South Africa men's national ice hockey team

South Africa
Association South African Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Lloyd Birrell
Head coach Ronnie Wood
Captain Joaquim Valadas
Most games Alan Verwey (66)
Most points Michael Edwards (53)
IIHF code RSA
IIHF ranking 42
Highest IIHF ranking 37 (2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking 42 (first in 2008)
First international
 Yugoslavia 12 - 3 South Africa 
(Lausanne, Switzerland; March 3, 1961)
Biggest win
 South Africa 33 - 1 Armenia 
(Mexico City, Mexico; March 7, 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Kazakhstan 32 - 0 South Africa 
(Bled, Slovenia; March 16, 1993)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 18 (first in 1961)
Best result 19th (1961, 1966)
International record (W–L–T)
34-65-1

The South African men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of South Africa. It has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since February 25, 1937. It was the only African-based team in the IIHF until the Namibia national inline hockey team joined in 1998. The South Africa men's team is currently ranked 40th, and the women's team ranked 28th in the IIHF World Rankings.

Pos. No. Player Team
GK 1 David Berger Scorpions Johannesburg
GK 20 Ashley Bock Pretoria Warriors
F 2 Jean-Michel Joubert Cape Town Sharks
F 4 Joaquin Valadas Krugersdorp Wildcats
F 5 Deen Magmoed Cape Town Eagles
F 6 Gareth Miller Cape Town Rams
D 7 Burton Matthews Krugersdorp Wildcats
F 9 Marc Giot Cape Town Sharks
F 10 Damian Cardoso Scorpions Johannesburg
D 12 Andre Marais Pretoria Warriors
D 13 Ian Ashworth Krugersdorp Wildcats
D 14 David Watson Scorpions Johannesburg
F 15 Cameron Birrell Pretoria Warriors
F 16 Cai Nebe Cape Town Rams
D 17 Luke Carelse Cape Town Eagles
D 18 Cristopher Reeves Cape Town Eagles
F 19 George Lyon Krugersdorp Wildcats
F 21 Christopher Engelbrecht Krugersdorp Wildcats
D 22 Grant Yates Cape Town Rams
D 24 Uthman Samaai Cape Town Rams

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