New Zealand

Nickname(s)	Ice Blacks
Association	New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Graham Tappin
Head coach	Anatoly Khorozov[1]
Assistants	Andreas Kaisser Anton Purver
Captain	Andrew Cox
Most games	Andrew Hay (74)[2]
Top scorer	Andrew Cox (30)[2]
Most points	Andrew Cox (50)[2]
Team colors
IIHF code	NZL
Ranking
Current IIHF	42 (28 May 2023)[3]
Highest IIHF	35 (2013)
Lowest IIHF	40 (first in 2003)
First international
South Korea  35–2  New Zealand (Perth, Australia; 13 March 1987)
Biggest win
New Zealand  19–0  Hong Kong (Perth, Australia; 15 March 1987)
Biggest defeat
Australia  58–0  New Zealand (Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	28 (first in 1987)
Best result	27th (1987)
International record (W–L–T)
58–87–2

The New Zealand men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for New Zealand. As of 2018, the New Zealand team is ranked 39th in the IIHF World Rankings. The official nickname of New Zealand's national ice hockey team is the Ice Blacks.^[4] The "Ice Blacks" nickname is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

History

The 2016 documentary film "Ice Blacks" covers the history of the team, their rivalry with Australia and their difficulties in competing at international level because of New Zealand's geographic distance from the rest of the traditional ice hockey playing countries.

New Zealand has competed in the Division II World Championships since 2001. From 2007 to 2011, New Zealand was coached by Jeff Bonazzo. In his last year coaching at the 2011 Division II World Championships, New Zealand won three games and lost two, finishing second in their group behind host nation and rival Australia and missing promotion to Division I.

New Zealand hosted the 2003 IIHF World Championship Division III, which was held in Auckland. The Ice Blacks finished first and captured their first gold medal and were promoted to Division II.

New Zealand hosted the 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held in Auckland. The Ice Blacks finished last and were relegated to Division III.

New Zealand hosted the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III, which was held in Dunedin. The Ice Blacks finished first and captured their third gold medal by winning all five games and were promoted to Division II.

New Zealand hosted the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held in Auckland. The Ice Blacks finished second behind China, capturing their fourth silver medal.

Tournament record

All-time record against other nations

As of 23 April 2023^[8]

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Australia	27	5	0	22	53	215
Belgium	4	1	0	3	9	35
Bulgaria	7	3	0	4	41	50
China	9	5	0	4	33	35
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	12	1
Croatia	3	0	0	3	8	45
Estonia	2	0	0	2	2	36
Georgia	1	1	0	0	6	2
Great Britain	1	0	0	1	0	26
Greece	4	3	0	1	22	16
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	38	0
Iceland	6	0	0	6	11	28
Ireland	2	2	0	0	13	2
Israel	8	5	0	3	32	34
Lithuania	1	0	0	1	2	21
Luxembourg	5	5	0	0	32	9
Mexico	12	7	1	4	47	31
Mongolia	2	2	0	0	15	1
North Korea	8	4	0	4	42	38
Romania	2	0	0	2	2	66
Serbia/  Serbia and Montenegro	3	0	0	3	6	43
South Africa	13	3	1	9	38	56
South Korea	6	0	0	6	5	99
Spain	7	0	0	7	12	89
Turkey	10	9	0	1	60	28
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	1	7
Total	147	58	2	87	542	1013

All-time record against other clubs

As of 15 April 2019^[9]

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Canada Moose	11	6	2	3	54.55%	42	26	+16
SG Cortina	1	0	0	1	0.00%	4	15	−11
Cavalese All Stars	1	0	0	1	0.00%	3	5	−2
HC Fassa	1	0	0	1	0.00%	4	10	−6
Australia Selects	4	1	0	3	25.00%	10	24	−14
Southern Stampede	2	0	0	2	0.00%	6	9	−3
Perth Thunder	3	1	0	2	33.33%	11	17	−6
Calgary Flames Alumni	1	0	0	1	0.00%	2	9	−7
Melbourne Mustangs	2	0	0	2	0.00%	8	10	−2
Melbourne Ice	2	1	0	1	50.00%	10	3	+7
Vail Yeti	2	1	0	1	50.00%	11	14	−3
Total	30	10	2	18	30.00%	111	142	-32

References

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile