The Jamaica national ice hockey team is the national men's

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team of

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. They are controlled by the

Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation The Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation (JOIHF) is the governing body of ice hockey in Jamaica. History The JOIHF was founded in late 2011, and was accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 18 May 2012. The JOIHF has b ...

and became an associate member of the

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(IIHF) since 18 May 2012. Jamaica is currently not ranked in the

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and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events. Jamaica made its international debut in 2019, at the Latin American Tournament, known as the Amerigol LATAM Cup, in the

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History

Jamaica joined the IIHF on 18 May 2012 and became the first

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nation to accomplish this. In order to compete at the

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, they must have full inclusion from the IIHF, which requires the nation to have at least one ice rink and a development program. Jamaica currently does not possess an ice rink. Recently they have held tryouts in

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to form a national team that can compete in the future Winter Olympics, roughly two dozen players were part of the tryouts. Due to the tryouts being held in Canada, some accused the team of attempting to " poach" from Canadian talent. Former NHL player,

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is leading the tryouts in order to construct a national team. The current stated goal of the organization is to have a national team compete in the Winter Olympics within next 20 years. There are notable players of Jamaican-origin in Canada, the Subban brothers, P. K., Malcolm and

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, all of whom were selected in the

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in their respective years

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and

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, with P. K. played for 13 seasons in the NHL with the

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, the

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and the

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, and Malcolm currently playing for the

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in the AHL, an affiliate of the

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. P. K. has represented

in international competitions, and won the gold medal at the

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and Chris Stewart and Josh Ho-Sang who also played in the NHL, with Ho-Sang playing for the

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in the KHL. Graeme Townshend became the first Jamaican-born player to play in the NHL, and played for two seasons with the early 1990s

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, the

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and for one season with the

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. Townshend was born in Kingston. Jermaine Loewen played for five seasons in the Canadian major junior hockey league, the

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(WHL), with the

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, was selected in the seventh round (199th overall) by the

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in the 2018 draft, and became the first Jamaican-born player to be selected in the draft. Loewen was born in Mandeville.

National team

On 6 September 2019, Jamaica played its first international game against other national team at the Amerigol LATAM Cup in

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. They defeated

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5–0 and later defeating

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8–4. Jamaica went on to win the Amerigol LATAM Cup after a 3–2 win in a shootout over the defending champion Colombia.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championship

Amerigol LATAM Cup

Roster

Roster for the 2019 LATAM Cup. Head coach: Cyril Bollers

Fixtures and results

All-time record against other national teams

''Last match update: 16 October 2021''

References

External links

Official Website of the Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation
{{Men's national ice hockey teams Ice hockey in Jamaica National ice hockey teams in the Americas

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