India men's national junior ice hockey team explained

India
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Association:Ice Hockey Association of India
General Manager:Subrat Mahapatra
Coach:Mushtaque Giri
Asst Coach:Amit Belwal
Gamandeep Singh
Captain:Tsewang Dorjay
Home Stadium:Several
Iihf Code:IND
First Game: 6–0
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
Largest Loss: 14–2
(Bangkok, Thailand; 25 June 2022)
Regional Name:IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:2018
Regional Cup Best:5th (2018)
Record:0–8–0

The India men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of India. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of India, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished in last place after losing all of their games.

History

The India men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] [2] Their opening game of the tournament was against the United Arab Emirates which they lost 0–6.[1] India went on to lose their other three games of the tournament against Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines, finishing the tournament in last place.[1] [3] The loss to Kyrgyzstan of 2–13 was the teams worst on record until 2022, when they lost to Hong Kong.[2] Forward Tsewang Dorjay was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.[4]

International competitions

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103043507/http://www.iihf.com/competition/682/ . 2018-01-03 . . live.
  2. Web site: India U20 All Time Results . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103034909/https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/India-U20-All-Time-Results.pdf . 2018-01-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: Malaysian juniors win . Martin . Merk . 2017-12-18 . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171230173732/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12132&cHash=0603a54a16a053b91f78dd89a2fb65aa . 2017-12-30 . . live.
  4. Web site: Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches . 2017-12-17 . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103071825/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/IHM682000_85J_1_0.pdf . 2018-01-03 . . live .