Australia men's national ice hockey team

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Australia
Australia national ice hockey team logo.png
Nickname(s)Mighty Roos
Association Ice Hockey Australia
Head coachMatti Luoma [1]
AssistantsMark Rummukainen [1]
CaptainCameron Todd
Most gamesGlen Foll (80)
Top scorerGreg Oddy (71)
Most pointsGreg Oddy (129)
Team colors   
IIHF codeAUS
Australian national teams jerseys.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 35 Steady2.svg (27 May 2024) [2]
Highest IIHF31 (2009)
Lowest IIHF38 (2018)
First international
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 18–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(Squaw Valley, United States; 20 February 1960)
Biggest win
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 58–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 23–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 1960 )
IIHF World Championships
Appearances39 (first in 1960 )
Best result9th (1960)
International record (W–L–T)
93–115–10

The Australian men's national ice hockey team (nicknamed the Mighty Roos) represent Australia in the sport of ice hockey under the jurisdiction of Ice Hockey Australia which is a part of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Australia competed in the Winter Olympics once, in 1960, when the team lost all of their matches. They have also competed in the Ice Hockey World Championships, 33 times with their best result being a ninth-place finish at the same Olympics with a 13th place (or 5th in Pool B) in 1962. The national team currently are in division two after being relegated from division one in 2013 with the team being currently ranked 35th in the IIHF World Rankings.

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History

Some Australian national team players are expatriates of Canada and other hockey-playing nations, who have since become outright citizens of Australia or who hold dual citizenship. Australia's ice hockey team has participated in just one Winter Olympics: the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley, California. Australia lost both their games against powerhouses Czechoslovakia (18–1) and eventual gold medalists, the United States (12–1). The team had previously tried to attend the 1956 games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, but never received approval from the Australian Olympic Committee. [3]

Australia has competed in the Division II World Championships since 2001. In 2007, they were coached by Steve McKenna, a former eight-year veteran of the National Hockey League. At the 2007 Division II World Championships, Australia won three games and lost one, finishing second in their group behind host nation South Korea and narrowly missing promotion to Division I.

Australia hosted the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held in Newcastle. The Mighty Roos finished first and captured the gold medal by winning all five games and were promoted to Division I for the first time ever.

World records

Australia previously held the distinction of holding a world record for most goals and highest winning margin in a IIHF World Championship game; they defeated New Zealand by a score of 58–0 in 1987, breaking the record held by Canada (47 goals against Denmark) since 1949. However this was surpassed in 2008 by the Slovak women's team (82 goals against Bulgaria).

Tournament record

Olympic Games

An original Australian ice hockey team sweater from 1960 Winter Olympics 1960 Australian Olympic Ice Hockey sweater.jpg
An original Australian ice hockey team sweater from 1960 Winter Olympics
GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
Flag of the United States.svg 1960 Squaw Valley 60061087William McEachernN/AConsolation Round9th

World Championships

Also played in 1964 Winter Olympics/World Championships qualification, where lost 2 games with aggregate score 7-34.

Team

Australia at the 2008 World Championship Division II, Group B. Team Australia ice hockey 2008.JPG
Australia at the 2008 World Championship Division II, Group B.

All-time record against other nations

As of 12 March 2023 [7] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

TeamGPWTLGFGA
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1001017
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 168085964
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 113265760
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 94142349
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1100313
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 70071131
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1001118
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2101710
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2002525
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2002333
Flag of France.svg  France 3003432
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1001115
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4004842
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1100102
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2200790
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51041839
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 85032519
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2002425
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 127055844
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 70071793
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2002336
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3003720
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2200290
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 77006012
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 50051044
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 27220531553
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 84134230
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 100135
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3003515
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 95042735
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2002221
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 77006323
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 142395584
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 175394970
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1001020
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5500754
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1001112
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2002218
Total213921011111691123

All-time record against other clubs

As of 11 April 2013 [8]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
Flag of the United States.svg Denver Pioneers 2002614
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Poruba 100145
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Vítkovice Steel U252002512
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Victoria All Stars110043
Total61051934

References

  1. 1 2 "2023 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM MANAGEMENT" . Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Harry (2003). The time of our lives: inside the Sydney Olympics : Australia and the Olympic Games 1994–2002. University of Queensland. pp. 271–272. ISBN   0-7022-3412-5.
  4. ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF . Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Australia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Australia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 14 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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