China men's national ice hockey team

China

Nickname(s)	龙 (Dragons)
Association	Chinese Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Andrei Kovalev
Assistants	Chen Guanghua Wang Benyu
Captain	Wang Dahai
Most games	Wang Dahai (54)
Most points	Wang Dahai (31)
IIHF code	CHN
IIHF ranking	37
Highest IIHF ranking	27 (2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking	37 (2010)
Team colours
First international
Romania 6 - 4 China (Bucarest, Romania; February 12, 1972)
Biggest win
China 35 - 0 Kuwait (Gangneung, South Korea; February 1, 1999)
Biggest defeat
Norway 25 - 1 China (Debrecen, Hungary; April 22, 2005)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1986)
Best result	Gold: 1986, 1990
International record (W-L-T)
106-160-23

The Chinese men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of China. It is governed by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2007, China is ranked 27th of 46 nations according to the IIHF World Rankings.

Current roster

roster from the IIHF World Hockey Championships (2008-Apr-07)

#	Players	Pos	Sh/C	Height	Weight	Date of Birth	Club
1	Yu Yang	G	L	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1979-01-09)January 9, 1979	Harbin / China Sharks
2	Wang Dakai	F	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1983-11-22)November 22, 1983	Harbin / China Sharks
3	Su Xingguo	F	L	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1982-12-04)December 4, 1982	Harbin
4	Wang Dahai	D	L	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1976-06-18)June 18, 1976	Harbin / China Sharks
5	Li Qingming	D	L	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1982-08-05)August 5, 1982	Harbin
6	Zhang Weiyang	F	L	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	(1983-10-06)October 6, 1983	Harbin / China Sharks
7	Jiang Jun	F	R	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1983-05-18)May 18, 1983	Harbin
8	Liu Yingkui	F	L	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1982-12-11)December 11, 1982	Harbin / China Sharks
11	Qu Yidong	D	R	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1986-01-13)January 13, 1986	Harbin
12	Meng Qingyuan	F	L	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1984-03-06)March 6, 1984	Harbin
13	Wang Yang	D	L	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1981-12-16)December 16, 1981	Harbin
14	Du Chao	D	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1981-11-18)November 18, 1981	Harbin / China Sharks
15	Cui Zhinan	F	R	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(1985-08-14)August 14, 1985	Qiqihar
16	Liu Henan	F	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1976-11-30)November 30, 1976	Qiqihar
20	Wang Zhiqiang	F	L	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(1986-01-17)January 17, 1986	Qiqihar
22	Zhang Haiquan	D	L	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1983-02-06)February 6, 1983	Qiqihar / China Sharks
23	Lang Bingyu	F	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1981-08-16)August 16, 1981	Qiqihar
25	Zhao Xing	D	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1986-02-24)February 24, 1986	Jiamusi / China Sharks
26	Qi Weiliang	F	L	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1989-05-04)May 4, 1989	Jiamusi
27	Xu Yaojia	F	L	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1989-08-11)August 11, 1989	Chengdu
28	Ye Fei	F	L	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1989-06-03)June 3, 1989	Harbin
30	Wu Huizi	G	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1987-03-03)March 3, 1987	Jiamusi

Tournament participation

• 1972 - 18th place (5th in Pool C)
• 1973 - 19th place (5th in Pool C)
• 1974 - 20th place (6th in Pool C)
• 1975-77 - did not participate
• 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 - 31st 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)

All-time Record against other nations

As of May 24, 2009

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
South Korea	19	14	2	3	119	38
North Korea	17	13	1	3	104	44
Bulgaria	18	12	2	4	80	48
Hungary	19	6	3	10	55	85
Denmark	16	6	2	8	52	86
Spain	6	6	0	0	47	14
Romania	16	4	2	10	53	92
Japan	29	4	2	23	70	200
Australia	7	4	1	2	46	17
Croatia	6	4	0	2	23	18
France	11	3	2	6	39	67
Israel	3	3	0	0	16	5
Iceland	3	3	0	0	12	6
Belgium	4	3	0	1	36	16
United Kingdom	7	3	0	4	29	52
Yugoslavia	7	2	2	3	30	31
Lithuania	4	2	1	1	22	14
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	46	1
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	11	2
Mexico	2	2	0	0	9	4
Netherlands	16	2	0	14	41	127
Norway	11	1	1	9	20	93
Italy	13	1	1	11	27	73
Macau	1	1	0	0	26	0
Thailand	1	1	0	0	24	2
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	19	3
Serbia	1	1	0	0	5	3
Serbia and Montenegro	1	1	0	0	3	2
Estonia	5	1	0	4	17	45
Switzerland	5	0	1	4	12	54
Austria	8	0	1	7	20	66
Latvia	1	0	0	1	0	22
Ukraine	2	0	0	2	3	14
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	4	28
East Germany	5	0	0	5	18	48
Poland	6	0	0	6	11	79
Kazakhstan	9	0	0	9	5	116

References

• Official site of the Chinese Olympic Committee: Chinese Ice Hockey Association: 2004-02-05 09:35:00, retrieved 2007-07-19.
• Chinese Ice Hockey Association, retrieved 2007-07-19.

External links

• China at the IIHF
• China at National Teams of Ice Hockey