South Africa national ice hockey team

South Africa
	; South Africa uses the emblem of the National Sports Council as a badge on their players jerseys.
Association	South African Ice Hockey Federation
GM	Dawid Brits
Head coach	Bob Deraney
Assistants	Larry O'Donnell
Captain	Andre Marais
Most games	Andre Marais (74)
Most points	Michael Edwards (81)
Home stadium	Grandwest Ice Arena
IIHF code	RSA
IIHF ranking	47 1 (6 June 2021)
Highest IIHF ranking	37 (2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking	46 (2020)
Team colours
First international
	Yugoslavia 12–3 South Africa; (Lausanne, Switzerland; 3 March 1961)
Biggest win
	South Africa 33–1 Armenia; (Mexico City, Mexico; 7 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
	Kazakhstan 32–0 South Africa; (Bled, Slovenia; 16 March 1993)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	29 (first in 1961)
Best result	19th (1961, 1966)
International record (W-L-T)
	55–89–1

The South African national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of South Africa. It 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. It was the only African-based team in the IIHF. South Africa is currently ranked 46th in the world rankings and competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships.

World Championship record[]

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

Roster[]

From the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III.^[5]

#	Name	Pos	S/C	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
18	Cameron Birrell	F	L	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1990-08-13)13 August 1990 (aged 26 )	Pretoria Capitals
20	Gary Bock	G	L	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	120 kg (260 lb)	(1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 33 )	Johannesburg Wildcats
08 8	Xander Botha	F	L	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1994-10-06)6 October 1994 (aged 22 )	Pretoria Capitals
23	Callum Bremner	D	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 22 )	Johannesburg Wildcats
07 7	Dylan Compton	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 20 )	Bradford Bulls
14	Marinus de Jager	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1999-04-26)26 April 1999 (aged 17 )	Pretoria Capitals
03 3	Reegan du Buisson	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 21 )	Pretoria Capitals
06 6	Michael Edwards	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1978-09-20)20 September 1978 (aged 38 )	Cape Town Penguins
09 9	Marc Giot	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1981-07-23)23 July 1981 (aged 35 )	Cape Town Penguins
21	Jason Gonsalves	D	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1992-09-04)4 September 1992 (aged 24 )	Pretoria Capitals
19	Keenan Gordan	D	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 20 )	Cape Town Storm
16	Brandon Husselman	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 19 )	Pretoria Capitals
05 5	Deen Magmoed	D	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 26 )	Cape Town Penguins
15	Reelan Malgas	D	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	67 kg (148 lb)	(1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 21 )	Pretoria Capitals
12	Andre Marais	D	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 35 )	Pretoria Capitals
01 1	Charl Pretorius	G	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1997-02-19)19 February 1997 (aged 20 )	Elmira Soaring Eagles
24	Uthman Samaai	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	102 kg (225 lb)	(1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 23 )	Cape Town Penguins
04 4	Joaquim Valadas	F	L	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 32 )	Johannesburg Wildcats
13	Jean-Michel van Doesburgh	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 31 )	Cape Town Storm
11	Denzil Verwey	D	L	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1995-03-31)31 March 1995 (aged 21 )	Johannesburg Wildcats
10	Marinus Willemstijn	F	R	ft 0 in (0.00 m)	77 kg (170 lb)	(1990-02-02)2 February 1990 (aged 27 )	Pretoria Capitals

All-time record against other nations[]

As of 28 April 2019^[6]

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Aga	Diff	Win %
Armenia	2	1	0	1	35	10	+25	50.00%
Australia	7	0	0	7	23	63	−40	0.00%
Belgium	10	1	0	9	17	88	−71	10.00%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0	0	15	0	+15	100.00%
Bulgaria	7	0	0	7	10	53	−43	0.00%
China	3	0	0	3	5	17	−12	0.00%
Chinese Taipei	3	2	0	1	18	15	+3	50.00%
Croatia	1	0	0	1	1	11	−10	0.00%
Denmark	2	0	0	2	2	15	−13	0.00%
Estonia	2	0	0	2	1	42	−41	0.00%
France	1	0	0	1	2	11	−9	0.00%
Georgia	4	3	0	1	22	9	+13	88.00%
Greece	5	5	0	0	50	8	+42	100.00%
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	15	1	+14	100.00%
Hungary	4	0	0	4	7	57	−50	0.00%
Iceland	2	2	0	0	14	6	+8	100.00%
Ireland	3	2	0	1	13	11	+2	66.67%
Israel	8	1	0	7	21	46	−25	12.50%
Italy	2	0	0	2	2	35	−33	0.00%
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	0	32	−32	0.00%
Lithuania	1	0	0	1	1	16	−15	0.00%
Luxembourg	9	6	0	3	53	26	+27	71.43%
Mexico	7	2	0	5	24	22	+2	28.57%
Mongolia	5	5	0	0	51	9	+41	100.00%
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	4	8	−4	0.00%
New Zealand	13	9	1	3	56	38	+18	69.23%
North Korea	4	1	0	3	8	18	−20	25.00%
Romania	2	0	0	2	3	33	−30	0.00%
Serbia and Montenegro	3	0	0	3	10	40	−30	0.00%
Slovenia	1	0	0	1	0	29	−29	0.00%
South Korea	5	0	0	5	8	46	−38	0.00%
Spain	7	0	0	7	10	67	−57	0.00%
Turkey	10	9	0	1	106	19	+87	90.00%
Turkmenistan	1	0	0	1	2	7	−5	0.00%
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	23	0	+23	100.00%
Yugoslavia	1	0	0	1	3	12	−9	0.00%
Total	145	55	1	89	639	935	-296	35.66%

All-time record against other teams[]

As of 28 March 2012^[7]

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Aga	Diff	Win %
WEV Vienna	5	1	1	3	16	33	−17	20.00%
EHC Basel	1	0	0	1	4	11	−7	0.00%
HC Lugano	1	0	0	1	4	9	−5	0.00%
Yugoslavia B	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0.00%
Steaua Rangers	2	0	0	2	6	15	−9	0.00%
Total	10	1	1	8	31	72	-41	16.81%

References[]

↑ The Ice Station
↑ IIHF Men's World Ranking (6 June 2021).
↑ Men’s Division II, III cancelled. IIHF.
↑ IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.
↑ 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III – South Africa (Men). International Ice Hockey Federation.
↑ South-Africa-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf. National Teams of Ice Hockey.
↑ South-Africa-Men-Unofficial-Results.pdf. National Teams of Ice Hockey.

External links[]

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[1] The Ice Station

[IIHF_Men.27s_World_Ranking-2] IIHF Men's World Ranking (6 June 2021).

[3] Men’s Division II, III cancelled. IIHF.

[4] IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.

[5] 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III – South Africa (Men). International Ice Hockey Federation.

[NTOIH_ALLTIMERECORD-6] South-Africa-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf. National Teams of Ice Hockey.

[NTOIH_UNOFFICIALRECORD-7] South-Africa-Men-Unofficial-Results.pdf. National Teams of Ice Hockey.

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