Jamaica men's national ice hockey team


The Jamaican national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Jamaica. They are controlled by the Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 18 May 2012. Jamaica is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and is still not actively competing in any IIHF World Championship events. Jamaica made its international debut in 2019, at the Latin American Tournament, known as the Amerigol LATAM Cup, in the United States.

History

Jamaica joined the IIHF on 18 May 2012. It is the first Caribbean nation to accomplish this. In order to compete at the Winter Olympics, they must have full inclusion from the IIHF, which requires the nation to have at least one ice rink and a development program. Jamaica currently does not possess an ice rink.
Recently they have held tryouts in Canada to form a national team that can compete in the future Winter Olympics, roughly two dozen players were part of the tryouts. Due to the tryouts being held in Canada, some accused the team of attempting to "poach" from Canadian talent. Former NHL player, Graeme Townshend is leading the tryouts in order to construct a national team. The current stated goal of the organization is to have a national team compete in the Winter Olympics within next 20 years.
There were or are currently notable players of Jamaican-origin in Canada, the Subban brothers: P. K., Malcolm and Jordan, all were selected in the NHL Entry Draft in their respective years 2007, 2012 and 2013, with P. K. and Malcolm both currently playing for their respective teams, the New Jersey Devils and the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL, while Jordan playing for the Dornbirn Bulldogs in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. P. K. Subban have represented Canada in international competitions, and won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Anthony Stewart, Chris Stewart and Josh Ho-Sang who also played in the NHL, with Ho-Sang playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League. Graeme Townshend becoming the first Jamaican-born Canadian player for two seasons in the NHL with the early 1990s Boston Bruins, the New York Islanders and for one season with the Ottawa Senators. Townshend was born in Kingston. Jermaine Loewen who played for five seasons in the Canadian major junior hockey league, the Western Hockey League, with the Kamloops Blazers, was selected seventh round by the Dallas Stars in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and becoming the first Jamaican-born player to be selected in the draft. Loewen was born in Mandeville.

National team

On 6 September 2019, Jamaica played its first international game against other national team at the Amerigol LATAM Cup, sanctioned by the Amerigol Miami International Hockey Association, in Coral Springs, Florida, United States. They defeated Colombia 5–0 and later defeating Argentina 8–4. Jamaica went on to a 3–2 win in a shootout over the defending champion Colombia and becoming the Amerigol LATAM Cup Division 1 champions.

Tournament record

World Championships

Amerigol LATAM Cup

Roster

Roster for the 2019 LATAM Cup.
Head coach: Cyril Bollers
No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateBirthplaceClub
GToronto, ON, Canada Dundas Real McCoys
DEngland, United Kingdom Widnes Wild
FPickering, ON, Canada Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas
DBedford, NS, Canada Valley Wildcats
DUnknownUnknownEngland, United KingdomUnattached
DUnknownUnknown2001 United StatesUnattached
D – AMontego Bay, Jamaica RCMP
F – CBrampton, ON, Canada Queen's Univ.
10DHamilton, ON, CanadaUnattached
11DGeorge Town, Cayman Islands The Hill Academy
12DUnknownUnknown1984 Toronto, ON, CanadaUnattached
13FProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Florida Gulf Coast Univ.
14FUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnattached
15F – AThompson, MB, CanadaUnattached
16FUnknownSavanna-la-Mar, JamaicaUnattached
17FOshawa, ON, Canada Port Perry Mojacks
18FRosetown, SK, Canada York Univ.
30GOntario, Canada Don Mills Flyers

Fixtures and results

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 8 September 2019
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