Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team

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.

Hong Kong
AssociationHong Kong Ice Hockey Association
General managerKan Yeung Kit
Head coachNikita Smirnov
CaptainSham Alvin Cheuk Him
Most gamesBernard Fung (64)
Top scorerJasper Tang (24)
Most pointsJasper Tang (64)
Team colors   
IIHF codeHKG
Ranking
Current IIHF46 2 (30 March 2022)[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 result (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
43–50–6
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

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 Perth28th place
(4th in Pool D)
60006
1988 through 2013Did not participate
2014 Kockelscheuer44th place
(4th in Division III)
51103
2015 İzmir44th place
(4th in Division III)
63003
2016 Istanbul45th place
(5th in Division III)
51004
2017 Sofia44th place
(4th in Division III)
41003
2018 Cape Town46th place
6th in (Division III)
50005
2019 Abu Dhabi48th place
2nd in (Division III)
54001
2020 Cape TownCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021 Cape TownCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2022 Cape TownWithdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]

Asian Winter Games

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2007 Changchun10th place30003
2011 AstanaDid not participate
2017 Sapporo9th place
(5th in Division I)
51013

Challenge Cup of Asia

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2008 Hong Kong 3rd place532
2009 Abu Dhabi4th place511*3
2010 Taipei City5th place531*1
2011 Kuwait City 1st place55000
2012 DehradunDid not participate
2013 Bangkok 2nd place76001
2014 Abu Dhabi5th place51013

All-time record against other nations

As of 2019[5]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Macau24182415458
 United Arab Emirates94142737
 Mongolia64022626
 Singapore6310242
 India93152636
 Bosnia and Herzegovina4301245
 Georgia43013116
 Kuwait9300243
 Thailand83053037
 India2200360
 Kyrgyzstan110050
 Chinese Taipei101022
 South Africa100119
 Turkey2002215
 Bulgaria2002419
 North Korea2002221
 New Zealand2002038
 Australia2002079
 Malaysia3003815
 South Korea3003179
 Luxembourg4004428
Total9647643431525

All-time record against other teams

Updated 31 October 2015[5]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
Chifeng1100160
Abu Dhabi Storms1100121
Shenzhen110090
Harbin II1100104
Hernan110075
Foshan Gold110021
Liaoning110010
 Team USA Selects3012213
Ürümqi100105
Kuala Lumpier100117
Chengde100118
Hulunbuir1001110
Shanghai1001016
Harbin1001017
 Team Canada Selects200218
Harbin Qianwei2002116
Team World40041019
Total24711674130

References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  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. "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. "Hong-Kong-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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