Argentina men's national ice hockey team

The Argentine national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Argentina) is the national men's ice hockey team of Argentina. They are controlled by the Argentine Association of Ice and In-Line Hockey, an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[2]

Argentina
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationAsociación Argentina de Hockey sobre Hielo y en Línea
Head coachDicky Haiek
Most gamesPedro Baeza (16)
Team colors     
IIHF codeARG
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (29 September 2022)[1]
First international
 Mexico 5–1 Argentina 
(Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico; 18 February 2012)
Biggest win
 Argentina 26–0 Chile
(Mexico City, Mexico; 5 June 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 18–0 Argentina 
(Mexico City, Mexico; 8 March 2014)
Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament
Appearances4 (first in 2014)
Best result 3rd (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
14–22–0

History

The Argentina men's national ice hockey team played its first game in February 2012 against Mexico in an exhibition game in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico.[3] Argentina lost the game 1–5. The following day, they played their second exhibition match against Mexico and suffered a wider loss of 1–10.[3]

Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament

Argentina has participated in all four editions of the Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament.

In the 2014 Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament, they recorded their first ever victory, defeating Brazil by a score of 5–3. They finished fourth after losing to Colombia in the bronze medal game, 9–1.

After disappointing performances in the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, in which the team finished near last place both times, Argentina obtained its first ever international ice hockey medal in the 2017 tournament. Argentina recorded the tournament's biggest ever win with a 26–0 score against Chile, before defeating Mexico's U23 squad 6–1 in the bronze medal match.

Amerigol LATAM Cup

While the LATAM Cup is the only annual competition for Argentina, it is not an IIHF-sanctioned tournament, and therefore does not count towards Argentina's official international record.

In 2018, 2019, and 2021, Argentina participated in the LATAM Cup tournament hosted by the Amerigol International Hockey Association. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no 2020 edition of the tournament. The event is hosted at the Florida Panthers Ice Den in Coral Springs, Florida.

Argentina won against Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico, before a semi-final elimination in 2018 and quarter-final eliminations in both 2019 and 2021. In the 2021 edition, Argentina was eliminated in double overtime by the eventual champions, Colombia.

2022 Amerigol LATAM Spring Classic

In March 2022, Argentina won their first ever championship in ice hockey national team competition at the 2022 Amerigol LATAM Spring Classic in Dallas, Texas.[4] Argentina was undefeated in this tournament. In the group phase, the team defeated Venezuela (11–3), recorded their first ever victory against Colombia (8–3), defeated Puerto Rico (4–2), and defeated Brazil (10–6).[5] In the semi-finals, Argentina again defeated Venezuela (10–3), before winning the championship against Puerto Rico by a score of 6–3.[6] The title win received significant mainstream press coverage in Argentina.[7][8]

Tournament record

Pan American Tournament
Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2014Mexico Mexico City4th place41003
2015Mexico Mexico City5th place51004
2016Mexico Mexico City5th place51004
2017Mexico Mexico City 3rd place62004

LATAM CUP 2022 Dallas Gold Medal 1st Place

LATAM CUP 2022 Miami Silver Medal 2nd Place

IIHF Development Cup 2023 Silver Medal 2nd Place

Roster

Last roster update: September 1st, 2022 [9]

Head coach: Argentina Dicky Haiek

#NamePosTeam
88Rafael MartellG
31Brody LimG
XXCopello AugustoG
5Pedro BaezaC
11Owen HaiekC
XXKevin GarciaC
XXBenjamin ChubbsC
39Nicolas GrabenheimerLW
13Vaughn PongonisLW
XXVega NicoLW
53Daniel IoannouRW
28Mati WeirRW
86Ethan LimRW
37Mateo RampoldiLW
10Germanier-Torrado IanD
25Tomas Del GessoD
19Andres IannicelliD
22Juan MandayoD
24Matias PizziniD
29Tomas AbrateD
33Mariano Gonzalez LeoniD

10 Neil Sosa D


20 Ronald Sosa D

All-time record against other nations

As of 18 September 2022[10]

Team GP W T L GF GA Dif
 Brazil75024130+11
 Chile1100260+26
 Colombia112092263-41
 Jamaica2002510-5
 Mexico7007466-62
 Puerto Rico53022117+4
 Venezuela44003912+27
Total3614022158198-40

See also

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. "Argentina". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Argentina-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf%5B%5D
  4. "'We've planted the seed': Stars host first Amerigol LATAM Spring Classic". NHL.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. "Argentina dominó en el arranque del Clásico Primaveral". NHL.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. "Argentina logró histórico título en el Clásico Primaveral". NHL.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. "Los Leones del hielo, campeones: cómo la sed de gloria supera la falta de infraestructura en el deporte". LA NACION (in Spanish). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. Olé (28 March 2022). "Argentina campeón por primera vez en... ¡Hockey sobre hielo!". www.ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. Argentina Ice Hockey - Roster
  10. "Ice Hockey in Argentina". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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