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{{Short description|National team representing india in ice hockey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
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| Name              = India
| Name              = India
| Badge              = Ice Hockey Association of India logo.png
| Badge              = Ice Hockey Association of India logo.png
| Badge_size        = 220px
| Badge_size        = 250px
| caption            = A version of the national federations logo is the badge used on the players jerseys.
| caption            = A version of the national federation logo is the badge used on the players jerseys.
| Nickname          =  
| Nickname          =  
| Association        = [[Ice Hockey Association of India]]
| Association        = [[Ice Hockey Association of India]]
| General Manager    = {{flagicon|IND}} Samarth Sharma
| General Manager    = Samarth Sharma<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/351/india|title=INDIA |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref>
| Coach              = {{flagicon|IND}} Abdul Hakim
| Coach              = Abdul Hakim
| Asst Coach        = {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre ''la bouze'' Touzel
| Asst Coach        = Alexandre Touzel
| Captain            = Tsewang Gyaltson
| Captain            = Tsewang Gyaltson
| Most games        = Skarma Tashi (29)
| Most games        = Stanzin Namgyal (34)
| Top scorer        =  
| Top scorer        = Rigzin Norboo (10)
| Most points        = Mohd Iqbal &<br>Ali Amir (12)
| Most points        = Rigzin Norboo (14)<ref name="NATIONALTEAMS">{{cite web | url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/india/ |title=India | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | access-date=2022-01-18 }}</ref>
| Home Stadium      =  
| Home Stadium      =  
| IIHF code          = IND
| IIHF code          = IND
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| IIHF min          =  
| IIHF min          =  
| IIHF min date      =  
| IIHF min date      =  
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#00008b|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ff8c00|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#138808|border=darkgray}}
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#00008B|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#FF8C00|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#138808|border=darkgray}}
| Jerseys            =  
| Jerseys            =  
| First game        = {{ih|THA}} 14–0 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br><small>([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]; 15 March 2009)</small>
| First game        = {{ih|THA}} 14–0 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br>{{small|([[Abu Dhabi]], UAE; 15 March 2009)}}
| 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>
| Largest win        = {{ih|IND}} 5–1 {{ih-rt|MAC}}<br>{{small|([[Dehradun]], India; 21 March 2012)}}<br>{{ih|IND}} 7–3 {{ih-rt|MAC}}<br>{{small|([[Kuwait City]], Kuwait; 25 April 2017)}}
| Largest loss      = {{ih|KUW}} 39–2 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br><small>([[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]; 26 April 2011)</small>
| Largest loss      = {{ih|KUW}} 39–2 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br>{{small|(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 26 April 2011)}}
| World champ apps  =  
| World champ apps  =  
| World champ first  =  
| World champ first  =  
| World champ best  =  
| World champ best  =  
| Regional name      = [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]
| Regional name      = [[IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship|IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]
| Regional cup first = [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]]
| Regional cup first = [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]]
| Regional cup apps  = 9
| Regional cup apps  = 9
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| Record            = 4–37–0
| Record            = 4–37–0
}}
}}
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]].
 
The '''India national ice hockey team''' 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 has not entered in any [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]] tournaments or at the [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]], but they have only participated in the [[IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship|Challenge Cup of Asia]], a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in [[Asia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/india/|title=Ice Hockey in India|access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{refimprove|date=February 2015}}
===Background of ice hockey in Ladakh===
===Background of ice hockey in Ladakh===
{{anchor | Ladakh }}
{{Anchor|Ladakh}}
The history of [[ice hockey in India]] dates back almost 100 years, when ice hockey was a favourite pastime for the [[British Raj]] in [[Shimla]]. The Shimla Ice Skating Club is still very active in promoting ice sports in India. In the early 1970s, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2016/03/thin-ice-india-national-ice-hockey-team-160302074917460.html|title=On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team|website=Aljazeera.com|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=All eyes on Ice Hockey Team|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/backpage/all-eyes-on-ice-hockey-team/articleshow/4265266.cms|access-date=2016-10-17|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Tiwari|first1=Mansi}}</ref>


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.
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/feb/21/himalayan-ice-hockey-ladakh-india|title=Playing ice hockey in the Indian Himalayas|first=Jakob|last=Horstmann|date=21 February 2013|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/breaking-the-ice-story-of-indias-ice-hockey-team-is-stuff-movies-are-made-of/|title=Breaking the ice: Story of India's ice hockey team is stuff movies are made of|date=19 April 2015|website=Indianexpress.com|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref> 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 [[China|Chinese]] brothers began making skates that are still used today.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=Ladakh hosts World's highest altitude women's ice hockey tournament|url=https://thebridge.in/ice-hockey/ladakh-hosts-worlds-highest-altitude-womens-ice-hockey-tournament/|access-date=2020-12-13|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref>


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.
Due to the 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=India ice hockey: National team crowd-funding bid successful|date=17 April 2015|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-32346496|access-date=2016-10-17|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Director Ice Hockey Association of India Akshay Kumar &#124; DNA|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/news-tags/director-ice-hockey-association-india-akshay-kumar|access-date=2016-10-17|website=Dnaindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2015-04-21|title=Breaking the ice: Story of India's ice hockey team is stuff movies are made of|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/breaking-the-ice-story-of-indias-ice-hockey-team-is-stuff-movies-are-made-of/|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Akshay Kumar donates Rs 2cr for ice hockey &#124; Bollywood.com News|url=http://www.bollywood.com/akshay-kumar-donates-rs-2cr-ice-hockey|access-date=2016-10-17|website=Bollywood.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Schwartz: Ex-Islanders Employee Helps Grow Hockey In India|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/01/28/schwartz-hockey-foundation-india/|access-date=2016-10-17|website=Newyork.cbslocal.com|date=28 January 2016}}</ref>


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.
===National team===
India made its international debut in [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]] at the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia in [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates, finishing eighth and thus last. In their first game, they were shutout by [[Thailand men's national ice hockey team|Thailand]] 14–0. After two more losses, a 10–0 loss to [[Mongolia men's national ice hockey team|Mongolia]] and a 10–1 loss to [[Malaysia men's national ice hockey team|Malaysia]], India, bottom of their group with a goal difference of minus 33, in which they again lost both games. First, they lost to [[Singapore men's national ice hockey team|Singapore]] 5–0, and finally lost to [[Macau men's national ice hockey team|Macau]] 8–0 in the seventh place game. Two years later, they suffered their biggest international defeat to date at 2–39 against [[Kuwait men's national ice hockey team|Kuwait]] at the [[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]. On 21 March 2012, the national team notched its first international victory at the [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]], they defeated Macau 5–1. India has participated in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia from 2009 to 2018, with the exception of 2010. From 2014 to 2018, they played in Division I of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. In [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|2017]], India finished second of four teams in Division I tournament (seventh overall). First, they narrowly defeated [[Oman men's national ice hockey team|Oman]] 3–2, then lost to Kuwait 8–5, and finally won 7–3 over Macau. Despite the lack of accessible ice hockey equipment and money, India has not been active, nor played an official game against other national team, since 2018.


==Tournament record==
==Tournament record==
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!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
|-
| [[2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2008]] || {{flag|Hong Kong}} || colspan=6|''Did not participate''
| [[2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2008]] || {{flag|Hong Kong}} || colspan=6|''did not participate''
|-
|-
| [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || 8th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
| [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || 8th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|-
| [[2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2010]] || {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Taipei|Taipei City]] || colspan=6|''Did not participate''
| [[2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2010]] || {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Taipei|Taipei City]] || colspan=6|''did not participate''
|-
|-
| [[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]] || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 6th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
| [[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]] || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 6th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"| [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dehradun]] || 6th place || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4
| [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]] || style="border:3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Dehradun]] || 6th place || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
|-
| [[2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2013]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]] || 10th place || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
| [[2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2013]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]] || 10th place || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
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| [[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
| [[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
|-
|-
| [[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
| [[2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2018]] || rowspan=2|{{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
|}
 
==Current squad==
<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>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! Name !! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}} !! {{tooltip|S/C|Shoots/Catches}} !! Height !! Weight !! Date of birth !! Club
|-
|align=center|{{sort|01|1}}
| {{sortname|Nawang|Dorje|Nawang Dorje (ice hockey)}}
|align=center|[[Goaltender (ice hockey)|G]]
|align=center|L
| {{height|m=1.63}}
| {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1988|02|01|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|{{sort|05|5}}
| {{sortname|Amit|Belwal}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|L
| {{height|m=1.63}}
| {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1993|03|10|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|{{sort|06|6}}
| {{sortname|Nawang|Zangpo}}
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]
|align=center|L
| {{height|m=1.72}}
| {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1994|04|05|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|{{sort|07|7}}
| {{sortname|Tsewang|Gyaltson}}
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.75}}
| {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1992|11|16|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|13
| {{sortname|Zakir|Hussain|Zakir Hussain (ice hockey)}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.66}}
| {{convert|50|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1982|03|04|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|21
| {{sortname|Stanzin|Namgyal}}
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.72}}
| {{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1993|09|24|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|27
| {{sortname|Virender|Thapa}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|L
| {{height|m=1.73}}
| {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1998|10|27|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|29
| {{sortname|Rigzin|Norboo|Rigzin Norboo (ice hockey, born 1992)}}
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.64}}
| {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1992|10|23|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|30
| {{sortname|Tsewang|Dorjay}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.62}}
| {{convert|53|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1997|12|29|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|32
| {{sortname|Gamandeep|Singh}}
|align=center|[[Goaltender (ice hockey)|G]]
|align=center|L
| {{height|m=1.73}}
| {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1995|03|01|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|38
| {{sortname|Tsewang|Dorjey}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.62}}
| {{convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1990|03|31|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|41
| {{sortname|Jigmath|Kunzang}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.76}}
| {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1991|04|05|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|44
| {{sortname|Thinless|Nurboo}}
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.64}}
| {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1984|05|15|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|45
| {{sortname|Rigzin|Norboo|Rigzin Norboo (ice hockey, born 1987)}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.63}}
| {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1987|01|04|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|49
| {{sortname|Aashu|Singh}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.65}}
| {{convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1992|04|19|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|57
| {{sortname|Tashi|Gyamjung}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.75}}
| {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1989|03|01|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|61
| {{sortname|Tashi|Tsering|Tashi Tsering (ice hockey)}}
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.64}}
| {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1996|11|29|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|align=center|72
| {{sortname|Chamba|Tsetan}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.63}}
| {{convert|50|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1994|01|30|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|-
|align=center|87
| [[2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2019]] || colspan=6|''did not participate''
| {{sortname|Ali|Amir}}
|align=center|[[Defenceman|D]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.75}}
| {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1980|02|01|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|-
|-
|align=center|99
! colspan=2|Total !! 9/12 !! 41 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 37
| {{sortname|Rinchen|Tundup}}
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
| {{height|m=1.77}}
| {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| {{birth date and age2|2017|04|22|1984|10|07|df=yes}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} Unattached
|}
|}


==All-time record against other nations==
==All-time record against other national teams==
<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>
<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>
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|+ Key
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!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Positive balance''' <small>(more Wins)</small>
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
|-  
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
| style="background:#ffffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Neutral balance''' <small>(Wins = Losses)</small>
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-  
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Negative balance''' <small>(more Losses)</small>
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|}
|-
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|HKG}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 36
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|INA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|KUW}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 11 || 70
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|KGZ}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 44
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|MAC}} || 10 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 27 || 47
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|MAS}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 15 || 78
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|MGL}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 30
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|OMN}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|SGP}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 42
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|THA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 43
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{ih|UAE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 10
! width=192|Team
! width=40|{{tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! width=40|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
! width=40|{{tooltip|T|Ties}}
! width=40|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
! width=40|{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! width=40|{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|HKG}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 36
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|INA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|KUW}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 11 || 70
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|KGZ}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 44
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|MAC}} || 10 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 27 || 47
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|MAS}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 15 || 78
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|MGL}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 30
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
| align=left|{{ih|OMA}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|SGP}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 42
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|THA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 43
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|UAE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 10
|-
|-
! Total !! 41 !! 4 !! 0 !! 37 !! 81 !! 429
! Total !! 41 !! 4 !! 0 !! 37 !! 81 !! 429
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* [[India men's national junior ice hockey team]]
* [[India men's national junior ice hockey team]]
* [[India men's national under-18 ice hockey team]]
* [[India men's national under-18 ice hockey team]]
* [[Indian Ice Hockey Championship]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141217125932/http://icehockeyindia.com/ Ice Hockey Association of India]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141217125932/http://icehockeyindia.com/ Ice Hockey Association of India]
*[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/india/ IIHF profile]
*[https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/351/india IIHF profile]
*[https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/india/ National Teams of Ice Hockey]


{{National sports teams of India}}
{{National sports teams of India}}

Revision as of 17:00, 5 October 2023


This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see India women's national ice hockey team.

Template:Infobox national hockey team

The India national ice hockey team 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 has not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at the Olympic Games, but they have only participated in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.[1]

History

Background of ice hockey in Ladakh

The history of ice hockey in India dates back almost 100 years, when ice hockey was a favourite pastime for the British Raj in Shimla. The Shimla Ice Skating Club is still very active in promoting ice sports in India. In the early 1970s, the Ladakh Scouts, a battalion of the Indian Army posted in the high border regions, took up the game. The high 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.[2][3]

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 & Kashmir department of tourism also had a full set of equipment, but was reluctant to spare any.[4][5] 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.[6]

Due to the lack of accessible equipment, Ladakhis began to improvise, with the first teams obtaining ice skating blades from Shimla and nailing them to army ammunition boots. 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.[7][8][9][10][11]

National team

India made its international debut in 2009 at the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, finishing eighth and thus last. In their first game, they were shutout by Thailand 14–0. After two more losses, a 10–0 loss to Mongolia and a 10–1 loss to Malaysia, India, bottom of their group with a goal difference of minus 33, in which they again lost both games. First, they lost to Singapore 5–0, and finally lost to Macau 8–0 in the seventh place game. Two years later, they suffered their biggest international defeat to date at 2–39 against Kuwait at the 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. On 21 March 2012, the national team notched its first international victory at the 2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, they defeated Macau 5–1. India has participated in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia from 2009 to 2018, with the exception of 2010. From 2014 to 2018, they played in Division I of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. In 2017, India finished second of four teams in Division I tournament (seventh overall). First, they narrowly defeated Oman 3–2, then lost to Kuwait 8–5, and finally won 7–3 over Macau. Despite the lack of accessible ice hockey equipment and money, India has not been active, nor played an official game against other national team, since 2018.

Tournament record

Challenge Cup of Asia

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2008  Hong Kong did not participate
2009 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 8th place 5 0 0 0 5
2010 Chinese Taipei Taipei City did not participate
2011 Kuwait Kuwait City 6th place 5 0 0 0 5
2012 India Dehradun 6th place 5 1 0 0 4
2013 Thailand Bangkok 10th place 4 0 0 0 4
2014 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 10th place
(4th in Division I)		 5 0 0 0 5
2015 Kuwait Kuwait City 11th place
(6th in Division I)		 5 0 0 0 5
2016 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 10th place
(5th in Division I)		 4 0 0 0 4
2017 Kuwait Kuwait City 7th place
(2nd in Division I)		 3 2 0 0 1
2018 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 9th place
(4th in Division I)		 5 1 0 0 4
2019 did not participate
Total 9/12 41 4 0 0 37

All-time record against other national teams

Last match update: 29 March 2018[12]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
Template:Ih 2 0 0 2 0 36
Template:Ih 2 0 0 2 3 8
Template:Ih 4 0 0 4 11 70
Template:Ih 4 0 0 4 6 44
Template:Ih 10 3 0 7 27 47
Template:Ih 6 0 0 6 15 78
Template:Ih 2 0 0 2 0 30
Template:Ih 2 1 0 1 8 8
Template:Ih 1 0 0 1 2 5
Template:Ih 5 0 0 5 9 42
Template:Ih 2 0 0 2 0 43
Template:Ih 1 0 0 1 0 10
Total 41 4 0 37 81 429

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ice Hockey in India". Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team". Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Tiwari, Mansi. "All eyes on Ice Hockey Team". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Horstmann, Jakob (21 February 2013). "Playing ice hockey in the Indian Himalayas". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Breaking the ice: Story of India's ice hockey team is stuff movies are made of". Indianexpress.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ladakh hosts World's highest altitude women's ice hockey tournament". The Bridge. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "India ice hockey: National team crowd-funding bid successful". BBC News. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Director Ice Hockey Association of India Akshay Kumar | DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Breaking the ice: Story of India's ice hockey team is stuff movies are made of". The Indian Express. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Akshay Kumar donates Rs 2cr for ice hockey | Bollywood.com News". Bollywood.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Schwartz: Ex-Islanders Employee Helps Grow Hockey In India". Newyork.cbslocal.com. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "India Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

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