The India men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18

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team of the

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. The team is controlled by the

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, and a member of the

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(IIHF).

History

The Inda men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2012 during the 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia being held in

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. India finished fourth after winning only one game against

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and losing their other three games against

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and the

. The game against the United Arab Emirates was recorded as India's largest loss in international competition after they lost the game 1–31.

Roster

''From the 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia''

International competitions

* 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia, 4th

References

External links

Ice Hockey Association of India
{{Men's national under-18 ice hockey teams Ice hockey in India National under-18 ice hockey teams

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History

Roster

International competitions

See also

References

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