Australia men's national ice hockey team

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Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Mighty Roos
AssociationIce Hockey Australia
General managerAdam Woolnough
Head coachMatti Luoma[1]
AssistantsMichael Flaherty
Mark Rummukainen[1]
CaptainCameron Todd
Most gamesGlen Foll (80)
Top scorerGreg Oddy (71)
Most pointsGreg Oddy (129)
Team colors     
IIHF codeAUS
File:Australian national teams jerseys.png
Ranking
Current IIHF35 Steady (27 May 2024)[2]
Highest IIHF31 (2009)
Lowest IIHF38 (2018)
First international
Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 18–1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
(Squaw Valley, United States; 20 February 1960)
Biggest win
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 58–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 23–1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 1960)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances38 (first in 1960)
Best result9th (1960)
International record (W–L–T)
93–115–10

The Australian men's national ice hockey team (nicknamed the Mighty Roos) represent Australia in the sport of ice hockey under the jurisdiction of Ice Hockey Australia which is a part of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Australia competed in the Winter Olympics once, in 1960, when the team lost all of their matches. They have also competed in the Ice Hockey World Championships, 33 times with their best result being a ninth-place finish at the same Olympics with a 13th place (or 5th in Pool B) in 1962. The national team currently are in division two after being relegated from division one in 2013 with the team being currently ranked 35th in the IIHF World Rankings.

History

Some Australian national team players are expatriates of Canada and other hockey-playing nations, who have since become outright citizens of Australia or who hold dual citizenship. Australia's ice hockey team has participated in just one Winter Olympics: the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley, California. Australia lost both their games against powerhouses Czechoslovakia (18–1) and eventual gold medalists, the United States (12–1). The team had previously tried to attend the 1956 games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, but never received approval from the Australian Olympic Committee.[3] Australia has competed in the Division II World Championships since 2001. In 2007, they were coached by Steve McKenna, a former eight-year veteran of the National Hockey League. At the 2007 Division II World Championships, Australia won three games and lost one, finishing second in their group behind host nation South Korea and narrowly missing promotion to Division I. Australia hosted the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held in Newcastle. The Mighty Roos finished first and captured the gold medal by winning all five games and were promoted to Division I for the first time ever.

World records

Australia previously held the distinction of holding a world record for most goals and highest winning margin in a IIHF World Championship game; they defeated New Zealand by a score of 58–0 in 1987, breaking the record held by Canada (47 goals against Denmark) since 1949. However this was surpassed in 2008 by the Slovak women's team (82 goals against Bulgaria).

Tournament record

Olympic Games

File:1960 Australian Olympic Ice Hockey sweater.jpg
An original Australian ice hockey team sweater from 1960 Winter Olympics
Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 6 0 0 6 10 87 William McEachern N/A Consolation Round 9th

World Championships

  • 1962 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1974 – 21st place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1979 – 26th place (8th in Pool C)
  • 1986 – 26th place (10th in Pool C)
  • 1987 – 25th place (1st in Pool D)
  • 1989 – 24th place (8th in Pool C)
  • 1990 – 27th place (2nd in Pool D)
  • 1992 – 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1993 – 27th place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1994 – 33rd place (13th in Pool C)
  • 1995 – 36th place (16th in Pool C)
  • 1996 – 36th place (8th in Pool D)
  • 1997 – 34th place (6th in Pool D)
  • 1998 – 34th place (2nd in Pool D)
  • 1999 – 34th place (3rd in Pool D)
  • 2000 – 36th place (3rd in Pool D)
  • 2001 – 33rd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2002 – 36th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2003 – 36th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2004 – 33rd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2005 – 31st place (2nd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2006 – 32nd place (3rd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2007 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2008 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group B)
  • 2009 – 27th place (6th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2010 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2011 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group A)
  • 2012 – 28th place (6th in Division IB)
  • 2013 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2014 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2015 – 34th place (6th in Division IIA)
  • 2016 – 35th place (1st in Division IIB)
  • 2017 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2018 – 30th place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2019 – 31st place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
  • 2022 – Withdrawn[6]
  • 2023 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2024 – 33rd place (5th in Division IIA)
  • 2025 – (Division IIA)

Also played in 1964 Winter Olympics/World Championships qualification, where lost 2 games with aggregate score 7-34.

Team

See also: List of Men's World Ice Hockey Championship players for Australia
File:Team Australia ice hockey 2008.JPG
Australia at the 2008 World Championship Division II, Group B.

All-time record against other nations

As of 12 March 2023[7] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Team GP W T L GF GA
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1 0 0 1 0 17
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 16 8 0 8 59 64
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 11 3 2 6 57 60
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 9 4 1 4 23 49
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 31 3
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 7 0 0 7 11 31
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 1 18
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2 1 0 1 7 10
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 2 0 0 2 5 25
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2 0 0 2 3 33
File:Flag of France.svg France 3 0 0 3 4 32
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1 0 0 1 1 15
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 4 0 0 4 8 42
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 1 1 0 0 10 2
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 79 0
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 5 1 0 4 18 39
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 8 5 0 3 25 19
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 0 0 2 4 25
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 12 7 0 5 58 44
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 7 0 0 7 17 93
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 3 36
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 3 0 0 3 7 20
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 29 0
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 7 7 0 0 60 12
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 5 0 0 5 10 44
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 27 22 0 5 315 53
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 8 4 1 3 42 30
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1 0 0 1 3 5
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 3 0 0 3 5 15
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 9 5 0 4 27 35
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 2 0 0 2 2 21
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 7 7 0 0 63 23
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 14 2 3 9 55 84
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 17 5 3 9 49 70
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 20
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 5 5 0 0 75 4
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1 0 0 1 1 12
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 2 0 0 2 2 18
Total 213 92 10 111 1169 1123

All-time record against other clubs

As of 11 April 2013[8]

Team GP W T L GF GA
United States Denver Pioneers 2 0 0 2 6 14
Czech Republic HC Poruba 1 0 0 1 4 5
Czech Republic HC Vítkovice Steel U25 2 0 0 2 5 12
Australia Victoria All Stars 1 1 0 0 4 3
Total 6 1 0 5 19 34

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2023 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM MANAGEMENT". Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Harry (2003). The time of our lives: inside the Sydney Olympics : Australia and the Olympic Games 1994–2002. University of Queensland. pp. 271–272. ISBN 0-7022-3412-5.
  4. ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Australia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Australia-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 14 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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