Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League

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Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League ({{zh|t=中華冰球聯盟}}, abbreviated as CIHL) is a Taiwanese highest ice hockey league based out of Taipei. Founded in 2004, it is run by the Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation. The league is divided into two divisions (The Open Division for local players, and The International Division for foreigners living in Taiwan). The league plays their games every weekend out of the Taipei Arena.

The International Division also assembles an all-star team, the Taiwan Typhoon, to play in various tournaments around Asia each year.

International Division

The International Division has nine teams with most players on the teams being foreigners, Canadians being the dominant nationality represented. The teams in the International Division as of the 2008 season were Rhinos, Bears, Tigers, Wolves, Sharks, Lions, Raptors, Dragons and Mustangs.

The Open Division

The Open Division is more geared towards Taiwanese players, just learning or being relatively new to the game of hockey.

Results

= International Division =

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Champion

!Runner-up

!3rd place

!4th place

2009-10

|Bears

|Tigers

2008-09

|Raptors

|Wolves

2007-08

|Sharks

|Lions

|Tigers

|Wolves

2006-07

|Bears

|Tigers

|Lions

|Sharks

2005

|Sharks

|Bears

|Raptors

|Tigers

2004

|Raptors

|Bears

|Rhinos

|Tigers

= Open division =

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Champion

!Runner-up

!3rd-place

!4th-place

2006-07

|Dragons

|Hornets

|Killer Whales

|Leopards

2006

|Leopards

|Hawks

|Killer Whales

|Dragons

2004

|Hawks

|Lions

|Leopards

|Elephants

External links

[http://www.cihl.com.tw/ Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619204730/http://www.cihl.com.tw/ |date=2010-06-19 }} {{in lang|zh}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407105817/http://www.hockey-hotline.com/ Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation] {{in lang|zh}}

Category:Ice hockey leagues in Asia

Category:Professional ice hockey leagues in Taiwan