South Africa men's national ice hockey team
South Africa uses their national emblem as a badge on their players jerseys.
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| Association | South African Ice Hockey Federation |
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| General Manager | Antoinette Botha |
| Head coach | Alexander Todd |
| Assistants | Reid Lesswing |
| Captain | Andre Marais |
| Most games | Andre Marais (70) |
| Most points | Michael Edwards (77) |
| Home stadium | Grandwest Ice Arena |
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| IIHF code | RSA |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 42  2 |
| Highest IIHF | 37 (2003) |
| Lowest IIHF | 42 (2008) |
| First international | |
 Yugoslavia 12–3 South Africa  (Lausanne, Switzerland; 3 March 1961) |
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| Biggest win | |
 South Africa 33–1 Armenia  (Mexico City, Mexico; 7 March 2005) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Kazakhstan 32–0 South Africa (Bled, Slovenia; 16 March 1993) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 27 (first in 1961) |
| Best result | 19th (1961, 1966) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 48–80–1 | |
The South African national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of South Africa. It is controlled by the South African Ice Hockey Federation and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 25 February 1937. It was the only African-based team in the IIHF until the Namibia national inline hockey team joined in 1998. South Africa is currently ranked 42nd in the world rankings and competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships.
From the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III.
As of April 6, 2016
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