India men's national junior ice hockey team
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| Name = India
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| Association = Ice Hockey Association of India
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| General manager = Subrat Mahapatra
| Coach = Mushtaque Giri
| Asst coach = Amit Belwal
Gamandeep Singh
| Captain = Tsewang Dorjay
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| Home stadium = Several
| IIHF code = IND
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| First game = {{ihj|UAE}} 6–0 {{ihj-rt|IND}}
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
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| Largest loss = {{ihj|HKG}} 14–2 {{ihj-rt|IND}}
(Bangkok, Thailand; 25 June 2022)
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| Regional name = IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
| Regional cup apps = 2
| Regional cup first = 2018
| Regional cup best = 5th (2018)
| Record = 0–8–0
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The India men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of India. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of India, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished in last place after losing all of their games.
History
The India men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web | url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/ | title=2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia | access-date=2018-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103043507/http://www.iihf.com/competition/682/ |archive-date=2018-01-03 | work=IIHF |url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/India-U20-All-Time-Results.pdf | title=India U20 All Time Results | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | access-date=2018-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103034909/https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/India-U20-All-Time-Results.pdf | archive-date=2018-01-03 | url-status=dead }} Their opening game of the tournament was against the United Arab Emirates which they lost 0–6. India went on to lose their other three games of the tournament against Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines, finishing the tournament in last place.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12132&cHash=0603a54a16a053b91f78dd89a2fb65aa | title=Malaysian juniors win |first=Martin |last=Merk | date=2017-12-18 | access-date=2018-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230173732/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12132&cHash=0603a54a16a053b91f78dd89a2fb65aa |archive-date=2017-12-30 | work=IIHF |url-status=live}} The loss to Kyrgyzstan of 2–13 was the teams worst on record until 2022, when they lost to Hong Kong. Forward Tsewang Dorjay was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.{{cite web | url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/IHM682000_85J_1_0.pdf | title=Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches | date=2017-12-17 | access-date=2018-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103071825/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/IHM682000_85J_1_0.pdf | archive-date=2018-01-03 | work=IIHF | url-status=live }}
International competitions
See also
References
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{{National sports teams of India}}
{{Men's national junior ice hockey teams}}
Category:Junior national ice hockey teams