| China | |
| Badge: | China national ice hockey team logo.png |
| Badge Size: | 220px |
| Nickname: | (Lady Dragons) |
| Association: | Chinese Ice Hockey Association |
| General Manager: | Tian Tengjun |
| Coach: | Scott Spencer |
| Asst Coach: | Myles Fitzgerald Daniel Reja |
| Captain: | Yu Baiwei |
| Most Games: | Yu Baiwei (106) |
| Top Scorer: | Sun Rui (62) |
| Most Points: | Sun Rui (104) |
| Iihf Code: | CHN |
| Iihf Max: | 7 |
| Iihf Max Date: | first in 2003 |
| Iihf Min: | 20 |
| Iihf Min Date: | first in 2018 |
| First Game: | 10–0 |
| Largest Win: | 30–1 |
| Largest Loss: | 16–0 |
| Olympic Apps: | 4 |
| Olympic First: | 1998 |
| World Champ2 Name: | World Championships |
| World Champ2 Apps: | 22 |
| World Champ2 First: | 1992 |
| World Champ2 Best: | 4th (1994, 1997) |
| Regional Name: | Asian Winter Games |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 5 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1996 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Gold (1996, 1999) |
| Regional2 Name: | Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Regional2 Cup Apps: | 4 |
| Regional2 Cup First: | 2010 |
| Regional2 Cup Best: | (2010, 2014) |
| Record: | 118–147–12 |
The Chinese women's national ice hockey team represents China at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Championships, the Asian Winter Games, and other international competitions. The women's national team is governed by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association. China's national women's program is ranked twentieth in the world by the IIHF and has 808 active players as of 2020.[1]
China reached their hey day of women's hockey in the mid-90s when they finished as high as 4th place mostly thanks to the "Great Wall of China" goaltender, Guo Hong, who is now retired. China had 174 women's ice hockey players in 2011.[2]
Motivated to gain exposure to a more challenging level of competition, the Chinese national team competed in the Naisten SM-sarja, the premier women's league in Finland, for thirteen games in the 2005–06 season and for twelve games in the 2006–07 season.[3] [4]
In 2022, China competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics as the host nation. Going into the tournament, they relied heavily on the development of players on the Vanke Rays team and were seen as having a real chance at making the quarterfinals.[5] [6] They lost their opening game to Czech Republic, before defeating the lowest ranked qualifier, Denmark, and Japan in a shootout which was enough for Japan to clinch a playoff berth. Going into their last game against Sweden, a point would have been enough to secure a quarterfinal berth, but after taking the lead, the Chinese lost 2–1 against the Swedes. They were formally eliminated after Sweden beat Denmark in the last game of Group B.
Only two months after the Winter Olympics, they played in the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IB in Katowice, Poland. They ended up dominating the competition, scoring 38 goals in the group to secure promotion to the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IA. In November 2022, they were given the hosting rights to the group. Nine months later, they would end up winning the Division IA tournament and be promoted to the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship after defeating Austria 2–0 in Shenzhen. This will be China's first appearance in the top tier since 2009.
The roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship.[9]
Head coach: Scott Spencer
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | 1.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 17 July 1988 |  Kunlun Red Star | ||
| 7 | F | 1.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 68abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 22 December 1993 | Beijing | ||
| 9 | F | 1.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 56abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 21 April 1992 | Harbin | ||
| 10 | F | 1.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 55abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 19 May 2007 | Beijing | ||
| 12 | D | 1.67abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 18 May 2004 | Harbin | ||
| 13 | D | 1.71abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 29 August 1997 | Kunlun Red Star | ||
| 19 | D | 1.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 7 August 2002 | Beijing | ||
| 21 | D | 1.68abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 63abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 21 December 1995 | Qiqihar | ||
| 22 | F | 1.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 57abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 5 May 2007 | Sichuan | ||
| 23 | F | 1.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 57abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 10 May 1994 | Kunlun Red Star | ||
| 24 | F | 1.63abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 56abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 1 March 2006 | Sichuan | ||
| 25 | G | 1.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 10 September 2000 | Sichuan | ||
| 26 | F | 1.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 13 September 1995 | Qiqihar | ||
| 28 | F | 1.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 28 July 2005 | Harbin | ||
| 29 | G | 1.75abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 4 April 2006 | |||
| 30 | G | 1.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 6 May 1994 | Kunlun Red Star | ||
| 66 | F | 1.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 6 June 2002 | Hebei | ||
| 86 | F | 1.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 16 May 2007 | Sichuan | ||
| 87 | F | 1.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 21 March 2008 | Sichuan | ||
| 93 | D | 1.79abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 78abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25 April 1993 | Kunlun Red Star | ||
| 94 | F | 1.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 21 April 1994 | Kunlun Red Star | ||
| 97 | F | 1.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 8 January 2004 | Harbin | ||
| 98 | F | 1.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 23 April 1998 | Kunlun Red Star |
| Sun Rui | F | 1999–13 | 46 | |
| Wang Linuo | F | 1999–10 | 46 | |
| Li Xuan | D | 1992–04 | 45 | |
| Lu Yan | D | 1992–04 | 45 | |
| Sang Hong | F | 1994–08 | 44 | |
| Zhang Jing | F | 1997–07 | 44 | |
| Guo Hong | G | 1992–04 | 42 | |
| Liu Hongmei | F | 1992–02 | 41 | |
| Jin Fengling | F | 2000–12 | 41 | |
| Ma Xiaojun | F | 1997–05 | 40 |
| Liu Hongmei | F | 1992–02 | 27 | |
| Sun Rui | F | 1999–13 | 25 | |
| Sang Hong | F | 1994–08 | 14 | |
| Zhang Lan | F | 1992–99 | 9 | |
| Guo Wei | F | 1992–98 | 8 | |
| Jin Fengling | F | 2000–12 | 8 | |
| Dang Hong | F | 1992–98 | 7 | |
| Yang Xiuqing | F | 1997–02 | 7 | |
| Wang Linuo | F | 1999–10 | 7 | |
| Zhang Jing | F | 1997–07 | 6 |
| Liu Hongmei | F | 1992–02 | 44 | |
| Sun Rui | F | 1999–13 | 39 | |
| Zhang Lan | F | 1992–99 | 19 | |
| Guo Wei | F | 1992–98 | 18 | |
| Jin Fengling | F | 2000–12 | 18 | |
| Sang Hong | F | 1994–08 | 16 | |
| Dang Hong | F | 1992–98 | 15 | |
| Wang Linuo | F | 1999–10 | 15 | |
| Lu Yan | D | 1992–04 | 14 | |
| Yang Xiuqing | F | 1997–02 | 13 |
Last match update: 11 March 2022[11]