Mongolia men's national ice hockey team

The Mongolia national ice hockey team (Mongolian: Монголын хоккейн үндэсний шигшээ баг) is the national ice hockey team of Mongolia. They are controlled by the Mongolian Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 15 May 1999. Mongolia participated in several World Championship tournaments from late 2000s to early 2010s, but since 2013, have only played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

Mongolia

Association	Mongolian Hockey Federation
Head coach	Mergen Arslan
Assistants	Otgonbayar Munkhnasan Munkhzul Purev Ulziibayar Sodov
Captain	Mishigsuren Namjil
Most games	Mishigsuren Namjil (61)
Top scorer	Mishigsuren Namjil (36)
Most points	Mishigsuren Namjil (85)
Team colors
IIHF code	MGL
Ranking
Current IIHF	NR (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF	45 (2008)
Lowest IIHF	50 (2015)
First international
South Korea  14–1 Mongolia (Gangneung, South Korea; 31 January 1999)
Biggest win
Mongolia 21–1  Bahrain (Astana, Kazakhstan; 1 February 2011) Mongolia 20–0  India (Bangkok, Thailand; 16 March 2013)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  40–0 Mongolia (Gangneung, South Korea; 2 February 1999)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	5 (first in 2007)
Best result	45th (2007)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1999)
Best result	5th (1999)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances	9 (first in 2009)
Best result	1st (2018, 2019)
International record (W–L–T)
34–57–0

Medal record
Challenge Cup of Asia
	2018 Pasay
	2019 Kuala Lumpur
	2017 Bangkok
	2013 Bangkok
	2014 Abu Dhabi
	2015 Taipei City
	2016 Abu Dhabi

Mongolia is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not participated in the World Championships since 2013, when the IIHF enacted new "minimum participation standards", stipulating that the country must have at least one functional, full-sized indoor rink.

History

Mongolia made its debut at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. The national team did not participate in any IIHF tournaments until the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Ireland. They played four games, losing all four by a combined margin of three goals for to 45 goals against. In 2008, Mongolia played at the IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Luxembourg, and again they lost all of their games. Goal margin was 11 goals for and 59 against in five games. In the 2009 tournament, they chose to forfeit the games and withdrew from the tournament. All of the games were marked as 5–0 forfeits towards the team. In 2010, the team was placed in group B of Division III. They started off the tournament against North Korea, and they lost (22–1). Then they lost to South Africa (12–1) and to Armenia (15–0). Goal margin was 2 goals and 49 against. They finished the tournament with a 3rd place rematch against South Africa. Mongolia scored three times but it was not enough as South Africa won 8–3. Mongolia however finished the tournament with its first-ever podium position, finishing third overall in the group after Armenia was suspended by the IIHF.

Many players also represent the Mongolia national bandy team.

Withdrawal from 2009 and 2011 IIHF tournaments

The Mongolian Hockey Federation announced that their men's and U18 teams would not be participating in the 2011 IIHF tournaments due to financial trouble and lack of ice hockey equipment. Mongolia cancelled their trips to their respective tournaments. Mongolia men's team was scheduled to travel to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in Division III, while the U18 team was scheduled to participate in Division III in Taipei City, Taiwan. They had previously withdrawn from the 2009 Division III tournament as well.

Tournament record

World Championships

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
1930 through 2006		Did not enter
2007	Dundalk	45th place (5th in Division III)	4	0	0	0	4
2008	Kockelscheuer	46th place (6th in Division III)	5	0	0	0	5
2009	Dunedin	Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2010	Yerevan	48th place (4th in Division III B)	3	0	0	0	3
2011	Cape Town	Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2012	Erzurum	46th place (6th in Division III)	5	0	0	0	5
2013	Abu Dhabi	47th place (3rd in Division III Q)	3	1	0	0	2
2014 through 2020		Did not participate
Total		5/14	20	1	0	0	19

Asian Winter Games

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
1986 through 1996		Did not enter
1999	Gangneung	5th place	2	0	0	0	2
2003	Aomori	6th place	2	0	0	0	2
2007	Changchun	Did not participate
2011	Astana	9th place (4th in Premier Division)	6	3	0	0	3
2017	Sapporo	8th place (4th in Division I)	5	2	0	0	3
Total		4/5	15	5	0	0	10

Challenge Cup of Asia

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
2008	Hong Kong	Did not participate
2009	Abu Dhabi	5th place	5	3	0	0	2
2010	Taipei City	6th place	5	1	0	0	4
2011 through 2012		Did not participate
2013	Bangkok	3rd place	7	5	0	0	2
2014	Abu Dhabi	3rd place	5	3	0	0	2
2015	Taipei City	3rd place	4	2	0	0	2
2016	Abu Dhabi	3rd place	4	2	0	0	2
2017	Bangkok	2nd place	4	3	0	1	0
2018	Pasay	1st place	4	3	0	0	1
2019	Kuala Lumpur	1st place	5	4	0	0	1
2020	Singapore	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Total		9/13	43	26	0	1	16

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 9 March 2019[2]

Key

	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Armenia*	1	1	0	0	5	0
Thailand	10	6	0	4	46	37
Singapore	7	7	0	0	58	9
Kuwait	6	6	0	0	37	10
Malaysia	5	4	0	1	39	25
Macau	3	3	0	0	18	3
India	2	2	0	0	30	0
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	21	1
Georgia	1	1	0	0	6	0
Israel	1	0	0	1	0	5
Kyrgyzstan	1	0	0	1	3	13
New Zealand	2	0	0	2	1	15
South Korea	2	0	0	2	2	37
Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	1	65
Philippines	3	1	0	2	14	15
Ireland	3	0	0	3	4	24
North Korea	3	0	0	3	3	51
Turkey	4	0	0	4	3	31
Greece	5	0	0	5	7	29
Luxembourg	5	0	0	5	2	34
Chinese Taipei	5	0	0	5	9	49
South Africa	5	0	0	5	9	51
Hong Kong	6	2	0	4	26	26
United Arab Emirates	8	0	0	8	13	38
Total	91	34	0	57	357	568

Note: Mongolia was awarded a 5–0 victory over Armenia in the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament after Armenia had their statistics and final scores expunged from the IIHF tournaments due to player eligibility issues. The score of the game was originally 15–0 for Armenia.

References

1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
2. "Mongolia-Men-Official-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

External links

• IIHF profile
• National Teams of Ice Hockey profile