China men's national ice hockey team

{{For|the men's national hockey team in the Republic of China (Taiwan)| Chinese Taipei men's national ice hockey team}}

{{Infobox national hockey team

| Name = China

| Badge = China national ice hockey team logo.png

| Badge_size = 220px

| Nickname = 龙 (Dragons)

| Association = Chinese Ice Hockey Association

| General Manager = Tian Tengjun

| Coach = Perry Pearn

| Asst Coach = Cole Bell
Andrew Kacsor
Eugene Reilly

| Captain = Zhang Jiaqi

| Most games = Wang Dahai (87)

| Top scorer = Zhang Weiyang (21)

| Most points = Wang Dahai (47)

| Home Stadium =

| IIHF code = CHN

| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|CHN}}

| IIHF max = 26

| IIHF max date = since 2022

| IIHF min = 39

| IIHF min date = 2011

| Team_Colors = {{color box|#db000d|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#fbea0e|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}}

| Jerseys = 173px

| First game = {{ih-rt|ROU|1965}} 4–2 {{ih|CHN}}
{{small|(Warsaw, Poland; 12 March 1956)}}

| Largest win = {{ih-rt|CHN}} 35–0 {{ih|KUW}}
{{small|(Gangneung, South Korea; 1 February 1999)}}

| Largest loss = {{ih-rt|NOR}} 25–1 {{ih|CHN}}
{{small|(Debrecen, Hungary; 22 April 2005)}}

| World champ apps = 38

| World champ first = 1972

| World champ best = 15th (1982)

| Regional name = Asian Winter Games

| Regional cup apps = 8

| Regional cup first = 1986

| Regional cup best = 16px Gold (1986, 1990)
16px Bronze (1996, 1999, 2003)

| Olympic apps = 1

| Olympic first = 2022

| Olympic medals =

| Record = 143–224–25

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

|s=中国国家冰球队

|t=中國國家冰球隊

|p=Zhōngguó Guójiā Bīngqiú Duì

}}

The Chinese national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the People's Republic of China. The team is controlled by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Tournament record

=Olympic Games=

2022 – 12th place

Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

=World Championship record=

1972 – 18th place (5th in Pool C)
1973 – 19th place (5th in Pool C)
1974 – 20th place (6th in Pool C)
1978 – 20th place (4th in Pool C)
1979 – 18th place (Pool B)
1981 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Pool B
1982 – 15th place (6th in Pool B). Relegated to Pool C
1983 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
1985 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
1986 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Pool B
1987 – 16th place (8th in Pool B). Relegated to Pool C
1989 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
1990 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
1991 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Pool B
1992 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
1993 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
1994 – 20th place (8th in Pool B). Relegated to Pool C
1995 – 25th place (Pool C)
1996 – 27th place (Pool C)
1997 – 27th place (7th in Pool C)
1998 – 28th place (4th in Pool C)
1999 – 28th place (4th in Pool C)
2000 – 26th place (2nd in Pool C). Promoted to Division I
2001 – 27th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
2002 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B). Relegated to Division II
2003 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
2004 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group A). Promoted to Division I
2005 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group A). Relegated to Division II
2006 – 30th place (1st in Division II, Group B). Promoted to Division I
2007 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group A). Relegated to Division II
2008 – 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
2009 – 34th place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
2010 – 38th place (5th in Division II, Group B)
2011 – 36th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
2012 – 36th place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
2013 – 38th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
2014 – 38th place (4th in Division II, Group B)
2015 – 35th place (1st in Division II, Group B) Promoted to Division II, Group A
2016 – 34th place (6th in Division II, Group A) Relegated to Division II, Group B
2017 – 35th place (1st in Division II, Group B) Promoted to Division II, Group A
2018 – 32nd place (4th in Division II, Group A)
2019 – 33rd place (5th in Division II, Group A)
2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled|title=Men’s Division II, III cancelled|work=IIHF|access-date=13 March 2020}}
2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}
2022 – 27th place (1st in Division II, Group A) Promoted to Division I, Group B
2023 – 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
2024 – 26th place (4th in Division I, Group B)
2025 –

=Asian Winter Games=

1986 – 1st 16px
1990 – 1st 16px
1996 – 3rd 16px
1999 – 3rd 16px
2003 – 3rd 16px
2007 – 4th
2011 – 4th
2017 – 4th
2025 – 4th

Head-to-head record

As of 14 February 2025{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey in China |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/china/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=National Teams of Ice Hockey |language=en-US}}

Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Total	390 \|\| 143 \|\| 25 \|\| 224 \|\| 1 483 \|\| 2 112
class="wikitable sortable" !Team !! GP !! W !! T !! L !! GF !! GA
bgcolor=#FFFFCC \|{{ih\|AUS}}	9	4	1	4	49	23
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|AUT}}	8	0	1	7	20	66
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|BEL}}	8	5	0	3	52	29
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|BUL}}	22	15	2	5	106	69
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|CAN}}	2	0	0	2	2	12
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|TPE}}	3	3	0	0	26	3
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|CRO}}	9	5	0	4	30	31
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|DEN}}	16	6	2	8	52	87
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|GDR}}	6	0	0	6	22	54
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|EST}}	10	3	0	7	28	73
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|FRA}}	11	3	2	6	41	67
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|GER}}	1	0	0	1	2	3
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|GBR}}	8	3	0	5	30	62
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|HUN}}	19	6	3	10	55	85
bgcolor=#FFFFCC \|{{ih\|ISL}}	8	4	0	4	26	33
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|IRL}}	1	1	0	0	5	0
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|ISR}}	9	8	0	1	58	24
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|ITA}}	13	1	1	11	26	73
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|JPN}}	36	3	3	30	77	246
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|KAZ}}	14	0	0	14	9	153
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|KUW}}	2	2	0	0	46	1
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|LAT}}	1	0	0	1	0	22
bgcolor=#FFFFCC \|{{ih\|LTU}}	5	2	1	2	22	17
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|LUX}}	1	1	0	0	19	3
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|MAC}}	1	1	0	0	26	0
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|MEX}}	7	5	0	2	27	22
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|NED}}	21	4	0	17	50	151
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|NZL}}	9	4	0	5	35	33
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|PRK}}	18	14	1	3	112	47
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|NOR}}	11	1	1	9	20	93
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|POL}}	6	0	0	6	11	79
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|ROU}}	24	3	2	19	69	137
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|SRB}}	9	4	0	5	35	29
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|SLO}}	3	0	0	3	4	28
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|RSA}}	3	3	0	0	17	5
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|KOR}}	24	15	2	7	129	71
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|ESP}}	12	8	0	4	59	40
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|SUI}}	5	0	1	4	12	54
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|THA}}	2	2	0	0	32	2
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \|{{ih\|TUR}}	3	2	0	1	14	10
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|UKR}}	5	1	0	4	8	36
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|USA}}	1	0	0	1	0	8
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|{{ih\|YUG}}	6	1	2	3	20	31