Philippines men's national junior ice hockey team explained

Philippines
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Association:Federation of Ice Hockey League
Coach: Steven Füglister
Asst Coach: Paul Sanchez
Most Points:Benjamin Imperial (10)
Iihf Code:PHI
First Game: 11–0
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
Largest Win: 11–5
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 16 December 2017)
Largest Loss: 11–0
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
13–2
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5 December 2018)
World Champ2 Name:IIHF World U20 Championship
World Champ2 Apps:None
Regional Name:IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:2018
Regional Cup Best: 3rd (2019)
Record:2–5–0

The Philippine men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of the Philippines. The team is controlled by the Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL), an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The team have not entered in any IIHF World U20 Championship.

History

The first IIHF-sanctioned event the Philippine junior team participated in was the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2017. The hosts Malaysia won the gold while the Philippines finished fourth in the tournament contested by five national teams winning only over last-placers India. Filipino player, Benjamin Jorge Imperial was named Best Defenceman at the end of the tournament who is also the best non-Malaysian scorer with six goals and four assisting.[1] [2] The team's head coach was Steven Füglister.[3] In the second edition, also hosted by Malaysia, the Philippines placed third place besting only the United Arab Emirates in the four-team competition. Jaiden Mackale Roxas was selected as the tournament's Best Goaltender.[4]

International competitions

U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

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4th place 4 1 0 0 3
3rd place 4 1 0 0 2

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 8 December 2018

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1 1 0 0 11 5
2 0 0 2 6 25
2 0 0 2 2 23
2 1 0 1 11 14
Total 7 2 0 5 30 67

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Malaysian juniors win. 30 December 2017. IIHF. 18 December 2017.
  2. News: Ice-cool Malaysian juniors win gold. 30 December 2017. The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. 23 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Team Roster Philippines (PHI) - 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia. 13 December 2017. IIHF. 16 December 2017.
  4. News: Merk . Martin . Malaysia’s U20 triumphs again . 28 December 2018 . . 10 December 2018.