Australia men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Mighty Roos |
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| Association | Ice Hockey Australia |
| General Manager | Ian Webster |
| Head coach | Brad Vigon |
| Assistants | Matti Luoma |
| Captain | Lliam Webster |
| Most games | Glen Foll (80) |
| Most points | Greg Oddy (135) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | AUS |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 36 
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| Highest IIHF | 31 (2009) |
| Lowest IIHF | 36 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
 Czechoslovakia 18–1 Australia  (Squaw Valley, United States; 20 February 1960) |
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| Biggest win | |
Australia 58–0 New Zealand  (Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Kazakhstan 23–1 Australia (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 32 (first in 1960) |
| Best result | 9th (1960) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1960) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 74–103–10 | |
The Australian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Australia. As of 2015 the Australian team are ranked 36th in the IIHF World Rankings. The official nickname of Australia's national ice hockey team is the Mighty Roos.
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).
Australia has competed in the Division II World Championships since 2001. As of 2007 they are 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.
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