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team of the

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. The team is controlled by the

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(FIHL), an associate member of the

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(IIHF). The team have not entered in any

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History

The first IIHF-sanctioned event the Philippine junior team participated in was the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia which was held in

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in December 2017. The hosts Malaysia won the gold while the Philippines finished fourth in the tournament contested by five national teams winning only over last-placers India. Filipino player, Benjamin Jorge Imperial was named Best Defenceman at the end of the tournament who is also the best non-Malaysian scorer with six goals and four assisting. The team's head coach was Steven Füglister. In the second edition, also hosted by Malaysia, the Philippines placed third place besting only the United Arab Emirates in the four-team competition. Jaiden Mackale Roxas was selected as the tournament's Best Goaltender.

International competitions

U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

All-time record against other nations

''Last match update: 8 December 2018''

References

External links

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{{Ice hockey in the Philippines Ice hockey in the Philippines Junior national ice hockey teams