Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team
Hong Kong uses their national emblem as the badge on their teams jerseys | |
Association | Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association |
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General Manager | Mike Kan |
Head coach | Barry Beck |
Captain |
Tony Leung Alternate Captain: Alvin ShamJasper Tang |
Most games |
Bernard Fung (40) Arthur Tam (40) |
Most points | Jasper Tang (40) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | HKG |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 45 1 |
Highest IIHF | 45 (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 | 2 (first in 1987) |
Best result | 28th (1987) |
Asian Winter Games | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2007) |
Best result | 10th (2007) |
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2008) |
Best result | (2011) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
30–28–3 |
The Hong Kong national ice hockey team (simplified Chinese: 香港男子冰球代表队; traditional Chinese: 香港男子冰球代表隊; pinyin: Xiānggǎng Nánzǐ Bīngqiú Dàibiǎo Duì; Cantonese Yale: Heūnggóng Naàmhzí Bīngkaùh Doihbiú Deuih) is the ice hockey team that represents Hong Kong, in international tournaments and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Tournament participation
- 1987 – 28th place (4th in Pool D)
- 2014 – 44th place (4th in Division III)
- 2015 – 44th place (4th in Division III)
- 2016 – 45th place (5th in Division III)
History
The Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association was founded on 8 August 1980. Hong Kong joined the International Ice Hockey Federation on 31 March 1983, and made its debut on the world stage at the D Pool World Championships in Perth, Australia, in 1987. Hong Kong tied Taiwan 2-2, in its first game international game on 13 March 1987 and went on to win the Fair Play Cup at the world tournament.
Although there was plenty of hockey activity in Hong Kong, local teams (usually stocked with Canadian and American players) did not compete for national championship until 1995-96. The first title was won by a team sponsored by Planet Hollywood.
Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1]
All-time record against other nations
As of 12 April 2014
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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Macau | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 9 |
Mongolia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 |
Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 26 |
United Arab Emirates | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Thailand | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 24 |
India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 |
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 79 |
References
- ↑ "2016 World Championships Division 3 Hong Kong. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
External links
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