New Zealand men's national junior ice hockey team

The New Zealand men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of New Zealand. The team is controlled by the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

New Zealand
Nickname(s)Junior Ice Blacks
AssociationNew Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General ManagerDave Fraser
Head coachJustin Daigle
AssistantsAndrew Spiller
CaptainShaun Brown
Most gamesJoshua Hay (21)
Top scorerJoshua Hay (20)
Most pointsJoshua Hay (35)
Team colors   
IIHF codeNZL
First international
 New Zealand 3 - 2 Turkey 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; January 5, 2004)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 20 - 1 Turkey 
(Belgrade, Serbia; January 18, 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 19 - 0 New Zealand 
(Bucharest, Romania; December 13, 2005)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances16 (first in 2004)
Best result34th (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
34-37-1

History

New Zealand played its first game in 2004 against Turkey during the Division III tournament of the 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship.[1] New Zealand won the game 3–2. The following year New Zealand gained promotion to Division II after finishing second in the Division III tournament of the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship. During the 2006 Division II Group A tournament New Zealand suffered their worst defeat in international competition, losing to the Netherlands men's national junior ice hockey team 0–19.[1] The team continued to compete at the World Championships up until 2008 where they gained promotion after winning the Division III tournament. During the tournament they also achieved their largest ever victory in international competition when they defeated Turkey 20–1.[1] In 2009 New Zealand did not send a team to compete in the 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship but returned the following year to compete in the 2010 Division III tournament. In 2012 they finished third in the Division III tournament held in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1][2]

Chris Eaden currently holds the team record for most points with 28 all of which he scored during the 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, his only appearance for the New Zealand under-20 team.[3][4]

International competitions

References
  1. "New Zealand U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  2. "2012 IIHC U20 World Championship Division III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. "New Zealand". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  4. "Chris Eaden". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2011-11-13.


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