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| First international | |
|---|---|
 Lebanon 7–4Haiti  (Saint-Laurent, Canada; 23 April 2017) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Lebanon 7–4Haiti (Saint-Laurent, Canada; 23 April 2017) | |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 0–1–0 |
TheHaiti national ice hockey team (French:Équipe d'Haïti de hockey sur glace) is the national men'sice hockey team ofHaiti. Made up exclusively of Haitians living inCanada, the Haitian team is an unofficial national team outside theIIHF and has so far played in only one international game.[1]
Haiti played afriendly match againstLebanon on 23 April 2017 inSaint-Laurent, a borough ofMontreal, Quebec, Canada, with both teams making their international debut.[2] The Haitian team was defeated by the Lebanese team, 7–4.[3] FormerNHL playerGeorges Laraque, whose parents were born in Haiti, played for the Haitian team, among others. The Haitian team was coached by a Canadian former minor-league player Robert Haddock.[4] While Haiti maintains aball hockey national team that has played at theBall Hockey World Championship,[5] there is currently nogoverning body for ice hockey in the country.
Most notable players ofHaitian-origin have played in Canada.Claude Vilgrain played in 89 games for five seasons in the NHL with theVancouver Canucks,New Jersey Devils andPhiladelphia Flyers,[5][6]Maxime Boisclair played in 176 games for eight seasons in the Quebec-based minor league,Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey,[7] and Zack Stringer (2003) formerly of theRegina Pats in the Canadian major junior league,Western Hockey League.[8] Stringer now plays for the Brock Badgers in the OUA. Vilgrain additionally representedCanada at the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary.[9]André Mattsson, also of Haitian-origin, played for 13 seasons in several Swedish leagues (Elitserien,HockeyAllsvenskan andDivision 2).[10] Vilgrain, Boisclair and Mattsson were all born inPort-au-Prince. Stringer was born in Mirebalais and adopted by a Canadian couple and raised in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Last match update: 23 April 2017
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
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