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Philippines men's national junior ice hockey team

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Philippines
AssociationFederation of Ice Hockey League
Head coachPhilippines Steven Füglister
AssistantsPhilippines Paul Sanchez
Most pointsBenjamin Imperial (10)
Team colors       
IIHF codePHI
First international
 Malaysia 11–0 Philippines 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
Biggest win
 Philippines 11–5 India 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 16 December 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Malaysia 11–0 Philippines 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
 Kyrgyzstan 13–2 Philippines 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5 December 2018)
IIHF World U20 Championship
AppearancesNone
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result 3rd (2019)
International record (W–L–T)
2–5–0

The Philippine men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of the Philippines. The team is controlled by the Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL), an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The team have not entered in any IIHF World U20 Championship.

History

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The first IIHF-sanctioned event the Philippine junior team participated in was the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2017. The hosts Malaysia won the gold while the Philippines finished fourth in the tournament contested by five national teams winning only over last-placers India. Filipino player, Benjamin Jorge Imperial was named Best Defenceman at the end of the tournament who is also the best non-Malaysian scorer with six goals and four assisting.[1][2] The team's head coach was Steven Füglister.[3] In the second edition, also hosted by Malaysia, the Philippines placed third place besting only the United Arab Emirates in the four-team competition. Jaiden Mackale Roxas was selected as the tournament's Best Goaltender.[4]

International competitions

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U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

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Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2018 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 4th place 4 1 0 0 3
2019 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 3rd place 4 1 0 0 2

All-time record against other nations

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Last match update: 8 December 2018

Team GP W T L GF GA
 India 1 1 0 0 11 5
 Kyrgyzstan 2 0 0 2 6 25
 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 2 23
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 11 14
Total 7 2 0 5 30 67

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Malaysian juniors win". IIHF. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Ice-cool Malaysian juniors win gold". The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Team Roster Philippines (PHI) - 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia" (PDF). IIHF. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ Merk, Martin (10 December 2018). "Malaysia's U20 triumphs again". IIHF. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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