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.
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| Association | Mongolian Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mergen Arslan |
| Assistants | Otgonbayar Munkhnasan Munkhzul Purev Ulziibayar Sodov |
| Captain | Mishigsuren Namjil |
| Most games | Mishigsuren Namjil (61) |
| Top scorer | Mishigsuren Namjil (36) |
| Most points | Mishigsuren Namjil (85) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | MGL |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | NR (24 April 2020)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 45 (2008) |
| Lowest IIHF | 50 (2015) |
| First international | |
South Korea .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | 45th (2007) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | 5th (1999) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2009) |
| Best result |  1st (2018, 2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 34–57–0 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Challenge Cup of Asia | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2018 Pasay | |
| 2019 Kuala Lumpur | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2017 Bangkok | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2013 Bangkok | |
| 2014 Abu Dhabi | |
| 2015 Taipei City | |
| 2016 Abu Dhabi | |
Mongolia is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not participated in the World Championships since 2013, when the IIHF enacted new "minimum participation standards", stipulating that the country must have at least one functional, full-sized indoor rink.
History
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 at 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
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
World Championships
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 through 2020 | Did not participate | ||||||
| Total | 5/14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
Asian Winter Games
| 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
| 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 | |
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 9 March 2019[2]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Thailand | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 37 |
| Singapore | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 9 |
 Kuwait | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 25 |
 Macau | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
 South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
 North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
| Turkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
 Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 49 |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 51 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 26 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| Total | 91 | 34 | 0 | 57 | 357 | 568 |
Note: 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
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "Mongolia-Men-Official-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 24 May 2019.