The 2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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. The tournament took place between 26 December and 28 December 2013 in
Hong Kong
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, China and was the first edition of the Women's Division I competition under the
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
The IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship (formally the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia) are a series of international ice hockey tournaments in the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian and Oc ...
series of tournaments.
Hong Kong
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won the tournament after winning all three of their games and finishing first in the standings.
Thailand
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finished in second place and
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
finished third.
Overview
The 2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament began on 26 December in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
, China with the games played at
Mega Ice.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
returned to international competition having last played in 2007 at the Hong Kong International Women's Ice Hockey Tournament while
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
and the
United Arab Emirates
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all made their debut appearance in international competition.
Hong Kong won the tournament after winning all three of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings.
Thailand claimed second following their wins over Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, finishing four points ahead of third place in the standings. Singapore finished in third place following their overtime win against the United Arab Emirates.
Thailand's Nuchanat Ponglerkdee finished as the tournaments top scorer with 11 points which included seven goals and four assists.
Jenny Kai Chin Lee of Hong Kong finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 100.00.
Standings
Fixtures
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.
Leading goaltenders
Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
References
External links
Tournament pageat IIHF.com
{{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Hong Kong