Head coach Daniel Brodan Captain Steven Füglister Current IIHF N/A Location Philippines | Assistants Carl Montano IIHF code PHI Appearances 1 (first in 2017) | |
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The Philippines national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Philippines and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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Early history
Prior to 2008, there were no organized leagues and an unofficial Philippine national team composed of players from selected clubs participated in regional tournaments. Starting 2008, ice hockey in the country began to gain traction. Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL), a national ice hockey federation was then established in February 2015 to govern ice hockey in the Philippines making efforts to organize a formal national team easier.
Filipino French coach, Francois Gautier led the Philippine national team in open tournaments in 2015. Gautier mentored the Philippine squad that finished third at the adult division of the 2015 Hong Kong Fives, as well the Philippine that took the Gold Cup division title at the 2015 BOCI-Prudential Asset Management Ice Hockey Tournament which was held in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.
As a FIHL affiliate
The FIHL became an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation on May 20, 2016 and by July 2016, the federation also became a member of the Philippine Olympic Committee. The FIHL's membership with these two bodies made them eligible to send national teams including a men's national team to the official tournaments such as the Challenge Cup of Asia and the Southeast Asian Games.
Official tournament debut
The team participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. which was their first official tournament. They participated at the Division II of the ice hockey tournament. The team was captained by Steven Füglister underwent a seven-month training which started on July 2016 prior to the competition.
The team lost 5-10 in their first official match against Kyrgyzstan. Philippines secured their first official win as a FIHL member when they defeated Qatar with a scoreline of 14-2. This was followed by a 14-2 win over Qatar, and a 8-3 triumph against Kuwait who were competing as the Independent Olympic Athletes.The team finished third in their division following their 9-2 win over Macau in the play-off for division third place.
Future participation
The Philippines will make its debut in the IIHF tournament at the Division I of the 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.
Roster
Last roster update: 21 February 2017
Head coach: Daniel Brodan
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 26 February 2017