They have also competed in the Ice Hockey World Championships, 33 times with their best result being a ninth-place finish at the same Olympics with a 13th place (or 5th in Pool B) in 1962.

Australia's ice hockey team has participated in just one Winter Olympics: the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley, California.

The team had previously tried to attend the 1956 games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, but never received approval from the Australian Olympic Committee.

The Mighty Roos finished first and captured the gold medal by winning all five games and were promoted to Division I for the first time ever.

Australia previously held the distinction of holding a world record for most goals and highest winning margin in a IIHF World Championship game; they defeated New Zealand by a score of 58–0 in 1987, breaking the record held by Canada (47 goals against Denmark) since 1949.