New Zealand men's national ice hockey team

New Zealand

Nickname(s)	Ice Blacks
Association	New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager	Ian Challis
Head coach	Jeffery Bonazzo
Assistants	Andreas Kaisser
Captain	Corey Down
Most games	Corey Down (51)
Most points	Brett Speirs (46)
IIHF code	NZL
IIHF ranking	38
Highest IIHF ranking	38 (first in 2005)
Lowest IIHF ranking	40 (first in 2003)
Team colours	Black and White
First international
South Korea 35 - 2 New Zealand  (Perth, Australia; 13 March 1987)
Biggest win
New Zealand 19 - 0 Hong Kong  (Perth, Australia; 15 March 1987)  New Zealand 19 - 0 Hong Kong  (Perth, Australia; 20 March 1987)
Biggest defeat
Australia 58 - 0 New Zealand  (Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	16 (first in 1987)
Best result	27th (1987)
International record (W–L–T)
23-57-2

The New Zealand men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of New Zealand, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are currently ranked 38th in the IIHF World Rankings and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division II.

2009 World Championship Div III roster^[1]

• Head coach: Jeff Bonazzo

Pos.	No.	Player	Team
GK	1	Zak Nothling	Botany Swarm
D	2	Richard Idoine	Botany Swarm
F	5	Brett Speirs	Southern Stampede
F	6	Damian Watson	Dunedin Thunder
F	7	Danny Smith	West Auckland Admirals
D	8	Corey Down	West Auckland Admirals
F	9	Lyle Idoine	Botany Swarm
D	10	Hayden Argyle	Southern Stampede
F	11	Joshua Hay	Botany Swarm
F	12	Braden Lee	Southern Stampede
D	13	Andrew Hay	Botany Swarm
F	14	Chris Eaden	Canterbury Red Devils
D	16	Mitchell Oak	West Auckland Admirals
F	17	Dale Harrop	Canterbury Red Devils
D	18	Stacey Rout	Queenstown Rangers
F	19	K.C Ball	Botany Swarm
GK	20	Rick Parry	West Auckland Admirals
F	22	Jordan Challis	Botany Swarm
D	23	Daniel Nicholls	Canterbury Red Devils
F	24	Adam Soffer	Canterbury Red Devils

All-time Record against other nations

As of 25 May 2009

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Turkey	6	5	0	1	44	21
Luxembourg	4	4	0	0	25	8
Greece	4	3	0	1	22	16
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	38	0
Ireland	2	2	0	0	13	2
South Africa	11	2	0	9	33	51
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	12	1
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	10	1
Mexico	3	0	1	2	9	12
Israel	1	0	0	1	0	12
Serbia and Montenegro	1	0	0	1	2	20
Lithuania	1	0	0	1	2	21
Great Britain	1	0	0	1	0	26
Romania	1	0	0	1	1	52
China	2	0	0	2	2	11
Belgium	2	0	0	2	4	31
Croatia	2	0	0	2	5	33
Iceland	3	0	0	3	8	17
North Korea	3	0	0	3	5	21
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	10	36
Spain	4	0	0	4	6	70
South Korea	6	0	0	6	5	99
Australia	11	1	0	10	15	150

External links

• New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
• NZ Ice Blacks at IIHF Div III World Champs in Dunedin - 2009
• NZ Ice Blacks at IIHF Div World Champs 2008 & 2006
• NZ Ice Blacks Website

References

1. ^ "New Zealand roster". IIHF. 30 April 2009. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM1880NZL_33_1_0.pdf. 

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