South Africa men's national junior ice hockey team

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.

South Africa
South Africa uses their national emblem as a badge on their players jerseys.
AssociationSouth African Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager Mogamat Kamish
Head coach Jean-Michel van Doesburgh
Assistants Jacques Botha &
Dylan Compton
Most gamesRyan Marsh (19)
Christopher Engelbrecht (19)
Most pointsGregory Donde (17)
Home stadiumGrandwest Ice Arena[1]
Team colors                   
IIHF codeRSA
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
Appearances11 (first in 1996)
Best result31st (2002)
International record (W–L–T)
11-34-2

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

2020 Roster

Roster for the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III.

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Ryan Boyd L 174 cm 65 kg (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 Kempton Park Sabers
20 Matthew Cleinwerck L 174 cm 75 kg (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 Cape Town Penguins
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
3 Josh Geldenhuys R 181 cm 72 kg (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 Centurion Warriors
4 Johan van der Merwe R 176 cm 88 kg (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 Pretoria Ice Hawks
6 Jean Roux R 184 cm 77 kg (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 Pretoria Capitals
10 Brandon Delport R 182 cm 81 kg (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 Kempton Park Sabres
16 Reynard Brits L 185 cm 83 kg (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 Pretoria Capitals
18 Uzair Sadan R 184 cm 74 kg (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 Cape Town Storm
23 Ethon Saaiman R 187 cm 70 kg (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 Cape Town Penguins
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
5 Justin Koekemoer-Brown R 179 cm 65 kg (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 Kempton Park Sabres
7 Dirk du Toit R 175 cm 68 kg (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 Kempton Park Sabres
8 Stefan Kluyts R 188 cm 88 kg (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 Pretoria Capitals
9 Danilo von Ludwiger R 195 cm 90 kg (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 Pretoria Capitals
11 Luca Meyer L 175 cm 71 kg (2002-02-13) 13 February 2002 Pretoria Capitals
12 Delano Schuurman R 178 cm 78 kg (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 Pretoria Capitals
13 Luke Vivier R 175 cm 65 kg (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 Cape Town Storm
14 Reinard Venter R 188 cm 88 kg (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 Pretoria Capitals
19 Tristan Venter R 174 cm 68 kg (2002-11-23) 23 November 2002 Pretoria Capitals
21 Duncan Hattingh R 168 cm 74 kg (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 Eastern Province Raptors
22 Daanyal Kamish R 168 cm 66 kg (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 Cape Town Penguins

2020 Team Officials


Forwards
Function Name Citizenship
Head CoachJean-Michel van Doesburgh South Africa
Assistant CoachJacques Botha South Africa
Assistant CoachDylan Compton South Africa
General ManagerMogamat Kamish South Africa
Team LeaderStephen Koekemoer-Brown South Africa
Team Medical OfficerBradley Beira 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. "South Africa U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. 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 13 May 2011.
  5. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  6. "South Africa All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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