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.
 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 | Sham Alvin Cheuk Him |
| Most games | Bernard Fung (65) |
| Most points | Jasper Tang (55) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | HKG |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 48  |
| Highest IIHF | 44 (first in 2016) |
| Lowest IIHF | 48 (2014) |
| First international | |
Hong Kong .svg.png){kind=small}  (Perth, Australia; 3 March 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Hong Kong   (Harbin, China; 6 January 2003) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
South Korea .svg.png){kind=small} (Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (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 |  |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 46–42–6 | |
| Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港國家冰球隊 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港国家冰球队 | ||||||
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History
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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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 28th place (4th in Pool D) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 through 2013 | Did not participate | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2014 |  | 44th place (4th in Division III) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 |  | 44th place (4th in Division III) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | | 45th place (5th in Division III) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 |  | 44th place (4th in Division III) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 |  | 46th place 6th in (Division III) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 |  | 48th place 2nd in (Division III) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[2] | |||||
Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[3]
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | King Ho | L | 168 cm | 75 kg | 13 March 1982 | |
| 20 | Emerson Keung | L | 175 cm | 70 kg | 26 August 1972 | |
| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 11 | Chow Pak-lun | L | 165 cm | 65 kg | 18 May 1995 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 15 | Yeung Chun-ying | R | 157 cm | 59 kg | 17 December 1990 | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 18 | Bernard Fung | R | 190 cm | 77 kg | 29 February 1988 | |
| 10 | Jordan Ho | R | 173 cm | 82 kg | 16 July 1995 | |
| 9 | Kan Chun-keung | R | 173 cm | 85 kg | 9 December 1988 | |
| 12 | Kan Siu-him | R | 178 cm | 87 kg | 12 November 1992 | |
| 4 | Lai Yuk-yin | L | 173 cm | 81 kg | 27 August 1993 | |
| 5 | Alvin Sham | L | 178 cm | 98 kg | 24 October 1983 | |
| 16 | Jeffrey Tai | L | 178 cm | 63 kg | 6 September 1995 | |
| 7 | Tang Cheuk-yin | L | 183 cm | 75 kg | 25 March 1996 | |
| 23 | Jasper Tang | L | 175 cm | 81 kg | 17 April 1989 | |
All-time record against other nations
As of 2019[4]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 154 | 58 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 37 |
 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 36 |
 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 37 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 16 |
 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 |
 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 79 |
| Total | 94 | 46 | 6 | 42 | 422 | 520 |
All-time record against other teams
As of 31 October 2015[4]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Team World | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 74 | 130 |
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "2016 World Championships Division 3 Hong Kong. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "Hong-Kong-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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