00, 59:42 – (x2), 49:35 – , 53:28 – 200
18 January 2019 Belgium  2 – 9 31:58 – , 43:27 – 400

2018 South Africa Participation[]

Event Division Host Nation Host City Date Result
Men's DIV III South Africa South Africa Cape Town 16 – 22 April 2017 5th Place
Men U20 DIV IIIQ South Africa South Africa Cape Town 26 – 28 January 2018 1st Place (Promoted to the 2019 U20 World Championship Division III)
Men U18 DIV IIIB New Zealand New Zealand Queenstown 26 – 28 April 2018 Bronze Medal
Women's DIV IIBQ Bulgaria Bulgaria Sofia 4 – 9 December 2017 3rd Place

2017 South Africa results[]

Event Division Host Nation Date Result
Men's Div. III Bulgaria Bulgaria 10–16 April 2017 5th Place
Men U20 Div. III New Zealand New Zealand 16–22 January 2017 8th Place
Men U18 Div IIIB Mexico Mexico 18–20 March 2017 Bronze Medal
Women's Div IIIBQ Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 12–17 December 2016 3rd Place

Provincial associations[]

Leagues[]

National competitions[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Passing the torch in South Africa". Letsplayhockey.com. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Ice hockey makes a return". Independent Online. South Africa. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

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