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
The national emblem of Hong Kong is the badge used on the players jerseys.
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 2 (24 April 2020)[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)
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

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]

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

Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[4]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 King Ho L 168 cm 75 kg (1982-03-13) 13 March 1982 Mega Ice
20 Emerson Keung L 175 cm 70 kg (1972-08-26) 26 August 1972 Mega Ice
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
11 Chow Pak-lun L 165 cm 65 kg (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 Gold Club
6 Lam Chi-kin L 177 cm 75 kg (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982 No Team
2 Tony Leung L 175 cm 82 kg (1987-08-23) 23 August 1987 Mega Ice
8 Yannick Wong R 179 cm 93 kg (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 No Team
17 Wong Ka-ho L 183 cm 78 kg (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 Gold Club
15 Yeung Chun-ying R 157 cm 59 kg (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 Mega Ice
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
18 Bernard Fung R 190 cm 77 kg (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 Gold Club
10 Jordan Ho R 173 cm 82 kg (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 Gold Club
9 Kan Chun-keung R 173 cm 85 kg (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 Gold Club
12 Kan Siu-him R 178 cm 87 kg (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 Gold Club
4 Lai Yuk-yin L 173 cm 81 kg (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 Gold Club
5 Alvin Sham L 178 cm 98 kg (1983-10-24) 24 October 1983 Mega Ice
16 Jeffrey Tai L 178 cm 63 kg (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 Gold Club
7 Tang Cheuk-yin L 183 cm 75 kg (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 Gold Club
23 Jasper Tang L 175 cm 81 kg (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 Gold Club

All-time record against other nations

As of 2019[5]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Macau24182415458
 United Arab Emirates94142737
 Mongolia64022626
 Singapore4310242
 Chinese Taipei93152636
 Thailand83053037
 India2200360
 Georgia43013116
 Kuwait3300243
 Bosnia and Herzegovina4301245
 Bulgaria2002419
 Kyrgyzstan110050
 South Africa100119
 Turkey2002215
 North Korea2002221
 New Zealand2002038
 Australia2002079
 Malaysia3003815
 Luxembourg4004428
 South Korea3003179
Total9446642422520

All-time record against other teams

Updated 31 October 2015[5]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
Harbin II1100104
Team World400444
 Team USA Selects3012213
 Team Canada Selects200218
Harbin1001017
Harbin Qianwei2002116
Chifeng1100160
Shenzhen110090
Foshan Gold110021
Kuala Lumpier100117
Abu Dhabi Storms1100121
Hernan110075
Chengde100118
Liaoning110010
Hulunbuir1001110
Shanghai1001016
Ürümqi100105
Total24711674130

References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  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. "Hong-Kong-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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