The Chinese women's national ice hockey team () represents China at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship, the Asian Winter Games, and other international competitions. The women's national team is governed by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association. China's national women's program is ranked twentieth in the world by the IIHF and has 808 active players as of 2020.

History China reached their hey day of women's hockey in the mid-90s when they finished as high as 4th place mostly thanks to the "Great Wall of China" goaltender, Guo Hong, who is now retired. China had 174 women's ice hockey players in 2011.IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/china.html

Motivated to gain exposure to a more challenging level of competition, the Chinese national team competed in the Naisten SM-sarja, the premier women's league in Finland, for thirteen games in the 2005–06 season and for twelve games in the 2006–07 season.

2022 Winter Olympics In 2022, China competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics as the host nation. Going into the tournament, they relied heavily on the development of players on the Vanke Rays team and were seen as having a real chance at making the quarterfinals. They lost their opening game to Czech Republic, before defeating the lowest ranked qualifier, Denmark, and Japan in a shootout which was enough for Japan to clinch a playoff berth. Going into their last game against Sweden, a point would have been enough to secure a quarterfinal berth, but after taking the lead, the Chinese lost 2–1 against the Swedes. They were formally eliminated after Sweden beat Denmark in the last game of Group B.

World Championships Only two months after the Winter Olympics, they played in the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IB in Katowice, Poland. They ended up dominating the competition, scoring 38 goals in the group to secure promotion to the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IA. In November 2022, they were given the hosting rights to the group. Nine months later, they would end up winning the Division IA tournament and be promoted to the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship after defeating Austria 2–0 in Shenzhen. This will be China's first appearance in the top tier since 2009.

Tournament record Olympic Games

1998 – Finished in 4th place 2002 – Finished in 7th place 2010 – Finished in 7th place 2022 – Finished in 9th place

World Championship 1992 – Finished in 5th place 1994 – Finished in 4th place 1997 – Finished in 4th place 1999 – Finished in 5th place 2000 – Finished in 6th place 2001 – Finished in 6th place 2003 – No result, the competition was cancelled due to SARS epidemic 2004 – Finished in 7th place 2005 – Finished in 6th place 2007 – Finished in 6th place 2008 – Finished in 8th place 2009 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I) 2011 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Division I, relegated to Division IB) 2012 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB) 2013 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB) 2014 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB) 2015 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB) 2016 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Division IB) 2017 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB) 2018 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division IB) 2019 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division IB) 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 – Finished in 16th place (1st in Division IB, promoted to Division IA) 2023 – Finished in 11th place (1st in Division IA, promoted to World Championship) 2024 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I) 2025 – Finished in 15th place (5th in Division IA) 2026 – Finished in 16th place (6th in Division IA, relegated to Division IB)

Asian Games 1996 – 1st 1999 – 1st 2003 – 3rd 2007 – 3rd 2011 – 3rd 2017 – 2nd 2025 – 3rd

IIHF Asia Championship 2025 – 2nd 2026 – 2nd

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2010 – 1st 2011 – 2nd 2012 – 2nd 2014 – 1st

Pacific Rim Championship 1995 – 3rd 1996 – 3rd

Team Current roster The roster for the Group A tournament of the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.

Head coach: Jin TairiAssistant coaches: Zhang Jing, Xie Ming (goaltender)

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Lai Guimin Beijing 2 D Yu Baiwei – C Kunlun Red Star 3 F Zhu Rui Kunlun Red Star 4 F Yang Jinglei Kunlun Red Star 5 D Han Xiang Beijing 6 F Li Qianhua Hebei 7 F Zhang Mengying – A Beijing 8 D Deng Di Beijing 9 F Kong Minghui Kunlun Red Star 10 F Wu Sijia Beijing 11 D Li Wenjia Hebei 12 F Zhao Ziyu Sichuan 13 D Zhao Qinan – A Kunlun Red Star 14 F Guan Yingying Beijing 15 D Tian Yuwei Beijing 16 F Hu Jiayi Beijing 17 F Qu Yue Kunlun Red Star 18 F Wen Lu Kunlun Red Star 19 D Du Sijia Beijing 20 G Wang Yuqing Kunlun Red Star 23 F Fang Xin Kunlun Red Star 24 F Wang Jiaxin Kunlun Red Star 29 G Zhan Jiahui Dartmouth Big Green

Head coaches Yu Zaizhou, –1995 Yao Naifeng, 1995–1999 Zhang Zhinan, 1999–2000 Yao Naifeng, 2000–2003 Jan Votruba, 2003–2004 Paul Strople, 2004–2005 Ryan Stone, 2005–2006 Jorma Siitarinen, 2006–2007 Steve Carlyle, 2007–2008 Paul Strople, 2008–2009 , 2009–2011 Mikhail Chekanov, 2011–2012 Wang Jingang, 2012 Zhang Zhinan, 2013 Wang Jingang, 2013–2015 Rick Seeley, 2015–2019 Brian Idalski, 2019–2022 Scott Spencer, 2023–2024 Jin Tairi, 2025–

Players Notable players Guo Hong, G Jin Fengling, F Li Qianhua (), D Liu Hongmei (), F Sun Rui, F Wang Linuo, FInterview in http://www.winih.com/player/china/178 Yang Xiuqing (), F

Individual all-time records

+ Most games played Player Position Time GPSun RuiF1999–1346Wang LinuoF1999–1046Li XuanD1992–0445Lu YanD1992–0445Sang HongF1994–0844Zhang JingF1997–0744Guo HongG1992–0442Liu HongmeiF1992–0241Jin FenglingF2000–1241Ma XiaojunF1997–0540 + Most goals Player Position Time GLiu HongmeiF1992–0227Sun RuiF1999–1325Sang HongF1994–0814Zhang LanF1992–999Guo WeiF1992–988Jin FenglingF2000–128Dang HongF1992–987Yang XiuqingF1997–027Wang LinuoF1999–107Zhang JingF1997–076 + Most points Player Position Time PTSLiu HongmeiF1992–0244Sun RuiF1999–1339Zhang LanF1992–9919Guo WeiF1992–9818Jin FenglingF2000–1218Sang HongF1994–0816Dang HongF1992–9815Wang LinuoF1999–1015Lu YanD1992–0414Yang XiuqingF1997–0213

All-time record against other nations Last match update: 11 March 2022 + Key               Team 11 10 0 1 107 9 10 9 0 1 49 19 20 12 3 5 66 27 8 6 0 2 41 15 3 3 0 0 14 1 38 20 0 18 122 96 4 3 0 1 14 4 5 3 0 2 13 15 5 3 0 2 13 19 1 1 0 0 20 0 1 1 0 0 15 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 10 5 0 5 37 32 8 4 0 4 16 21 6 3 0 3 12 12 3 1 0 2 7 9 7 3 0 4 22 23 14 6 1 7 43 44 14 4 2 8 31 38 9 2 0 7 16 25 11 1 2 8 18 50 21 3 4 14 28 62 13 0 0 13 9 89 15 0 0 15 18 67 22 0 0 22 20 181 Total 261 105 12 144 760 861

Notables Matches First match 20 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland. 8–0 Largest victory 28 January 2003: 2003 Asian Winter Games in Misawa, Japan. 30–1 Largest defeat 3 April 2001: 2001 Women's World Championship in Minneapolis, United States. 13–0 Most goals for 28 January 2003: 2003 Asian Winter Games in Misawa, Japan. 30–1 Most goals against 15 April 1994: 1994 IIHF Women's World Championship in Lake Placid, United States. 14–3 First shutout for 8 April 1995: 1995 Women's Pacific Rim Championship in San Jose, United States. 5–0 First shutout against 20 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland. 8–0 First shutout tie 5 April 2001: 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship in Minneapolis, United States. 0–0 First win 23 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland. 5–2 First loss 20 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland. 8–0 First tie 12 April 1994: 1994 IIHF Women's World Championship in Lake Placid, United States. 4–4 Highest scoring tie 16 February 2002: 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 5–5 Lowest scoring tie 5 April 2001: 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship in Minneapolis, United States. 0–0

Rankings First IIHF World Ranking 7th (2003) Highest IIHF World Ranking 7th (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) Lowest world ranking 13th (2012) First Olympic qualification attempt 1998 Winter Olympics First Olympic qualification 1998 Winter Olympics Best Olympic finish 4th (1998 Winter Olympics) Worst Olympic finish Did not qualify (2006 Winter Olympics) First world championship competition 1992 Highest world championship competition finish 4th (1994, 1997) Lowest world championship competition finish 16th (2012)

See also China men's national ice hockey team Ice hockey in China Chinese Ice Hockey Championship Beijing International Ice Hockey League Asia League Ice Hockey Supreme Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League

References

External links

IIHF profile