The South Africa 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. As of 30 May 2022, South Africa is currently ranked 51st in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in Division III B of the IIHF World Championships. It is the only African-based team that competes in IIHF tournaments.
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| Association | South African Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bjorn Kinding |
| Captain | Uthman Samaai |
| Most games | Andre Marais (84) |
| Top scorer | Michael Edwards (41) |
| Most points | Michael Edwards (82) |
| Home stadium | Grandwest Ice Rink[1] |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | RSA |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 51  1 (29 September 2022)[2] |
| Highest IIHF | 37 (2003) |
| Lowest IIHF | 52 (2022) |
| 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 | |
| Appearances | 30 (first in 1961) |
| Best result | 19th (1961, 1966) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 58–90–1 | |
World Championship recordEdit
| Year | City | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Geneva & Lausanne |  Switzerland |
5th place in Group C (19th) |
| 1966 | Jesenice | Yugoslavia |
3rd place in Group C (19th) |
| 1992 | Johannesburg | South Africa |
2nd place in Group C2 (28th) |
| 1993 | Bled |  Slovenia |
12th place in Group C (32nd) |
| 1994 | Barcelona |  Spain |
8th place in Group C2 (35th) |
| 1995 | Johannesburg | South Africa |
8th place in Group C2 (37th) |
| 1997 | Ankara |  Turkey |
1st Group E (NR) |
| 1998 | Krugersdorp | South Africa |
5th place in Group D (37th) |
| 1999 | Krugersdorp | South Africa |
5th place in Group D (37th) |
| 2000 | Reykjavík |  Iceland |
4th place in Group D (37th) |
| 2001 | Majadahonda | Spain |
4th place in Division IIA (36th) |
| 2002 | Cape Town | South Africa |
5th place in Division II Group A (37th) |
| 2003 | Seoul |  South Korea |
5th place in Division II Group A (38th) |
| 2004 | Elektrėnai |  Lithuania |
6th place in Division II Group B (40th) |
| 2005 | Mexico City |  Mexico |
Silver in Division III (42nd) |
| 2006 | Sofia |  Bulgaria |
6th place in Division II Group A (40th) |
| 2007 | Dundalk |  Ireland |
4th place in Division III (44th) |
| 2008 | Luxembourg City |  Luxembourg |
Silver in Division III (42nd) |
| 2009 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
6th in Division II Group B (40th) |
| 2010 | Yerevan | Armenia |
Bronze in Division III Group B (44th) |
| 2011 | Cape Town | South Africa |
Silver in Division III (42nd) |
| 2012 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
6th in Division II Group B (39th) |
| 2013 | Cape Town | South Africa |
Gold in Division III (41st) |
| 2014 | Jaca | Spain |
5th in Division II Group B (39th) |
| 2015 | Cape Town | South Africa |
6th in Division II Group B (40th) |
| 2016 | Istanbul | Turkey |
2nd in Division III (42nd) |
| 2017 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
5th in Division III (45th) |
| 2018 | Cape Town | South Africa |
5th in Division III (45th) |
| 2019 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
6th in Division III (46th) |
| 2020 | Cape Town | South Africa |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] |
| 2021 | Cape Town | South Africa |
All lower division tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] |
| 2022 | Cape Town | South Africa |
Gold in Division IIIB (42nd) |
All-time record against other nationsEdit
As of 18 March 22[5]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Goals For | Goals Against | Diff | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 50.00% |
 Australia |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 0.00% |
 Belgium |
10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 88 | −71 | 10.00% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 100.00% |
| Bulgaria |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 53 | −43 | 0.00% |
 China |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0.00% |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 50.00% |
 Croatia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0.00% |
 Denmark |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0.00% |
 Estonia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | −41 | 0.00% |
 France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0.00% |
 Georgia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 57 | −50 | 0.00% |
| Iceland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 100.00% |
| Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 66.67% |
 Israel |
8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 12.50% |
 Italy |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0.00% |
| Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 71.43% |
| Mexico |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28.57% |
 Mongolia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | +41 | 100.00% |
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0.00% |
 New Zealand |
13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 69.23% |
 North Korea |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | −20 | 25.00% |
 Romania |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 0.00% |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 0.00% |
| South Korea |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 46 | −38 | 0.00% |
| Spain |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 67 | −57 | 0.00% |
 Thailand |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 50.00% |
| Turkey |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 19 | +87 | 90.00% |
 Turkmenistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.00% |
 United Arab Emirates |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 100.00% |
| Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0.00% |
| Total | 149 | 58 | 90 | 1 | 663 | 948 | -285 | 38.93% |
All-time record against other teamsEdit
As of 28 March 2012[6]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | For | Goals For | Goals Against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WEV Vienna |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 20.00% |
| EHC Basel |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0.00% |
| HC Lugano |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0.00% |
| Yugoslavia B |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00% |
| Steaua Rangers |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0.00% |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 72 | -41 | 16.81% |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ The Ice Station
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "South-Africa-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "South-Africa-Men-Unofficial-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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