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{{Short description|National team representing india in ice hockey}}
{{Short description|National team representing India in ice hockey}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|India women's national ice hockey team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|India women's national ice hockey team}}
{{Infobox national hockey team
{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name              = India
| Name              = India
| Badge              = Ice Hockey Association of India logo.png
| Badge              = Ice Hockey Association of India logo.png
| Badge_size        = 250px
| Badge_size        = 250px
| caption            = A version of the national federation logo is the badge used on the players jerseys.
| caption            =
| Nickname          =  
| Nickname          =  
| Association        = [[Ice Hockey Association of India]]
| Association        = [[Ice Hockey Association of India]]
| 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              = Darrin Harrold
| Coach              = Abdul Hakim
| Asst Coach        = Alexandre Touzel
| Captain            = Tsewang Gyaltson
| Captain            = Tsewang Gyaltson
| Most games        = Stanzin Namgyal (34)
| Most games        = Stanzin Namgyal (34)
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| Home Stadium      =  
| Home Stadium      =  
| IIHF code          = IND
| IIHF code          = IND
| IIHF Rank          = {{IIHF World Ranking|IND}}
| IIHF Rank          = {{IIHF Men's World Ranking|IND}}
| IIHF max          =  
| IIHF max          =  
| IIHF max date      =  
| IIHF max date      =  
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| Olympic first      =  
| Olympic first      =  
| Olympic medals    =  
| Olympic medals    =  
| Record            = 4–37–0
| Record            = 5–40–0
}}
{{MedalTableTop|name=no|medals=
{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF Asia Cup|IIHF Asia Cup Division I]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|2017 Kuwait City]]|}}
}}
}}


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>
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 has mostly participated in the [[IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship|Challenge Cup of Asia]], a regional tournament for lower-tier ice 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==
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===National team===
===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.
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.<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> India participated at the [[Winter Asian Games]] in [[Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament|2025]]. They lost all the matches except the one against Macau.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/other/winter-games-an-indian-win-in-ice-hockey-after-2018/ar-AA1yIMLV|title=Winter Games: An Indian win in ice hockey after 2018}}</ref> In the 2024–25 season, the Indian team finished 28th in the AIH ranking of Asian men’s national ice hockey teams.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-08-01|title=2025 AIH Ranking of Asian Men’s National Ice Hockey Teams – OFFICIAL|url=https://asianicehockey.com/aih-ranking-asian-hockey-teams-official-2025/|access-date=2025-09-28|website=AsianIceHockey.com|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Tournament record==
==Tournament record==
===[[IIHF Development Cup]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year !! Location !! Result
|-
| 2026 || {{flagicon|MAR}} ||
|}
===Asian Winter Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|GD
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament|2025]] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Harbin]] || 12th place || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 7 || 64 || -57
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! !! 4 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 7 !! 64 !! -57
|}
===Challenge Cup of Asia===
===Challenge Cup of Asia===
See also: [[IIHF Asia Cup]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
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!width=30|{{tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|GD
|-
|-
| [[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=9|''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 || 1 || 47 || -46
|-
|-
| [[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=9|''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 || 2 || 101 || -99
|-
|-
| [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]] || style="border:3px solid red;"|{{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 || 14 || 50 || -36
|-
|-
| [[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 || 5 || 63 || -58
|-
|-
| [[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
|[[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 || 9 || 45 || -36
|-
|-
| [[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
|[[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 || 12 || 54 || -42
|-
|-
| [[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
|[[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 || 14 || 34 || -20
|-
|-
| [[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 || 15 || 13 || +2
|-
|-
| [[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
|[[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 || 9 || 22 || -13
|-
|-
| [[2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2019]] || colspan=6|''did not participate''
|[[2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2019]] || colspan=9|''Did not participate''
|-
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 9/12 !! 41 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 37
! colspan=2|Total !! 9/12 !! 41 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 37 !! 81 !! 429 !! -348
|}
|}


==All-time record against other national teams==
==Players and personnel==
<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>
===Team roster===
<small>''For the [[Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games|2025 Asian Winter Games]]''<ref name="ROSTER">{{cite web |url=https://infoapi.harbin2025.com/AWG2025/data/IHO/IHOMTEAM6-------------------------_IND_DT_PDF_C33.pdf?random=0.09700268251860367 |title=Team Roster |publisher=harbin2025.com |access-date=2025-02-07 }}</ref></small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:60em; text-align: center"
|-
!# !! Name !! [[Position (team sports)|Pos]] !! [[Shot (ice hockey)|S]]/[[Glove (ice hockey)#Goaltender's gloves|G]] !! Birthdate
|-
|7 ||align="left"| Tsewang Gyaltson ([[Captain (ice hockey)|C]]) || [[Defenceman|D]] || R || {{birth date and age|1992|11|16|df=y}}
|-
|11 ||align="left"| Sajjad Hussain || [[Defenceman|D]] || R || {{birth date and age|1995|02|22|df=y}}
|-
|12 ||align="left"| Stanzin Lotus || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|2005|05|04|df=y}}
|-
|16 ||align="left"| Tsering Angchuk || [[Defenceman|D]] || R || {{birth date and age|1997|12|31|df=y}}
|-
|17 ||align="left"| Ghulam Mustafa || [[Defenceman|D]] || R || {{birth date and age|1997|08|27|df=y}}
|-
|18 ||align="left"| Stanzin Angchok || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1999|05|08|df=y}}
|-
|21 ||align="left"| Rigzin Norboo || [[Defenceman|D]] || R || {{birth date and age|1992|10|23|df=y}}
|-
|24 ||align="left"| Stanzin Namgyal || [[Defenceman|D]] || R || {{birth date and age|1993|09|24|df=y}}
|-
|34 ||align="left"| Stanzin Phandey || [[Goaltender|G]] || L || {{birth date and age|1987|07|14|df=y}}
|-
|37 ||align="left"| Angchok Lakdan || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1993|08|10|df=y}}
|-
|38 ||align="left"| Namgail Tundup || [[Goaltender|G]] || L || {{birth date and age|1992|04|07|df=y}}
|-
|42 ||align="left"| Mohd Ismail || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1992|02|02|df=y}}
|-
|44 ||align="left"| Mohammad Ali Baba || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|2006|10|13|df=y}}
|-
|47 ||align="left"| Namgail Tashi || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1996|03|10|df=y}}
|-
|68 ||align="left"| Angchok Dorjay || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1989|12|20|df=y}}
|-
|72 ||align="left"| Chamba Tsetan ([[Alternate captain|A]]) || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1994|01|30|df=y}}
|-
|77 ||align="left"| Jigmath Kunzan || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1991|04|08|df=y}}
|-
|83 ||align="left"| Lotus Chamba || [[Goaltender|G]] || L || {{birth date and age|1996|09|25|df=y}}
|-
|87 ||align="left"| Namgyal Deldan || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1999|06|24|df=y}}
|-
|88 ||align="left"| Tsewang Dorjay || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1997|12|29|df=y}}
|-
|94 ||align="left"| Nawang Zangpo ([[Alternate captain|A]]) || [[Defenceman|D]] || L || {{birth date and age|1994|04|05|df=y}}
|-
|95 ||align="left"| Namgyal Deskyong || [[Defenceman|D]] || R || {{birth date and age|1993|01|08|df=y}}
|-
|97 ||align="left"| Tsering Angdus || [[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] || R || {{birth date and age|1997|03|26|df=y}}
|}
 
===Team staff===
<small>''For the [[Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games]]''<ref name="ROSTER"/></small>
*Head coach: {{flagicon|CAN}} Darrin Harrold
*Assistant coach: {{flagicon|IND}} Amit Belwal
*Assistant coach: {{flagicon|IND}} Abdul Hakim
*General manager: {{flagicon|IND}} Rajat Malhotra
*Team leader: {{flagicon|IND}} Noor Jahan
*Doctor: {{flagicon|IND}} Sarthak Patnaik
*Physiotherapist: {{flagicon|IND}} Shantanu Mahajan
*Team staff: {{flagicon|IND}} Bharat Singh
 
==All-time record against other nations==
<small>''As of 10 February 2025''</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/India-Men-Official-Results.pdf|title=India Men All Time Results|access-date=4 June 2025|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>
 
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%"
|+ Key
|+ Key
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Positive balance''' <small>(more Wins)</small>
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Positive balance''' <small>(more wins)</small>
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#ffffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Neutral balance''' <small>(Wins = Losses)</small>
| style="background:#ffffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Neutral balance''' <small>(wins = losses)</small>
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Negative balance''' <small>(more Losses)</small>
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Negative balance''' <small>(more losses)</small>
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
|-
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! width=40|{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! width=40|{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|HKG}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 36
| align=left|{{ih|HKG}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 66
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|INA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8
| align=left|{{ih|INA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8
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| align=left|{{ih|KGZ}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 44
| align=left|{{ih|KGZ}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 44
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|MAC}} || 10 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 27 || 47
| align=left|{{ih|MAC}} || 11 || 4 || 0 || 7 || 31 || 49
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|MAS}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 15 || 78
| align=left|{{ih|MAS}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 15 || 78
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| align=left|{{ih|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5
| align=left|{{ih|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|SGP}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 42
| align=left|{{ih|SGP}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 11 || 55
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|THA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 43
| align=left|{{ih|THA}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 43
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|UAE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 10
| align=left|{{ih|TKM}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 19
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=left|{{ih|UAE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 19
|-
|-
! Total !! 41 !! 4 !! 0 !! 37 !! 81 !! 429
! Total !! 45 !! 5 !! 0 !! 40 !! 88 !! 493
|}
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*[https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/351/india IIHF profile]
*[https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/351/india IIHF profile]


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Latest revision as of 13:52, 13 March 2026


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

Medal record
IIHF Asia Cup Division I
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuwait City

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 has mostly participated in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier ice hockey nations in Asia.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Background of ice hockey in Ladakh[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.[12] India participated at the Winter Asian Games in 2025. They lost all the matches except the one against Macau.[13] In the 2024–25 season, the Indian team finished 28th in the AIH ranking of Asian men’s national ice hockey teams.[14]

Tournament record[edit | edit source]

IIHF Development Cup[edit | edit source]

Year Location Result
2026 Morocco

Asian Winter Games[edit | edit source]

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD
2025 China Harbin 12th place 4 1 0 0 3 7 64 -57
Total 4 1 0 0 3 7 64 -57

Challenge Cup of Asia[edit | edit source]

See also: IIHF Asia Cup

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD
2008  Hong Kong Did not participate
2009 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 8th place 5 0 0 0 5 1 47 -46
2010 Chinese Taipei Taipei City Did not participate
2011 Kuwait Kuwait City 6th place 5 0 0 0 5 2 101 -99
2012 India Dehradun 6th place 5 1 0 0 4 14 50 -36
2013 Thailand Bangkok 10th place 4 0 0 0 4 5 63 -58
2014 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 10th place
(4th in Division I)		 5 0 0 0 5 9 45 -36
2015 Kuwait Kuwait City 11th place
(6th in Division I)		 5 0 0 0 5 12 54 -42
2016 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 10th place
(5th in Division I)		 4 0 0 0 4 14 34 -20
2017 Kuwait Kuwait City 7th place
(2nd in Division I)		 3 2 0 0 1 15 13 +2
2018 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 9th place
(4th in Division I)		 5 1 0 0 4 9 22 -13
2019 Did not participate
Total 9/12 41 4 0 0 37 81 429 -348

Players and personnel[edit | edit source]

Team roster[edit | edit source]

For the 2025 Asian Winter Games[15]

# Name Pos S/G Birthdate
7 Tsewang Gyaltson (C) D R (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 33)
11 Sajjad Hussain D R (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 31)
12 Stanzin Lotus F R (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 21)
16 Tsering Angchuk D R (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 28)
17 Ghulam Mustafa D R (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 28)
18 Stanzin Angchok F R (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 27)
21 Rigzin Norboo D R (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 33)
24 Stanzin Namgyal D R (1993-09-24) 24 September 1993 (age 32)
34 Stanzin Phandey G L (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 39)
37 Angchok Lakdan F R (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993 (age 33)
38 Namgail Tundup G L (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 34)
42 Mohd Ismail F R (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 34)
44 Mohammad Ali Baba F R (2006-10-13) 13 October 2006 (age 19)
47 Namgail Tashi F R (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 30)
68 Angchok Dorjay F R (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 (age 36)
72 Chamba Tsetan (A) F R (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 32)
77 Jigmath Kunzan F R (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 35)
83 Lotus Chamba G L (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 29)
87 Namgyal Deldan F R (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 27)
88 Tsewang Dorjay F R (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 28)
94 Nawang Zangpo (A) D L (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 32)
95 Namgyal Deskyong D R (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 33)
97 Tsering Angdus F R (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 29)

Team staff[edit | edit source]

For the Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games[15]

  • Head coach: Canada Darrin Harrold
  • Assistant coach: India Amit Belwal
  • Assistant coach: India Abdul Hakim
  • General manager: India Rajat Malhotra
  • Team leader: India Noor Jahan
  • Doctor: India Sarthak Patnaik
  • Physiotherapist: India Shantanu Mahajan
  • Team staff: India Bharat Singh

All-time record against other nations[edit | edit source]

As of 10 February 2025[16]

Key
     Positive balance (more wins)
     Neutral balance (wins = losses)
     Negative balance (more losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
Template:Ih 3 0 0 3 0 66
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 11 4 0 7 31 49
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 6 0 0 6 11 55
Template:Ih 2 0 0 2 0 43
Template:Ih 1 0 0 1 1 19
Template:Ih 1 0 0 1 1 19
Total 45 5 0 40 88 493

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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.
  13. ↑ "Winter Games: An Indian win in ice hockey after 2018".
  14. ↑ "2025 AIH Ranking of Asian Men's National Ice Hockey Teams – OFFICIAL". AsianIceHockey.com. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Team Roster" (PDF). harbin2025.com. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "India Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

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