Australia men's national ice hockey team

Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Mighty Roos
AssociationIce Hockey Australia
General managerAdam Woolnough
Head coachMatti Luoma[1]
AssistantsMichael Flaherty
Mark Rummukainen[1]
CaptainCameron Todd
Most gamesGlen Foll (80)
Top scorerGreg Oddy (71)
Most pointsGreg Oddy (129)
Team colors     
IIHF codeAUS
Ranking
Current IIHF35 Steady (27 May 2024)[2]
Highest IIHF31 (2009)
Lowest IIHF38 (2018)
First international
Czechoslovakia  18–1  Australia
(Squaw Valley, United States; 20 February 1960)
Biggest win
Australia  58–0  New Zealand
(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  23–1  Australia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 1960)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances38 (first in 1960)
Best result9th (1960)
International record (W–L–T)
93–115–10

The Australian men's national ice hockey team (nicknamed the Mighty Roos) represent Australia in the sport of ice hockey under the jurisdiction of Ice Hockey Australia which is a part of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Australia competed in the Winter Olympics once, in 1960, when the team lost all of their matches. They have also competed in the Ice Hockey World Championships, 33 times with their best result being a ninth-place finish at the same Olympics with a 13th place (or 5th in Pool B) in 1962. The national team currently are in division two after being relegated from division one in 2013 with the team being currently ranked 35th in the IIHF World Rankings.

  1. ^ a b "2023 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM MANAGEMENT". Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.