What league does South Africa play in?

South Africa play in the WC D3A.

When was South Africa founded?

South Africa was founded in 1937.

Who is the head coach of South Africa?

The head coach of South Africa is Björn Kinding.

Who is the captain of South Africa?

The captain of South Africa is Uthman Samaai.

Who is the general manager of South Africa?

The general manager of South Africa is Christiaan Venter.

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2022-2023 South Africa Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Uthman Samaai (F)	totals		17	32	24	56	6	30
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	9	21	17	38	2	18
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	11	7	18	4	12
Jack Valadas (F)	totals		18	24	31	55	10	18
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	10	22	24	46	4	19
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	2	7	9	6	-1
Paulus Kluyts (F)	totals		22	19	33	52	14	21
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	10	14	20	34	2	13
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	4	1	4	5	4	1
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	4	9	13	8	7
Dion Phakathi (D)	totals		19	24	20	44	2	11
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	6	12	17	29	0	10
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	4	4	3	7	0	3
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	7	0	7	2	-2
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	1	1	0	1	0	0
Reinhard Venter (F)	totals		15	23	20	43	4	22
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	7	14	13	27	2	11
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	9	7	16	2	11
Dylan Compton (F)	totals		17	18	22	40	26	15
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	7	13	14	27	10	12
	Kempton Park Vipers	GPHL	2	2	3	5	0	2
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	3	5	8	16	1
Luke Carelse (D/F)	totals		18	21	16	37	2	19
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	10	13	9	22	2	11
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	8	7	15	0	8
Delano Schuurman (F)	totals		10	18	15	33	6	19
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	7	16	12	28	4	16
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	3	2	3	5	2	3
Marc Giot (F)	totals		17	14	15	29	8	9
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	9	9	12	21	4	8
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	5	3	8	4	1
Deen Magmoed (D/F)	totals		18	9	17	26	4	11
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	10	7	10	17	2	7
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	2	7	9	2	4
Alex Obery (C)	totals		18	9	14	23	12	2
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	10	6	11	17	6	6
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	3	3	6	6	-4
Jean-Michel van Doesburgh (F)	totals		17	10	12	22	8	8
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	9	8	9	17	0	7
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	2	3	5	8	1
John Venter (D)	totals		14	5	12	17	2	9
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	6	4	10	14	2	4
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	1	2	3	0	5
Denzil Verwey (F)	totals		11	4	13	17	4	6
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	7	4	10	14	4	2
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	4	0	3	3	0	4
Wesley Krotz (F)	totals		17	5	10	15	6	8
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	9	4	6	10	0	3
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	1	4	5	6	5
Cameron Birrell (D)	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	3	4	6	10	0	4
Johan van der Merwe (D)	totals		18	4	4	8	16	-1
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	10	4	2	6	12	3
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	0	2	2	4	-4
Ethon Saaiman (D)	totals		17	3	4	7	8	12
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	10	3	3	6	2	3
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	7	0	1	1	6	9

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Alistair Bywater (G)	totals		12	3.25	-	1	9-3-0	720:00
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	9	3.33	.000	1	7-2-0	540:00
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	3	3.00	.862	0	2-1-0	180:00
Ryan Boyd (G)	totals		16	2.59	-	2	11-5-0	949:58
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	8	1.14	.000	2	8-0-0	479:33
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	3.95	.872	0	3-5-0	470:25

2022-2023 South Africa Staff

Head CoachBjörn Kinding
Asst. CoachGavin Smith
General ManagerChristiaan Venter
Physical TherapistJesse Dwyer
Video CoachMatthew Cerff

Team Staff History

2022-2023 South Africa Captains

"C"

Uthman Samaai

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 South Africa Demographics

South Africa Facts

Plays in: World Championship Division 3 Group A
2027: WC D3A -
2026: WC D3A -
2025: WC D3A -
2024: WC D3A -

2022-2023 South Africa Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

South Africa: 585 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

South Africa Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/19/2026 06:00 PM UTC	South Africa	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4 - 3	WC D3A
04/17/2026 06:00 PM UTC	South Africa	Turkmenistan	5 - 3	WC D3A
04/16/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Turkey	South Africa	8 - 1	WC D3A
04/14/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Thailand	South Africa	7 - 3	WC D3A
04/13/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Mexico	South Africa	5 - 4 (OT 62:00)	WC D3A

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South Africa History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WC D3A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WC D3A	5	2	2	-	0	1	17	26	7	1.4	4	-
2024-2025	WC D3A	5	1	3	-	0	1	12	24	4	0.8	4	-
2023-2024	WC D3A	5	1	4	-	0	0	13	26	3	0.6	5	-
2022-2023	WC D3A	4	2	2	-	0	0	16	17	6	1.5		-
2021-2022	WC D3B	4	3	0	-	0	1	24	13	10	2.5		Promoted
2020-2021	WC D3B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	WC D3B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WC D3	5	1	4	-	0	0	18	37	3	0.6	6	Relegated
2017-2018	WC D3	5	2	3	-	0	0	13	18	6	1.2	4	-
2016-2017	WC D3	3	1	2	-	0	0	14	9	3	1	3	Placement game win
2015-2016	WC D3	5	3	2	-	0	0	29	16	9	1.8		-
2014-2015	WC D2B	5	1	4	-	0	0	11	20	3	0.6	6	Relegated
2013-2014	WC D2B	5	1	4	-	0	0	8	19	3	0.6	5	-
2012-2013	WC D3	5	5	0	-	0	0	39	8	15	3		Promoted
2011-2012	WC D2B	5	0	5	-	0	0	4	32	0	0	6	Relegated
2010-2011	WC D3	5	4	0	-	0	1	43	9	13	2.6		-
2009-2010	WC D3	2	1	1	-	0	0	15	5	3	1.5		-
2008-2009	WC D2	5	0	5	-	0	0	8	54	0	0	6	Relegated
2007-2008	WC D3	5	4	1	-	0	0	29	16	12	2.4		Promoted
2006-2007	WC D3	4	1	3	-	0	0	17	16	3	0.75	4	-
2005-2006	WC D2	5	0	5	0	-	-	12	59	0	0	6	Relegated
2004-2005	WC D3	4	3	1	0	-	-	47	12	6	1.5		Promoted
2003-2004	WC D2	5	0	5	0	-	-	9	48	0	0	6	Relegated
2002-2003	WC D2	5	1	4	0	-	-	19	32	2	0.4	5	-
2001-2002	WC D2	5	1	4	0	-	-	13	37	2	0.4	5	-
2000-2001	WC D2	5	2	3	0	-	-	17	48	4	0.8	4	-
1999-2000	WC D	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	5	4	2	4	Promoted
	WC D	2	1	1	0	-	-	10	14	2	1	2	-
1998-1999	WC D	2	1	1	0	-	-	5	7	2	1	5	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jacob Bate (F)	2026-2027	Oceanside Generals	VIJHL	3	1	1	2	4
2.	Damian Cardoso (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison 2	NIHL 2	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	27.55
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	26.45
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	28.05
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	27.75
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	27.26

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uthman Samaai (F)	69	42	46	88
2.	Michael Edwards (F)	65	41	41	82
3.	Andre Marais (D)	84	30	35	65
4.	Jack Valadas (F)	97	29	34	63
5.	Marc Giot (F)	82	26	30	56

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uthman Samaai (F)	69	42	46	88
2.	Michael Edwards (F)	65	41	41	82
3.	Andre Marais (D)	84	30	35	65
4.	Jack Valadas (F)	97	29	34	63
5.	Marc Giot (F)	82	26	30	56

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uthman Samaai (F)	69	42	46	88
2.	Michael Edwards (F)	65	41	41	82
3.	Andre Marais (D)	84	30	35	65
4.	Jack Valadas (F)	97	29	34	63
5.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	30	20	32	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Cameron Birrell (D)	58	14	38	142
2.	Burton Matthews (D)	28	3	18	119
3.	Michael Edwards (F)	65	41	82	97
4.	Dan van Hemert (D)	39	5	22	84
5.	Marc Giot (F)	82	26	56	76

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	97	29	34	63
2.	Andre Marais (D)	84	30	35	65
3.	Marc Giot (F)	82	26	30	56
4.	Uthman Samaai (F)	69	42	46	88
5.	Deen Magmoed (D)	69	20	18	38

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joshua Reinecke (F)	14	14	27	1.93
2.	Geraldo Geffen (F)	4	6	7	1.75
3.	Edward Compton (F)	4	2	7	1.75
4.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	30	20	52	1.73
5.	Andrew Boushy (F)	9	7	14	1.56

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	2012-2013	5	4	18
2.	Joshua Reinecke (F)	2012-2013	5	9	16
3.	Uthman Samaai (F)	2012-2013	5	5	15
4.	Alan Verwey (D)	1991-1992	5	10	14
5.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	2004-2005	4	7	14

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Alan Verwey (D)	1991-1992	5	10	14
2.	Joshua Reinecke (F)	2012-2013	5	9	16
3.	Michael Edwards (F)	2004-2005	4	9	12
4.	Chett Meyer (F)	1997-1998	5	9	10
5.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	2004-2005	4	7	14

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	2012-2013	5	14	18
2.	Uthman Samaai (F)	2012-2013	5	10	15
3.	Jack Valadas (F)	2009-2010	3	8	11
4.	Uthman Samaai (F)	2015-2016	5	8	11
5.	Marc Giot (F)	2010-2011	4	8	9

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Cameron Birrell (D)	2016-2017	4	5	50
2.	Burton Matthews (D)	2010-2011	4	8	47
3.	Nicholas Graf (D)	2011-2012	5	0	39
4.	Lee Dawson (D)	1997-1998	5	1	33
5.	Dan van Hemert (D)	1997-1998	5	5	31