South Africa national ice hockey team
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The South African men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey
team of South Africa
. It has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
since February 25, 1937. It was the only Africa
n-based team in the IIHF until the Namibia national inline hockey team joined in 1998. The South Africa men's team is currently ranked 40th, and the women's team ranked 28th in the IIHF World Ranking
s.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
since February 25, 1937. It was the only Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n-based team in the IIHF until the Namibia national inline hockey team joined in 1998. The South Africa men's team is currently ranked 40th, and the women's team ranked 28th in the IIHF World Ranking
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation.The system was approved by the IIHF congress in September 2003...
s.
- Head coach:
Ronnie WoodRonnie Wood (ice hockey)Ronnie Wood is a retired Scottish professional ice hockey player who played between 1980 and 1993 in the United Kingdom...
Pos. No. Player Team GK GoaltenderIn ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...1 David Berger 
Scorpions JohannesburgGK 20 Ashley Bock Pretoria WarriorsF 2 Jean-Michel Joubert Cape Town SharksF 4 Joaquin Valadas Krugersdorp WildcatsF 5 Deen Magmoed Cape Town EaglesF 6 Gareth Miller Cape Town RamsD Defenceman (ice hockey)Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...7 Burton Matthews Krugersdorp WildcatsF 9 Marc Giot Cape Town SharksF 10 Damian Cardoso Scorpions JohannesburgD 12 Andre Marais Pretoria WarriorsD 13 Ian Ashworth Krugersdorp WildcatsD 14 David Watson Scorpions JohannesburgF 15 Cameron Birrell Pretoria WarriorsF 16 Cai Nebe Cape Town RamsD 17 Luke Carelse Cape Town EaglesD 18 Cristopher Reeves Cape Town EaglesF 19 George Lyon Krugersdorp WildcatsF 21 Christopher Engelbrecht Krugersdorp WildcatsD 22 Grant Yates Cape Town RamsD 24 Uthman Samaai Cape Town Rams