India men's national junior ice hockey team

The India men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of India. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of India, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished in last place after losing all of their games.

AssociationIce Hockey Association of India
General ManagerSubrat Mahapatra
Head coachMushtaque Giri
AssistantsAmit Belwal
Gamandeep Singh
CaptainTsewang Dorjay
Team colors                   
IIHF codeIND
First international
 United Arab Emirates 6 – 0 India 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Kyrgyzstan 13 – 2 India 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 17 December 2017)
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result5th (2018)
International record (W–L–T)
0–4–0

History

The India men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against the United Arab Emirates which they lost 0–6.[1] India went on to lose their other three games of the tournament against Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines, finishing the tournament in last place.[1][3] The loss to Kyrgyzstan of 2–13 is currently the teams worst on record.[2] Forward Tsewang Dorjay was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.[4]

International competitions

Players and personnel

Current roster

For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[5][6]

#NamePosS/GAge
88Stanzin AngchokFR21
42Tsering AngdusFR23
27Pranav DograFR21
30Tsewang DorjayFR22
12Vishal JawahraniDR20
29Tousif KhanFR21
33Pariket MahapatraGL18
7Ghulam MustafaFR22
23Stanzin NamgialDR20
87Deldan NamgyalFR20
69Padma NamgyalGL21
5Tsewang NurbooDR20
97Stanzin PasangDR21
52Suraj PawarFR23
18Shabbir ShahFR22
25Abhimanyu SharmaFR21
81Aryaman SharmaDR21
8Adhiraj SoodFR21
10Karma SteinFR17
40Tsewang ThinlayDR20

Current team staff

For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[5]

  • Head Coach: Mushtaque Giri
  • Assistant Coach: Amit Belwal
  • Assistant Coach: Gamandeep Singh
  • General Manager: Subrat Mahapatra
  • Team Leader: Harjinder Singh
  • Team Doctor: Sarthak Patnaik

References
  1. "2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. "India U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. Merk, Martin (2017-12-18). "Malaysian juniors win". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. "IND – UAE Line-ups" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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