The South Africa national ice hockey team is the national men's

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team of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...

. It is controlled by the

South African Ice Hockey Federation The South African Ice Hockey Federation (SAIHF) ( af, Suid-Afrikaanse Yshokkie Federasie) is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in South Africa. It was the first African nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation. National t ...

and has been a member of the

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 ...

(IIHF) since 25 February 1937. As of 30 May 2022, South Africa is currently ranked 51st in the

IIHF World Ranking The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned to ...

and competes in Division III B of the

IIHF World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual ...

. It is the only

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n-based team that competes in IIHF tournaments.

World Championship record

All-time record against other nations

''As of 18 March 22''

All-time record against other teams

''As of 28 March 2012''

References

External links

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IIHF profile
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