The Malaysia men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of Malaysia. The team is controlled by the Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team made its international debut in December 2017 and currently competes in the IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia which it has won on two occasions.
History The Malaysia men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their opening game of the tournament was against the Philippines which they won 11–0, currently the team's largest victory on record. Malaysia went on to win their other three games of the tournament against India, Kyrgyzstan and the United Arab Emirates, finishing first in the standings and winning the tournament. Forward Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda was named the most valuable player after leading the scoring with 18 points. He was also selected as best Malaysian player of the tournament. Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the tournament's best forward by the IIHF Directorate and Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor finished as the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 97.56.
The following year Malaysia again hosted the IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur. In their opening game Malaysia defeated the United Arab Emirates 14–3, equalling their largest recorded victory. Malaysia went on to win the tournament after defeating Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines and finishing first in the standings. Forwards Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the most valuable player and Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda was selected as the best Malaysian player of the tournament.
International competitions 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 1st 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 1st
Players and personnel
Current roster For the 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia # Name Pos S/G Age 67 F R Jazura Girls Ice Hockey Club15 F R Helang37 F R Ice Wizards19 F R Jazura Girls Ice Hockey Club65 D R Rimau Ice Hockey Club9 (C) F R TNT87 F R Harimau Enra51 G L Samurai68 (A) F R Jazura Girls Ice Hockey Club7 D R Harimau Enra77 F R Jazura Girls Ice Hockey Club22 D R Harimau Enra44 (A) D R Samurai34 D R Harimau Enra30 G L Samurai97 D R Harimau Enra21 D R Harimau Enra18 F R Harimau Enra92 F R Jazura Girls Ice Hockey Club
Current team staff For the 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Head coach: Andy Yew Ming Chang Assistant coach: Wai Kin Brandon Tan General Manager: Noor Hisham Yahaya
References
External links Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation