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Mongolia men's national ice hockey team

The Mongolia national ice hockey team (Mongolian: Монголын хоккейн үндэсний шигшээ баг) is the national ice hockey team of Mongolia. They are controlled by the Mongolian Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 15 May 1999. Mongolia participated in several World Championship tournaments from late 2000s to early 2010s, but since 2013, have only played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

Mongolia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationMongolian Hockey Federation
Head coachMergen Arslan
AssistantsMunkhnasan Otgonbayar
CaptainMishigsuren Namjil
Most gamesMishigsuren Namjil (64)
Top scorerMishigsuren Namjil (38)
Most pointsMishigsuren Namjil (91)
Home stadiumSteppe Arena
Team colors     
IIHF codeMGL
Ranking
Current IIHF58 Steady (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF45 (first in 2008)
Lowest IIHF58 (first in 2023)
First international
South Korea  14–1  Mongolia
(Gangneung, South Korea; 31 January 1999)
Biggest win
Mongolia  21–1  Bahrain
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 1 February 2011)
Mongolia  20–0  India
(Bangkok, Thailand; 16 March 2013)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  40–0  Mongolia
(Gangneung, South Korea; 2 February 1999)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2007)
Best result45th (2007)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances4 (first in 1999)
Best result5th (1999)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances9 (first in 2009)
Best result 1st (2018, 2019)
International record (W–L–T)
35–59–0
Medal record
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pasay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kuala Lumpur
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bangkok
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bangkok
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Abu Dhabi
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Taipei City
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Abu Dhabi

Mongolia is currently ranked 57th in the IIHF World Ranking.

History edit

Mongolia made its debut at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. The national team did not participate in any IIHF tournaments until the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Ireland. They played four games, losing all four by a combined margin of three goals for to 45 goals against. In 2008, Mongolia played in the IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Luxembourg, and again they lost all of their games. Goal margin was 11 goals for and 59 against in five games. In the 2009 tournament, they chose to forfeit the games and withdrew from the tournament. All of the games were marked as 5–0 forfeits towards the team. In 2010, the team was placed in group B of Division III. They started off the tournament against North Korea, and they lost (22–1). Then they lost to South Africa (12–1) and to Armenia (15–0). Goal margin was 2 goals and 49 against. They finished the tournament with a 3rd place rematch against South Africa. Mongolia scored three times, but it was not enough as South Africa won 8–3. Mongolia however finished the tournament with its first-ever podium position, finishing third overall in the group after Armenia was suspended by the IIHF.

Many players also represent the Mongolia national bandy team.

Withdrawal from 2009 and 2011 IIHF tournaments edit

The Mongolian Hockey Federation announced that their men's and U18 teams would not be participating in the 2011 IIHF tournaments due to financial trouble and lack of ice hockey equipment. Mongolia cancelled their trips to their respective tournaments. Mongolia men's team was scheduled to travel to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in Division III, while the U18 team was scheduled to participate in Division III in Taipei City, Taiwan. They had previously withdrawn from the 2009 Division III tournament as well.

Tournament record edit

World Championships edit

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1930 through 1998 Not an IIHF member
1999 through 2006 did not enter
2007   Dundalk 45th place
(5th in Division III)		 4 0 0 0 4
2008   Kockelscheuer 46th place
(6th in Division III)		 5 0 0 0 5
2009   Dunedin Withdrew from tournament
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2010   Yerevan 48th place
(4th in Division III B)		 3 0 0 0 3
2011   Cape Town Withdrew from tournament
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2012   Erzurum 46th place
(6th in Division III)		 5 0 0 0 5
2013   Abu Dhabi 47th place
(3rd in Division III Q)		 3 0 0 0 2
2014 through 2022 did not participate
(Due to lack of indoor ice rink in Mongolia)
2023   Ulaanbaatar 53rd place
(2nd in Division IV)		 3 2 0 1 0
2024   Kuwait City 53rd place 1st in (Division IV) 3 3 0 0 0
2025 TBD to be determined (Division III B) 0 0 0 0
Total 6/16 24 4 0 1 19

Asian Winter Games edit

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1986 through 1996 did not enter
1999   Gangneung 5th place 2 0 0 0 2
2003   Aomori 6th place 2 0 0 0 2
2007   Changchun did not participate
2011   Astana 9th place
(4th in Premier Division)		 6 3 0 0 3
2017   Sapporo 8th place
(4th in Division I)		 5 2 0 0 3
Total 4/5 15 5 0 0 10

Challenge Cup of Asia edit

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2008   Hong Kong did not participate
2009   Abu Dhabi 5th place 5 3 0 0 2
2010   Taipei City 6th place 5 1 0 0 4
2011 through 2012 did not participate
2013   Bangkok   3rd place 7 5 0 0 2
2014   Abu Dhabi   3rd place 5 3 0 0 2
2015   Taipei City   3rd place 4 2 0 0 2
2016   Abu Dhabi   3rd place 4 2 0 0 2
2017   Bangkok   2nd place 4 3 0 1 0
2018   Pasay   1st place 4 3 0 0 1
2019   Kuala Lumpur   1st place 5 4 0 0 1
2020   Singapore Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Total 9/13 43 26 0 1 16

Current roster edit

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division IV.[2]

Head coach: Mergen Arslan

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Club
1 G Baatarkhuu Sodbileg 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2007-02-24)24 February 2007 (aged 17)   Mergen Hockey Academy
2 D Ariunbileg Erdenebat 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2005-10-19)19 October 2005 (aged 18)   Mergen Hockey Academy
4 D Batgerel Zorigt 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 36)   ZandT
5 F Munkhzaya Enkhtur 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (aged 34)   ZandT
6 F Gerelt Ider 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 26)   Khangarid
8 F Urtnasan Nyamdavaa 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2001-11-25)25 November 2001 (aged 22)   Otgon Od
9 F Ganbaatar Munkhtulga 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2000-10-28)28 October 2000 (aged 23)   Sharingol
14 F Gendunov Batu Batorovich – A 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (240 lb) (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 25)   Darkhan
11 F Chinzolboo Mishigsuren 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 17)   Khangarid
12 D Enkusukh Erdenetogtokh 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 29)   Khangarid
15 F Bilguun Boldbaatar 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (2005-02-08)8 February 2005 (aged 19)   Khangarid
16 D Batbayasgalan Baatar 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1998-08-30)30 August 1998 (aged 25)   Sharingol
17 F Tsengel Undarmaa 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2006-07-06)6 July 2006 (aged 17)   Mergen Hockey Academy
18 F Mishigsuren Namjil – C 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1983-03-29)29 March 1983 (aged 41)   Khangarid
19 F Lkhagvadorj Davaanyam 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2006-01-04)4 January 2006 (aged 18)   Mergen Hockey Academy
20 F Tsogtoo Shinebayar 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 30)   Otgon Od
23 F Purevdorj Munkhmend 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (aged 19)   Otgon Od
24 F Tserenbaljir Baatarkhuu 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 30)   Khangarid
30 G Baatarkhuu Bazarvaani 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1990-11-08)8 November 1990 (aged 33)   Khangarid

Fixture and results edit

2024 edit

All times are local (UTC+3).

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 9 S2 = 3 GT1 = 55:05 - Gerelt (SH) GT2 = 52:59 - Jufino

16 April 2024
14:00		Mongolia  9-3
(2–0, 2–1, 5–2)		  IndonesiaKuwait Ice Skating Rink, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Referee:
  Kang Tae-woo
Linesmen:
  Abdallah Al-Hammadi
  Chua Jien Yang
09:53 - Batu1–0
18:37 - Enkhsukh2–0
21:43 – Batu (PP)3–0
28:14 -(Enkh-Amgalan)4–0
4–137:15 - Abraham
44:39 - Nyamdavaa5–1
5–246:44 - Nathaniel
47:10 - Nyamdavaa6–2
48:12 - Namjil7–2
51:23 - Tsengel8–2
55:05 - Gerelt (SH)9–352:59 - Jufino
34 minPenalties4 min
8Shots6
18 April 2024
18:00		Mongolia  5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)		  KuwaitKuwait Ice Skating Rink, Kuwait City
Attendance: 260
Game reference
Referee:
  Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
  Chua Jien Yang
  Marco Tomasello
162 minPenalties194 min
30Shots9
19 April 2024
14:00		Malaysia  2–14
(1–7, 0–2, 1–5)		  MongoliaKuwait Ice Skating Rink, Kuwait City
Attendance: 76
Game reference
Muhammad Haikal
Muhammad Tengku		GoaliesBazarvaani Baatarkhuu
Baatarkhuu Sodbileg		Referee:
  Kang Tae-woo
Linesmen:
  Benjamin Huang
  Marco Tomasello
0–105:11 – Lkhagvadorj (Mishigsuren, Enkhsukh)
Lim (Versluis, Mohammad) – 06:451–1
1–207:49 – Munkhtulga (Enkh-Amgalan)
1–308:36 – Batorovich
1–412:12 – Batorovich (Nyamdavaa) (PP)
1–518:00 – Ariunbileg
1–618:45 – Batorovich (Bilguun, Namjil)
1–719:38 – Munkhtuvshin (Shinebayar)
1–823:29 – Enkhsukh (Tserenbaljir)
1–929:16 – Lkhagvadorj
1–1044:51 – Nyamdavaa
1–1145:25 – Ariunbileg (Batorovich)
1–1251:26 – Namjil (Batorovich, Tsengel)
Raja (Versluis) (PP) – 52:162–12
2–1358:09 – Tserenbaljir (Gerelt, Tsengel)
2–1458:54 – Mishigsuren (Tsengel)
8 minPenalties17 min
9Shots26

All-time record against other national teams edit

Last match update: 19 April 2024[3]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
  Armenia 1 0 0 1 0 15
  Bahrain 1 1 0 0 21 1
  Chinese Taipei 5 0 0 5 9 49
  Georgia 1 1 0 0 6 0
  Greece 5 0 0 5 7 29
  Hong Kong 6 2 0 4 26 26
  India 2 2 0 0 30 0
  Indonesia 2 2 0 0 14 4
  Ireland 3 0 0 3 4 24
  Israel 1 0 0 1 0 5
  Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 1 65
  Kuwait 8 8 0 0 50 12
  Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 1 3 13
  Luxembourg 5 0 0 5 2 34
  Macau 3 3 0 0 18 3
  Malaysia 6 5 0 1 53 27
  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1 15
  North Korea 3 0 0 3 3 51
  Philippines 4 1 0 3 20 22
  Singapore 7 7 0 0 58 9
  South Africa 5 0 0 5 9 51
  South Korea 2 0 0 2 2 37
  Thailand 10 6 0 4 46 37
  Turkey 4 0 0 4 3 31
  United Arab Emirates 8 0 0 8 13 38
Total 94 35 0 59 371 591

Mongolia was awarded a 5–0 victory over Armenia in the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament after Armenia had their statistics and final scores expunged from the IIHF tournaments due to player eligibility issues. The score of the game was originally 15–0 for Armenia.

References edit

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Mongolia". IIHF.com. 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Mongolia-Men-Official-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

External links edit

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