South Africa men's national junior ice hockey team

South Africa
South Africa uses their national emblem as a badge on their players jerseys.
Association South African Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager South Africa Jason Cerff
Head coach South Africa Marc Giot
Assistants South Africa Andre Marias
Most games Ryan Marsh (19)
Christopher Engelbrecht (19)
Most points Gregory Donde (17)
Home stadium Grandwest Ice Arena[1]
Team colors                    
IIHF code RSA
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
Appearances 11 (first in 1996)
Best result 31st (2002)
International record (W–L–T)
11-34-2

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.

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


2017 Roster

Roster for the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division III.

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Aslam Khan R 180 cm 87 kg 4 December 1998 South Africa Cape Town Penguins
20 Ryan Boyd L 170 cm 57 kg 5 March 2000 South Africa Kempton Park Sabers
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
5 Reece Till R 183 cm 80 kg 1 December 2000 South Africa Pretoria Capitals
6 Adam Vivier R 169 cm 57 kg 12 June 1997 South Africa Cape Town Penguins
8 Brandon Husselman R 188 cm 85 kg 8 August 1997 South Africa Pretoria Capitals
9 John Venter R 178 cm 76 kg 21 January 1999 South Africa Pretoria Capitals
11 Jean-Paul Brits L 185 cm 75 kg 16 August 1998 South Africa Cape Town Penguins
14 Mikhail Patrick R 174 cm 84 kg 25 January 1997 South Africa Cape Town Penguins
18 Matthew Cerff R 188 cm 85 kg 29 April 1999 South Africa Cape Town Storm
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
3 Marinus de Jager R 185 cm 76 kg 26 April 1999 South Africa Pretoria Capitals
4 Tyrone Steyn R 186 cm 89 kg 21 June 2000 South Africa Johannesburg Vipers
7 Dylan Compton R 180 cm 80 kg 5 March 1997 Canada Bradford Bulls
10 Matthew Ruthven R 167 cm 64 kg 13 December 1997 South Africa Kempton Park Sabers
12 Delano Schuurman R 174 cm 64 kg 13 December 1997 South Africa Kempton Park Sabers
13 Luke Vivier R 174 cm 62 kg 30 October 2000 South Africa Cape Town Penguins
15 Michael Stark R 175 cm 75 kg 8 August 1997 South Africa Cape Town Storm
16 Gareth Bremner R 180 cm 80 kg 2 January 1998 South Africa Kempton Park Sabers
17 Sky Johnson R 170 cm 70 kg 9 January 1999 South Africa Cape Town Storm
19 James Taljaard R 185 cm 70 kg 12 February 1998 South Africa Cape Town Penguins
23 Aidan Buekes L 184 cm 89 kg 28 September 1998 South Africa Centurion Forest Rats

2017 Team Officials


Forwards
Function Name Citizenship
Head CoachMarc Giot South Africa
Assistant CoachAndre Marias South Africa
General ManagerJason Cerff South Africa
Team LeaderDawid Brits South Africa
Equipment ManagerTracey Cerff South Africa
Team Medical OfficerCaryn Lotter South Africa

All-time record against other teams

As of January 25, 2016[6]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost For Aga Diff Win %
 Armenia1001113-120.00%
 Australia2011923-140.00%
 Belgium100126-40.00%
 Bulgaria96035534+2166.67%
 China1001013-130.00%
 Croatia2002124-230.00%
 Estonia3003645-390.00%
 Great Britain3003346-430.00%
 Iceland3102718-1133.33%
 Israel2002223-210.00%
 Lithuania3003329-260.00%
 Mexico92071946-2722.22%
 Netherlands1001111-100.00%
 New Zealand6015939-300.00%
 Romania3003522-170.00%
 Select Elite Team100104-40.00%
 Serbia1001110-90.00%
 Serbia and Montenegro100129-70.00%
 South Korea1001116-150.00%
 Spain3003615-90.00%
 Turkey64022521+466.67%
 Yugoslavia3003327-240.00%
Total6513250161494-33320.00%

References

  1. ↑ The Ice Station
  2. 1 2 "South Africa U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  3. 1 2 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 2011-05-13.
  5. ↑ "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  6. ↑ "South Africa All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
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