Hong Kong men's national under-18 ice hockey team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hong Kong uses their national emblem as the badge on their teams' jerseys | |
| Association | Hong Kong, China Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistants | |
| Captain | Christopher Wettling |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | HKG |
| First international | |
(İzmit, Turkey; 13 February 2014) | |
| Biggest win | |
(Hong Kong; 3 March 2026) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
(Mexico City, Mexico; 17 March 2017) | |
| IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) |
| Best result | 5th (2012) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 2–8–0 | |
The Hong Kong men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Hong Kong. The team is controlled by the Hong Kong, China Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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, United Arab Emirates.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1] Hong Kong won all four of their exhibition games against the other teams in the tournament.[3][4][5][6] The largest win was against Malaysia which they won 26–0.[4]
International competitions
- 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 5th, officially disqualified
IIHF World U18 Championships
- 2014: 3rd in Division III Group B
- 2015: 3rd in Division III Group B
- 2016: 3rd in Division III Group B
- 2017: 2nd in Division III Group B
- 2018: 2nd in Division III Group B
- 2019: 2nd in Division III Group B
- 2020: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022: Withdrawn
- 2023: 2nd in Division III Group B
- 2024: 1st in Division III Group B