Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team

Hong Kong Hong Kong
The national emblem of Hong Kong is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Kan Yeung Kit
Head coach Nikita Smirnov
Captain Tony Leung
Most games Bernard Fung (65)
Most points Jasper Tang (55)
Team colors          
IIHF code HKG
Ranking
Current IIHF 45 Steady
Highest IIHF 44 (first in 2016)
Lowest IIHF 48 (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
Appearances 5 (first in 1987)
Best result 28th (1987)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 2 (first in 2007)
Best result 9th (2017)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances 6 (first in 2008)
Best result (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
42–41–6
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 August 8, 1980. Hong Kong joined the IIHF on March 31, 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 March 13, 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
1987Australia Perth28th place
(4th in Pool D)
60006
1988 through 2013Did not participate-----
2014Luxembourg Kockelscheuer44th place
(4th in Division III)
51103
2015Turkey İzmir44th place
(4th in Division III)
63003
2016Turkey Istanbul45th place
(5th in Division III)
51004
2017Bulgaria Sofia44th place
(4th in Division III)
41003
2018South Africa Cape Town46th place
6th in (Division III)
50005

Asian Winter Games

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

Challenge Cup of Asia

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2008 Hong Kong 3rd place53--2
2009United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi4th place51-1*3
2010Chinese Taipei Taipei City5th place53-1*1
2011Kuwait Kuwait City 1st place55000
2012India DehradunDid not participate-----
2013Thailand Bangkok 2nd place76001
2014United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi5th place51013

Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1]

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

All-time record against other nations

As of 16 April 2017[2]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Macau24182415458
 United Arab Emirates84132626
 Mongolia64022626
 Singapore4310242
 Chinese Taipei93152636
 Thailand72052432
 India2200360
 Georgia43013116
 Kuwait2200121
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3201175
 Bulgaria2002419
 South Africa100119
 Turkey2002215
 North Korea2002221
 New Zealand2002038
 Australia2002079
 Malaysia3003815
 Luxembourg4004428
 South Korea3003179
Total8942641391502

All-time record against other teams

As of 31 October 2015[2]

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

References

  1. "2016 World Championships Division 3 Hong Kong. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  2. 1 2 "Hong-Kong-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
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