The Mexican national ice hockey team ( es, Selección Mexicana de hockey sobre hielo) is the national men's

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team of

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. The team is governed by the

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(FDMHSH) ( es, Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo) and a member of the

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(IIHF). Mexico is currently ranked 35th in the

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and compete in the

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Group B.

History

Mexico joined the IIHF on 30 April 1985. They played their first game during the 2000 World Championships, losing to

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(5–0). Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently in Division II B. It is the only

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n team that competes in IIHF tournaments. Mexico hosted the

Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament The Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament (french: Tournois panaméricain de hockey sur glace, es, Torneo Panamericano de Hockey sobre Hielo) was a series of the international ice hockey tournament in the continents of North and South America. The f ...

from 2014 to 2017, losing to the Canada Selects once (7–0) and to

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twice (4–3 and 3–2 in shootout) in the Pan American Tournament final three times. In 2017, Mexico won its first Pan American Tournament, went undefeated , and defeating Colombia 1–0 in the final.

Tournament record

World Championships

Pan American Tournament

Head-to-head record

''Last match update: 15 April 2023''

References

External links

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IIHF profileNational Teams of Ice Hockey
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Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...