Mexico men's national ice hockey team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |
| Association | Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo (FDMHH) |
|---|---|
| General manager | Mireya Ayala |
| Head coach | Larry Suárez |
| Assistants | Luis Olivares |
| Captain | Fernando Ugarte |
| Most games | Fernando Ugarte (124) |
| Top scorer | Adrian Cervantes (72) |
| Most points | Adrian Cervantes (142) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | MEX |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 42 Decrease 5 (27 May 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 32 (2010O, 2014, 2015) |
| Lowest IIHF | 43 (2005–06) |
| First international | |
| Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 5–0 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 April 2000) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 48–0 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia (Mexico City, Mexico; 11 March 2005) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 19–0 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Bucharest, Romania; 26 March 2001) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 23 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 35th (2008) |
| Pan American Tournament | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | File:Gold medal with cup.svg 1st (2017) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 54–80–2 | |
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The Mexico national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección Mexicana de hockey sobre hielo) is the national men's ice hockey team of Mexico. The team is controlled by the Mexico Ice Hockey Federation (Spanish: Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). As of 28 May 2023, Mexico is currently ranked 37th in the IIHF World Ranking.
History
Mexico joined the IIHF on 30 April 1985.[2] They played their first game during the 2000 World Championships, losing to Belgium (5–0).[3] Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently in Division III A. Mexico is the only Latin American team that competes in IIHF tournaments. Mexico hosted the Pan American Tournament from 2014 to 2017, losing to the Canada Selects once and to Colombia in the final match three times. In 2017, Mexico won its first Pan American Tournament, went undefeated 6–0 after defeating Colombia in the final. Mexico won the IIHF World Championship Division III as host in 2005 Mexico City, beating South Africa, Luxembourg, Ireland and Armenia, and was promoted to Division II for 2006.
Tournament record
World Championships
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Iceland Reykjavík | 40th place (7th in Group D) |
4 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2001 | Romania Bucharest | 40th place (6th in Division II B) |
5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2002 | Mexico Mexico City | 42nd place (2nd in Division II Q) |
2 | 0 | – | 1* | 1 |
| 2003 | South Korea Seoul | 39th place (6th in Division II A) |
5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2004 | Iceland Reykjavík | 43rd place (3rd in Division III) |
4 | 2 | – | 1* | 1 |
| 2005 | Mexico Mexico City | 41st place (1st in Division III) |
4 | 4 | – | – | 0 |
| 2006 | New Zealand Auckland | 38th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 2007 | South Korea Seoul | 38th place (5th in Division II B) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | Australia Newcastle | 35th place (4th in Division II B) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | Bulgaria Sofia | 37th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | Mexico Naucalpan | 37th place (5th in Division II A) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Australia Melbourne | 37th place (5th in Division II A) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | Bulgaria Sofia | 38th place (4th in Division II B) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | Turkey İzmit | 37th place (3rd in Division II B) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Spain Jaca | 36th place (2nd in Division II B) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | South Africa Cape Town | 37th place (3rd in Division II B) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | Mexico Mexico City | 36th place (2nd in Division II B) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | New Zealand Auckland | 39th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Spain Madrid | 39th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | Mexico Mexico City | 39th place (5th in Division II B) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 and 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4][5] | ||||||
| 2022 | Iceland Reykjavík | 36th place (5th in Division II B) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Turkey Istanbul | 40th place (6th in Division II B) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | Kyrgyzstan Bishkek | 46th place (6th in Division III A) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 23/23 | 107 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 66 | |
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Pan American Tournament
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mexico Mexico City | File:Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | File:Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | File:Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | File:Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4/4 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
All-time record against other national teams
Last match update: 15 April 2023
References
- ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ↑ "Mexico". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ "Mexico All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
External links
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- IIHF profile