South Africa men's national junior ice hockey team

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

South Africa
South Africa uses their national emblem as a badge on their players jerseys.
AssociationSouth African Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager Mogamat Kamish
Head coach Jean-Michel van Doesburgh
Assistants Jacques Botha &
Dylan Compton
Most gamesRyan Marsh (19)
Christopher Engelbrecht (19)
Most pointsGregory Donde (17)
Home stadiumGrandwest Ice Arena[1]
Team colors       
IIHF codeRSA
First international
 Yugoslavia 8 - 1 South Africa 
(Tallinn, Estonia; 1 January 1996)
Biggest win
 South Africa 12 - 1 Bulgaria 
(Mexico City, Mexico; 15 January 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Great Britain 21 - 0 South Africa 
(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania; 9 January 2003)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1996)
Best result31st (2002)
International record (W–L–T)
11-34-2

History

South Africa played its first game in 1996 against Yugoslavia during the Group D tournament of the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. South Africa lost the game 8-1.[2] South Africa continued to play in Group D during the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships until 2001 where the International Ice Hockey Federation changed to playing format. South Africa was reseeded into the newly formed Division III tournament of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3] In 2002 South Africa gained promotion to Division II due to a restructuring that would increase the number of teams in Division II from eight to twelve.[3] The following year South Africa suffered their largest defeat against Great Britain during the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II Group A tournament. Great Britain shutout South Africa winning the game 21-0.[2] In 2004 South Africa finished last in their Division II Group B tournament and were relegated to Division III for the following year.[4]

South Africa did not participate in the following two World Championships, but returned to Division III for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, finishing fifth in the group of seven.[5]

International competitions

World Junior Championships

References
  1. The Ice Station
  2. "South Africa U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 295–298. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  4. "2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  5. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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