South Africa national ice hockey team

The South Africa national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of South Africa. The team is controlled by the South African Ice Hockey Federation and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 25 February 1937. As of 29 September 2022, South Africa is currently ranked 51st in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships. South Africa is the only African-based team that competes in IIHF tournaments.
The current crest on the team jersey consists of a rhino, with the previous one being the crest of the National Sports Council or various iterations of the national flag.
==World Championship record==
Year	City 	Country	Result
1961	Geneva & Lausanne	 	5th place in Group C (19th)
1966	Jesenice 	 	3rd place in Group C (19th)
1992	Johannesburg 	 	2nd place in Group C2 (28th)
1993	Bled 	 	12th place in Group C (32nd)
1994	Barcelona 	 	8th place in Group C2 (35th)
1995	Johannesburg 	 	8th place in Group C2 (37th)
1997	Ankara 	 	1st Group E (NR)
1998	Krugersdorp 	 	5th place in Group D (37th)
1999	Krugersdorp 	 	5th place in Group D (37th)
2000	Reykjavík 	 	4th place in Group D (37th)
2001	Majadahonda 	 	4th place in Division IIA (36th)
2002	Cape Town 	 	5th place in Division II Group A (37th)
2003	Seoul 	 	5th place in Division II Group A (38th)
2004	Elektrėnai 	 	6th place in Division II Group B (40th)
2005	Mexico City 	 	Silver in Division III (42nd)
2006	Sofia 	 	6th place in Division II Group A (40th)
2007	Dundalk 	 	4th place in Division III (44th)
2008	Kockelscheuer 	 	Silver in Division III (42nd)
2009	Sofia 	 	6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2010	Yerevan 	 	Bronze in Division III Group B (44th)
2011	Cape Town 	 	Silver in Division III (42nd)
2012	Sofia 	 	6th in Division II Group B (39th)
2013	Cape Town 	 	Gold in Division III (41st)
2014	Jaca 	 	5th in Division II Group B (39th)
2015	Cape Town 	 	6th in Division II Group B (40th)
2016	Istanbul 	 	Silver in Division III (42nd)
2017	Sofia 	 	5th in Division III (45th)
2018	Cape Town 	 	5th in Division III (45th)
2019	Sofia 	 	6th in Division III (46th)
2020	Cape Town 	 	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cape Town 	 	All lower division tournamentscancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Cape Town 	 	Gold in Division III Group B (42nd)
2023	Cape Town 	 	3rd in Division III (43rd)
== All-time record against other national teams==
Last match update: 18 March 2022
Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	Goals For	Goals Against	Diff	Win %
 	2 	1 	1 	0 	35 	10 	+25 	50.00%
 	7 	0 	7 	0 	23 	63 	−40 	0.00%
 	10 	1 	9 	0 	17 	88 	−71 	10.00%
 	4 	4 	0 	0 	29 	5 	+24 	100.00%
 	7 	0 	7 	0 	10 	53 	−43 	0.00%
 	3 	0 	3 	0 	5 	17 	−12 	0.00%
 	3 	2 	1 	0 	18 	15 	+3 	50.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	1 	11 	−10 	0.00%
 	2 	0 	2 	0 	2 	15 	−13 	0.00%
 	2 	0 	2 	0 	1 	42 	−41 	0.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2 	11 	−9 	0.00%
 	4 	3 	1 	0 	22 	9 	+13 	88.00%
 	5 	5 	0 	0 	50 	8 	+42 	100.00%
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	15 	1 	+14 	100.00%
 	4 	0 	4 	0 	7 	57 	−50 	0.00%
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	14 	6 	+8 	100.00%
 	3 	2 	1 	0 	13 	11 	+2 	66.67%
 	8 	1 	7 	0 	21 	46 	−25 	12.50%
 	2 	0 	2 	0 	2 	35 	−33 	0.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	32 	−32 	0.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	1 	16 	−15 	0.00%
 	9 	6 	3 	0 	53 	26 	+27 	71.43%
 	7 	2 	5 	0 	24 	22 	+2 	28.57%
 	5 	5 	0 	0 	51 	9 	+41 	100.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	4 	8 	−4 	0.00%
 	13 	9 	3 	1 	56 	38 	+18 	69.23%
 	4 	1 	3 	0 	8 	18 	−20 	25.00%
 	2 	0 	2 	0 	3 	33 	−30 	0.00%
 	3 	0 	3 	0 	10 	40 	−30 	0.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	29 	−29 	0.00%
 	5 	0 	5 	0 	8 	46 	−38 	0.00%
 	7 	0 	7 	0 	10 	67 	−57 	0.00%
 	2 	1 	1 	0 	10 	8 	+2 	50.00%
 	10 	9 	1 	0 	106 	19 	+87 	90.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2 	7 	−5 	0.00%
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	23 	0 	+23 	100.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	3 	12 	−9 	0.00%
Total 	149 	58 	90 	1 	663 	948 	-285	38.93%
==All-time record against other clubs and B teams==
Last match update: 28 March 2012
Opponent 	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	For	Goals For	Goals Against	Win %
WEV Vienna 	5 	1 	3 	1 	16 	33 	−17 	20.00%
EHC Basel 	1 	0 	1 	0 	4 	11 	−7 	0.00%
HC Lugano 	1 	0 	1 	0 	4 	9 	−5 	0.00%
 	1 	0 	1 	0 	1 	4 	−3 	0.00%
Steaua Rangers	2 	0 	2 	0 	6 	15 	−9 	0.00%
Total 	10 	1 	8 	1 	31 	72 	-41 	16.81%
==References==
==External links==
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*IIHF profile
 
Category:Ice hockey in South Africa
Category:National ice hockey teams in Africa