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Australia men's national ice hockey team

Men's national ice hockey team representing Australia

Australia men's national ice hockey team
Summary

Men's national ice hockey team representing Australia

FieldValue
NameAustralia
BadgeAustralia national ice hockey team logo.png
Badge_size190px
NicknameMighty Roos
AssociationIce Hockey Australia
CoachMatti Luoma
Asst CoachMark Rummukainen
CaptainCameron Todd
Most gamesGlen Foll (80)
Top scorerGreg Oddy (71)
Most pointsGreg Oddy (129)
IIHF codeAUS
IIHF Rank
IIHF max31
IIHF max date2009
IIHF min38
IIHF min date2018
Team_Colors
Jerseys[[File:Australian national teams jerseys.png173px]]
First game18–1
(Squaw Valley, United States; 20 February 1960)
Largest win58–0
(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
Largest loss23–1
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)
Olympic apps1
Olympic first1960
World champ apps39
World champ first1960
World champ best9th (1960)
Record93–115–10

(Squaw Valley, United States; 20 February 1960) (Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987) (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) 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.

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.

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

1960 Winter Olympics
GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
USA 1960 Squaw Valley60061087William McEachernN/AConsolation Round9th

World Championships

  • 1962 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1974 – 21st place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1979 – 26th place (8th in Pool C)
  • 1986 – 26th place (10th in Pool C)
  • 1987 – 25th place (1st in Pool D)
  • 1989 – 24th place (8th in Pool C)
  • 1990 – 27th place (2nd in Pool D)
  • 1992 – 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1993 – 27th place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1994 – 33rd place (13th in Pool C)
  • 1995 – 36th place (16th in Pool C)
  • 1996 – 36th place (8th in Pool D)
  • 1997 – 34th place (6th in Pool D)
  • 1998 – 34th place (2nd in Pool D)
  • 1999 – 34th place (3rd in Pool D)
  • 2000 – 36th place (3rd in Pool D)
  • 2001 – 33rd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2002 – 36th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2003 – 36th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2004 – 33rd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2005 – 31st place (2nd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2006 – 32nd place (3rd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2007 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2008 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group B)
  • 2009 – 27th place (6th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2010 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2011 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group A)
  • 2012 – 28th place (6th in Division IB)
  • 2013 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2014 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2015 – 34th place (6th in Division IIA)
  • 2016 – 35th place (1st in Division IIB)
  • 2017 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2018 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2019 – 31st place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2022 – Withdrawn
  • 2023 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2024 – 33rd place (5th in Division IIA)
  • 2025 – 33rd place (5th in Division IIA) Also played in 1964 Winter Olympics/World Championships qualification, where lost 2 games with aggregate score 7-34.

Team

2008 World Championship Division II, Group B]].

All-time record against other nations

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

TeamGPWTLGFGATotal213921011111691123
1001017
168085964
113265760
94142349
1100313
70071131
**1001118
2101710
2002525
2002333
3003432
1001115
4004842
1100102
2200790
51041839
85032519
2002425
127055844
70071793
2002336
3003720
2200290
77006012
50051044
27220531553
84134230
100135
3003515
95042735
2002221
77006323
142395584
175394970
1001020
5500754
1001112
**2002218

All-time record against other clubs

As of 11 April 2013

TeamGPWTLGFGATotal61051934
USA Denver Pioneers2002614
CZE HC Poruba100145
CZE HC Vítkovice Steel U252002512
AUS Victoria All Stars110043

References

References

  1. "2023 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM MANAGEMENT".
  2. Gordon, Harry. (2003). "The time of our lives: inside the Sydney Olympics : Australia and the Olympic Games 1994–2002". University of Queensland.
  3. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". [[International Ice Hockey Federation.
  4. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  5. (22 January 2022). "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com.
  6. (March 2023). "Australia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf". National Teams of Ice Hockey.
  7. (14 January 2018). "Australia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf". National Teams of Ice Hockey.
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