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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox national hockey team<br />
| Name = India<br />
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| Association = [[Ice Hockey Association of India]]<br />
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| General manager = Subrat Mahapatra<br />
| Coach = Mushtaque Giri<br />
| Asst coach = Amit Belwal<br>Gamandeep Singh<br />
| Captain = Tsewang Dorjay<br />
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| Home stadium = ''Several''<br />
| IIHF code = IND<br />
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| First game = {{ihj|UAE}} 6–0 {{ihj-rt|IND}}<br><small>([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 12 December 2017)</small><br />
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| Largest loss = {{ihj|HKG}} 14–2 {{ihj-rt|IND}}<br><small>([[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]; 25 June 2022)</small><br />
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| Regional name = [[IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia]]<br />
| Regional cup apps = 2<br />
| Regional cup first = [[2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia|2018]]<br />
| Regional cup best = 5th (2018)<br />
| Record = 0–8–0<br />
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The '''India men's national junior ice hockey team''' is the men's national under-20 [[ice hockey]] team of [[India]]. The team is controlled by the [[Ice Hockey Association of India]], and a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the [[2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia]] where they finished in last place after losing all of their games.<br />
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==History==<br />
The India men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the [[2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia.<ref name="2018U20OVERVIEW">{{cite web | url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/ | title=2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia | access-date=2018-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103043507/http://www.iihf.com/competition/682/ |archive-date=2018-01-03 | work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NTOIHINDIA">{{cite web | url=https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/India-U20-All-Time-Results.pdf | title=India U20 All Time Results | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | access-date=2018-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103034909/https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/India-U20-All-Time-Results.pdf | archive-date=2018-01-03 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Their opening game of the tournament was against the [[United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team|United Arab Emirates]] which they lost 0–6.<ref name="2018U20OVERVIEW"/> India went on to lose their other three games of the tournament against [[Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team|Kyrgyzstan]], [[Malaysia men's national junior ice hockey team|Malaysia]] and the [[Philippines men's national junior ice hockey team|Philippines]], finishing the tournament in last place.<ref name="2018U20OVERVIEW"/><ref name="MALAYSIAWIN2018">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12132&cHash=0603a54a16a053b91f78dd89a2fb65aa | title=Malaysian juniors win |first=Martin |last=Merk | date=2017-12-18 | access-date=2018-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230173732/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12132&cHash=0603a54a16a053b91f78dd89a2fb65aa |archive-date=2017-12-30 | work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |url-status=live}}</ref> The loss to Kyrgyzstan of 2–13 was the teams worst on record until 2022, when they lost to Hong Kong.<ref name="NTOIHINDIA"/> Forward Tsewang Dorjay was selected as best Indian player of the tournament.<ref name="2018BESTTEAMPLAYER">{{cite web | url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/IHM682000_85J_1_0.pdf | title=Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches | date=2017-12-17 | access-date=2018-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103071825/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/IHM682000_85J_1_0.pdf | archive-date=2018-01-03 | work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] | url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==International competitions==<br />
*[[2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia]] – 5th<br />
*[[2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship|2022 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia]] – 8th<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[India men's national ice hockey team]]<br />
*[[India men's national under-18 ice hockey team]]<br />
*[[India women's national ice hockey team]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{National sports teams of India}}<br />
{{Men's national junior ice hockey teams}}<br />
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[[Category:Ice hockey in India]]<br />
[[Category:Junior national ice hockey teams]]<br />
[[Category:National ice hockey teams in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:National youth sports teams of India|Ice hockey]]<br />
[[Category:Men's national sports teams of India|Ice hockey]]</div>Allen2502