Mexico men's national ice hockey team
The Mexican national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección Mexicana de hockey sobre hielo) is the national men's ice hockey team of Mexico. The team is governed by the Mexico Ice Hockey Federation (FDMHSH) (Spanish: Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Mexico is currently ranked 35th in the world rankings and compete in the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B.
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| Association | Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Diego de la Garma |
| Assistants | Rodrigo Gutiérrez Luis Olivares |
| Captain | Jorge Pérez |
| Most games | Fernando Ugarte (102) |
| Top scorer | Adrian Cervantes (72) |
| Most points | Adrian Cervantes (142) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | MEX |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 37  |
| Highest IIHF | 32 (first in 2010) |
| Lowest IIHF | 43 (first in 2005) |
| First international | |
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| Biggest win | |
Mexico  (Mexico City, Mexico; 11 March 2005) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Romania  (Bucharest, Romania; 26 March 2001) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 35th (2008) |
| Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2014) |
| Best result |  |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 54–62–2 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pan American Tournament | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2017 Mexico City | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Mexico City | |
| 2015 Mexico City | |
| 2016 Mexico City | |
History
Mexico joined the IIHF on 30 April 1985.[2] They played their first game during the 2000 World Championships, losing to Belgium (5–0).[3] Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently in Division II B. It is the only Latin American team that competes in IIHF tournaments. Mexico hosted the Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament from 2014 to 2017, losing to the Canada Selects once (7–0) and to Colombia twice (4–3 and 3–2 in shootout) in the Pan American Tournament final three times. In 2017, Mexico won its first Pan American Tournament, went undefeated 6–0, and defeating Colombia 1–0 in the final.
Tournament record
World Championships
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  | 40th place (7th in Group D) | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2001 | | 40th place (6th in Division II B) | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2002 | | 42nd place (2nd in Division II Q) | 2 | 0 | – | 1* | 1 |
| 2003 |  | 39th place (6th in Division II A) | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2004 | | 43rd place (3rd in Division III) | 4 | 2 | – | 1* | 1 |
| 2005 | | 41st place (1st in Division III) | 4 | 4 | – | – | 0 |
| 2006 |  | 38th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 2007 | | 38th place (5th in Division II B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 35th place (4th in Division II B) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 |  | 37th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | | 37th place (5th in Division II A) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | | 37th place (5th in Division II A) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | | 38th place (4th in Division II B) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 |  | 37th place (3rd in Division II B) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 |  | 36th place (2nd in Division II B) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 |  | 37th place (3rd in Division II B) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | | 36th place (2nd in Division II B) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | | 39th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | | 39th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | | 39th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4] | |||||
| Total | 20/20 | 93 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 53 | |
Pan American Tournament
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | | | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4/4 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Roster
For the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B.[5]
Head coach:
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Andrés de la Garma | R | 1.82 m | 80 kg | 11 March 1988 (aged 31) | |
| 25 | Sebastián de la Vega | R | 1.75 m | 60 kg | 27 December 1999 (aged 19) | |
| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Name | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 5 | Miguel Colas | R | 1.80 m | 75 kg | 4 October 1994 (aged 24) | |
| 8 | Luis Alberto de la Vega | R | 1.83 m | 94 kg | 23 March 1988 (aged 31) | |
| 10 | Jorge Dueñas | R | 1.80 m | 85 kg | 5 September 1995 (aged 23) | |
| 11 | Gonzalo Hagerman | R | 1.86 m | 86 kg | 17 August 2000 (aged 18) | |
| 15 | Fernando Ugarte | L | 1.70 m | 67 kg | 11 January 1983 (aged 36) | |
| 17 | Luis David González | R | 1.80 m | 79 kg | 7 October 1988 (aged 30) | |
| 23 | Jorge Ortiz | R | 1.85 m | 78 kg | 14 December 2001 (aged 17) | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Name | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 2 | Julian Ramírez | L | 1.85 m | 86 kg | 18 June 1989 (aged 29) | |
| 3 | Tyler Chavez | R | 1.85 m | 89 kg | 11 December 1996 (aged 22) | |
| 6 | Diego Liñares | R | 1.83 m | 82 kg | 21 June 1993 (aged 25) | |
| 7 | Hector Majul | R | 1.81 m | 84 kg | 7 May 1994 (aged 24) | |
| 9 | Alan Benabib | R | 1.70 m | 60 kg | 22 September 1998 (aged 20) | |
| 12 | Carlos Gómez | R | 1.70 m | 74 kg | 18 March 1992 (aged 27) | |
| 13 | Santiago Sierra | L | 1.79 m | 82 kg | 8 August 1987 (aged 31) | |
| 14 | Cristofer Kelo | R | 1.78 m | 80 kg | 13 April 1987 (aged 32) | |
| 16 | Antonio Nájera | R | 1.74 m | 65 kg | 10 April 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 18 | Jorge Pérez (C) | R | 1.90 m | 90 kg | 14 July 1998 (aged 20) | |
| 19 | Christian Smithers | R | 1.90 m | 90 kg | 3 August 1992 (aged 26) | |
| 21 | Luis Cruz | L | 1.65 m | 60 kg | 21 September 2000 (aged 18) | |
| 24 | Hector Carrero | R | 1.80 m | 69 kg | 3 April 1991 (aged 28) | |
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "Mexico". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- "Mexico All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Mexico (2019 Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group B)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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