Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team

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Hong Kong
Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg
Association Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association
General manager Kan Yeung Kit
Head coachNikita Smirnov
AssistantsWong Ka Ho
CaptainTony Leung
Most gamesBernard Fung (64)
Top scorerJustin Cheng (37)
Most pointsJasper Tang (73)
Team colors  
IIHF codeHKG
Ranking
Current IIHF 49 Decrease2.svg 2 (27 May 2024) [1]
Highest IIHF44 (2016–17)
Lowest IIHF49 (2024)
First international
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 2–2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
(Perth, Australia; 3 March 1987)
Biggest win
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg 30–1 Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
(Harbin, China; 6 January 2003)
Biggest defeat
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 44–0 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances9 (first in 1987 )
Best result28th (1987)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances2 (first in 2007 )
Best result9th (2017)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances6 (first in 2008 )
Best result Med 1.png (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
49–53–6
Pld
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
WOWOLL
1987 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth 28th place
(4th in Pool D)
60006
1988 through 2013did not participate
2014 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Kockelscheuer 44th place
(4th in Division III)
51103
2015 Flag of Turkey.svg İzmir 44th place
(4th in Division III)
63003
2016 Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 45th place
(5th in Division III)
51004
2017 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia 44th place
(4th in Division III)
41003
2018 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town 46th place
6th in (Division III)
50005
2019 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi 48th place
2nd in (Division IIIQ)
54001
2020 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2021 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3]
2022 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2023 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo 48th place
3rd in (Division III B)
52111
2024 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo 49th place
3rd in (Division III B)
53101

Asian Winter Games

YearHostResultPldWOWOLL
2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun 10th place30003
2011 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana did not participate
2017 Flag of Japan.svg Sapporo 9th place
(5th in Division I)
51013

Challenge Cup of Asia

YearHostResultPldWOWOLL
2008 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Med 3.png 3rd place532
2009 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi 4th place511*3
2010 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taipei City 5th place531*1
2011 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait City Med 1.png 1st place55000
2012 Flag of India.svg Dehradun did not participate
2013 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Med 2.png 2nd place76001
2014 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi 5th place51013

All-time record against other nations

As of 29 February 2024 [5]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2002079
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 64023313
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3003426
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 103162938
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 53023228
Flag of India.svg  India 2200360
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2200224
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 2101712
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4400363
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4004428
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 21133514157
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 41032415
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 64022626
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2002038
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 30031031
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 110095
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 65103911
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2002115
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3003179
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 93063244
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3003321
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 94142737
Total10950653516611

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