Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team

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Hong Kong
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AssociationHong Kong Ice Hockey Association
General managerKan Yeung Kit
Head coachNikita Smirnov
CaptainSham Alvin Cheuk Him
Most gamesBernard Fung (65)
Most pointsJasper Tang (55)
Team colors   
IIHF codeHKG
Ranking
Current IIHF48 Steady (6 June 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF44 (first in 2016)
Lowest IIHF48 (2014)
First international
Hong Kong  2–2  Chinese Taipei
(Perth, Australia; 3 March 1987)
Biggest win
Hong Kong  30–1  Macau
(Harbin, China; 6 January 2003)
Biggest defeat
South Korea  44–0  Hong Kong
(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1987)
Best result28th (1987)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances2 (first in 2007)
Best result9th (2017)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances6 (first in 2008)
Best resultMed 1.png (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
46–42–6
Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team
Traditional Chinese香港國家冰球隊
Simplified Chinese香港国家冰球队

The Hong Kong national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Hong Kong and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Hong Kong is currently ranked 44th in the IIHF World Rankings and competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships.

History[]

Hong Kong and Turkey during the 2016 World Championship Division III. Turkey won the match 5–1.

The Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association (HKIHA) was founded on 8 August 1980. Hong Kong joined the IIHF on 31 March 1983, and made its debut in the world championship at Pool D in Perth, Australia in 1987. Hong Kong tied Chinese Taipei, 2–2 in its first international game on 13 March 1987 and went on to win the Fair Play Cup at the world tournament. After their one appearance in the World Championship, Hong Kong took a hiatus from participation in international tournaments.

Although there was plenty of ice hockey activity in Hong Kong, local teams (usually stocked with Canadian and American players) did not compete for the national championship until 1995–96. The first title was won by a team sponsored by Planet Hollywood.

In 2014, Hong Kong returned to the World Championships, and participated in the Division III level, the sixth and lowest tier. Since then they have participated every year at the Division III level, with their highest finish being fourth in the tournament twice (44th overall).

Tournament record[]

World Championships[]

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
1987 Australia Perth 28th place
(4th in Pool D)		 6 0 0 0 6
1988 through 2013 Did not participate – – – – –
2014 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 44th place
(4th in Division III)		 5 1 1 0 3
2015 Turkey İzmir 44th place
(4th in Division III)		 6 3 0 0 3
2016 Turkey Istanbul 45th place
(5th in Division III)		 5 1 0 0 4
2017 Bulgaria Sofia 44th place
(4th in Division III)		 4 1 0 0 3
2018 South Africa Cape Town 46th place
6th in (Division III)		 5 0 0 0 5
2019 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 48th place
2nd in (Division III)		 5 4 0 0 1
2020 South Africa Cape Town Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021 South Africa Cape Town Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]

Asian Winter Games[]

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2007 China Changchun 10th place 3 0 0 0 3
2011 Kazakhstan Astana Did not participate – – – – –
2017 Japan Sapporo 9th place
(5th in Division I)		 5 1 0 1 3

Challenge Cup of Asia[]

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2008  Hong Kong Med 3.png 3rd place 5 3 – – 2
2009 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 4th place 5 1 – 1* 3
2010 Chinese Taipei Taipei City 5th place 5 3 – 1* 1
2011 Kuwait Kuwait City Med 1.png 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2012 India Dehradun Did not participate – – – – –
2013 Thailand Bangkok Med 2.png 2nd place 7 6 0 0 1
2014 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 5th place 5 1 0 1 3

Roster[]

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[4]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 L 168 cm 75 kg (1982-03-13) 13 March 1982 (age 39) Hong Kong
20 L 175 cm 70 kg (1972-08-26) 26 August 1972 (age 49) Hong Kong
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
11 L 165 cm 65 kg (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 26) Hong Kong
6 L 177 cm 75 kg (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982 (age 39) No Team
2 L 175 cm 82 kg (1987-08-23) 23 August 1987 (age 34) Hong Kong
8 R 179 cm 93 kg (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 32) No Team
17 L 183 cm 78 kg (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 25) Hong Kong
15 R 157 cm 59 kg (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 31) Hong Kong
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
18 R 190 cm 77 kg (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 33) Hong Kong
10 R 173 cm 82 kg (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 26) Hong Kong
9 R 173 cm 85 kg (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 (age 33) Hong Kong
12 R 178 cm 87 kg (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 29) Hong Kong
4 L 173 cm 81 kg (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 28) Hong Kong
5 L 178 cm 98 kg (1983-10-24) 24 October 1983 (age 38) Hong Kong
16 L 178 cm 63 kg (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 26) Hong Kong
7 L 183 cm 75 kg (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 25) Hong Kong
23 L 175 cm 81 kg (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 32) Hong Kong

All-time record against other nations[]

As of 2019[5]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Macau 24 18 2 4 154 58
 United Arab Emirates 9 4 1 4 27 37
 Mongolia 6 4 0 2 26 26
 Singapore 4 3 1 0 24 2
 Chinese Taipei 9 3 1 5 26 36
 Thailand 8 3 0 5 30 37
 India 2 2 0 0 36 0
 Georgia 4 3 0 1 31 16
 Kuwait 3 3 0 0 24 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 0 1 24 5
 Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 4 19
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 5 0
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 1 9
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 2 15
 North Korea 2 0 0 2 2 21
 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0 38
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0 79
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 8 15
 Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 4 28
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 79
Total 94 46 6 42 422 520

All-time record against other teams[]

Updated 31 October 2015[5]

Team GP W T L GF GA
China Harbin II 1 1 0 0 10 4
Team World 4 0 0 4 4 4
 Team USA Selects 3 0 1 2 2 13
 Team Canada Selects 2 0 0 2 1 8
China Harbin 1 0 0 1 0 17
China Harbin Qianwei 2 0 0 2 1 16
China Chifeng 1 1 0 0 16 0
China Shenzhen 1 1 0 0 9 0
China Foshan Gold 1 1 0 0 2 1
Malaysia Kuala Lumpier 1 0 0 1 1 7
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms 1 1 0 0 12 1
China Hernan 1 1 0 0 7 5
China Chengde 1 0 0 1 1 8
China Liaoning 1 1 0 0 1 0
China Hulunbuir 1 0 0 1 1 10
China Shanghai 1 0 0 1 0 16
China Ürümqi 1 0 0 1 0 5
Total 24 7 1 16 74 130

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2016 World Championships Division 3 Hong Kong. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Hong-Kong-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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