Haiti men's national ice hockey team

Haiti
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First international
 Lebanon 7–4 Haiti 
(Saint-Laurent, Canada; 23 April 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 7–4 Haiti 
(Saint-Laurent, Canada; 23 April 2017)
International record (W–L–T)
0–1–0

The Haiti national ice hockey team (French: Équipe d'Haïti de hockey sur glace) is the national men's ice hockey team of Haiti. Made up exclusively of Haitians living in Canada, the Haitian team is an unofficial national team outside the IIHF and has so far played in only one international game.[1]

History

Haiti played a friendly match against Lebanon on 23 April 2017 in Saint-Laurent, a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with both teams making their international debut.[2] The Haitian team was defeated by the Lebanese team, 7–4.[3] Former NHL player Georges 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 a ball hockey national team that has played at the Ball Hockey World Championship,[5] there is currently no governing body for ice hockey in the country.

Haitian-born players overseas

Most notable players of Haitian-origin have played in Canada. Claude Vilgrain played in 89 games for five seasons in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 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 currently plays for the Regina Pats in the Canadian major junior league, Western Hockey League.[8] Vilgrain additionally represented Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[9] André Mattsson, also of Haitian-origin, played for 13 seasons in several Swedish leagues (Elitserien, HockeyAllsvenskan and Division 2).[10] Vilgrain, Boisclair, Stringer and Mattsson were all born in Port-au-Prince.

All-time record

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

References

  1. ^ "Lebanon gets its own national hockey team - CBC News". CBC. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ "FLASH : Montreal premiere, hockey game Haiti - Lebanon - iciHaiti.com : All the news in brief 7/7". IciHaiti.com. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Lebanon Beats Haiti for Historic First International Victory". Eurohockey.com. 24 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Robert Haddock at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 7 April 1970. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b Spiegel, Jackie (3 July 2022). "Vilgrain inspired, instilled pride in Haiti ball hockey team". NHL.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Claude Vilgrain at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 1 March 1963. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Maxime Boisclair at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 14 February 1985. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Zack Stringer at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 10 April 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Claude Vilgrain". Olympic.ca.
  10. ^ "André Mattsson at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 11 August 1980. Retrieved 26 April 2023.


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