Philippines men's national ice hockey team

The Philippine national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the Philippines. The team is controlled by the Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL) and has been associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Philippines is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have never entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

Philippines
AssociationFederation of Ice Hockey League
General ManagerImelda Regencia
Head coachDaniel Brodan
AssistantsAdam Richtar
Steven Yip
CaptainSteven Füglister
Most gamesSteven Füglister (22)
Most pointsSteven Füglister (78)
Team colors                   
IIHF codePHI
Ranking
Current IIHF54 (24 April 2020)[1]
First international
Philippines  10–0  Macau
(Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong; 13 September 2014)
Biggest win
Philippines  17–1  Malaysia
(Pasay, Philippines; 8 December 2019)
Biggest defeat
Thailand  10–1  Philippines
(Pasay, Philippines; 6 December 2019)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultTBD
Asian Winter Games
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result13th (2017)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result 2nd (2019)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best result 1st (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
20–5–0
Medal record
Challenge Cup of Asia
2019 Kuala Lumpur
2018 Pasay
Southeast Asian Games
2017 Kuala LumpurTeam
2019 PasayTeam

History

Early history

Prior to 2008, there were no organized leagues and an unofficial Philippine national team composed of players from selected clubs participated in regional tournaments.[2] One such unofficial national team was "Manila Pilipinas" that participated at the HKAHC Invitational Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament in 2005. They were second runners-up team in the Bauhinia Division, the lowest of the three divisions in the invitational tournament.[3]

Starting 2008, ice hockey in the Philippines began to gain traction.[2] The Philippine national team participated again at the 2014 edition of the HKAHC invitational tournament. The team were champions of the Silver Plate Division, the second highest division in the tournament.[4] It was in this tournament that the Philippines played against another national side. They won 10–0[5] over a Macau squad, sanctioned by the Macau Ice Sports Federation.[6]

The Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL), a national ice hockey federation was then established in February 2015 to govern ice hockey in the Philippines[7] making efforts to organize a formal national team easier.[2]

French-Filipino general manager, Francois Gautier[8] led the Philippine national team in open tournaments in 2015. Gautier mentored the Philippine squad that finished third at the adult division of the 2015 Hong Kong Fives, as well the Philippines that took the Gold Cup Division title at the 2015 HKAHC Invitational Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament.[9]

2016: FIHL affiliation

The FIHL became an associate member of the IIHF on 20 May 2016[10][11] and by July 2016, the federation also became a member of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). The FIHL's membership with these two bodies made them eligible to send national teams including a men's national team to the official tournaments such as the Challenge Cup of Asia and the Southeast Asian Games.[2]

The Philippine national team participated once again at the HKAHC Invitational Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament for the 2016 edition. They settled for first runner-up place after they lost 4–3 in overtime to Mitsubishi Corp. in the Gold Plate Division final. They also played against the national team of Oman in the tournament.[12]

Official FIHL tournament debut

The Philippine national team participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games,[13] which was their first official tournament.[14] They participated in Division II of the tournament.[15] The team, captained by Swiss-Filipino, Steven Füglister,[16] underwent a seven-month training which started in July 2016 prior to the competition.[17]

The team lost 10–5 in their first official match against Kyrgyzstan.[18] Philippines secured their first official win as a FIHL member when they defeated Qatar with a score of 14–2[19] and was followed by an 8–3 triumph against Kuwait, who were competing as the Independent Olympic Athletes. The team finished third in their division following their 9–2 win over Macau in the play-off for third place.[18]

2017 Southeast Asian Games
The Philippines national team at the 2017 SEA Games.

The Philippines participated at an ice hockey tournament event of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[20] To prepare for the tournament, they participated at the 2017 Philippine Ice Hockey Tournament which was held at the SM Megamall Skating Rink in Mandaluyong.[21] The national team finished third behind second placed New York-based Islanders Red and first placed Singaporean side Pandoo Nation.[22]

The Philippine national team mentored by Czech head coach Daniel Brodan[23] started their Southeast Asian Games campaign with a 12–0 victory over Indonesia.[24] This was followed by their game against Singapore which ended with a 7–2 triumph.[25]

This was then followed by their game against Malaysia which saw the ejection of the Philippine captain, Steven Füglister from the game in the first period. He was given a game misconduct penalty for hitting a Malaysian player in a head while pursuing the puck although the skipper said the infraction was an unintentional accident.[26] The match ended with a 7–7 tie after regulation time after an extra five-minute-period which led to a shootout. The Philippines outshot Malaysia to register a win.[25]

The Malaysian organizers decided to suspend Fuglister for the final match against Thailand. The Philippines appealed this decision but failed to overturn the suspension.[26] Despite playing sans their captain, the Philippines wrapped up their campaign, undefeated with a 5–4 win over Thailand and clinched the first ever ice hockey gold medal in the history of the regional tournament.[27]

2018 and 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The Philippines hosted the Top Division of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia from 3 to 8 April 2018, their first IIHF-sanctioned tournament, at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila.[28] The team was mentored by American head coach, Jonathan De Castro.[29] The national team settled for bronze after tying in points with champions Mongolia and runners-up Thailand. Goal differences of the three teams with matches against the two other teams, Kuwait and Singapore, disregarded was used as tiebreaker to determine the final standing.[30] The national team improved its best finish in the tournament in the following edition of the tournament in 2019 hosted in Malaysia. They lost to Mongolia in the final settling for second place.[31]

2019 Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines failed to defend their Southeast Asian Games title at home in the 2019 edition of the regional games settling for a bronze medal finish. Kaspersky, an internet security firm, sponsored their participation in the regional games.[32]

IIHF World Championships

The Philippines' ice hockey governing body, the Federation of Ice Hockey League, from 2017, projects the national team's first participation in the IIHF World Championships within three to five years.[33] They have applied to participate in the inaugural Division IV of the World Championships for the 2020 edition.[31][34] However the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]

Tournament record

World Championships
Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1930 through 2019Did not enter
2020 BishkekCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
(was to enter Division IV)
2021 BishkekTo be determined
(Entering Division IV)
Total0/0–––––

Asian Winter Games
Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1986 through 2011Did not enter
2017 Sapporo13th place
(3rd in Division II)		43001
Total1/143001

Challenge Cup of Asia
Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2008 through 2017Did not participate
2018 Pasay 3rd Place43001
2019 Kuala Lumpur 2nd Place54001
2020 SingaporeTo be determined–––––
Total2/1297002

Southeast Asian Games
Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2017 Kuala Lumpur 1st place43100
2019 Pasay 3rd Place64002
Total2/2107102

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.[36]

Head coach: Daniel Brodan

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Club
2FLenard Rigel Lancero II1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 23) Manila Lightning
7FCarl Montano1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 35) Manila Bearcats
8DPatrick Syquiatco1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 24) Manila Lightning
10FDanilo Pastrana1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 21) Manila Lightning
11DJann So Tiong1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 17) Philippine Eagles
15FSamuel Bengzon1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1989-11-15)15 November 1989 (aged 29) Manila Bearcats
17GIrell Perez1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)74 kg (163 lb) (1984-08-26)26 August 1984 (aged 34) Manila Lightning
18FJose Iñigo Cadiz1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (aged 29) Manila Bearcats
19DJavier Cadiz1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 21) Manila Bearcats
25FSteven Füglister1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (aged 33) Manila Chiefs
27FJon David Samson1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)65 kg (143 lb) (1998-08-27)27 August 1998 (aged 20) Manila Lightning
28FFrancois Gautier1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 35) Philippine Eagles
29GPaolo Spafford1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)72 kg (159 lb) (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 33) Manila Chiefs
31FMiguel Relampagos1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 23) Manila Bearcats
69DJulius Santiago1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 22) Manila Chiefs
78DCarlo Tigaronita1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)73 kg (161 lb) (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (aged 16) Manila Lightning
79DCharles Cambaliza1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)68 kg (150 lb) (1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 33)Unattached
81FJan Aro Regencia1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)52 kg (115 lb) (2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 18) Manila Chiefs
88DRichmond Yu1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)71 kg (157 lb) (1996-09-18)18 September 1996 (aged 22) Manila Chiefs
96FBenjamin Imperial1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1999-02-23)23 February 1999 (aged 20) Philippine Eagles

Coaching history
Year Coach GC W OTW OTL L Pts
2017 Daniel Brodan[37] 8 6 1 0 1 20
2018 Jonathan De Castro 4 3 0 0 1 9
2019 Daniel Brodan[36] 5 4 0 0 1 12

Fixtures and results
Main article: Philippines men's national ice hockey team fixtures and results
Against other national teams[38]
Opponent Date Score Scores by period Tournament Host venue
 Singapore 2 March 2019 7–4 1–2, 4–1, 2–1 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
 Malaysia 5 March 2019 7–4 2–2, 2–2, 3–0
 Mongolia 6 March 2019 6–3 4–2, 2–1, 0–0
 Singapore 8 March 2019 6–1 3–0, 2–1, 1–0
 Mongolia 9 March 2019 3–6 0–3, 1–0, 2–3
 Malaysia 1 December 2019 15–1 4–0, 6–1, 5–0 Southeast Asian Games SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
 Singapore 3 December 2019 5–3 0–1, 1–0, 4–2
 Indonesia 4 December 2019 8–1 2–0, 0–1, 6–0
 Thailand 6 December 2019 1–10 0–3, 1–4, 0–3
 Singapore 7 December 2019 3–4 2–0, 0–2, 1–2
 Malaysia 8 December 2019 17–1 4–0, 7–0, 6–1
 Kyrgyzstan 3 March 2020 Cancelled –, –, – IIHF World Championship – Division IV Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
 Kuwait 4 March 2020 Cancelled –, –, –
 Malaysia 5 March 2020 Cancelled –, –, –
     Win       Loss

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 8 December 2019[38]

Key
    Positive balance (more Wins)
    Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Singapore65014314
 Malaysia44004713
 Mongolia32011514
 Qatar2200284
 Kuwait2200213
 Indonesia2200201
 Macau1100100
 Oman110090
 Kyrgyzstan1001510
 Thailand31021021
Total25200520880
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