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South Africa
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Rhinos
Association South African Ice Hockey Federation
GM Christiaan Venter
Head coach Björn Kinding
Assistants Gavin Smith
Captain Uthman Samaai
Most games Jack Valadas (87)
Top scorer Michael Edwards (41)
Most points Michael Edwards (82)
Home stadium GrandWest Ice Station[1]
IIHF code RSA
IIHF ranking 47 Decrease 1 (6 June 2021)[2]
Highest IIHF ranking 37 (2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking 52 (2022)
Team colours                    
South Africa national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys
First international
Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 12–3 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 South Africa
(Lausanne, Switzerland; 3 March 1961)
Biggest win
South Africa Flag of South Africa 33–1 Flag of Armenia Armenia
(Mexico City, Mexico; 7 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 32–0 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 South Africa
(Bled, Slovenia; 16 March 1993)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 31 (first in 1961)
Best result 19th (1961, 1966)
International record (W-L-T)
60–92–1

The South Africa national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of South Africa. The team is controlled by the South African Ice Hockey Federation and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 25 February 1937. As of 29 September 2022, South Africa is currently ranked 51st in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships. South Africa is the only African-based team that competes in IIHF tournaments.

The current crest on the team jersey consists of a rhino, with the previous one being the crest of the National Sports Council or various iterations of the national flag.[3][4][5]

Previous "Floral" logo

World Championship record[]

Year City Country Result
1961 Geneva & Lausanne Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5th place in Group C (19th)
1966 Jesenice Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 3rd place in Group C (19th)
1992 Johannesburg Flag of South Africa South Africa 2nd place in Group C2 (28th)
1993 Bled Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 12th place in Group C (32nd)
1994 Barcelona Flag of Spain Spain 8th place in Group C2 (35th)
1995 Johannesburg Flag of South Africa South Africa 8th place in Group C2 (37th)
1997 Ankara Flag of Turkey Turkey 1st Group E (NR)
1998 Krugersdorp Flag of South Africa South Africa 5th place in Group D (37th)
1999 Krugersdorp Flag of South Africa South Africa 5th place in Group D (37th)
2000 Reykjavík Flag of Iceland Iceland 4th place in Group D (37th)
2001 Majadahonda Flag of Spain Spain 4th place in Division IIA (36th)
2002 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa 5th place in Division II Group A (37th)
2003 Seoul Flag of South Korea South Korea 5th place in Division II Group A (38th)
2004 Elektrėnai Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 6th place in Division II Group B (40th)
2005 Mexico City Flag of Mexico Mexico Silver in Division III (42nd)
2006 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th place in Division II Group A (40th)
2007 Dundalk Flag of Ireland Ireland 4th place in Division III (44th)
2008 Kockelscheuer Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Silver in Division III (42nd)
2009 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2010 Yerevan Flag of Armenia Armenia Bronze in Division III Group B (44th)
2011 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa Silver in Division III (42nd)
2012 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th in Division II Group B (39th)
2013 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa Gold in Division III (41st)
2014 Jaca Flag of Spain Spain 5th in Division II Group B (39th)
2015 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa 6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2016 Istanbul Flag of Turkey Turkey Silver in Division III (42nd)
2017 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 5th in Division III (45th)
2018 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa 5th in Division III (45th)
2019 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 6th in Division III (46th)
2020 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa All lower division tournaments
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
2022 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa Gold in Division III Group B (42nd)
2023 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa 3rd in Division III (43rd)

All-time record against other national teams[]

Last match update: 18 March 2022[8]

Opponent Played Won Lost Tied Goals For Goals Against Diff Win %
Flag of Armenia Armenia 2 1 1 0 35 10 +25 50.00%
Flag of Australia Australia 7 0 7 0 23 63 −40 0.00%
Flag of Belgium Belgium 10 1 9 0 17 88 −71 10.00%
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 4 0 0 29 5 +24 100.00%
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 7 0 7 0 10 53 −43 0.00%
Flag of China China 3 0 3 0 5 17 −12 0.00%
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 0 18 15 +3 50.00%
Flag of Croatia Croatia 1 0 1 0 1 11 −10 0.00%
Flag of Denmark Denmark 2 0 2 0 2 15 −13 0.00%
Flag of Estonia Estonia 2 0 2 0 1 42 −41 0.00%
Flag of France France 1 0 1 0 2 11 −9 0.00%
Flag of Georgia Georgia 4 3 1 0 22 9 +13 88.00%
Flag of Greece Greece 5 5 0 0 50 8 +42 100.00%
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 15 1 +14 100.00%
Flag of Hungary Hungary 4 0 4 0 7 57 −50 0.00%
Flag of Iceland Iceland 2 2 0 0 14 6 +8 100.00%
Flag of Ireland Ireland 3 2 1 0 13 11 +2 66.67%
Flag of Israel Israel 8 1 7 0 21 46 −25 12.50%
Flag of Italy Italy 2 0 2 0 2 35 −33 0.00%
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1 0 1 0 0 32 −32 0.00%
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 1 0 1 0 1 16 −15 0.00%
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 9 6 3 0 53 26 +27 71.43%
Flag of Mexico Mexico 7 2 5 0 24 22 +2 28.57%
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 5 5 0 0 51 9 +41 100.00%
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 1 0 1 0 4 8 −4 0.00%
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 13 9 3 1 56 38 +18 69.23%
Flag of North Korea North Korea 4 1 3 0 8 18 −20 25.00%
Flag of Romania Romania 2 0 2 0 3 33 −30 0.00%
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 3 0 10 40 −30 0.00%
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1 0 1 0 0 29 −29 0.00%
Flag of Korea South Korea 5 0 5 0 8 46 −38 0.00%
Flag of Spain Spain 7 0 7 0 10 67 −57 0.00%
Flag of Thailand Thailand 2 1 1 0 10 8 +2 50.00%
Flag of Turkey Turkey 10 9 1 0 106 19 +87 90.00%
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 1 0 1 0 2 7 −5 0.00%
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 23 0 +23 100.00%
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 0 1 0 3 12 −9 0.00%
Total 149 58 90 1 663 948 -285 38.93%

All-time record against other clubs and B teams[]

Last match update: 28 March 2012[9]

Opponent Played Won Lost Tied For Goals For Goals Against Win %
Flag of Austria WEV Vienna 5 1 3 1 16 33 −17 20.00%
Flag of Switzerland EHC Basel 1 0 1 0 4 11 −7 0.00%
Flag of Switzerland HC Lugano 1 0 1 0 4 9 −5 0.00%
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia B 1 0 1 0 1 4 −3 0.00%
Flag of Romania Steaua Rangers 2 0 2 0 6 15 −9 0.00%
Total 10 1 8 1 31 72 -41 16.81%

References[]

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