Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team explained

Hong Kong
Badge:Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg
Badge Size:170px
Association:Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association
General Manager:Kan Yeung Kit
Coach:Nikita Smirnov
Asst Coach:Wong Ka Ho
Captain:Tony Leung
Most Games:Bernard Fung (64)
Top Scorer:Justin Cheng (37)
Most Points:Jasper Tang (73)
Iihf Code:HKG
Iihf Max:44
Iihf Max Date:2016–17
Iihf Min:49
Iihf Min Date:2024
First Game: 2–2
Largest Win: 30–1
Largest Loss: 44–0
World Champ Apps:9
World Champ First:1987
World Champ Best:28th (1987)
Regional Name:Asian Winter Games
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:2007
Regional Cup Best:9th (2017)
Regional2 Name:IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Regional2 Cup Apps:6
Regional2 Cup First:2008
Regional2 Cup Best: (2011)
Record:49–53–6
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S:香港国家冰球队
P:Xiānggǎng Guójiā Bīngqiú Duì

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 47th in the IIHF World Rankings and competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships.

History

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

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28th place
6 0 0 0 6
1988 through 2013 did not participate
44th place
5 1 1 0 3
44th place
6 3 0 0 3
45th place
5 1 0 0 4
44th place
4 1 0 0 3
46th place
5 0 0 0 5
48th place
5 4 0 0 1
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
48th place
5 2 1 1 1
49th place
5 3 1 0 1

Asian Winter Games

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10th place 3 0 0 0 3
did not participate
9th place
5 1 0 1 3

Challenge Cup of Asia

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3rd place 5 3 2
4th place 5 1 1* 3
5th place 5 3 1* 1
1st place 5 5 0 0 0
did not participate
2nd place 7 6 0 0 1
5th place 5 1 0 1 3

All-time record against other nations

As of 29 February 2024[4]

Team GP W T L GF GA
2 0 0 2 0 79
6 4 0 2 33 13
3 0 0 3 4 26
10 3 1 6 29 38
5 3 0 2 32 28
2 2 0 0 36 0
2 2 0 0 22 4
2 1 0 1 7 12
4 4 0 0 36 3
4 0 0 4 4 28
21 13 3 5 141 57
4 1 0 3 24 15
6 4 0 2 26 26
2 0 0 2 0 38
3 0 0 3 10 31
1 1 0 0 9 5
6 5 1 0 39 11
2 0 0 2 1 15
3 0 0 3 1 79
9 3 0 6 32 44
3 0 0 3 3 21
9 4 1 4 27 37
Total 109 50 6 53 516 611

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men’s Division II, III cancelled. IIHF. 13 March 2020.
  2. Web site: IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. 18 November 2020. International Ice Hockey Federation.
  3. Web site: Championship updates. 14 February 2022. IIHF.com. 14 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Ice Hockey in Hong Kong . 2023-04-21 . National Teams of Ice Hockey . en-US.