Association | Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo |
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Head coach | Diego de la Garma |
Assistants | Luis Olivares |
Captain | Fernando Ugarte |
Most games | Lior Miller (46) |
Most points | Adrian Cervantes (52) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | MEX |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 33 1 |
Highest IIHF | 32 (first in 2010) |
Lowest IIHF | 43 (first in 2005) |
First international | |
Belgium 5–0 Mexico (Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 April 2000) |
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Biggest win | |
Mexico 48–0 Armenia (Mexico City, Mexico; 11 March 2005) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Romania 19–0 Mexico (Bucharest, Romania; 26 March 2001) |
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IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 11 (first in 2000) |
Best result | 35th (2008) |
Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) |
Best result | (2014, 2015, 2016) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
29–40–4 |
The Mexican national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Mexico and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are currently ranked 32nd in the IIHF World Rankings and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division II.
Mexico joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in April 1985. They played its first game in 2000 during the 2000 World Championships, losing to Belgium 5–0. Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently in Division IIB. It is the only Latin American team that competes in the IIHF tournament. Mexico hosted the Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament in 2014 and in 2015. The national team was runner-up in both of them.
From the 2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships