China men's national ice hockey team

     IIHF codeCHNRankingCurrent IIHF26 Steady (28 May 2023)[1]Highest IIHF27 (first in 2006)Lowest IIHF39 (2011)First internationalRomania  4–2  China
(Warsaw, Poland; 12 March 1956)Biggest winChina  35–0  Kuwait
(Gangneung, South Korea; 1 February 1999)Biggest defeatNorway  25–1  China
(Debrecen, Hungary; 22 April 2005)IIHF World ChampionshipsAppearances36 (first in 1972)Best result15th (1982)Asian Winter GamesAppearances8 (first in 1986)Best result Gold (1986, 1990)
Bronze (1996, 1999, 2003)OlympicsAppearances1 (first in 2022)International record (W–L–T)136–210–25
China men's national ice hockey team
Traditional Chinese中國國家冰球隊
Simplified Chinese中国国家冰球队
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Guójiā Bīngqiú Duì

The Chinese national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the People's Republic of China. The team is controlled by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

World Championship record

  • 1972 – 18th place (5th in Pool C)
  • 1973 – 19th place (5th in Pool C)
  • 1974 – 20th place (6th in Pool C)
  • 1978 – 20th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1979 – 18th place (Pool B)
  • 1981 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Pool B
  • 1982 – 15th place (6th in Pool B). Relegated to Pool C
  • 1983 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1985 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1986 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Pool B
  • 1987 – 16th place (8th in Pool B). Relegated to Pool C
  • 1989 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1990 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1991 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Pool B
  • 1992 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1993 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1994 – 20th place (8th in Pool B). Relegated to Pool C
  • 1995 – 25th place (Pool C)
  • 1996 – 27th place (Pool C)
  • 1997 – 27th place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1998 – 28th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1999 – 28th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 2000 – 26th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Division I
  • 2001 – 27th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
  • 2002 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B). Relegated to Division II
  • 2003 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2004 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group A). Promoted to Division I
  • 2005 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group A). Relegated to Division II
  • 2006 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group B). Promoted to Division I
  • 2007 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group A). Relegated to Division II
  • 2008 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2009 – 34th place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
  • 2010 – 38th place (5th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2011 – 36th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2012 – 36th place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
  • 2013 – 38th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2014 – 38th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2015 – 35th place (1st in Division II, Group B) Promoted to Division II, Group A
  • 2016 – 34th place (6th in Division II, Group A) Relegated to Division II, Group B
  • 2017 – 35th place (1st in Division II, Group B) Promoted to Division II, Group A
  • 2018 – 32nd place (4th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2019 – 33rd place (5th in Division II, Group A)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
  • 2022 – 27th place (1st in Division II, Group A) Promoted to Division I, Group B
  • 2023 – 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2024 – (Division I, Group B)

Asian Games

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament

Head coach: Italy Ivano Zanatta

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
33 G Pengfei Han 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1991-05-29)May 29, 1991 (aged 30) China HC Kunlun Red Star
1 G Paris O'Brien 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2000-04-15)April 15, 2000 (aged 21) China HC Kunlun Red Star
45 G Jeremy Smith 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (175 lb) (1989-04-13)April 13, 1989 (aged 32) China HC Kunlun Red Star
7 D Jake Chelios 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1991-03-08)March 8, 1991 (aged 30) China HC Kunlun Red Star
6 D Zimeng Chen 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1997-06-26)June 26, 1997 (aged 24) China HC Kunlun Red Star
2 D Jason Fram 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1995-04-23)April 23, 1995 (aged 26) China HC Kunlun Red Star
60 D Denis Osipov 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1987-05-09)May 9, 1987 (aged 34) China HC Kunlun Red Star
77 D Ty Schultz 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1997-03-05)March 5, 1997 (aged 24) China HC Kunlun Red Star
5 D Ryan Sproul 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (200 lb) (1993-01-13)January 13, 1993 (aged 29) China HC Kunlun Red Star
81 D Ruinan Yan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (2001-01-25)January 25, 2001 (aged 21) China HC Kunlun Red Star
93 D Zach Yuen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1993-03-03)March 3, 1993 (aged 28) China HC Kunlun Red Star
11 D Pengfei Zhang 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1998-05-09)May 9, 1998 (aged 23) China HC Kunlun Red Star
22 F Parker Foo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1998-09-12)September 12, 1998 (aged 23) China HC Kunlun Red Star
15 F Spencer Foo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1994-05-19)May 19, 1994 (aged 27) China HC Kunlun Red Star
17 F Jianing Guo 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2000-04-26)April 26, 2000 (aged 21) China HC Kunlun Red Star
47 F Cory Kane 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1990-09-15)September 15, 1990 (aged 31) China HC Kunlun Red Star
20 F Luke Lockhart 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1992-11-01)November 1, 1992 (aged 29) China HC Kunlun Red Star
61 F Ethan Werek 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (200 lb) (1991-06-07)June 7, 1991 (aged 30) China HC Kunlun Red Star
91 F Tyler Wong 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1996-02-28)February 28, 1996 (aged 25) China HC Kunlun Red Star
10 F Xudong Xiang 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1995-08-24)August 24, 1995 (aged 26) China HC Kunlun Red Star
88 F Juncheng Yan 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2000-09-16)September 16, 2000 (aged 21) China HC Kunlun Red Star
98 F Rudi Ying 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (169 lb) (1998-08-16)August 16, 1998 (aged 23) China HC Kunlun Red Star
18 F Brandon Yip 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1985-04-25)April 25, 1985 (aged 36) China HC Kunlun Red Star
56 F Zesen Zhang 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1996-12-19)December 19, 1996 (aged 25) China HC Kunlun Red Star
19 F Peter Zhong 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1998-07-30)July 30, 1998 (aged 23) China HC Kunlun Red Star

Head-to-head record

As of 20 April 2023[4] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Australia 9 4 1 4 49 23
 Austria 8 0 1 7 20 66
 Belgium 8 5 0 3 52 29
 Bulgaria 22 15 2 5 114 69
 Canada 2 0 0 2 2 12
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 10 1
 Croatia 9 5 0 4 30 31
 Denmark 16 6 2 8 52 89
 East Germany 6 0 0 6 22 54
 Estonia 6 1 0 5 17 60
 France 11 3 2 6 41 67
 Germany 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Great Britain 7 3 0 4 29 52
 Hungary 19 6 3 10 55 85
 Iceland 8 4 0 4 26 33
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 5 0
 Israel 9 8 0 1 58 24
 Italy 13 1 1 11 26 73
 Japan 31 3 3 25 71 221
 Kazakhstan 11 0 0 11 6 138
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 46 1
 Latvia 1 0 0 1 0 22
 Lithuania 4 2 1 1 22 14
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 19 3
 Macau 1 1 0 0 26 0
 Mexico 7 5 0 2 27 22
 Netherlands 19 3 0 16 45 144
 New Zealand 9 4 0 5 35 31
 Norway 11 1 1 9 19 93
 North Korea 18 14 1 3 112 47
 Poland 6 0 0 6 11 79
 Romania 23 3 2 18 68 131
 Serbia 7 2 0 5 23 24
 Slovenia 3 0 0 3 4 28
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 17 5
 South Korea 21 14 2 5 120 59
 Spain 11 7 0 4 52 39
  Switzerland 5 0 1 4 12 54
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 24 2
 Turkey 3 2 0 1 14 10
 Ukraine 2 0 0 2 3 14
 United States 1 0 0 1 0 8
 Yugoslavia 6 1 2 3 20 32
Total 363 132 25 206 1416 1982

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  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. ^ "Ice Hockey in China". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

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