What league does South Africa U20 play in?

South Africa U20 play in the WJC-20 D3B.

Who is the head coach of South Africa U20?

The head coach of South Africa U20 is Jacques van der Merwe.

Who is the captain of South Africa U20?

The captain of South Africa U20 is Tristan Venter.

South Africa U20

WJC-20 D3B

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

South Africa U20 were 0-2-1 in the 2021-22 WJC-20 D3 season with 1 points, 4th in the Group B and 8th overall.

2021-2022 South Africa U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Tristan Venter (F)	totals		17	22	13	35	4	3
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	9	17	8	25	0	16
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	5	5	10	4	-13
Daanyal Kamish (F)	totals		17	9	12	21	2	15
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	9	6	6	12	0	6
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	3	6	9	2	9
Ethon Saaiman (D)	totals		17	5	13	18	31	8
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	9	5	10	15	4	4
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	0	3	3	27	4
Dirk Myburgh du Toit (F)	totals		14	11	6	17	0	8
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	8	9	4	13	0	9
	Kempton Park Wildcats	South Africa	6	2	2	4	0	-1
Oliver Beek (F)	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	6	8	6	14	0	8
Anrich Landman (F)	totals		14	8	5	13	12	4
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	12	8	5	13	10	6
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	2	0	0	0	2	-2
Yuval Levi (F)	totals		10	5	6	11	4	4
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	7	5	6	11	2	5
	Kempton Park Wildcats	South Africa	3	0	0	0	2	-1
Langa Mlangeni (F)	totals		15	4	4	8	4	-8
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	7	3	2	5	0	3
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	1	2	3	4	-11
Christian van den Berg (F)	Centurion Forest Rats	GPHL	10	4	2	6	2	4
Guillaume Radue (D)	totals		18	1	5	6	14	-2
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	10	1	4	5	10	1
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	0	1	1	4	-3
Zander Muller (F)	Centurion Forest Rats	GPHL	9	4	1	5	2	4
Reynard Brits (F)	totals		10	2	3	5	2	1
	Central Maine Community College	ACHA III	0	0	0	0	0	-
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	9	2	3	5	2	1
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johan van der Merwe (D)	totals		19	2	3	5	4	-17
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	11	2	2	4	4	2
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	0	1	1	0	-19
Raees Baker (D)	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	9	3	0	3	2	3
Keegan Smith (F)	Centurion Forest Rats	GPHL	8	2	1	3	4	2
Armand Botha (F)	totals		10	1	2	3	2	1
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	9	1	2	3	2	1
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Uzair Sadan (D)	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	4	0	2	2	6	0
Jean Roux (D)	totals		16	0	0	0	2	0
	Central Maine Community College	ACHA III	12	0	0	0	0	-
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	4	0	0	0	2	0

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	W-L-T	TOI
Ivan Muller (G)	totals		10	7.33	-	0-9-0	548:31
	Centurion Forest Rats	GPHL	8	6.96	-	0-8-0	482:46
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	1	9.00	-	0-1-0	60:00
	Kempton Park Wildcats	South Africa	1	20.87	.714	-	5:45
Ruan van der Merwe (G)	totals		16	5.60	-	4-10-0	824:53
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	11	5.60	-	3-8-0	664:07
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	5	5.60	.845	1-2-0	160:46

2021-2022 South Africa U20 Staff

Head CoachJacques van der Merwe
Asst. CoachDenzil Verwey
Team ManagerRothea Venter
Equipment ManagerEdward Compton

Team Staff History

2021-2022 South Africa U20 Captains

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Tristan Venter

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2021-2022 South Africa U20 Demographics

South Africa U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Championship Division 3 Group B
2027: WJC-20 D3B -
2026: WJC-20 D3B -
2025: WJC-20 D3B -
2024: WJC-20 D3B -

2021-2022 South Africa U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

South Africa U20: 147 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

South Africa U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
01/24/2026 10:30 AM UTC	South Africa U20	Iran U20	4 - 1	U20 WJC D3B
01/22/2026 07:00 AM UTC	Hong Kong U20	South Africa U20	8 - 1	U20 WJC D3B
01/21/2026 07:00 AM UTC	South Africa U20	Luxembourg U20	1 - 7	U20 WJC D3B
01/19/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kyrgyzstan U20	South Africa U20	7 - 2	U20 WJC D3B
01/18/2026 07:00 AM UTC	South Africa U20	Mexico U20	1 - 2	U20 WJC D3B

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South Africa U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-20 D3B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-20 D3B	5	1	4	-	0	0	9	25	3	0.6	5	-
2024-2025	WJC-20 D3B	3	0	2	-	1	0	11	21	2	0.67		-
2023-2024	WJC-20 D3B	4	0	4	-	0	0	10	43	0	0		-
2022-2023	WJC-20 D3	3	0	3	-	0	0	4	30	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2021-2022	WJC-20 D3	3	0	2	-	0	1	7	26	1	0.33	4	Placement game loss
2019-2020	WJC-20 D3	3	1	2	-	0	0	7	15	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2018-2019	WJC-20 D3	3	1	2	-	0	0	3	24	3	1	3	Placement game win
2017-2018	WJC-20 D3Q	2	2	0	-	0	0	6	4	6	3		Promoted
2016-2017	WJC-20 D3	3	0	3	-	0	0	4	14	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	WJC-20 D3	6	0	6	-	0	0	7	59	0	0	7	-
2014-2015	WJC-20 D3	4	1	3	-	0	0	4	22	3	0.75	4	-
2013-2014	WJC-20 D3	5	0	4	-	1	0	7	26	2	0.4	5	-
2007-2008	WJC-20 D3	6	2	4	-	0	0	26	52	6	1	5	-
2004-2005	WJC-20 D3	5	2	2	1	-	-	15	24	5	1	4	-
2003-2004	WJC-20 D2	5	0	5	0	-	-	4	56	0	0	6	Relegated
2002-2003	WJC-20 D2	5	1	4	0	-	-	12	58	2	0.4	5	-
2001-2002	WJC-20 D3	3	1	2	0	-	-	8	10	2	0.67	3	Placement game win
2000-2001	WJC-20 D3	3	0	2	1	-	-	10	29	1	0.33	3	Placement game loss
1999-2000	WJC-20 D	2	0	2	0	-	-	5	9	0	0	6	-
	WJC-20 D	2	1	1	0	-	-	13	14	2	1	2	-
1998-1999	WJC-20 D	2	0	2	0	-	-	3	13	0	0	6	-
	WJC-20 D	2	1	1	0	-	-	10	9	2	1	2	-
1997-1998	WJC-20 D	3	0	3	0	-	-	4	26	0	0	4	-
1996-1997	WJC-20 D	3	0	3	0	-	-	3	34	0	0	4	-
1995-1996	WJC-20 D	2	0	2	0	-	-	2	28	0	0	3	-

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	5	1	3	4	6
2.	Damian Cardoso (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison 2	NIHL 2	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Michael Sauer (F)	2026-2027	Danville Iron	USPHL Premier	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'9"	163 lbs	18.30
2024-2025	View Roster	5'9"	159 lbs	18.45
2023-2024	View Roster	5'9"	161 lbs	18.30
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	163 lbs	18.30
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	165 lbs	18.75

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gregory Donde (F)	12	10	7	17
2.	Jared Joyce (F)	11	6	7	13
3.	Damian Cardoso (F)	14	6	7	13
4.	Chris Jeavons (F)	12	10	2	12
5.	Burton Matthews (D)	14	9	3	12

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gregory Donde (F)	12	10	7	17
2.	Chris Jeavons (F)	12	10	2	12
3.	Burton Matthews (D)	14	9	3	12
4.	Delano Schuurman (F)	17	8	3	11
5.	Jared Joyce (F)	11	6	7	13

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Christopher Reeves (D)	6	1	9	10
2.	Gregory Donde (F)	12	10	7	17
3.	Jared Joyce (F)	11	6	7	13
4.	Damian Cardoso (F)	14	6	7	13
5.	Yuval Levi (F)	13	4	7	11

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Burton Matthews (D)	14	9	12	66
2.	Brandon Husselman (D)	20	1	3	59
3.	Jack Valadas (F)	18	4	7	45
4.	Keegan Thornton (F)	15	3	7	39
5.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	8	5	11	37

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brandon Husselman (D)	20	1	2	3
2.	Cristopher Engelbrecht (F)	19	3	4	7
3.	Ryan Marsh (D)	19	0	5	5
4.	Jack Valadas (F)	18	4	3	7
5.	Sky Johnson (F)	18	3	2	5

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Christopher Reeves (D)	6	1	10	1.67
2.	Gregory Donde (F)	12	10	17	1.42
3.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	8	5	11	1.38
4.	Jacob Bate (F)	8	5	11	1.38
5.	Cameron Birrell (D)	6	5	8	1.33

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jared Joyce (F)	2007-2008	6	5	12
2.	Burton Matthews (D)	2004-2005	5	7	10
3.	Christopher Reeves (D)	2007-2008	6	1	10
4.	Cameron Birrell (D)	2007-2008	6	5	8
5.	Damian Cardoso (F)	2002-2003	5	3	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Burton Matthews (D)	2004-2005	5	7	10
2.	Jared Joyce (F)	2007-2008	6	5	12
3.	Cameron Birrell (D)	2007-2008	6	5	8
4.	Delano Schuurman (F)	2018-2019	5	5	5
5.	Gregory Donde (F)	2000-2001	4	4	7

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Christopher Reeves (D)	2007-2008	6	9	10
2.	Jared Joyce (F)	2007-2008	6	7	12
3.	Damian Cardoso (F)	2002-2003	5	5	8
4.	Grant van Eeckhoven (F)	2007-2008	6	5	7
5.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	2000-2001	4	5	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	1999-2000	4	5	31
2.	Keegan Thornton (F)	2013-2014	5	3	31
3.	Joshua Reinecke (F)	2002-2003	5	4	30
4.	Burton Matthews (D)	2002-2003	5	1	30
5.	Brandon Husselman (D)	2016-2017	5	1	29

Player Nationalities Throughout History

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