India men's national junior ice hockey team
The India men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of India. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of India, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished in last place after losing all of their games.
| Association | Ice Hockey Association of India |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Subrat Mahapatra |
| Head coach | Mushtaque Giri |
| Assistants | Amit Belwal Gamandeep Singh |
| Captain | Tsewang Dorjay |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | IND |
| First international | |
 United Arab Emirates 6 – 0 India  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Kyrgyzstan 13 – 2 India (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 17 December 2017) | |
| IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 5th (2018) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 0–4–0 | |
History
The India men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against the United Arab Emirates which they lost 0–6.[1] India went on to lose their other three games of the tournament against Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines, finishing the tournament in last place.[1][3] The loss to Kyrgyzstan of 2–13 is currently the teams worst on record.[2] Forward Tsewang Dorjay was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.[4]
International competitions
- 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 5th
Players and personnel
Current roster
For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[5][6]
| # | Name | Pos | S/G | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Stanzin Angchok | F | R | 21 |
| 42 | Tsering Angdus | F | R | 23 |
| 27 | Pranav Dogra | F | R | 21 |
| 30 | Tsewang Dorjay | F | R | 23 |
| 12 | Vishal Jawahrani | D | R | 21 |
| 29 | Tousif Khan | F | R | 21 |
| 33 | Pariket Mahapatra | G | L | 18 |
| 7 | Ghulam Mustafa | F | R | 23 |
| 23 | Stanzin Namgial | D | R | 21 |
| 87 | Deldan Namgyal | F | R | 21 |
| 69 | Padma Namgyal | G | L | 22 |
| 5 | Tsewang Nurboo | D | R | 21 |
| 97 | Stanzin Pasang | D | R | 22 |
| 52 | Suraj Pawar | F | R | 24 |
| 18 | Shabbir Shah | F | R | 23 |
| 25 | Abhimanyu Sharma | F | R | 22 |
| 81 | Aryaman Sharma | D | R | 22 |
| 8 | Adhiraj Sood | F | R | 22 |
| 10 | Karma Stein | F | R | 18 |
| 40 | Tsewang Thinlay | D | R | 21 |
Current team staff
For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[5]
- Head Coach: Mushtaque Giri
- Assistant Coach: Amit Belwal
- Assistant Coach: Gamandeep Singh
- General Manager: Subrat Mahapatra
- Team Leader: Harjinder Singh
- Team Doctor: Sarthak Patnaik
References
- "2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- "India U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- Merk, Martin (2017-12-18). "Malaysian juniors win". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- "IND – UAE Line-ups" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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