The Hong Kong men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18
ice hockey
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team of
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 ...
. The team is controlled by the
Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association
The Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association (HKIHA) is the governing body of ice hockey in Hong Kong.
History
HKIHA was admitted to the International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération interna ...
, a member of the
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...
.
History
The Hong Kong men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2012 during the
2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia in
Abu Dhabi
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,
United Arab Emirates
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.
Prior to the start of the tournament Hong Kong were disqualified and all of their games were declared forfeit due to problems with player eligibility.
The team was allowed to play exhibition games during the tournament, however the results of the games did not count towards the standings with the scores being officially recorded as 5–0 wins to all the opposing teams.
Hong Kong won all four of their exhibition games against the other teams in the tournament.
The largest win was against
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
which they won 26–0.
International competitions
*
2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 5th, officially disqualified
IIHF World U18 Championships
*
2014
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: 3rd in
Division III Group B
*
2015
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: 3rd in
Division III Group B
*
2016
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: 3rd in
Division III Group B
*
2017
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: 2nd in
Division III Group B
*
2018
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: 2nd in
Division III Group B
*
2019
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: 2nd in
Division III Group B
*
2020
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: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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2021
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: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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2022
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: Withdrawn
*
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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: 2nd in
Division III Group B
*
2024: 1st in
Division III Group B
Roster
''From the 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia''
References
External links
Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association
{{Men's national under-18 ice hockey teams
Ice hockey in Hong Kong
National under-18 ice hockey teams
Ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...