Mexican national ice hockey team
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The Mexican national ice hockey team of men of men, after the World Cup in 2017 in the IIHF World Ranking performed ranked 36th Mexico is one of only three American countries (along with Canada and the USA ) and the only country in Latin America that regularly takes part in international competitions. The national team and the national game operations are organized by the Federacion Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo .
history
The Mexican team celebrated its premiere at the D-WM 2000 in Reykjavík . Previously, a Mexican selection had only competed in Junior World Championships. There the team only reached seventh and third from last place, but due to the restructuring of the IIHF World Championship tournaments, it was immediately included in the newly founded, third-class Division II, from which the Mexicans relegated the following year in Bucharest. Since then, the Mexican selection has developed into an "elevator team" between Divisions II and III. The last ascent for the time being dates from 2005; At the home World Cup all opponents could be defeated - against Armenia , who was hopelessly overwhelmed throughout the tournament , even managed a 48: 0.
2006 at the Division II tournament in New Zealand succeeded Mexico's first victory in the third division by beating the hosts and thus avoiding immediate relegation. In 2007 , the Mexicans were again fifth, which this time meant last place due to the withdrawal of the North Korean team , but did not result in relegation for the same reason. The political squabbles on the East Asian peninsula were in this case Mexico's luck, because against the more highly rated North Koreans there would have been another defeat that would have led to relegation. Overall, however, the team from Mexico made progress; Although they lost all games, they were able to keep up to the extent that only one defeat, a 2:12 against Australia , was double-digit. In the title fights in 2008 even two wins against Iceland (6: 4) and New Zealand (2: 0) and thus with fourth place in Division II the best position so far. Also in 2009 the class could be kept with a 4-2 win against South Africa . In 2011, the league could only be held because the selection of North Korea was automatically classified in the lowest division, Division III, because of their non-appearance. In the course of the World Cup structural reforms in the 2012 season, Mexico was placed in fifth-class Division II, Group B; the Mexican selection has belonged to this performance class ever since.
Placements
- 2000 , D-WM in Reykjavík : 7th place (thus promoted to Division II)
- 2001 , Division II, Group B in Bucharest ( Romania ): 6th place (relegated to Division III)
- 2002 , Division III in Mexico City : 2nd place (promoted to Division II)
- 2003 , Division II, Group A in Seoul (South Korea): 6th place (relegated to Division III)
- 2004 , Division III in Reykjavík ( Iceland ): 3rd place
- 2005 , Division III in Mexico City : 1st place (promoted to Division II)
- 2006 , Division II, Group C in Auckland (New Zealand): 5th place
- 2007 , Division II, Group B in Seoul ( South Korea ): 5th place
- 2008 , Division II, Group B in Newcastle ( Australia ): 4th place
- 2009 , Division II, Group B in Sofia ( Bulgaria ): 5th place
- 2010 , Division II, Group A in Mexico City : 5th place
- 2011 , Division II, Group A in Melbourne , Australia : 5th place
- 2012 , Division II, Group B in Sofia : 4th place
- 2013 , Division II, Group B in İzmit : 3rd place
- 2014 , Division II, Group B in Jaca : 2nd place
- 2015 , Division II, Group B in Cape Town : 3rd place
- 2016 , Division II, Group B in Mexico City : 2nd place
- 2017 , Division II, Group B in Auckland : 5th place
- 2018 , Division II, Group B in Granada : 5th place
- 2019 , Division II, Group B in Mexico City : 5th place