Summary
The Chinese Taipei national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The team is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Chinese Taipei is currently ranked 41st in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in the Division IIB.
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| Association | Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation |
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| Head coach | Weng To |
| Assistants | Chou Hung-Hsuan |
| Captain | Shen Yen-Chin |
| Most games | Shen Yen-Chin (57) |
| Top scorer | Weng To (55) |
| Most points | Shen Yen-Chin (89) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | TPE |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 41  2 (28 May 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 40 (2022) |
| Lowest IIHF | 48 (2017) |
| First international | |
Chinese Taipei  2–2  Hong Kong(Perth, Australia; 3 March 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Chinese Taipei 30–0  Macau(Taipei City, Taiwan; 15 March 2015) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Kazakhstan  35–0 Chinese Taipei(Astana, Kazakhstan; 3 February 2011) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2017) |
| Best result | 40th (2022) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | 5th (2011) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2008) |
| Best result |  1st (2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 50–31–1 | |
| Chinese Taipei men's national ice hockey team | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華臺北國家冰球隊 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华台北国家冰球队 | ||||||
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History edit
Chinese Taipei has only been active in 1987, 2005, 2008 and 2010. In 1987, they competed unofficially in the World Championship Pool D in Perth, Australia where their best result was a 2–2 draw against Hong Kong. Chinese Taipei was not a member of the IIHF at the time, but showed up to the tournament anyway, and was allowed to play one game against each other team. In 2005, they played 3 friendlies, losing to Hong Kong once, 6–2 and defeating Thailand twice, 5–3 and 11–4. In 2008, they won the inaugural Challenge Cup of Asia held in Hong Kong. In 2009, they failed to send a team to the tournament and in April 2010, they hosted the tournament (now recognized by the IIHF) and won it again.
As with other sports teams, under political opposition from the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China has competed under the "Chinese Taipei" banner as a result of the 1979 Nagoya Resolution.
Tournament record edit
World Championships edit
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OW | OL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 through 2016 | did not participate (Competed unofficially in the 1987 World Championship Pool D) | ||||||
| 2017 |  Sofia |
46th place (6th in Division III) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 |  Cape Town |
44th place (4th in Division III) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | Sofia |
45th place (5th in Division III) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 |  Kockelscheuer |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||||
| 2021 | Kockelscheuer |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |||||
| 2022 | Kockelscheuer |
40th place (4th in Division III A) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Cape Town |
41st place (1st in Division III A) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Sofia |
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Asian Winter Games edit
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OW | OL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Astana |
5th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 |  Sapporo |
6th place (2nd in Division I) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Challenge Cup of Asia edit
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OW | OL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Hong Kong |
1st place |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 |  Abu Dhabi |
did not participate | |||||
| 2010 |  Taipei |
1st place |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 |  Kuwait City |
did not participate | |||||
| 2012 |  Dehradun |
5th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 |  Bangkok |
1st place |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Abu Dhabi |
1st place |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Taipei |
1st place |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Abu Dhabi |
1st place |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All-time record against other nations edit
Last match update: 17 December 2023[4]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina* |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
 China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
 Croatia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Georgia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Hong Kong |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 29 |
| Japan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Kuwait |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 14 |
| Luxembourg |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| Macau |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
 Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
 Mongolia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9 |
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
 Singapore |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| South Africa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 |
 South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 |
 Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Thailand |
12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 36 |
 Turkey |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
 Turkmenistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 39 |
| Total | 82 | 50 | 1 | 31 | 446 | 414 |
Note: Chinese Taipei was awarded a 5–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III after Bosnia and Herzegovina forfeited the game.[5]
References edit
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Ice Hockey In Chinese Taipei". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Bosnia withdraws". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
External links edit
- Official website
- IIHF profile
- National Teams of Ice Hockey
