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| Nickname | 龙(Dragons) |
|---|---|
| Association | Chinese Ice Hockey Association |
| General manager | Tian Tengjun |
| Head coach | Perry Pearn |
| Assistants | Cole Bell Andrew Kacsor Eugene Reilly |
| Captain | Zhang Jiaqi |
| Most games | Wang Dahai (87) |
| Top scorer | Zhang Weiyang (21) |
| Most points | Wang Dahai (47) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | CHN |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 25 1 (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 26 (since 2022) |
| Lowest IIHF | 39 (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) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in2022) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 38 (first in1972) |
| Best result | 15th (1982) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in1986) |
| Best result |  Gold (1986,1990) Bronze (1996,1999,2003) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 143–224–25 | |
| China men's national ice hockey team | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中國國家冰球隊 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国国家冰球队 | ||||||
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TheChinese national ice hockey team is the national men'sice hockey team of thePeople's Republic of China. The team is controlled by theChinese Ice Hockey Association and is a member of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
China made itsworld championship debut in 1972 in Pool C. The team experienced its golden era during the 1980s, achieving its best-ever result at the world championship by finishing 15th in 1982.[2]
Team China began to decline in the early 1990s, struggling with an aging core, lack of replacements, and decreasing government support as the country shifted toward a market-based sports system. China soon dropped toDivision IIB (the fifth tier) and spent years ranked between 35th and 40th in the world.[3]
At the2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China participated in the men’s ice hockey tournament as the host nation, earning an automatic berth despite being ranked just 38th in theIIHF World Ranking at the time of the hosting rights award. In preparation for the Olympic tournament, China naturalized 15 players – 11 of whom were of Chinese descent.[4] While the team failed to earn a single point, it impressed by narrowly losing 2–3 to Germany, the defending Olympic silver medalist.[5]
Beginning in 2023, theChinese Ice Hockey Association moved away from naturalized players and committed to building a roster of domestic talent. The rejuvenated squad has managed to stay inDivision IB for two consecutive years and, in November 2024, took part in the inauguralIIHF Asia Championship.[6]
| Year | Host | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Japan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Japan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 |  South Korea | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | China | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Japan | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | China | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Japan | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | China | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 |
| Total | - | 9/9 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 222 | 215 | +7 |
Key: OT = W / SO = D / Excluded Goals in SO
As of 14 February 2025[9]Teams named initalics are no longer active.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 23 |
 Austria | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 66 |
 Belgium | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 29 |
 Bulgaria | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 106 | 69 |
 Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
 Croatia | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 31 |
 Denmark | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 87 |
 East Germany | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 54 |
 Estonia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 73 |
 France | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 67 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 62 |
 Hungary | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 85 |
 Iceland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 33 |
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 Israel | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 24 |
 Italy | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 73 |
| Japan | 36 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 77 | 246 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 153 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
 Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
 Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
 Macau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
 Mexico | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 |
 Netherlands | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 151 |
 New Zealand | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 33 |
 North Korea | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 47 |
| Norway | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 93 |
 Poland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 79 |
 Romania | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 69 | 137 |
 Serbia | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 29 |
 Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
 South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| South Korea | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 129 | 71 |
 Spain | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 40 |
 Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 54 |
 Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
 Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
 Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 36 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
 Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 31 |
| Total | 390 | 143 | 25 | 224 | 1 483 | 2 112 |
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