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 Gavin Smith.

Who is the captain of South Africa?

The captain of South Africa is Uthman Samaai.

South Africa

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

South Africa were 1-3-1 in the 2024-25 WC D3A season with 4 points, 4th overall.

2024-2025 South Africa Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Duvan van der Merwe (F)	totals		16	25	17	42	2	31
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	8	18	11	29	0	18
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	7	6	13	2	13
Paulus Kluyts (F)	totals		15	13	29	42	20	21
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	7	5	14	19	4	5
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	8	15	23	16	16
Jack Valadas (F)	totals		15	18	13	31	4	15
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	7	14	8	22	0	12
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	4	5	9	4	3
Gareth Bremner (RW)	totals		16	18	13	31	6	10
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	8	14	9	23	0	14
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	4	4	8	6	-4
Uthman Samaai (F)	totals		17	17	14	31	41	12
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	9	9	9	18	31	9
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	8	5	13	10	3
Dylan Compton (F)	totals		16	5	19	24	24	4
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	8	4	16	20	4	3
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	1	3	4	20	1
Yuval Levi (F)	totals		11	11	12	23	10	6
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	7	9	11	20	2	9
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	4	2	1	3	8	-3
Dion Phakathi (D)	totals		17	14	7	21	10	12
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	9	8	5	13	2	8
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	6	2	8	8	4
Jean-Michel van Doesburgh (F)	totals		15	13	8	21	6	6
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	7	8	6	14	0	7
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	5	2	7	6	-1
John Venter (D)	totals		15	10	9	19	10	18
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	7	6	6	12	2	6
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	4	3	7	8	12
Luke Carelse (D/F)	totals		15	10	7	17	4	6
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	11	7	6	13	2	7
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	4	3	1	4	2	-1
Daanyal Kamish (F)	totals		19	8	9	17	2	-2
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	11	7	8	15	0	6
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	1	1	2	2	-8
Denzil Verwey (F)	totals		12	5	10	15	4	4
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	6	3	9	12	2	3
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	6	2	1	3	2	1
Alex Obery (C)	totals		18	5	10	15	14	1
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	10	4	9	13	0	4
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	1	1	2	14	-3
Langa Mlangeni (F)	totals		13	10	3	13	2	20
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	5	9	2	11	0	9
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	1	1	2	2	11
Tiaan van der Merwe (D)	totals		15	1	9	10	4	-2
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	8	1	6	7	0	1
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	7	0	3	3	4	-3
Bradley Morris (F)	totals		17	0	10	10	4	2
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	9	0	5	5	0	0
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	0	5	5	4	2
Ethon Saaiman (D)	totals		19	2	2	4	10	-3
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	11	2	1	3	6	2
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	0	1	1	4	-5

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Ryan Boyd (G)	totals		15	2.98	.893	1	8-7-0	905:00
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	7	2.43	.890	1	4-3-0	420:00
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	3.46	.894	0	4-4-0	485:00
Ruan van der Merwe (G)	totals		15	2.45	-	3	11-4-0	905:00
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	8	2.38	-	3	4-4-0	480:00
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	7	2.54	.903	0	7-0-0	425:00

2024-2025 South Africa Staff

Head CoachGavin Smith
Asst. CoachSharief Kamish
Team ManagerChristiaan Venter
Asst. Team ManagerEttiene Retief
Physical TherapistElton Davids

Team Staff History

2024-2025 South Africa Captains

"C"

Uthman Samaai

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2024-2025 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 -

2024-2025 South Africa Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

South Africa: 507 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