Malaysia men's national junior ice hockey team

The Malaysia men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of Malaysia. The team is controlled by the Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they won the tournament.

AssociationMalaysia Ice Hockey Federation
General ManagerHaniff Bin Mahmood
Head coachKristof Kovago
AssistantsAndy Yew Ming Chang
CaptainChee Ming Bryan Lim
Team colors     
IIHF codeMAS
First international
 Philippines 0 – 11 Malaysia 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
Biggest win
 Philippines 0 – 11 Malaysia 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result1st (2018)
International record (W–L–T)
4–0–0

History

The Malaysia men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against the Philippines which they won 11–0, currently the team's largest victory on record.[1][2] Malaysia went on to win their other three games of the tournament against India, Kyrgyzstan and the United Arab Emirates, finishing first in the standings and winning the tournament.[1][3] Forward Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda was named the most valuable player after leading the scoring with 18 points.[4][5] He was also selected as best Malaysian player of the tournament.[6] Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the tournament's best forward by the IIHF Directorate and Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor finished as the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 97.56.[7][8]

International competitions

Players and personnel

Current roster

For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[9][10]

#NamePosS/GAgeClub
67Adris Ikmal Abd RazakFR22Jazura Girls Ice Hockey Club
31Shahrul Ilyas Abdul ShukorGL22Ice Wizards
15Aqfar Naeem AbulaisFR19Helang
37Andika Rees Pahamin AzharFR18Ice Wizards
56Muhammad Irsyaduddin BurhanuddinDR19Helang
13Aaron Chu Em GohFR18Harimau Enra
19Ilhan Mahmood HaniffDR18Harimau Enra
9Chee Ming Bryan Lim (C)FR21Thunderstoms
87Hao Run LimDR18Harimau Enra
68Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda (A)FR21Samurai
7Rafel Zichry Mohammed RhizaDR19Thunderstoms
77Muhammad Fareez Afdlin Mohd FauziFR17Harimau Enra
44Mohammad Aqeel Noor Hisham (A)DR20Samurai
34Nur Adib Zafry Nur AzizDR18Ice Wizards
30Raja Adam Iskandar Raja AminGL20Samurai
97Raja Karim Adli Raja AminFR19Harimau Enra
16Syed Ayman ShahabuddinFR19Helang
21Vinodraj SundramDR18Harimau Enra
92Nurul Nizam Deen VersluisFR21Ice Wizards
99Muhammad Asyraf Syahmi ZainudinFR19Harimau Enra

Current team staff

For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[9]

  • Head Coach: Kristof Kovago
  • Assistant Coach: Andy Yew Ming Chang
  • General Manager: Haniff Bin Mahmood
  • Team Leader: Tengku Putri Falida Rithauddeen

References
  1. "2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. "Malaysia U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. Merk, Martin (2017-12-18). "Malaysian juniors win". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. "Media All Stars" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  7. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  9. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  10. "PHI – MAS Line-ups" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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