New Zealand men's national ice hockey team

{{Infobox national hockey team

| Name = New Zealand

| Badge = New Zealand ice hockey team Logo.png

| Badge_size = 150px

| Nickname = Ice Blacks

| Association = New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation

| General Manager = Neil Carey

| Coach = Cameron Frear

| Asst Coach = Anton Purver
Andrew Spiller

| Captain = Callum Bruns

| Most games = Andrew Hay (74){{cite web | url =https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/New-Zealand-Scoring-Leaders.pdf| title = New Zealand Scoring Leaders | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | date = 1 May 2023}}

| Top scorer = Andrew Cox (30)

| Most points = Andrew Cox (50)

| Home Stadium =

| IIHF code = NZL

| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|NZL}}

| IIHF max = 35

| IIHF max date = 2013

| IIHF min = 42

| IIHF min date = 2022–23

| Team_Colors = {{Color box|black}} {{Color box|white}}

| Jerseys = 115px 115px

| First game = {{ih-rt|KOR|1984}} 35–2 {{ih|NZL}}
{{small|(Perth, Australia; 13 March 1987)}}

| Largest win = {{ih-rt|NZL}} 19–0 {{ih|HKG|colonial}}
{{small|(Perth, Australia; 15 March 1987)}}

| Largest loss = {{ih-rt|AUS}} 58–0 {{ih|NZL}}
{{small|(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)}}

| World champ apps = 30

| World champ first = 1987

| World champ best = 27th (1987)

| Record = 58–87–2

}}

The New Zealand men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for New Zealand. As of 2024, the New Zealand team is ranked 41st in the IIHF World Rankings. The official nickname of New Zealand's national ice hockey team is the Ice Blacks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzicehockey.co.nz/teams.html|title=New Zealand ice hockey teams|publisher=New Zealand Ice Hockey|access-date=20 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225075422/http://www.nzicehockey.co.nz/teams.html|archive-date=25 February 2013}} The "Ice Blacks" nickname is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

History

The 2016 documentary film "Ice Blacks" covers the history of the team, their rivalry with Australia and their difficulties in competing at international level because of New Zealand's geographic distance from the rest of the traditional ice hockey playing countries.

New Zealand has competed in the Division II World Championships since 2001. From 2007 to 2011, New Zealand was coached by Jeff Bonazzo. In his last year coaching at the 2011 Division II World Championships, New Zealand won three games and lost two, finishing second in their group behind host nation and rival Australia and missing promotion to Division I.

New Zealand hosted the 2003 IIHF World Championship Division III, which was held in Auckland. The Ice Blacks finished first and captured their first gold medal and were promoted to Division II.

New Zealand hosted the 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held in Auckland. The Ice Blacks finished last and were relegated to Division III.

New Zealand hosted the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III, which was held in Dunedin. The Ice Blacks finished first and captured their third gold medal by winning all five games and were promoted to Division II.

New Zealand hosted the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held in Auckland. The Ice Blacks finished second behind China, capturing their fourth silver medal.

New Zealand hosted the 2025 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held in Dunedin.

Tournament record

=New Zealand Winter Games=

class="wikitable sortable"
Games ! GP ! W ! OTW/SOW ! OTL/SOL ! L ! GF ! GA ! Coach ! Captain ! Rank
2009 Winter Games \| 2 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 7 \| 12 \| Jeff Bonazzo \| Simon Glass \| 2nd
2011 Winter Games \| 4 \| 2 \| 0 \| 0 \| 2 \| 17 \| 16 \| Jeff Bonazzo \| Corey Down \| 2nd
2017 Winter Games \| 3 \| 1 \| 0 \| 1 \| 1 \| 7 \| 6 \| Maru Rout \| Berton Haines \| 2nd
2018 Winter Games \| 3 \| 2 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 13 \| 9 \| Anatoly Khorozov \| Paris Heyd \| 1st

class="wikitable sortable"

Games

! GP

! W

! OTW/SOW

! OTL/SOL

! L

! GF

! GA

! Coach

! Captain

! Rank

2009 Winter Games

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 12

| Jeff Bonazzo

| Simon Glass

| 2nd

2011 Winter Games

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 17

| 16

| Jeff Bonazzo

| Corey Down

| 2nd

2017 Winter Games

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 6

| Maru Rout

| Berton Haines

| 2nd

2018 Winter Games

| 3

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 13

| 9

| Anatoly Khorozov

| Paris Heyd

| 1st

=World Championship record=

1987 – 27th place (3rd in "Pool D")
1989 – 29th place (5th in "Pool D")
1995 – 39th place (10th in "Pool C2")
1996 – Not ranked (2nd in "Pool D" group 1 qualifier)
1997 – Not ranked (2nd in unofficial "Pool E")
1998 – 38th place (6th in "Pool D")
1999 – 38th place (6th in "Pool D")
2000 – 39th place (6th in "Pool D")
2001 – 39th place (5th in Division II Group A)
2002 – 43rd place (3rd in Division II qualification)
2003 – 41st place (1st in Division III)
2004 – 37th place (5th in Division II Group B)
2005 – 38th place (5th in Division II Group A)
2006 – 39th place (6th in Division II Group B)
2007 – 41st place (1st in Division III)
2008 – 39th place (6th in Division II Group B)
2009 – 41st place (1st in Division III)
2010 – 36th place (4th in Division II Group B)
2011 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II Group A)
2012 – 34th place (6th in Division II Group A)
2013 – 36th place (2nd in Division II Group B)
2014 – 37th place (3rd in Division II Group B)
2015 – 36th place (2nd in Division II Group B)
2016 – 38th place (4th in Division II Group B)
2017 – 36th place (2nd in Division II Group B)
2018 – 36th place (2nd in Division II Group B)
2019 – 37th place (3rd in Division II Group B)
2020 – 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}}
2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{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 – Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/31689/new_zealand_withdraws|title=New Zealand withdraws|date=2 February 2022|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=2 February 2022}}
2023 – 38th place (4th in Division II Group B)
2024 – 36th place (2nd in Division II Group B)
2025 – (Division II Group B)

All-time record against other nations

As of 23 April 2023{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey in New Zealand |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/new-zealand/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=National Teams of Ice Hockey |language=en-US}}

style="width:180px;"\| Opponent ! style="width:50px;"\| Played ! style="width:50px;"\| Won ! style="width:50px;"\| Drawn ! style="width:50px;"\| Lost ! style="width:50px;"\| GF ! style="width:50px;"\| GA
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|AUS}}	27	5	0	22	53	215
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|BEL}}	4	1	0	3	9	35
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|BUL}}	7	3	0	4	41	50
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|CHN}}	9	5	0	4	33	35
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|TPE}}	1	1	0	0	12	1
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|CRO}}	3	0	0	3	8	45
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|EST}}	2	0	0	2	2	36
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|GEO}}	1	1	0	0	6	2
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|GBR}}	1	0	0	1	0	26
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|GRE}}	4	3	0	1	22	16
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|HKG}}	2	2	0	0	38	0
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|ISL}}	6	0	0	6	11	28
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|IRL}}	2	2	0	0	13	2
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|ISR}}	8	5	0	3	32	34
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|LTU}}	1	0	0	1	2	21
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|LUX}}	5	5	0	0	32	9
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|MEX}}	12	7	1	4	47	31
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|MGL}}	2	2	0	0	15	1
bgcolor=#FFFFCC \|{{ih\|PRK}}	8	4	0	4	42	38
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|ROU}}	2	0	0	2	2	66
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|SRB}}/ {{ih\|SCG}}	3	0	0	3	6	43
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|RSA}}	13	3	1	9	38	56
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|KOR}}	6	0	0	6	5	99
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|ESP}}	7	0	0	7	12	89
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|TUR}}	10	9	0	1	60	28
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|UAE}}	1	0	0	1	1	7
class="sortbottom" ! Total !! 147 !! 58 !! 2 !! 87 !! 542 !! 1013

All-time record against other clubs

As of 15 April 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/New-Zealand-Men-Unofficial-Results.pdf|title=New-Zealand-Men-Unofficial-Results.pdf|publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey|date=14 January 2018}}

style="width:180px;"\| Opponent ! style="width:50px;"\| Played ! style="width:50px;"\| Won ! style="width:50px;"\| Drawn ! style="width:50px;"\| Lost ! style="width:50px;"\| Win % ! style="width:50px;"\| For ! style="width:50px;"\| Aga ! style="width:50px;"\| Diff
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
align=left\|{{flagicon\|CAN}} Canada Moose	11	6	2	3	54.55%	42	26	+16
align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} SG Cortina	1	0	0	1	0.00%	4	15	−11
align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Cavalese All Stars	1	0	0	1	0.00%	3	5	−2
align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} HC Fassa	1	0	0	1	0.00%	4	10	−6
align=left\|{{ih\|AUS}} Selects	4	1	0	3	25.00%	10	24	−14
align=left\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} Southern Stampede	2	0	0	2	0.00%	6	9	−3
align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Perth Thunder	3	1	0	2	33.33%	11	17	−6
align=left\|{{flagicon\|CAN}} Calgary Flames Alumni	1	0	0	1	0.00%	2	9	−7
align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Melbourne Mustangs	2	0	0	2	0.00%	8	10	−2
align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Melbourne Ice	2	1	0	1	50.00%	10	3	+7
align=left\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Vail Yeti	2	1	0	1	50.00%	11	14	−3
class="sortbottom" ! Total !! 30 !! 10 !! 2 !! 18 !! 30.00% !! 111 !! 142 !! -32

References

External links

{{Official website}}
[https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1354/new-zealand IIHF profile]

Category:National ice hockey teams in Oceania

Category:Ice hockey teams in New Zealand

Category:Men's national ice hockey teams