China women's national ice hockey team

The Chinese women's national ice hockey team (Chinese: 中国国家女子冰球队) 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.^[2]

China

Nickname(s)	女龙 (Lady Dragons)
Association	Chinese Ice Hockey Association
General manager	Wang Benyu
Head coach	Jin Tairi
Assistants	Zhang Jing
Captain	Yu Baiwei
Most games	Yu Baiwei (106)
Top scorer	Sun Rui (62)
Most points	Sun Rui (104)
Team colors
IIHF code	CHN
Ranking
Current IIHF	13 1 (21 April 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF	7 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF	20 (first in 2018)
First international
China  10–0  Japan (Harbin, China; 1 January 1991)
Biggest win
China  30–1  South Korea (Misawa, Japan; 31 January 2003)
Biggest defeat
United States  16–0  China (San Jose, United States; 22 January 2002)
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1998)
World Championships
Appearances	23 (first in 1992)
Best result	4th (1994, 1997)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1996)
Best result	Gold (1996, 1999)
Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances	4 (first in 2010)
Best result	(2010, 2014)
International record (W–L–T)
118–147–12

China women's national ice hockey team
Traditional Chinese	中國國家女子冰球隊
Simplified Chinese	中国国家女子冰球队
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Guójiā Nǚzǐ Bīngqiú Duì

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.^[3]

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6][7] 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

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

• 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^[8]
• 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[9]
• 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)

Asian Games

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

IIHF Asia Championship

• 2025 – 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.^[10]

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

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 (age 24)	Beijing
2	D	Yu Baiwei – C	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 37)	Kunlun Red Star
3	F	Zhu Rui	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 27)	Kunlun Red Star
4	F	Yang Jinglei	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2005-07-28) 28 July 2005 (age 20)	Kunlun Red Star
5	D	Han Xiang	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 21)	Beijing
6	F	Li Qianhua	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 23)	Hebei
7	F	Zhang Mengying – A	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 31)	Beijing
8	D	Deng Di	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28)	Beijing
9	F	Kong Minghui	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 33)	Kunlun Red Star
10	F	Wu Sijia	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	(2007-05-19) 19 May 2007 (age 18)	Beijing
11	D	Li Wenjia	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21)	Hebei
12	F	Zhao Ziyu	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 18)	Sichuan
13	D	Zhao Qinan – A	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27)	Kunlun Red Star
14	F	Guan Yingying	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 29)	Beijing
15	D	Tian Yuwei	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 21)	Beijing
16	F	Hu Jiayi	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	(2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 (age 18)	Beijing
17	F	Qu Yue	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21)	Kunlun Red Star
18	F	Wen Lu	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 31)	Kunlun Red Star
19	D	Du Sijia	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 23)	Beijing
20	G	Wang Yuqing	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 31)	Kunlun Red Star
23	F	Fang Xin	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 31)	Kunlun Red Star
24	F	Wang Jiaxin	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 19)	Kunlun Red Star
29	G	Zhan Jiahui	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2006-04-04) 4 April 2006 (age 19)	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
• Hannu Saintula [fi], 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 (李千华), D
• Liu Hongmei (刘红梅), F
• Sun Rui, F
• Wang Linuo, F^[11]
• Yang Xiuqing (杨秀青), F

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

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

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

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 11 March 2022^[12]

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

First match

20 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland.  Canada 8–0  China

Largest victory

28 January 2003: 2003 Asian Winter Games in Misawa, Japan.  China 30–1  South Korea

Largest defeat

3 April 2001: 2001 Women's World Championship in Minneapolis, United States.  United States 13–0  China

Most goals for

28 January 2003: 2003 Asian Winter Games in Misawa, Japan.  China 30–1  South Korea

Most goals against

15 April 1994: 1994 IIHF Women's World Championship in Lake Placid, United States.  United States 14–3  China

First shutout for

8 April 1995: 1995 Women's Pacific Rim Championship in San Jose, United States.  China 5–0  Japan

First shutout against

20 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland.  Canada 8–0  China

First shutout tie

5 April 2001: 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship in Minneapolis, United States.  China 0–0  Germany

First win

23 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland.  China 5–2  Denmark

First loss

20 April 1992: 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland.  Canada 8–0  China

First tie

12 April 1994: 1994 IIHF Women's World Championship in Lake Placid, United States.  China 4–4  Sweden

Highest scoring tie

16 February 2002: 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.  China 5–5  Germany

Lowest scoring tie

5 April 2001: 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship in Minneapolis, United States.  China 0–0  Germany

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