2025 IIHF Asia Championship

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2025 IIHF Asia Championship
2025 IIHF Asia Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
City Almaty
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–9 November 2024
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (1st title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored33 (5.5 per game)
Attendance10,715 (1,786 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Japan.svg Taiga Irikura (5 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com
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The 2025 IIHF Asia Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) as part of the IIHF Asia Championship Series. It was the first edition of this event. The tournament was played at Halyk Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 6 to 9 November 2024. [1] [2] Kazakhstan won the tournament after winning the group. [3]

Contents

All four teams fielded notably young rosters. Kazakhstan selected a squad composed largely of second-tier players from the VHL and the Pro Hokei Ligasy, while both Japan and South Korea introduced several new faces. China continued its recent policy of relying exclusively on domestic talent, with no naturalized players included. [4]

Most teams had an average age under 25, with the exception of Kazakhstan, whose roster averaged 26.55 years. China featured the youngest team, with an average age of 24.09. [5]

The youthful lineups contributed to a competitive tournament. South Korea managed to defeat Kazakhstan in the opening game 4-1 but failed to capitalize on the upset. On the other hand, China defeated South Korea for the first time in 18 years. The tournament drew an average attendance of 1,786 per game, in a venue with an approximate capacity of 3,000. [6]

Creation

The tournament was first proposed in May 2023 after collaboration was agreed between China, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea with the IIHF to grow Asian Ice Hockey. [7] The four nations have agreed to play this tournament for four years.

Venue

The venue was the Halyk Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Almaty
Halyk Arena
Capacity: 12,000
Halyk Arena.jpg

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (H)32001126+66 [a]
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32001108+26 [a]
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 310117814
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3010241172
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Kazakhstan 5–1 Japan

Match results

All times are local (Time in KazakhstanUTC+5).

6 November 2024
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 293
[Game reference 1]
Eiki Sato Goalies Chen Shifeng Referees:
Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Young-kin
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Iskakov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladislav Zotov
Ushio (Takebe, Ishida) (PP) – 14:221–0
1–107:19 – Han (Yan, Wang J.)
Tokoro (Kamada) – 14:572–1
Hanzawa (Kobayashi, Yoneyama) (PP) – 29:403–1
Isogai (Kobayashi, Yoneyama) (PP) – 57:284–1
12 minPenalties12 min
38Shots15
6 November 2024
19:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 2,921
[Game reference 2]
Lee Yeon-seung Goalies Jelal-ad-Din Amirbekov Referees:
Flag of Japan.svg Goro Terakado
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chi Hongda
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Do-yeon
Oh (Lee S., Lee H.) – 20:561–0
1–123:51 – Borissevich (Presnov)
Jeong – 34:462–1
Kim G. (Kim Sa., Kang Y.) (EN) – 58:033–1
Kim Sa. (Kim G., Kang Y.) – 59:184–1
6 minPenalties2 min
20Shots28

8 November 2024
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–2
(2–0, 2–2, 1–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 715
[Game reference 3]
Takayuki Ito Goalies Lee Yeon-seung Referees:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Konstantin Chubenko
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Jiaqi
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nurian Alpyspayev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladislav Mashenkin
Takebe (Ando, Ishida) (PP) – 12:451–0
Irikura (Hanzawa, Yoneyama) (PP) – 15:332–0
Irikura (Hanzawa, Ishida) – 23:113–0
3–123:46 – Lee S. (Lee H.)
3–227:35 – Kang M. (Nam, Kang Y.) (PP)
Irikura (Isogai, Kobayashi) (PP) – 29:484–2
Isogai (Hanzawa, Irikura) – 43:425–2
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots30
8 November 2024
19:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg6–1
(1–0, 1–1, 4–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 2,283
[Game reference 4]
Amirbekov Goalies Sun Zehao Referees:
Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Young-jin
Flag of Japan.svg Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Damir Dairov
Flag of Japan.svg Ryohma Taniguchi
Breus (Grents, Rymarev) (PP) – 16:341–0
1–126:52 – Zheng (Hou, Zhang P.)
Buyalski (Korolinskiy) – 30:322–1
Grents (Rymarev) – 44:133–1
Korolinskiy (Breus, Zubov) – 44:534–1
Breus (Buyalskiy) (PP) – 50:265–1
Breus (Grents, Rymarev) – 56:526–1
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots21

9 November 2024
16:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 1,408
[Game reference 5]
Chen Shifeng Goalies Ha Jung-ho Referees:
Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Young-jin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Jiaqi
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Iskakov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladislav Mashenkin
Hou (Wang J., Yan) (PP) – 02:431–0
1–107:40 – Kim Sa. (Kwon, Nam)
Zhang Z. (Zhang J., Zhang P.) (PP) – 61:452–1
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots38
9 November 2024
19:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 3,095
[Game reference 6]
Jelal-ad-Din Amirbekov Goalies Issa Otsuka Referees:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Konstantin Chubenko
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chi Hongda
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Do-yeon
Rymarev (Borissevich, Grents) – 07:161–0
Rymarev (Alexandrov) – 27:472–0
Namestnikov (Korolinskiy) – 29:113–0
3–142:51 – Irikura (Hanzawa, Kobayashi) (PP)
Grebenshikov (Volkov, Korolinskiy) – 44:584–1
Korolinskiy (EN) – 58:265–1
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots24

References

  1. 2025 IIHF Asia Championship official website, www.iihf.com
  2. 2025 IIHF Asia Championship statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. Kazakhstan wins first-ever IIHF Asia Championship, nationalteamsoficehockey.com
  4. IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition, AsianIceHockey.com
  5. IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition, AsianIceHockey.com
  6. IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition, AsianIceHockey.com
  7. "IIHF - 2024 IIHF Asia Championship Series approaches". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.

Game references

  1. "Round Robin, Game 1" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. "Round Robin, Game 2" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. "Round Robin, Game 3" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. "Round Robin, Game 4" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. "Round Robin, Game 5" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. "Round Robin, Game 6" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.