Philippines men's national ice hockey team

Philippines
Association Federation of Ice Hockey League
Head coach Czech Republic Daniel Brodan
Team colors                    
IIHF code PHI
Ranking
Current IIHF N/A
First international
 Philippines 10 – 0 Macau 
(Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong; 13 September 2014)
Biggest win
 Philippines 10 – 0 Macau 
(Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong; 13 September 2014)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result TBA
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances none
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result TBA
International record (W–L–T)
2–0–0

The Philippines men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Philippines and it has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

Prior to 2008, there were no organized leagues and an unofficial Philippine national team composed of players from selected clubs participated in regional tournaments. Starting 2008, ice hockey in the country began to gain traction.[1] Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL), a national ice hockey federation was then established in February 2015 to govern ice hockey in the Philippines[2] making efforts to organize a formal national team easier.[1]

The FIHL became an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation on May 20, 2016[3][4] and by July 2016, the federation also became a member of the Philippine Olympic Committee. The FIHL's membership with these two bodies made them eligible to send national teams including a men's national team to the official tournaments such as the Challenge Cup of Asia and the Southeast Asian Games.[1]

The 2017 Asian Winter Games will be the team's first tournament.[5]

International competitions

Asian Winter Games

Year Host Result
2017 Japan Sapporo TBA

Southeast Asian Games

Year Host Result
2017 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur TBA

Roster

As of 27 September 2016[6]

#NamePos
30 Gianpietro Iseppi GK
29 Paolo Spafford GK
24 Carlo Garrucho DEF
84 Gino Orda DEF
79 Paul Sanchez DEF
69 Julius Santiago DEF
25 Steven Füglister FW
28 Francois Gautier FW
96 Benjamin Imperial FW
2 LR Lancero II FW
7 Carlo Montano FW
31 Miguel Relampagos FW
27 David Samson FW
36 Julian Santiago FW
14 Carlo Tenedero FW

All-time record against other nations

As of 27 September 2016[7]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Macau 1 1 0 0 10 0
 Oman 1 1 0 0 9 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A cooling trend". International Ice Hockey Federation. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. Henson, Joaquin (25 October 2015). "Pinoys break ice in hockey". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. "Philippines". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. "IIHF grows in Asia". iihf.com. 2016-05-21.
  5. "29 Filipino athletes to compete in 2017 Asian Winter Games". Manila Bulletin. Manila, Philippines. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. "Philippines". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. "Philippines Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
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