Mexico men's national ice hockey team
Men's national ice hockey team representing Mexico
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The Mexico national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección Mexicana de hockey sobre hielo) is the national men's ice hockey team of Mexico. The team is controlled by the Mexico Ice Hockey Federation (Spanish: Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). As of 28 May 2023, Mexico is currently ranked 37th in the IIHF World Ranking.
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| Association | Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey sobre Hielo (FDMHH) |
|---|---|
| General manager | Joaquin de la Garma |
| Head coach | Diego de la Garma |
| Assistants | Bernd Haake |
| Captain | Héctor Majul |
| Most games | Fernando Ugarte (124) |
| Top scorer | Adrian Cervantes (72) |
| Most points | Adrian Cervantes (142) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | MEX |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 43 ( 3) (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 32 (2010, 2014, 2015) |
| Lowest IIHF | 43 (2005–06, 2025) |
| First international | |
Belgium  5–0  Mexico(Reykjavík, Iceland; 10 April 2000) | |
| Biggest win | |
Mexico 48–0  Armenia(Mexico City, Mexico; 11 March 2005) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Romania  19–0 Mexico(Bucharest, Romania; 26 March 2001) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 25 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 35th (2008) |
| Pan American Tournament | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2014) |
| Best result |  1st (2017) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 58–80–2 | |
History
Mexico joined the IIHF on 30 April 1985.[2] They played their first game during the 2000 World Championships, losing to Belgium (5–0).[3] Since then they have participated in every World Championship and are currently in Division III A. Mexico is the only Latin American team that competes in IIHF tournaments. Mexico hosted the Pan American Tournament from 2014 to 2017, losing to the Canada Selects once and to Colombia in the final match three times. In 2017, Mexico won its first Pan American Tournament, went undefeated 6–0 after defeating Colombia in the final.
Mexico won the IIHF World Championship Division III as host in 2005 Mexico City, beating South Africa, Luxembourg, Ireland and Armenia, and was promoted to Division II for 2006.
Tournament record
World Championships
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Reykjavík | 40th place (7th in Group D) | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2001 | Bucharest | 40th place (6th in Division II B) | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2002 | Mexico City | 42nd place (2nd in Division II Q) | 2 | 0 | – | 1* | 1 |
| 2003 |  Seoul | 39th place (6th in Division II A) | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| 2004 | Reykjavík | 43rd place (3rd in Division III) | 4 | 2 | – | 1* | 1 |
| 2005 | Mexico City | 41st place (1st in Division III) | 4 | 4 | – | – | 0 |
| 2006 |  Auckland | 38th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 2007 | Seoul | 38th place (5th in Division II B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 |  Newcastle | 35th place (4th in Division II B) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 |  Sofia | 37th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | Naucalpan | 37th place (5th in Division II A) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Melbourne | 37th place (5th in Division II A) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | Sofia | 38th place (4th in Division II B) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 |  İzmit | 37th place (3rd in Division II B) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 |  Jaca | 36th place (2nd in Division II B) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 |  Cape Town | 37th place (3rd in Division II B) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | Mexico City | 36th place (2nd in Division II B) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Auckland | 39th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Madrid | 39th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | Mexico City | 39th place (5th in Division II B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 and 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4][5] | ||||||
| 2022 | Reykjavík | 36th place (5th in Division II B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Istanbul | 40th place (6th in Division II B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 |  Bishkek | 46th place (6th in Division III A) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | Queretaro | 47th place (1st in Division III B) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Cape Town | 42nd place (2nd in Division III B) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 24/24 | 117 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 67 | |
Pan American Tournament
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mexico City |  2nd place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2nd place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4/4 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head-to-head record
Last match update: 3 May 2025
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | +62 |
| Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | +65 |
| Australia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 60 | –48 |
| Belgium | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 66 | –56 |
 Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 61 | –4 |
 Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 |
 China | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 27 | –5 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | –6 |
 Colombia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | –7 |
 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | –10 |
 Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | –12 |
 Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Israel | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 41 | +6 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
 Luxembourg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
 Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | –16 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 47 | –16 |
 North Korea | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 |
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | –19 |
 Serbia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 42 | –37 |
 Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 |
| South Africa | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 30 | –5 |
| South Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 48 | –42 |
| Spain | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 62 | –45 |
 Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Turkey | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 20 | +16 |
 Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
| Total | 140 | 58 | 2 | 80 | 602 | 693 | –91 |
