China men's national ice hockey team

For the men's national hockey team in the Republic of China (Taiwan), see Chinese Taipei men's national ice hockey team.

China
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)龙 (Dragons)
AssociationChinese Ice Hockey Association
Head coachSpiros Anastasiadis
AssistantsTim Army
Wang Benyu
CaptainChen Zimeng
Most gamesWang Dahai (87)
Top scorerZhang Weiyang (21)
Most pointsWang Dahai (47)
Team colors     
IIHF codeCHN
Ranking
Current IIHF26 Steady (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF26 (since 2022)
Lowest IIHF39 (2011)
First international
Romania  4–2  China
(Warsaw, Poland; 12 March 1956)
Biggest win
China  35–0  Kuwait
(Gangneung, South Korea; 1 February 1999)
Biggest defeat
Norway  25–1  China
(Debrecen, Hungary; 22 April 2005)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances37 (first in 1972)
Best result15th (1982)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances8 (first in 1986)
Best result Gold (1986, 1990)
Bronze (1996, 1999, 2003)
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 – 26th place (4th in Division I, Group B)

Asian Games

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  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.