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team of

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. The team is controlled by the

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, a member of the

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. 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

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, Malaysia. Their opening game of the tournament was against the

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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

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and the

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, 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''

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
{{Ice hockey in Malaysia Ice hockey in Malaysia Junior national ice hockey teams National ice hockey teams in Asia

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