China men's national ice hockey team

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).

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 (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF27 (first in 2006)
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)
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)
Olympics
Appearances1 (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

Tournament record

Olympic Games
  • 2022 – 12th place

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
  • 1986 – 1st
  • 1990 – 1st
  • 1996 – 3rd
  • 1999 – 3rd
  • 2003 – 3rd
  • 2007 – 4th
  • 2011 – 4th
  • 2017 – 4th

Head-to-head record

As of 20 April 2023[4] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Australia94144923
 Austria80172066
 Belgium85035229
 Bulgaria22152511469
 Canada2002212
 Chinese Taipei1100101
 Croatia95043031
 Denmark166285289
 East Germany60062254
 Estonia61051760
 France113264167
 Germany100123
 Great Britain73042952
 Hungary1963105585
 Iceland84042633
 Ireland110050
 Israel98015824
 Italy1311112673
 Japan31332571221
 Kazakhstan1100116138
 Kuwait2200461
 Latvia1001022
 Lithuania42112214
 Luxembourg1100193
 Macau1100260
 Mexico75022722
 Netherlands19301645144
 New Zealand94053531
 Norway111191993
 North Korea18141311247
 Poland60061179
 Romania23321868131
 Serbia72052324
 Slovenia3003428
 South Africa3300175
 South Korea21142512059
 Spain117045239
  Switzerland50141254
 Thailand1100242
 Turkey32011410
 Ukraine2002314
 United States100108
 Yugoslavia61232032
Total3631322520614161982

See also

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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