The Thailand men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Thailand. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of Thailand, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

The Thailand men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 1998 during the 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship being held in

Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Thailand finished last in the tournament and also suffered their worst defeat in international participation when they lost to South Korea 0 – 92. Thailand did not participate at the Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship the following year but returned in 2000 to compete in the Division II group of the

2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship The 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 17th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. The Division I tournament took place between 17 and 20 February 2000 in Changchun City, China and the Division II tourname ...

. During the tournament Thailand achieved what was then their best result in international participation when they drew their game against Mongolia 4 – 4. They however lost their other two games against New Zealand and

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

and finished in third place. The following year the Division II tournament of the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was reduced to three teams after New Zealand had gained promotion to Division I. Thailand competed in two games against Chinese Taipei and Mongolia and lost both games, finishing last. In 2002 the Division I and Division II tournaments of the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship were merged into a single competition. The

2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was won by China, who claimed their second title by def ...

was held in Auckland, New Zealand and was the final edition of the Asian Oceanic U18 Championship. Thailand finished last after they lost all five of their games managing to score only seven goals while conceding 105. In 2012 Thailand returned to international competition to compete in the

2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia The 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia was the first IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 1 April and 6 April 2012 in Abu Dhabi ...

. Thailand won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. During the tournament Thailand won their first game in their playing history after they defeated Malaysia 19–1. Their following game was against India which Thailand won 23–1, being recorded as the team's largest victory in international competition.

International Competitions

# 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. Finish: 6th #

. Finish: 3rd in Division II (7th overall) #

2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship The 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 18th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship. The Division I and Division II tournaments took place between 8 and 11 March 2001 in Seoul, South Korea. The Division I tournament was w ...

. Finish: 3rd in Division II (7th overall) #

. Finish: 6th #

. Finish: 1st # 2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III # 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Asia and Oceania Championship # 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III # 2024 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia

Results

References

{{Men's national under-18 ice hockey teams Ice hockey in Thailand National under-18 ice hockey teams Ice hockey 1998 establishments in Thailand

History

International Competitions

Results

See also

References