Chinese Taipei women's national ice hockey team

The Chinese Taipei women's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Taiwan internationally in women's competition. The team is overseen by the Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team was formed in 2014 and competed in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament, which it has won on two occasions, currently competes in IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championships Division 2B.

Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei uses their Olympic flag emblem for their jersey badge.
AssociationChinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation
General ManagerHuang Yi-chung
Head coachYin An-chung
AssistantsHuang Jen-hung
CaptainLiu Chih-lin
Most pointsYeh Chen-Hui (30)[1]
Team colors     
IIHF codeTPE
Ranking
Current IIHF30 3 (24 April 2020)[2]
Highest IIHF33 (2019)
Lowest IIHF38 (2017)
First international
Chinese Taipei  7–0  Hong Kong
(Taipei, Republic of China; 6 November 2014)
Biggest win
Chinese Taipei  21–0  Malaysia
(Taipei, Republic of China; 23 March 2016)
Biggest defeat
Spain  6–1  Chinese Taipei
(Valdemoro, Spain; 21 March 2018)
World Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best result29th (2018, 2019)
Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best result (2015, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
16–1–0

History

The Chinese Taipei women's national ice hockey team played its first game in November 2014 at the 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament.[3][4] Chinese Taipei won their opening game of the tournament against Hong Kong and went on to win their three other games which included a second win against Hong Kong and two wins against Thailand.[3][5] Chinese Taipei finished the tournament at the top of the standings and won the gold medal.[3][5] The team returned to competition in March 2016 for the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament.[6] The tournament had expanded to five teams and included India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.[6] Chinese Taipei finished at the top of the standings after winning all four of their games and claimed their second tournament title.[6][7] The tournament also included the team's 21–0 defeat of Malaysia, their largest win in internal competition.[4]

International competitions

World Championship
  • 2017 – Finished in 33rd place (1st in Division IIB Qualification, Promoted to Division IIB)
  • 2018 – Finished in 29th place (2nd in Division IIB)
  • 2019 – Finished in 29th place (1st in Division IIB, Promoted to Division IIA)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]

Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

Team roster

For the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I[10][11]

#NamePosS/GAgeClub
23Chang Chia-YenFR27Girl Power
3Chen Syuan-HanDR24Girl Power
9Ho Hui-YuFR21Zhonghe
16Hsieh Chih-Chen (A)FR23Girl Power
15Hsu Ting-YuFL20Leopard
20Hsu Tzu-TingGL25Typhoon
5Huang Min-ChunDL22Girl Power
24Lan Yih-WenFR44Girl Power
17Lin Yen-LingDL22Girl Power
12Lin Yu-JungDL23Girl Power
19Liu An-TingFR25Icemen
6Liu Chih-Lin (C)DR25Silver Monster
10Liu JieDL21Zhonghe
21Sheng Mu-HengFR21Zhonghe
11Teng Yu-TingFR22Girl Power
22Tien Yun-ChenFL23Eagle
8Tsai Jia-JenDL23Leopard
25Wang Yun-TzuGL23Silver Monster
13Yao Wan-Chih (A)FL35Girl Power
18Yeh Hui-ChenFL21Zhonghe

References
  1. "Chinese Taipei". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Div. I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. "Taipei vs Nations" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. Springfeld, Harald (12 November 2014). "Chinese Taipei cheering". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. "2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. Merk, Martin (26 March 2016). "Taipei women defend title". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  9. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  10. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  11. "TPE – THA Line-ups" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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