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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}<br />
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|India women's national ice hockey team}}<br />
{{Infobox national hockey team<br />
| Name = India<br />
| Badge = Ice Hockey Association of India logo.png<br />
| Badge_size = 220px<br />
| caption = A version of the national federations logo is the badge used on the players jerseys.<br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Association = [[Ice Hockey Association of India]]<br />
| General Manager = {{flagicon|IND}} Samarth Sharma<br />
| Coach = {{flagicon|IND}} Abdul Hakim<br />
| Asst Coach = {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre ''la bouze'' Touzel<br />
| Captain = Tsewang Gyaltson<br />
| Most games = Skarma Tashi (29)<br />
| Top scorer = <br />
| Most points = Mohd Iqbal &<br>Ali Amir (12)<br />
| Home Stadium = <br />
| IIHF code = IND<br />
| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|IND}}<br />
| IIHF max = <br />
| IIHF max date = <br />
| IIHF min = <br />
| IIHF min date = <br />
| Team_Colors = {{color box|#00008b|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ff8c00|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#138808|border=darkgray}}<br />
| Jerseys = <br />
| First game = {{ih|THA}} 14–0 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br><small>([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]; 15 March 2009)</small><br />
| Largest win = {{ih|IND}} 5–1 {{ih-rt|MAC}}<br><small>([[Dehradun]], [[India]]; 21 March 2012)</small><br>{{ih|IND}} 7–3 {{ih-rt|MAC}}<br><small>([[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]; 25 April 2017)</small><br />
| Largest loss = {{ih|KUW}} 39–2 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br><small>([[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]; 26 April 2011)</small><br />
| World champ apps = <br />
| World champ first = <br />
| World champ best = <br />
| Regional name = [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]<br />
| Regional cup first = [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]]<br />
| Regional cup apps = 9<br />
| Regional cup best = 6th ([[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]], [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]])<br />
| Olympic apps = <br />
| Olympic first = <br />
| Olympic medals = <br />
| Record = 4–37–0<br />
}}<br />
The '''Indian national ice hockey team''' ({{lang-hi|भारतीय आइस हॉकी टीम}}) is the national men's [[ice hockey]] team of [[India]]. They are controlled by the [[Ice Hockey Association of India]] and a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). India is currently not ranked in the [[IIHF World Ranking]] and have not entered in any [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] tournaments or at any [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]], but have played in the [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|Challenge Cup of Asia]], a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in [[Asia]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
{{refimprove|date=February 2015}}<br />
<br />
===Background of ice hockey in Ladakh===<br />
{{anchor | Ladakh }}<br />
<br />
The history of [[ice hockey in India]] dates back almost 100 years, when ice hockey was a favourite pastime for the [[British Raj|British]] in [[Shimla]]. The Shimla Ice Skating Club is still very active in promoting ice sports in India. In the early '70s, the [[Ladakh Scouts]], a battalion of the [[Indian Army]] posted in the high border regions, took up the game. The high [[Changtang|Changthang Plateau]]'s frozen streams and high altitude lakes make the region an ideal place to play ice hockey, and as a result the game spread amongst the army. The game gained more widespread popularity exhibition matches began taking place in [[Leh]] in the winter. With little to do during the region's harsh winters, locals began to play on a small irrigation pond in Karzoo, Leh.<br />
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Ice hockey gear was not and is still not available to buy in [[Ladakh]]. The few locals who have contacts outside Ladakh have requested friends to get ice hockey skates. The Ladakh Scouts are well equipped as they get their gear through the army. The [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]] department of tourism also had a full set of equipment, but was reluctant to spare any.{{fact|date=August 2020}} The only place in India where ice sports equipment is readily available is Shimla, a small hill station in the northwestern part of India, where two Chinese brothers began making skates that are still used today.<br />
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Due to lack of accessible equipment, Ladakhis began to improvise, with the first teams obtaining ice skating blades from Shimla and nailing them to army [[ammunition boot]]s. Roller skates and ground hockey sticks were also used. To create pucks, locals cut the thick, rubber heels of army boots into a rounded shape. Goalkeepers wore ground hockey pads but lacked helmets; neither helmets nor knee and elbow pads were used by other players. Despite injuries, due to this lack of protective gear, the game has continued to grow in popularity in the region.<br />
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==Tournament record==<br />
===Challenge Cup of Asia===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
!width=30|Year<br />
!width=150|Host<br />
!width=120|Result<br />
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}<br />
!width=30|{{tooltip|OW|Overtime wins}}<br />
!width=30|{{tooltip|OL|Overtime losses}}<br />
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2008]] || {{flag|Hong Kong}} || colspan=6|''Did not participate''<br />
|-<br />
| [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || 8th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2010]] || {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Taipei|Taipei City]] || colspan=6|''Did not participate''<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]] || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 6th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5<br />
|-<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"| [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dehradun]] || 6th place || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2013]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]] || 10th place || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2014]] || {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Bishkek]] || 10th place<br>{{small|(4th in [[2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|Division I]])}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2015]] || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 11th place<br>{{small|(6th in [[2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|Division I]])}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2016]] || {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Bishkek]] || 10th place<br>{{small|(5th in [[2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|Division I]])}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2017]] || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 7th place<br>{{small|(2nd in [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|Division I]])}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2018]] || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]] || 9th place<br>{{small|(4th in [[2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|Division I]])}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Current squad==<br />
<small>''Squad for the [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I]].''</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/637/IHM6370IND_33_2_0_IND.pdf|title=2017 Challenge Cup of Asia Div I - India (Men)|access-date=22 April 2017|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! # !! Name !! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}} !! {{tooltip|S/C|Shoots/Catches}} !! Height !! Weight !! Date of birth !! Club<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|{{sort|01|1}}<br />
| {{sortname|Nawang|Dorje|Nawang Dorje (ice hockey)}}<br />
|align=center|[[Goaltender (ice hockey)|G]]<br />
|align=center|L<br />
| {{height|m=1.63}}<br />
| {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1988|02|01|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|{{sort|05|5}}<br />
| {{sortname|Amit|Belwal}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|L<br />
| {{height|m=1.63}}<br />
| {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1993|03|10|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|{{sort|06|6}}<br />
| {{sortname|Nawang|Zangpo}}<br />
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]<br />
|align=center|L<br />
| {{height|m=1.72}}<br />
| {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1994|04|05|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|{{sort|07|7}}<br />
| {{sortname|Tsewang|Gyaltson}}<br />
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.75}}<br />
| {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1992|11|16|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|13<br />
| {{sortname|Zakir|Hussain|Zakir Hussain (ice hockey)}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.66}}<br />
| {{convert|50|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1982|03|04|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|21<br />
| {{sortname|Stanzin|Namgyal}}<br />
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.72}}<br />
| {{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1993|09|24|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|27<br />
| {{sortname|Virender|Thapa}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|L<br />
| {{height|m=1.73}}<br />
| {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1998|10|27|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|29<br />
| {{sortname|Rigzin|Norboo|Rigzin Norboo (ice hockey, born 1992)}}<br />
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.64}}<br />
| {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1992|10|23|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|30<br />
| {{sortname|Tsewang|Dorjay}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.62}}<br />
| {{convert|53|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1997|12|29|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|32<br />
| {{sortname|Gamandeep|Singh}}<br />
|align=center|[[Goaltender (ice hockey)|G]]<br />
|align=center|L<br />
| {{height|m=1.73}}<br />
| {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1995|03|01|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|38<br />
| {{sortname|Tsewang|Dorjey}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.62}}<br />
| {{convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1990|03|31|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|41<br />
| {{sortname|Jigmath|Kunzang}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.76}}<br />
| {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1991|04|05|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|44<br />
| {{sortname|Thinless|Nurboo}}<br />
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.64}}<br />
| {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1984|05|15|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|45<br />
| {{sortname|Rigzin|Norboo|Rigzin Norboo (ice hockey, born 1987)}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.63}}<br />
| {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1987|01|04|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|49<br />
| {{sortname|Aashu|Singh}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.65}}<br />
| {{convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1992|04|19|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|57<br />
| {{sortname|Tashi|Gyamjung}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.75}}<br />
| {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1989|03|01|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|61<br />
| {{sortname|Tashi|Tsering|Tashi Tsering (ice hockey)}}<br />
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.64}}<br />
| {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1996|11|29|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|72<br />
| {{sortname|Chamba|Tsetan}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.63}}<br />
| {{convert|50|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1994|01|30|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|87<br />
| {{sortname|Ali|Amir}}<br />
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.75}}<br />
| {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1980|02|01|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|99<br />
| {{sortname|Rinchen|Tundup}}<br />
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]<br />
|align=center|R<br />
| {{height|m=1.77}}<br />
| {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1984|10|07|df=yes}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==All-time record against other nations==<br />
<small>''Last match update: 29 March 2018''</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/India-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf|title=India Men All Time Results|access-date=11 December 2017|publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194702/https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/India-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf|archive-date=3 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}<br />
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}<br />
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}<br />
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}<br />
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|HKG}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 36<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|INA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|KUW}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 11 || 70<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|KGZ}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 44<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|MAC}} || 10 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 27 || 47<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|MAS}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 15 || 78<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|MGL}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 30<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|OMN}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|SGP}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 42<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|THA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 43<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|UAE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 10<br />
|-<br />
! Total !! 41 !! 4 !! 0 !! 37 !! 81 !! 429<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[India men's national junior ice hockey team]]<br />
* [[India men's national under-18 ice hockey team]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141217125932/http://icehockeyindia.com/ Ice Hockey Association of India]<br />
*[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/india/ IIHF profile]<br />
*[https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/india/ National Teams of Ice Hockey]<br />
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