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| Association         = [[Mongolian Ice Hockey Federation]]
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| IIHF code           = MGL
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| Team_Colors         = {{color box|#0089cf}} {{color box|#ffffff}} {{color box|#a70000}}
| First game          = {{ih18|NZL}} 5 – 1 {{ih18-rt|MGL}}<br><small>([[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]; 25 March 2000)</small>
| Largest win         = {{ih18|MGL}} 12 – 1 {{ih18-rt|THA}}<br><small>([[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]; 10 March 2001)</small>
| Largest loss        = {{ih18|AUS}} 33 – 0 {{ih18-rt|MGL}}<br><small>([[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]]; 2 March 2009)</small>
| World champ2 name   = [[IIHF World U18 Championship]]
| World champ2 apps   = 3
| World champ2 first  = [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships|2008]]
| World champ2 best   = 42nd (''2008'')
| Regional name       = [[IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship]]
| Regional cup apps   = 3
| Regional cup first  = [[2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship|2000]]
| Regional cup best   = 4th (''[[2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship|2002]]'')
| Record              = 4–17–1
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The '''Mongolia men's national under-18 ice hockey team''' is the men's national under-18 [[ice hockey]] team of [[Mongolia]]. The team is controlled by the [[Mongolian Ice Hockey Federation]], a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].

==History==
The Mongolia men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2000 against [[New Zealand]] during the [[2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship]] Division II tournament being held in [[Bangkok]], Thailand.<ref name="IIHE19042005">{{cite book |title=International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005 |last=Müller |first=Stephan |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2005 |publisher=Books on Demand |location=Germany |isbn=3-8334-4189-5 |page= |pages=390–395 |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> Mongolia lost the game 1–5 and finished the tournament in last place.<ref name="2000AOJCD2">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/9900/Ao18ii/9900/pg000001.htm | title=2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Div II | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-01-16 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> The following year the team finished first in the Division II tournament at the [[2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship]] and were set to gain promotion to Division I but due to a format change both divisions were merged for the [[2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship]].<ref name="IIHE19042005"/><ref name="2001D2RANK">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0001/Ao18iq/gs/pg000007.htm | title=Final Ranking | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-01-21 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> During the tournament Mongolia achieved their largest victory in international participation when they defeated [[Thailand]] 12–1.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/> At the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Mongolia finished fourth after winning two of their five games, beating both [[Chinese Taipei]] and Thailand.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/> After a six-year absence from international competition the under-18 team returned to compete in the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A being held in [[Mexico City]], Mexico. They finished in last place after losing all five of their games.<ref name="2008U18D3A">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/index.php?id=675 | title=2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. III Group A | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-01-21 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> The following year they again finished in last place and also suffered their largest defeat in international competition after losing to [[Australia]] 0–33.<ref name="2009WCU18D3A">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm18-iiia | title=2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. III Group A | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-01-22 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2011 Mongolian under-18 were set to play at their fourth World Championships however the [[Mongolian Ice Hockey Federation]] had to withdraw both the under-18 team and the men's senior team from their respective tournaments due to financial reasons.<ref name="2011WITHDRAW">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/5462.html | title=Mongolia cancels trips | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date=2011-03-31 | accessdate=2012-01-21 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64s9LuWXf |archivedate=2012-01-22 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==International competitions==
*[[2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Division II  (8th overall)
*[[2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship]]. Finish: 1st in Division II (5th overall)
*[[2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship]]. Finish: 4th
*[[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships]]. Finish: 5th in [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III|Division III Group A]] (42nd overall)
*[[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships]]. Finish: 5th in [[2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III|Division III Group A]] (43rd overall)
*[[2010 IIHF World U18 Championships]]. Finish: 5th in Division III Group A (44th overall)

==References==
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{{Junior national teams}}
{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Junior national ice hockey teams]]