Mexico men's national ice hockey team
{{Short description|Men's national ice hockey team representing Mexico}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name = Mexico
| Badge = Mexico national ice hockey team Logo.png
| Badge_size = 200px
| caption =
| Association = Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo (FDMHH)
| Nickname =
| General Manager = Joaquin de la Garma
| Coach = Diego de la Garma
| Asst Coach = Luis Olivares
| Captain = Héctor Majul
| Most games = Fernando Ugarte (124)
| Top scorer = Adrian Cervantes (72)
| Most points = Adrian Cervantes (142)
| Home Stadium =
| IIHF code = MEX
| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|MEX}}
| IIHF max = 32
| IIHF max date = 2010O, 2014, 2015
| IIHF min = 43
| IIHF min date = 2005–06
| Team_Colors = {{color box|#006847|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#CE1125|border=darkgray}}
| First game = {{ih-rt|BEL}} 5–0 {{ih|MEX}}
{{small|(Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 April 2000)}}
| Largest win = {{ih-rt|MEX}} 48–0 {{ih|ARM}}
{{small|(Mexico City, Mexico; 11 March 2005)}}
| Largest loss = {{ih-rt|ROU}} 19–0 {{ih|MEX}}
{{small|(Bucharest, Romania; 26 March 2001)}}
| World champ apps = 24
| World champ first = 2000
| World champ best = 35th (2008)
| Regional name = Pan American Tournament
| Regional cup apps = 4
| Regional cup first = 2014
| Regional cup best = 16px 1st (2017)
| Record = 58–80–2
}}
{{MedalTableTop|name=no|medals=
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Tournament}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Mexico City|}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Mexico City|}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Mexico City|}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Mexico City|}}
{{MedalCompetition|IIHF World Championship Division III}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Mexico City|}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Reykjavik|}}
}}
The Mexico national ice hockey team ({{langx|es|Selección Mexicana de hockey sobre hielo}}) is the national men's ice hockey team of Mexico. The team is controlled by the Mexico Ice Hockey Federation (Spanish: Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). As of 28 May 2023, Mexico is currently ranked 37th in the IIHF World Ranking.
History
Mexico joined the IIHF on 30 April 1985.{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/mexico.html | title = Mexico | publisher = International Ice Hockey Federation | access-date = 13 June 2010 }} They played their first game during the 2000 World Championships, losing to Belgium (5–0).{{cite web | url = http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Mexico_All_Time_Results.pdf | title = Mexico All Time Results | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | access-date = 13 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042714/http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Mexico_All_Time_Results.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently in Division III A. Mexico is the only Latin American team that competes in IIHF tournaments. Mexico hosted the Pan American Tournament from 2014 to 2017, losing to the Canada Selects once and to Colombia in the final match three times. In 2017, Mexico won its first Pan American Tournament, went undefeated {{Tooltip|6–0|6 wins, 0 losses}} after defeating Colombia in the final.
Mexico won the IIHF World Championship Division III as host in 2005 Mexico City, beating South Africa, Luxembourg, Ireland and Armenia, and was promoted to Division II for 2006.
Tournament record
=World Championships=
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| width=30|Year
!width=150|Host !width=120|Result !width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | {{flagicon|ISL}} Reykjavík | 40th place {{nowrap|{{small|(7th in Group D)}}}} | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2001 | {{flagicon|ROM}} Bucharest | 40th place {{nowrap|{{small|(6th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2002 | style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City | 42nd place {{nowrap|{{small|(2nd in Division II Q)}}}} | 2 | 0 | – | {{tooltip|1|Indicates a tie game}}* | 1 |
| 2003 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul | 39th place {{nowrap|{{small|(6th in Division II A)}}}} | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2004 | {{flagicon|ISL}} Reykjavík | 43rd place {{nowrap|{{small|(3rd in Division III)}}}} | 4 | 2 | – | {{tooltip|1|Indicates a tie game}}* | 1 |
| 2005 | style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City | 41st place {{nowrap|{{small|(1st in Division III)}}}} | 4 | 4 | – | – | 0 |
| 2006 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland | 38th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 2007 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul | 38th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II B)}}}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Newcastle | 35th place {{nowrap|{{small|(4th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | {{flagicon|BUL}} Sofia | 37th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Naucalpan | 37th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II A)}}}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne | 37th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II A)}}}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | {{flagicon|BUL}} Sofia | 38th place {{nowrap|{{small|(4th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | {{flagicon|TUR}} İzmit | 37th place {{nowrap|{{small|(3rd in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaca | 36th place {{nowrap|{{small|(2nd in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | {{flagicon|RSA}} Cape Town | 37th place {{nowrap|{{small|(3rd in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City | 36th place {{nowrap|{{small|(2nd in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland | 39th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Madrid | 39th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City | 39th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| colspan=2|2020 and 2021 | colspan=6|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled|title=Men’s Division II, III cancelled|work=IIHF|access-date=13 March 2020}}{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}} | ||||||
| 2022 | {{flagicon|ISL}} Reykjavík | 36th place {{nowrap|{{small|(5th in Division II B)}}}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | {{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul | 40th place {{nowrap|{{small|(6th in Division II B)}}}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | {{flagicon|KGZ}} Bishkek | 46th place {{nowrap|{{small|(6th in Division III A)}}}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Queretaro | 47th place {{nowrap|{{small|(1st in Division III B)}}}} | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total | 23/23 | 112 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 66 |
=Pan American Tournament=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| width=30|Year
!width=150|Host !width=120|Result !width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | rowspan=4 style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City | bgcolor="c0c0c0"|16px 2nd place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | bgcolor="c0c0c0"|16px 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | bgcolor="c0c0c0"|16px 2nd place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | bgcolor="ffd700"|16px 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 4/4 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Head-to-head record
Last match update: 3 May 2025
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| Team
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !{{Tooltip|T|Ties}} !{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|ARG}} | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | +62 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|ARM}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | +65 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|AUS}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 60 | –48 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|BEL}} | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 66 | –56 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|BRA}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|BUL}} | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 61 | –4 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|CHI}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|CHN}} | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 27 | –5 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|TPE}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | –6 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|COL}} | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|CRO}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | –7 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|EST}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | –10 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|GEO}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|HKG}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|ISL}} | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | –12 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|IRL}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|ISR}} | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 41 | +6 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|KGZ}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|LUX}} | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MGL}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|NED}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | –16 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|NZL}} | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 47 | –16 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|PRK}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|PHI}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|ROU}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | –19 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|SRB}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 42 | –37 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|SGP}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|RSA}} | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 30 | –5 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|KOR}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 48 | –42 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|ESP}} | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 62 | –45 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|THA}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|TUR}} | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 20 | +16 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|TKM}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|UAE}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
| Total | 140 | 58 | 2 | 80 | 602 | 693 | –91 |
References
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External links
{{commons}}
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|es}}
- [https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1348/mexico IIHF profile]
{{Men's national ice hockey teams}}
{{National sports teams of Mexico}}