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Post by cjeagle on Dec 2, 2017 3:42:14 GMT 8
This is a men's event(Division 1) tournament that includes many teams from Asia that did not participate in the World Championship cycle.
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Post by cjeagle on Dec 2, 2017 3:48:24 GMT 8
2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia! It is being held in Malaysia.
12.12.17 15:30 Game 1 IND-UAE 19:30 Game 2 PHI-MAS
13.12.17 19:00 Game 3 KGZ-PHI
14.12.17 15:30 Game 4 UAE-KGZ 19:00 Game 5 MAS-IND
15.12.17 19:00 Game 6 PHI-UAE
16.12.17 15:30 Game 7 IND-PHI 19:00 Game 8 MAS-KGZ
17.12.17 15:30 Game 9 KGZ-IND 19:00 Game 10 UAE-MAS
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 6, 2018 18:08:53 GMT 8
Ice Hockey Philippines drubs Kuwait for first-ever Challenge Cup win The Philippine men’s ice hockey team are back on the winning column. The 2017 Southeast Asian Games champions pummeled Kuwait, 13-0, to score their first-ever win in the Challenge Cup of Asia, Thursday evening at the SM Mall of Asia Skating Rink. Keeping their focus and discipline on defense, the Philippines executed their game plan to the tee. Team captain Steven Fuglister said, “We wanted to take the good things from [the] Thailand game. We just tried to get more shots and create more scoring opportunities, and it showed on the scoreboard.” And show it did. Point machine Paul Sanchez opened the scoring just two minutes into the contest, putting in a Fuglister delivery. The two then combined to double the lead, this time the skipper gets to hit the back of the net. Two more goals marked the opening period for the Nationals as BJ Imperial scored his first goal of the tournament and Sanchez registered his second of the night. It was in the second period where the Philippines really brought down the hammer on the offense. The hosts dropped the puck into the net six times to take an insurmountable 10-0 advantage heading into the final frame. Six different players scored the six goals in the middle canto with Fuglister, Sanchez, and Julius Santiago scoring with the Philippines playing shorthanded. Patrick Syquiatco and Daniel Pastrana added goals from a normal 5-on-5 situation, and Jose Cadiz plucked one after a good passage of play with the man-advantage. In the final period, Imperial doubled his output from a quick counter, before defenseman LR Lancers found an open lane and added to the scoring party. Nonetheless, it was but fitting to see the captain Fuglister finishing the onslaught with a well-placed third goal of the night to seal the Philippines first-ever win in the tournament. It was a team effort on offense as all four lines did their part, getting a shot on goal. However, it was their defense that also shone, limiting Kuwait to just 18. Fuglister was proud of the win, which was a huge bounce-back from the opening loss to Thailand. “It was a bit easier today against Kuwait. Without taking anything away from them, I think they tried their best tonight. But we had four lines rolling, so we had more depth on our team.” The captain hopes that they could continue this team effort in their match Friday evening against Mongolia. “If we keep it simple, good things will happen. Do not complicate things; we should stick to these simple plays,” he ended. Mongolia clinched its second win with an 11-2 domination of Kuwait, Wednesday night, while Thailand blanked Singapore 11-0 in Thursday’s first game. tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/philippines-drubs-kuwait-first-ever-challenge-cup-win/113555
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 6, 2018 18:22:32 GMT 8
The national women's team won the bronze in the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia last month.
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 7, 2018 10:08:15 GMT 8
PH wins nail-biter over Mongolia in Ice Hockey Challenge Cup The Philippines, Thailand, and Mongolia share the top of the table with 6 points each off identical 2-1 records The Philippine national men’s hockey team kept rolling on the rink with a 6-5 win over Mongolia in the 2018 Ice Hockey Challenge Cup at the SM Mall of Asia Skating Rink, Friday, April 6. Captain Steven Fuglister scored 4 out of the 6 total goals to give the Philippines enough cushion to take home the victory before Mongolia rallied back with two late goals off shorthanded plays. The Philippines, Thailand, and Mongolia share the top of the table with 6 points each off identical 2-1 records in the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. Thailand leads the standings due to a +14 goal difference (GD) while Philippines follows behind with a +11 GD and Thailand with +10. The host team had leftover momentum from their 13-0 thrashing of Kuwait on Thursday, April 5, and carried it over to the Mongolians with two quick starting goals from team captain Steven Fuglister and Patrick Syquiatco. Mongolia got on the scoreboard with an assisted goal from Enkhsukh Erdenetogtokh but the team then got slapped on with two consecutive infractions. The first period ended 3-2 in favor of the Filipinos after Fuglister traded goals with Erdenesukh Bold. Both teams got sloppy with the infractions in the second period but Fuglister kept the team up with an assisted goal, 5-3, from Paul Sanchez. Then the duo turned the tables in the 45th minute of the contest with a Sanchez score off Fuglister’s help for a big 6-3 advantage. With 4 minutes remaining, the national team managed to give up two consecutive goals from Tamir Ganbold and Gerelt Ider, prompting them to call a timeout. The Filipinos tightened up on defense in the waning moments of the game to come away with the win. Philippines' last match will be against Singapore on the final day, Sunday, April 8, at the SM Mall of Asia Skating rink. www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/other-sports/199720-philippines-mongolia-game-ice-hockey-challenge-cup-asia-april-5-2018
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 9, 2018 23:10:28 GMT 8
PH settles for bronze in first IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia The hosts will stay in the top division of the Challenge Cup of Asia tournament Despite blanking the Singapore team, 15-0, in their last game of the tournament, the Philippine men's ice hockey team took home the bronze medal in the 2018 edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia on Sunday, April 8, at the SM Mall of Asia Skating Rink. In the last 14.5 seconds of the game, Philippine captain Steven Fuglister capped the Philippines' campaign in the tournamant with a classic goal off Carl Montano's assist. Losing their opening game against first runner-up Thailand cost them the title and the chance of advancing to the 3rd division of the 2018 IIHF World Championships. Mongolia won its first title of the tournament after finishing with a silver in 2017. The Philippines finished the tournament with 9 points, with a goal difference of +26. The hosts will stay in the top division of the Challenge Cup of Asia tournament. In their last game against Singapore, Montano topscored for the team with 4 goals. Jose Iñigo Cadiz opened the scoring in the 1:34 mark of the game via an assist by Montano. Four more goals from captain Steven Fuglister, BJ Imperial, Montano, and Jan Regencia followed that allowed Philippines to go up 5-0. In the second period, the nationals had a clean play, registering zero penalties. Philippines left no mercy on Singapore with Fuglister scoring his second goal off his own chance and Cadiz, and Imperial following with their own second goals. After getting booked for a minor penalty in the first period, Patrick Syquiatico made up for his own blunder with a goal assisted by Paolo Spafford. (9-0) Samson closed out the second period with back-to-back goals in the last 4 minutes before the buzzer sounded. He also opened the 3rd period with an unassisted goal that gave him a personal 3-0 run. Singapore attempted to gain possession in the scoreless next 13 minutes until Montano broke the ice with his 3rd goal after he charged down to go one-on-one with the goaltender. He continued for his 4th goal of an assist from Lenard Lancero. www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/other-sports/199649-philippines-kuwait-game-ice-hockey-challenge-cup-asia-april-5-2018
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 9, 2018 23:13:06 GMT 8
Congratulations to the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia MVP @stevenfuglister and best goalkeeper @gpiseppi!
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Post by cjeagle on Mar 21, 2019 15:39:46 GMT 8
Mongolia beat The Philippines to retain IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia title Add comment By Dan Palmer Saturday, 9 March 2019 Mongolia won the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia for the second time in a row ©MIHF Mongolia successfully defended their International Ice Hockey Federation Challenge Cup of Asia title as they beat The Philippines 6-3 in today's final in Kuala Lumpur. The Central Asian nation won their first crown at this event last year when they topped a round-robin pool on goal difference. A knock-out format was adopted this year but the outcome was the same at the Malaysian capital's National Ice Skating Stadium. The final was a fantastic contest as Mongolia opened up a 3-0 lead before being pegged back to 3-3. Bayarsaikhan Jargalsaikhan, Erdenesukh Bold and Gerelt Ider all scored in the first period to leave the Filipinos with a mountain to climb. Julius Frederick Santiago scored the only goal of the second period to give The Philippines a glimmer of hope, however, and Jose Cadiz and Jan Regencia drew them level in the third. The Philippines or Mongolia, who will win the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia? Today is decision day in Kuala Lumpur! Scores, stats, live ticker and more photos: t.co/T0HCt8EU3n Photo: David Jong pic.twitter.com/8D0ybQ2aeS — IIHF (@iihfhockey) March 9, 2019 They could not keep the momentum going as Mongolia struck three more times to secure the title. Jargalsaikhan scored twice to complete his hat-trick, either side of Bold's second of the final. The result was an exact reverse of the group stage fixture between the two sides which The Philippines won 6-3. Both sides had already booked their place in the semi-finals at that point, however. Singapore won the bronze medals by beating hosts Malaysia 4-0. www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076567/mongolia-beat-the-philippines-to-retain-iihf-challenge-cup-of-asia-title
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 18, 2019 21:36:39 GMT 8
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 18, 2019 21:39:53 GMT 8
www.iihf.com/en/news/15340/ice-hockey-returns-to-sea-games?fbclid=IwAR24Zbo56yplRImRI3TFREc4W4GeaTU9nfDgBFi1o-kcfkSNfHq51tg3BgMIce hockey returns to SEA Games The Philippines will soon host the 30th Southeast Asia Games – a traditional multi-sports event in the region that takes place every two years. It will be the second time after 2017 in Malaysia that ice sports will be included. Ice hockey debuted two years ago with the inauguration of the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium outside of the capital of Kuala Lumpur. The newcomers from the Philippines surprised pre-tournament favourite Thailand in the deciding game to win the first SEA Games ice hockey tournament. A good omen for this year as the Philippines are the host of the SEA Games at various venues with a record number of 56 sports. Many Olympic sports, since 2017 ice sports but also less known sports such as the debut of... underwater hockey!
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 18, 2019 21:41:05 GMT 8
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Post by cjeagle on Nov 6, 2019 2:06:19 GMT 8
www.eurohockey.com/article/5456-the-journey-of-hockey-in-philippines.htmlAssociate Member of IIHF since 2016, Philippines is one of the countries where ice hockey is growing faster in terms of visibility and popularity, mainly thanks to the untireless work of local Federation. The Philippines will be the host of the 30th Southeast Asian Games from 30 November to 11 December 2019 that for the second consecutive time will include ice hockey and IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia between 24 and 28 February 2020 Steven Füglister, 33 years old, is a Swiss-Filipino dual citizen and played in Switzerland until the age of 28. When retired, he moved to the Philippines and got in touch with the local hockey community and have been playing here ever since. When fulfilled the IIHF residency requirements, once the National Team got formed he competed with the Team in all international competitions so far. Inside the Federation, he is part of the Hockey Development Committee and Captain of the Men's National Team. 1: Congratulations for the entrance in the IIHF family. It's the final step of a long journey: could you resume the history of hockey in the Philippines? when all began and the evolution until today. The history of ice hockey in the Philippines began with the ice rinks set up in shopping malls in the country which were initially only used for recreational activities. In 2008 the Manila Ice Hockey League was founded by hockey enthusiasts. The governing body of ice hockey in the country, the Federation of Ice Hockey League (FIHL), was formed years later in February 2015. The FIHL was admitted as an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 20 May 2016 and secured Philippine Olympic Committee membership by July 2016. In 2018 the Philippine Hockey League was created to follow the IIHF’s guidelines in having a IIHF regulated League in place to allow application to the World Championship program. This means all games are now played 3x20 stop time with 3 refs and full contact. This season the Philippines will compete in the World Championship stage. 2. How many teams are there currently and how the activities are organized? there is a Manila Ice Hockey League, it means all the hockey is concentrated in the capital? As of now there are two leagues in the Philippines. The Philippine Hockey League (PHL) and Philippine Minor Hockey League (PMHL) both consist of 4 teams each. There is a growing community in Cebu where there is another olympic size rink and there are efforts by the Federation to grow the sport there as well and inviting players to join the national team programs on the junior level. 3. How many rinks are there in the country? Currently there are 4 rinks in the country of which two are olympic sized and used for ice hockey. 4.Is ice hockey popular in the country? Its a growing sport but not yet overly popular among the majority of the country, given there are only rinks for hockey in the capital Manila and one in Cebu. 5. Has Federation any activities to promote hockey among youth? The Federation has a "learn to play" program in place where people can join at discounted ice rates. We also just received around 60 sets of youth gears donated by the IIHF to help us in promoting the sport and making it more accessible to the public. There are also plans to do roadshows in local and international schools to help promote hockey and let people know that there is an alternative sport out there. 6. National team took home a silver medal at Challenge Cup: did the achievement contributed to popularize hockey? The first time we had the countries attention was during the 2017 SEA Games after winning the gold medal. The ensuing media coverage helped creating awareness in the country that there was a National Team in ice hockey. Since then, we continue doing our best whenever we compete internationally and try making our country proud by aiming to bring home medals every tournament. Our Women’s Team just recently won their Division at the Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia in UAE and got promoted to the Top Division. Results like that garner media attention and hopefully that will strengthen the publics support and awareness in our teams. 7. What ice hockey in the country needs most? Its the youth and our grassroots programs we need to invest in to attract more people to the sport to create a bigger base. Our youth programs are doing well at the moment but there is still so much room for growth in that regard. 8. How do you see the future for the ice hockey in Philippines? It is a niche sport that can’t compete with the major players in the country like Basketball or Football. But it can succeed in the Philippines because it is something completely different and thats what makes it attractive. There are a lot of Filipinos working or living abroad and if they live in North America or Europe they one way or the other come in touch with ice hockey. We receive a lot of support from Filipinos abroad. As long as we can continuously attract local and international kids to join our programs and have a high retention rate by offering them fun and a perspective to compete internationally I see no problem that hockey will sustain and grow in the years to come. The journey of hockey in Philippines - Eurohockey.com _______________ The Philippines have only been an associate member of the IIHF since 2016. They made their IIHF tournament debut in 2017 when they competed in the 2017 Winter Asian Games and finished 13th overall. Since then the men's team has won the gold in the inaugural competition for Ice Hockey in the SEA Games in 2017, and won silver(2019) and bronze (2018) in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. After getting those results and fulfilling the requirements to join the IIIHF World Championships tournaments including the setting up of an IIHF regulated Philippine Ice Hockey League, they will enter the WC tournament cycle for the first time at Div IV in 2020. They will also be competing in the SEA(South East Asian) games (2019) in a few weeks as defending champion to try defend their title at home. The Women's National Ice Hockey team also made their international debut in 2017 and finished 4th place overall in the 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia and finished in 1st place in Div 1 in the 2019 edition of the event winning 3 games overall with no losses.
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Post by cjeagle on Nov 6, 2019 2:39:03 GMT 8
Grassroots program key to Philippine hockey's bright future More than two decades after ice hockey's arrival in the Philippines, many of the generation of hockey pioneers in the country are slowly approaching retirement. Much like any other sport, Philippine ice hockey will have to rely on a solid good grassroots program to sustain and replenish players as time passes. Hockey Philippines Executive Vice President Francois Gautier is aware of this and has made moves with the federation to ensure the future of the winter sport in the country. "We have to make sure that our youth program is good so that it replenishes our players," Gautier said. The federation revamped the sport's youth program last year and has been continually developing their approach to young players – including plans to proactively approach potential prospects in schools across the country. "We're still trying out new things, working on improvement," "We're gonna be entering schools [to] do some extra curricular activities, just to get the word out," Gautier said. Head coach Daniel Brodan, who first mentored the team in the 2017 during the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, sees a bright future for the program. "I'm looking forward to what ice hockey will look like here in the next two, three years," the Czech national said. Both Gautier and Brodan acknowledge that sport's journey in the Philippines won't be a walk in the park but remain hopeful moving forwarad. "It's not perfect... we still have hiccups but it's a lot better than what it was before," Gautier said. "We still don't have many rinks here where we can play. But in the end, if we continue like this... we can compete with any country," Brodan said. www.philstar.com/sports/2019/03/01/1897777/ZSoUCyqh3Zjw8ISC.99
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Post by cjeagle on Nov 10, 2019 22:58:45 GMT 8
Apparently they have a new head coach now for the national team, a Japanese guy replacing the Czech guy who had a lot of success in the past. I am not sure I agree with that decision but apparently the Japanese federation offered to help the Philippines fed, so hopefully it works. They are apparently using a different system now based on speed.
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Post by cjeagle on Mar 27, 2023 22:34:44 GMT 8
It’s been a long wait, but it was worth every moment for the Philippines after winning Division IV gold at the first attempt. The Asian nation was due to make its first IIHF World Championship appearance back in the 2019/20 season. However, the pandemic prevented that tournament from taking place. The following year was also cancelled and in 2022 the Filipino team had to withdraw prior to the competition in Kyrgyzstan. But all that frustration was forgotten in Ulaanbaatur, Mongolia, as the Philippines swept to gold and promotion to Division IIIB. Back in competitive action for the first time since December 2019’s Southeast Asia Games, team Philippines wasted no time in making an impact. Just 21 seconds into the opening game against Indonesia, rookie forward Kenwrick Sze got his team’s first goal. The 18-year-old Manila native finished with a hat-trick and four assists in a 14-0 victory in that first game. Sze was one of three hat-trick heroes in that game, with newly-appointed team captain Manvil Billones and Carl Michael Montaro also notching trebles. However, there was a far tougher test in store for the Philippines when they faced Mongolia. The host nation won its opening game 8-0 against Kuwait, and both teams went into game two knowing a regulation-time win would clinch gold. That set the stage for a roller-coaster battle. The Philippines led 3-0 at the first intermission, Mongolia hauled it back to 3-3 after 40 minutes. Among the home scorers, Chinzolboo Mighigsuren stepped up from his impressive performance here in the U18 Asia and Oceania Championship tournament a couple of weeks earlier. The 16-year-old potted the first in Mongolia’s fightback here before his father, team captain Mishigsuren Namjil (aged 39) had a goal and an assist to help his country tie the games. A breathless third period saw the teams share six goals before the action went to overtime. The winner came 72 seconds into the extras, with Billones instrumental in the decisive play. First, he broke clear of the Mongolian defence but saw his shot rebound to safety off the frame of the goal. However, he regained possession and sent a cross-ice feed for Eishner Sebug to beat Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan and win the game. Both Billones and Sebug were born in the USA to Filipino families, and both were making their first international appearances at this tournament after completing the naturalization formalities. Despite the defeat, the majority of the 3,267 fans who came to the impressive new Steppe Arena in the Mongolian capital could still harbour some hopes of their team grabbing gold. The Philippines needed to defeat Kuwait in its final game to secure top spot. That proved to be a straightforward task, with another 14-0 scoreline ensuring there would be no stumble at the last. Sze got another early opener but it wasn’t until the second period that the floodgates opened. Montano scored another hat-trick, finishing the tournament with 10 (6+4), while Billones had 4 (2+2) to secure firt place in the scoring race with 12 (5+7). John Fuglister, a Swiss-born veteran of the Filipino hockey scene also had 3 (2+1) points in another convincing Filipino victory. Mongolia wrapped up a silver medal in the final game of the tournament, defeating Indonesia 5-1. For Indonesia, that was a third successive loss in its first IIHF competition. However, the newcomers can take some consolation from a competitive display in a 2-4 loss to Kuwait in what was, in effect, the bronze-medal game. Among the individual achievements, the Philippines unsurprisingly dominated the scoring chart. The top five scorers – Billones, Sze, Fuglister, Montano and Jan Aro Regencia – all represented the gold medallist, while Sibug’s four-point haul from the blue line made him the top scorer among defenders. Mongolia’s leading scorers had six points each. Gerelt Ider and Mishigsuren Namjil both finished with two goals and four assists, Erdenesukh Bold contributed 1+5. Kuwait Ali Alsharraf was the leading scorer from the other nations here. Alsharraf also got the nod as the directorate’s best forward of the competition, with Sibug claiming best defender and Mongolian netminder Bayarsaikhan winning the best goalie prize. The Philippines’ victory sees the team move up to next season’s Division IIIB competition. www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiv/news/42682/golden_debut_for_the_philippines
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