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| Nickname | Mighty Roos |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Australia |
| Head coach | Matti Luoma[1] |
| Assistants | Mark Rummukainen[1] |
| Captain | Cameron Todd |
| Most games | Glen Foll (80) |
| Top scorer | Greg Oddy (71) |
| Most points | Greg Oddy (129) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | AUS |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 34 1 (26 May 2025)[2] |
| Highest IIHF | 31 (2009) |
| Lowest IIHF | 38 (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 | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in1960) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 39 (first in1960) |
| Best result | 9th (1960) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 93–115–10 | |
TheAustralian men's national ice hockey team (nicknamed theMighty Roos) representAustralia in the sport ofice hockey under the jurisdiction ofIce Hockey Australia which is a part of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Australia competed in theWinter Olympics once, in 1960, when the team lost all of their matches. They have also competed in theIce 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) in1962. The national team currently are indivision two after being relegated from division one in 2013 with the team being currently ranked 35th in theIIHF World Rankings.
SomeAustralian national team players areexpatriates ofCanada and other hockey-playing nations, who have since become outright citizens ofAustralia or who holddual citizenship. Australia's ice hockey team has participated in just oneWinter Olympics: the1960 Games inSquaw Valley, California. Australia lost both their games against powerhousesCzechoslovakia (18–1) and eventual gold medalists, theUnited States (12–1). The team had previously tried to attend the1956 games inCortina d'Ampezzo,Italy, but never received approval from theAustralian Olympic Committee.[3]
Australia has competed in theDivision II World Championships since 2001. In 2007, they were coached bySteve McKenna, a former eight-year veteran of theNational Hockey League. At the2007 Division II World Championships, Australia won three games and lost one, finishing second in their group behind host nationSouth Korea and narrowly missing promotion toDivision I.
Australia hosted the2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, which was held inNewcastle. The Mighty Roos finished first and captured thegold medal by winning all five games and were promoted toDivision I for the first time ever.
Australia previously held the distinction of holding a world record for most goals and highest winning margin in a IIHF World Championship game; they defeatedNew Zealand by a score of 58–0 in 1987, breaking the record held byCanada (47 goals againstDenmark) since 1949. However this was surpassed in 2008 by theSlovak women's team (82 goals againstBulgaria).
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1960 Squaw Valley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 87 | William McEachern | N/A | Consolation Round | 9th |
Also played in1964 Winter Olympics/World Championships qualification, where lost 2 games with aggregate score 7-34.
As of 12 March 2023[7]Teams named initalics are no longer active.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
 Belgium | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 64 |
 Bulgaria | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 60 |
 China | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 49 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
 Croatia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
 Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
 Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
 Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
 France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
 Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 42 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
 Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 39 |
 Iceland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 |
 Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
 Israel | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 44 |
 Japan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 93 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
 Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
 Mexico | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 |
 Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 44 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 53 |
 North Korea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 30 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
 Serbia | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 35 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
 South Africa | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 23 |
 South Korea | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 84 |
 Spain | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 70 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
 Turkey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 4 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Total | 213 | 92 | 10 | 111 | 1169 | 1123 |
As of 11 April 2013[8]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Pioneers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| HC Poruba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| HC Vítkovice Steel U25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Victoria All Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 34 |
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