New Zealand men's national ice hockey team

New Zealand
Nickname(s) Ice Blacks
Association New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager Ian Challis
Head coach Jeffery Bonazzo
Assistants Andreas Kaisser
Captain Corey Down
Most games Corey Down (51)
Most points Brett Speirs (46)
IIHF code NZL
IIHF ranking 38
Highest IIHF ranking 38 (first in 2005)
Lowest IIHF ranking 40 (first in 2003)
Team colours Black and White
First international
 South Korea 35 - 2 New Zealand 
(Perth, Australia; 13 March 1987)
Biggest win

 New Zealand 19 - 0 Hong Kong 
(Perth, Australia; 15 March 1987)

 New Zealand 19 - 0 Hong Kong 
(Perth, Australia; 20 March 1987)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 58 - 0 New Zealand 
(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 16 (first in 1987)
Best result 27th (1987)
International record (W–L–T)
23-57-2

The New Zealand men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of New Zealand, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are currently ranked 38th in the IIHF World Rankings and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division II.

Contents

2009 World Championship Div III roster[1]

Pos. No. Player Team
GK 1 Zak Nothling Botany Swarm
D 2 Richard Idoine Botany Swarm
F 5 Brett Speirs Southern Stampede
F 6 Damian Watson Dunedin Thunder
F 7 Danny Smith West Auckland Admirals
D 8 Corey Down West Auckland Admirals
F 9 Lyle Idoine Botany Swarm
D 10 Hayden Argyle Southern Stampede
F 11 Joshua Hay Botany Swarm
F 12 Braden Lee Southern Stampede
D 13 Andrew Hay Botany Swarm
F 14 Chris Eaden Canterbury Red Devils
D 16 Mitchell Oak West Auckland Admirals
F 17 Dale Harrop Canterbury Red Devils
D 18 Stacey Rout Queenstown Rangers
F 19 K.C Ball Botany Swarm
GK 20 Rick Parry West Auckland Admirals
F 22 Jordan Challis Botany Swarm
D 23 Daniel Nicholls Canterbury Red Devils
F 24 Adam Soffer Canterbury Red Devils

All-time Record against other nations

As of 25 May 2009

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Turkey 6 5 0 1 44 21
 Luxembourg 4 4 0 0 25 8
 Greece 4 3 0 1 22 16
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 38 0
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 13 2
 South Africa 11 2 0 9 33 51
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 12 1
 Mongolia 1 1 0 0 10 1
 Mexico 3 0 1 2 9 12
 Israel 1 0 0 1 0 12
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 0 1 2 20
 Lithuania 1 0 0 1 2 21
 Great Britain 1 0 0 1 0 26
 Romania 1 0 0 1 1 52
 China 2 0 0 2 2 11
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 4 31
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 5 33
 Iceland 3 0 0 3 8 17
 North Korea 3 0 0 3 5 21
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 10 36
 Spain 4 0 0 4 6 70
 South Korea 6 0 0 6 5 99
 Australia 11 1 0 10 15 150

External links

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand roster". IIHF. 30 April 2009. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM1880NZL_33_1_0.pdf. 

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