The Hong Kong national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Hong Kong and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Hong Kong currently competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships. As of December 2025, Hong Kong is ranked 48th in the IIHF World Ranking and 13th in the Asian Ranking.
History The Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association (HKIHA) was founded on 8 August 1980. Hong Kong joined the IIHF on 31 March 1983, and made its debut in the world championship at Pool D in Perth, Australia in 1987. Hong Kong tied Chinese Taipei, 2–2 in its first international game on 13 March 1987 and went on to win the Fair Play Cup at the world tournament. After their one appearance in the World Championship, Hong Kong took a hiatus from participation in international tournaments.
Although there was plenty of ice hockey activity in Hong Kong, local teams (usually stocked with Canadian and American players) did not compete for the national championship until 1995–96. The first title was won by a team sponsored by Planet Hollywood.
In 2014, Hong Kong returned to the World Championships, and participated in the Division III level, the sixth and lowest tier. Since then they have participated every year at the Division III level, with their highest finish being fourth in the tournament twice (44th overall).
Tournament record World Championships YearHostResult 1987 Perth 28th place 6 0 0 0 61988 through 2013 did not participate – – – – – 2014 Kockelscheuer 44th place 5 1 1 0 3 2015 İzmir 44th place 6 3 0 0 3 2016 Istanbul 45th place 5 1 0 0 4 2017 Sofia 44th place 4 1 0 0 3 2018 Cape Town 46th place 5 0 0 0 5 2019 Abu Dhabi 48th place 5 4 0 0 1 2020 Cape Town Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Cape Town Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Cape Town Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2023 Sarajevo 48th place 5 2 1 1 1 2024 Sarajevo 49th place 5 3 1 0 1 2025 Queretaro 49th place 5 3 0 0 2 2026 Hong Kong 49th place 5 3 0 0 2
Asian Winter Games YearHostResult 2007 Changchun 10th place 3 0 0 0 3 2011 Astana Did not participate 2017 Sapporo 9th place 5 1 0 1 3 2025 Harbin 8th place 5 3 0 1 1
Challenge Cup of Asia YearHostResult 2008 3rd place 5 3 – – 2 2009 Abu Dhabi 4th place 5 1 – 1* 3 2010 Taipei City 5th place 5 3 – 1* 1 2011 Kuwait City 1st place 5 5 0 0 0 2012 Dehradun Did not participate 2013 Bangkok 2nd place 7 6 0 0 1 2014 Abu Dhabi 5th place 5 1 0 1 3
All-time record against other nations As of 11 February 2025
Team GP W T L GF GA 2 0 0 2 0 79 6 4 0 2 33 13 3 0 0 3 4 26 10 3 1 6 29 38 5 3 0 2 32 28 3 3 0 0 66 0 2 2 0 0 22 4 1 0 0 1 0 24 3 1 0 2 12 18 4 4 0 0 36 3 4 0 0 4 4 28 22 14 3 5 167 58 4 1 0 3 24 15 6 4 0 2 26 26 2 0 0 2 0 38 3 0 0 3 10 31 1 1 0 0 9 5 6 5 1 0 39 11 2 0 0 2 1 15 3 0 0 3 1 79 9 3 0 6 32 44 3 0 0 3 3 21 1 1 0 0 5 1 9 4 1 4 27 37 Total 114 53 6 55 562 643
References
External links
IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey