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| Nickname(s) | Junior Ice Blacks |
|---|---|
| Association | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |
| GM | Dave Fraser |
| Head coach | Justin Daigle |
| Assistants | Andrew Spiller |
| Captain | Shaun Brown |
| Most games | Joshua Hay (21) |
| Top scorer | Joshua Hay (20) |
| Most points | Joshua Hay (35) |
| IIHF code | NZL |
| Team colours | |
| 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) | |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
| 34-37-1 | |
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.
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[]
- 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 6th in Division III (40th overall)
- 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 2nd in Division III (36th overall)
- 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 6th in Division II Group A (34th overall)
- 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 3rd in Division III (37th overall)
- 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 1st in Division III (35th overall)
- 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 4th in Division III (38th overall)
- 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 5th in Division III (39th overall)
- 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 3rd in Division III (37th overall)
- 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 3rd in Division III (37th overall)
- 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 2nd in Division III (36th overall)
- 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 2nd in Division III (36th overall)
- 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 3rd in Division III (37th overall)
- 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 4th in Division III (38th overall)
- 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 6th in Division III (40th overall)
- 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 8th in Division III (42nd overall)
- 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 6th in Division III (40th overall)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New Zealand U20 All Time Results. National Teams of Ice Hockey.
- ↑ 2012 IIHC U20 World Championship Division III. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ New Zealand. National Teams of Ice Hockey.
- ↑ Chris Eaden. Elite Prospects.
External links[]
| Men's national under-20 ice hockey teams | |
|---|---|
| Africa | South Africa |
| Americas | Canada - Jamaica* - Mexico - United States |
| Asia and Oceania | Australia - China - Chinese Taipei - India - Indonesia* - Israel - Japan - Kazakhstan - Korea (North) - Korea (South) - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan - Malaysia - Mongolia - New Zealand - Philippines - Thailand - United Arab Emirates |
| Europe | Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czechia - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Great Britain - Greece* - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine |
| Former teams | CIS - Czechoslovakia - Serbia and Montenegro - Soviet Union - Yugoslavia - |
| * * IIHF associate members | |
| Ice hockey in New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | New Zealand Ice Hockey League Botany Swarm - Canterbury Red Devils - Dunedin Thunder - Skycity Stampede - West Auckland Admirals |
| National teams | Men's - Women's - Men's under-20 - Men's under-18 - Women's under-18 |
| Other articles | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation -Trans-Tasman Champions League |
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