Mongolia men's national ice hockey team
Mongolia's national team returned to IIHF play in 2023 after a decade-long hiatus.
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The Mongolia national ice hockey team (Mongolian: Монголын хоккейн үндэсний шигшээ баг) is the national ice hockey team of Mongolia, controlled by the Mongolian Hockey Federation. It has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 15 May 1999. The team competed in several World Championship tournaments in the late 2000s and early 2010s before withdrawing after 2013, then returned to the World Championship in 2023 and currently plays in Division IIIB.
Background
Mongolia made its debut at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. The national team did not participate in any IIHF tournaments until the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Ireland, where they played four games, losing all four by a combined margin of three goals for to 45 goals against. In 2008, they played in the IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Luxembourg, again losing all games with a goal margin of 11 for and 59 against in five games. In the 2009 tournament, they chose to forfeit the games and withdrew; all games were marked as 5–0 forfeits.
In 2010, the team was placed in group B of Division III. They lost to North Korea (22–1), South Africa (12–1), and Armenia (15–0), then finished with a 3rd place rematch against South Africa, losing 8–3. Mongolia finished the tournament with its first-ever podium position, third overall in the group, after Armenia was suspended by the IIHF. Many players also represent the Mongolia national bandy team.
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