Australia men's national ice hockey team
The Australian men's national ice hockey team (nicknamed the Mighty Roos) represent Australia in the sport of ice hockey under the jurisdiction of Ice Hockey Australia which is a part of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Australia competed in the Winter Olympics once, in 1960, when the team lost all of their matches. They have also competed in the Ice Hockey World Championships, 33 times with their best result being a ninth-place finish at the same Olympics with a 13th place (or 5th in Pool B) in 1962. The national team currently are in division two after being relegated from division one in 2013 with the team being currently ranked 35th in the IIHF World Rankings.
| Nickname(s) | Mighty Roos |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Australia |
| Head coach | Matti Luoma |
| Assistants | Michael Flaherty Mark Rummukainen |
| Captain | Robert Malloy |
| Most games | Glen Foll (80) |
| Top scorer | Greg Oddy (71) |
| Most points | Greg Oddy (129) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | AUS |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 35 1 (28 May 2023) |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (1992) |
| Lowest IIHF | 38 (2018) |
| First international | |
| Czechoslovakia 18–1 Australia (Squaw Valley, United States; 20 February 1960) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Australia 58–0 New Zealand (Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Kazakhstan 23–1 Australia (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 37 (first in 1960) |
| Best result | 9th (1960) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1960) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 93–115–10 | |
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