China women's national ice hockey team

The Chinese women's national ice hockey team represents China in international competitions such as the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship and the Asian Winter Games. This team is managed by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association. As of 2020, the team is ranked twentieth in the world and has 808 active players working together to compete in these important events. Ice hockey is a fast-paced and exciting sport, and the Chinese women's team brings skill and determination to every game they play. Their efforts help grow the sport in China and inspire many young players to take up the game.

History

China had its best time for women's ice hockey in the mid-1990s, reaching as high as 4th place thanks to a great goalie named Guo Hong. In 2011, there were 174 women playing ice hockey in China.

The team wanted to play tougher competition, so they joined the top women's league in Finland for several games in the seasons from 2005–06 and 2006–07.

In 2022, China hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics. They hoped to reach the quarterfinals, especially because of players from the Vanke Rays team. After losing their first game to the Czech Republic, they won against Denmark and Japan. However, they lost their last game to Sweden and did not advance.

Just two months later, China played in the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IB in Katowice, Poland, where they scored many goals and moved up to a higher group. In 2023, they won the Division IA tournament and earned a spot in the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship after beating Austria 2–0 in Shenzhen. This will be China's first time back in the top group since the 2009 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

– Finished in 4th place
– Finished in 7th place
– Finished in 7th place
– Finished in 9th place

World Championship

– Finished in 5th place
– Finished in 4th place
– Finished in 4th place
– Finished in 5th place
– Finished in 6th place
– Finished in 6th place
– No result, the competition was cancelled due to SARS epidemic
– Finished in 7th place
– Finished in 6th place
– Finished in 6th place
– Finished in 8th place
– Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I)
– Finished in 13th place (5th in Division I, relegated to Division IB)
– Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB)
– Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB)
– Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB)
– Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB)
– Finished in 19th place (5th in Division IB)
– Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB)
– Finished in 20th place (5th in Division IB)
– Finished in 20th place (4th in Division IB)
– Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
– Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
– Finished in 16th place (1st in Division IB, promoted to Division IA)
– Finished in 11th place (1st in Division IA, promoted to World Championship)
– Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I)
– Finished in 15th place (5th in Division IA)
– Finished in 16th place (6th in Division IA, relegated to Division IB)

Asian Games

The Chinese women's ice hockey team huddles before their game against Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

– 1st ‹See Tfd›!Gold
– 1st ‹See Tfd›!Gold
– 3rd ‹See Tfd›!Bronze
– 3rd ‹See Tfd›!Bronze
– 3rd ‹See Tfd›!Bronze
– 2nd ‹See Tfd›!Silver
– 3rd ‹See Tfd›!Bronze

IIHF Asia Championship

– 2nd ‹See Tfd›!Silver
– 2nd ‹See Tfd›!Silver

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

– 1st ‹See Tfd›!Gold medal
– 2nd ‹See Tfd›!Silver medal
– 2nd ‹See Tfd›!Silver medal
– 1st ‹See Tfd›!Gold medal

Pacific Rim Championship

– 3rd
– 3rd

Team

The Chinese women's national ice hockey team plays in international competitions like the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I. Their current head coach is Jin Tairi, with assistant coaches Zhang Jing and Xie Ming.

The team has had many head coaches over the years, including Zhang Zhinan, Steve Carlyle, Mikhail Chekanov, Wang Jingang, Brian Idalski, and more.

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Lai Guimin	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001	Beijing
2	D	Yu Baiwei – C	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1988-07-17) 17 July 1988	Kunlun Red Star
3	F	Zhu Rui	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998	Kunlun Red Star
4	F	Yang Jinglei	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2005-07-28) 28 July 2005	Kunlun Red Star
5	D	Han Xiang	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004	Beijing
6	F	Li Qianhua	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002	Hebei
7	F	Zhang Mengying – A	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1993-12-22) 22 December 1993	Beijing
8	D	Deng Di	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(1996-10-17) 17 October 1996	Beijing
9	F	Kong Minghui	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1992-04-21) 21 April 1992	Kunlun Red Star
10	F	Wu Sijia	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	(2007-05-19) 19 May 2007	Beijing
11	D	Li Wenjia	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(2003-09-06) 6 September 2003	Hebei
12	F	Zhao Ziyu	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2007-05-16) 16 May 2007	Sichuan
13	D	Zhao Qinan – A	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997	Kunlun Red Star
14	F	Guan Yingying	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(1995-09-13) 13 September 1995	Beijing
15	D	Tian Yuwei	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2004-05-18) 18 May 2004	Beijing
16	F	Hu Jiayi	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	(2006-09-30) 30 September 2006	Beijing
17	F	Qu Yue	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004	Kunlun Red Star
18	F	Wen Lu	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1994-04-21) 21 April 1994	Kunlun Red Star
19	D	Du Sijia	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002	Beijing
20	G	Wang Yuqing	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994	Kunlun Red Star
23	F	Fang Xin	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994	Kunlun Red Star
24	F	Wang Jiaxin	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006	Kunlun Red Star
29	G	Zhan Jiahui	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2006-04-04) 4 April 2006	Dartmouth Big Green

Players

Here are some notable players from the China women's national ice hockey team:

Guo Hong, Goalkeeper
Jin Fengling, Forward
Li Qianhua (李千华), Defender
Liu Hongmei (刘红梅), Forward
Sun Rui, Forward
Wang Linuo, Forward
Yang Xiuqing (杨秀青), Forward

The tables below show the individual all-time records for these players. These records include only the World Championships (excluding Division I) and the Olympics.

Note: World Championships (excluding Division I) and Olympics only

Most games played
Player	Position	Time	GP
Sun Rui	F	1999–13	46
Wang Linuo	F	1999–10	46
Li Xuan	D	1992–04	45
Lu Yan	D	1992–04	45
Sang Hong	F	1994–08	44
Zhang Jing	F	1997–07	44
Guo Hong	G	1992–04	42
Liu Hongmei	F	1992–02	41
Jin Fengling	F	2000–12	41
Ma Xiaojun	F	1997–05	40

Most goals
Player	Position	Time	G
Liu Hongmei	F	1992–02	27
Sun Rui	F	1999–13	25
Sang Hong	F	1994–08	14
Zhang Lan	F	1992–99	9
Guo Wei	F	1992–98	8
Jin Fengling	F	2000–12	8
Dang Hong	F	1992–98	7
Yang Xiuqing	F	1997–02	7
Wang Linuo	F	1999–10	7
Zhang Jing	F	1997–07	6

Most points
Player	Position	Time	PTS
Liu Hongmei	F	1992–02	44
Sun Rui	F	1999–13	39
Zhang Lan	F	1992–99	19
Guo Wei	F	1992–98	18
Jin Fengling	F	2000–12	18
Sang Hong	F	1994–08	16
Dang Hong	F	1992–98	15
Wang Linuo	F	1999–10	15
Lu Yan	D	1992–04	14
Yang Xiuqing	F	1997–02	13

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 11 March 2022

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
South Korea	11	10	0	1	107	9
North Korea	10	9	0	1	49	19
Kazakhstan	20	12	3	5	66	27
Norway	8	6	0	2	41	15
Great Britain	3	3	0	0	14	1
Japan	38	20	0	18	122	96
Poland	4	3	0	1	14	4
Hungary	5	3	0	2	13	15
Denmark	5	3	0	2	13	19
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	20	0
Thailand	1	1	0	0	15	0
Australia	1	1	0	0	5	0
Austria	1	1	0	0	4	3
France	10	5	0	5	37	32
Slovakia	8	4	0	4	16	21
Italy	6	3	0	3	12	12
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	7	9
Netherlands	7	3	0	4	22	23
Switzerland	14	6	1	7	43	44
Russia	14	4	2	8	31	38
Latvia	9	2	0	7	16	25
Sweden	11	1	2	8	18	50
Germany	21	3	4	14	28	62
Canada	13	0	0	13	9	89
Finland	15	0	0	15	18	67
United States	22	0	0	22	20	181
Total	261	105	12	144	760	861

Notables

Matches

The Chinese women's national ice hockey team played its first match on April 20, 1992, during the 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland. In this match, they faced Canada and the score was 8–0.

One of the team's biggest victories happened on January 28, 2003, at the 2003 Asian Winter Games in Misawa, Japan. They won against South Korea with a score of 30–1.

The team has also experienced tough losses, like on April 3, 2001, during the 2001 Women's World Championship in Minneapolis, United States. In that match, they faced the United States and the score was 13–0.

Rankings

The team first appeared in the IIHF World Rankings in 2003, achieving a ranking of 7th. Their highest ranking was also 7th, reached in 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010. The lowest ranking they received was 13th in 2012.

The team first tried to qualify for the Olympics in the 1998 Winter Olympics and successfully qualified that same year. Their best Olympic performance was finishing in 4th place in 1998. Unfortunately, they did not qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

The team first competed in the World Championship in 1992. Their best finish in these championships was 4th place, achieved in both 1994 and 1997. Their lowest finish was 16th place in 2012.