Mongolia men's national ice hockey team explained

Mongolia
Badge:Mongolia Ice Hockey logo with logotype.svg
Badge Size:200px
Association:Mongolian Hockey Federation
Coach:Mergen Arslan
Asst Coach:Munkhnasan Otgonbayar
Captain:Mishigsuren Namjil
Most Games:Mishigsuren Namjil (67)
Top Scorer:Mishigsuren Namjil (40)
Most Points:Mishigsuren Namjil (94)
Home Stadium:Steppe Arena
Iihf Code:MGL
Iihf Max:45
Iihf Max Date:2008–10
Iihf Min:57
Iihf Min Date:2023–24
First Game: 14–1
(Gangneung, South Korea; 31 January 1999)
Largest Win: 21–1
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 1 February 2011)
20–0
(Bangkok, Thailand; 16 March 2013)
Largest Loss: 40–0
(Gangneung, South Korea; 2 February 1999)
World Champ Apps:7
World Champ First:2007
World Champ Best:45th (2007)
Regional Name:Asian Winter Games
Regional Cup Apps:4
Regional Cup First:1999
Regional Cup Best:5th (1999)
Regional2 Name:IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Regional2 Cup Apps:9
Regional2 Cup First:2009
Regional2 Cup Best: 1st (2018, 2019)
Record:38–59–0

The Mongolia national ice hockey team (Mongolian: Монголын хоккейн үндэсний шигшээ баг) is the national ice hockey team of Mongolia. They are controlled by the Mongolian Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 15 May 1999. Mongolia participated in several World Championship tournaments from late 2000s to early 2010s, but since 2013, have only played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

Mongolia is currently ranked 57th in the IIHF World Ranking.

History

Mongolia made its debut at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. The national team did not participate in any IIHF tournaments until the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Ireland. They played four games, losing all four by a combined margin of three goals for to 45 goals against. In 2008, Mongolia played in the IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Luxembourg, and again they lost all of their games. Goal margin was 11 goals for and 59 against in five games. In the 2009 tournament, they chose to forfeit the games and withdrew from the tournament. All of the games were marked as 5–0 forfeits towards the team. In 2010, the team was placed in group B of Division III. They started off the tournament against North Korea, and they lost (22–1). Then they lost to South Africa (12–1) and to Armenia (15–0). Goal margin was 2 goals and 49 against. They finished the tournament with a 3rd place rematch against South Africa. Mongolia scored three times, but it was not enough as South Africa won 8–3. Mongolia however finished the tournament with its first-ever podium position, finishing third overall in the group after Armenia was suspended by the IIHF.

Many players also represent the Mongolia national bandy team.

Withdrawal from 2009 and 2011 IIHF tournaments

The Mongolian Hockey Federation announced that their men's and U18 teams would not be participating in the 2011 IIHF tournaments due to financial trouble and lack of ice hockey equipment. Mongolia cancelled their trips to their respective tournaments. Mongolia men's team was scheduled to travel to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in Division III, while the U18 team was scheduled to participate in Division III in Taipei City, Taiwan. They had previously withdrawn from the 2009 Division III tournament as well.

Tournament record

World Championships

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Not an IIHF member
did not enter
45th place
4 0 0 0 4
46th place
5 0 0 0 5
Withdrew from tournament
48th place
3 0 0 0 3
Withdrew from tournament
46th place
5 0 0 0 5
47th place
3 0 0 0 2
did not participate
53rd place
3 2 0 1 0
53rd place 3 3 0 0 0
Metepec to be determined (Division III B) 0 0 0 00
Total 6/16 24 4 0 1 19

Asian Winter Games

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did not enter
5th place 2 0 0 0 2
6th place 2 0 0 0 2
did not participate
9th place
6 3 0 0 3
8th place
5 2 0 0 3
Total 4/5 15 5 0 0 10

Challenge Cup of Asia

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did not participate
5th place 5 3 0 0 2
6th place 5 1 0 0 4
did not participate
3rd place 7 5 0 0 2
3rd place 5 3 0 0 2
3rd place 4 2 0 0 2
3rd place 4 2 0 0 2
2nd place 4 3 0 1 0
1st place 4 3 0 0 1
1st place 5 4 0 0 1
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Total 9/13 43 26 0 1 16

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division IV.[1]

Head coach: Mergen Arslan

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateClub
1.84m (06.04feet) 70abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Mergen Hockey Academy
1.85m (06.07feet) 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Mergen Hockey Academy
1.78m (05.84feet) 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 ZandT
1.76m (05.77feet) 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 ZandT
1.75m (05.74feet) 70abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Khangarid
1.95m (06.4feet) 85abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Otgon Od
1.75m (05.74feet) 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Sharingol
14 A 2m (07feet) 110abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Darkhan
11 1.86m (06.1feet) 73abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Khangarid
12 1.75m (05.74feet) 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Khangarid
15 1.76m (05.77feet) 69abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Khangarid
16 1.7m (05.6feet) 78abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Sharingol
17 1.76m (05.77feet) 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Mergen Hockey Academy
18 C 1.76m (05.77feet) 71abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Khangarid
19 1.75m (05.74feet) 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Mergen Hockey Academy
20 1.7m (05.6feet) 66abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Otgon Od
23 1.87m (06.14feet) 76abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Otgon Od
24 1.75m (05.74feet) 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Khangarid
30 1.8m (05.9feet) 77abbr=onNaNabbr=on April 16, 2024 Khangarid

Fixture and results

2024

All times are local (UTC+3).----

All-time record against other national teams

Last match update: 19 April 2024[2]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
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1 0 0 1 0 15
1 1 0 0 21 1
5 0 0 5 9 49
1 1 0 0 6 0
5 0 0 5 7 29
6 2 0 4 26 26
2 2 0 0 30 0
2 2 0 0 14 4
3 0 0 3 4 24
1 0 0 1 0 5
2 0 0 2 1 65
88 0 0 50 12
1 0 0 1 3 13
5 0 0 5 2 34
3 3 0 0 18 3
6 5 0 1 53 27
2 0 0 2 1 15
3 0 0 3 3 51
4 1 0 3 20 22
7 7 0 0 58 9
5 0 0 5 9 51
2 0 0 2 2 37
10 6 0 4 46 37
4 0 0 4 3 31
8 0 0 8 13 38
Total 94 35 0 59 371 591

Mongolia was awarded a 5–0 victory over Armenia in the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament after Armenia had their statistics and final scores expunged from the IIHF tournaments due to player eligibility issues. The score of the game was originally 15–0 for Armenia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Roster Mongolia. IIHF.com. 16 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Mongolia-Men-Official-Results-1.pdf . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 2019-05-24 .