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China
Nickname(s)	The Sharks
Association	Chinese Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Andrei Kovalev
Assistants	Chen Guanghua
IIHF ranking	29
Highest IIHF ranking	27 (2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking	29 (2009)
First international
	Romania 6 - 4 China ; (Bucarest, Romania; February 12, 1972)
Biggest win
	China 35 - 0 Kuwait ; (Gangneung, South Korea; February 1, 1999)
Biggest defeat
	Norway 25 - 1 China ; (Debrecen, Hungary; April 22, 2005)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	32 (first in 1972)
Best result	15th (1982)
International record (W-L-T)
	105-153-22

The Chinese men's national ice hockey team (simplified Chinese: 中国国家冰球队; traditional Chinese: 中國國家冰球隊; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Bīngqiú Duì) is the national ice hockey team of the China. It is governed by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2007, China is ranked 27th of 46 nations according to the IIHF World Rankings.

[edit] Tournament participation

1972 - 18th place (5th in Pool C)
1973 - 19th place (5th in Pool C)
1974 - 20th place (6th in Pool C)
1975-77 - did not participate
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 - 31st 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)

[edit] Current Roster

roster from the IIHF World Hockey Championships (2008-Apr-07)

#	Players	Pos	Sh/C	Height	Weight	Date of Birth	Club
1	Yu Yang	G	L	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	January 9, 1979 (1979-01-09) (age 30)	Harbin / China Sharks
2	Wang Dakai	F	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	November 22, 1983 (1983-11-22) (age 26)	Harbin / China Sharks
3	Su Xingguo	F	L	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04) (age 27)	Harbin
4	Wang Dahai	D	L	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)	85 kg (187 lb)	June 18, 1976 (1976-06-18) (age 33)	Harbin / China Sharks
5	Li Qingming	D	L	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	August 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) (age 27)	Harbin
6	Zhang Weiyang	F	L	1.92 m (6 ft 3+¹⁄₂ in)	105 kg (231 lb)	October 6, 1983 (1983-10-06) (age 26)	Harbin / China Sharks
7	Jiang Jun	F	R	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	May 18, 1983 (1983-05-18) (age 26)	Harbin
8	Liu Yingkui	F	L	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) (age 27)	Harbin / China Sharks
11	Qu Yidong	D	R	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	January 13, 1986 (1986-01-13) (age 23)	Harbin
12	Meng Qingyuan	F	L	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	March 6, 1984 (1984-03-06) (age 25)	Harbin
13	Wang Yang	D	L	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)	80 kg (176 lb)	December 16, 1981 (1981-12-16) (age 28)	Harbin
14	Du Chao	D	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	November 18, 1981 (1981-11-18) (age 28)	Harbin / China Sharks
15	Cui Zhinan	F	R	1.74 m (5 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in)	74 kg (163 lb)	August 14, 1985 (1985-08-14) (age 24)	Qiqihar
16	Liu Henan	F	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	November 30, 1976 (1976-11-30) (age 33)	Qiqihar
20	Wang Zhiqiang	F	L	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)	72 kg (159 lb)	January 17, 1986 (1986-01-17) (age 23)	Qiqihar
22	Zhang Haiquan	D	L	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	February 6, 1983 (1983-02-06) (age 26)	Qiqihar / China Sharks
23	Lang Bingyu	F	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	August 16, 1981 (1981-08-16) (age 28)	Qiqihar
25	Zhao Xing	D	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	February 24, 1986 (1986-02-24) (age 23)	Jiamusi / China Sharks
26	Qi Weiliang	F	L	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04) (age 20)	Jiamusi
27	Fu Nan	F	L	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)	90 kg (198 lb)	February 16, 1984 (1984-02-16) (age 25)	Qiqihar / China Sharks
28	Ye Fei	F	L	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	June 3, 1989 (1989-06-03) (age 20)	Harbin
30	Wu Huizi	G	L	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	March 3, 1987 (1987-03-03) (age 22)	Jiamusi

[edit] All-time Record against other nations

As of May 24, 2009

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
South Korea	19	14	2	3	119	38
North Korea	17	13	1	3	104	44
Bulgaria	18	12	2	4	80	48
Hungary	19	6	3	10	55	85
Denmark	16	6	2	8	52	86
Spain	6	6	0	0	47	14
Romania	16	4	2	10	53	92
Japan	29	4	2	23	70	200
Australia	7	4	1	2	46	17
Croatia	6	4	0	2	23	18
France	11	3	2	6	39	67
Israel	3	3	0	0	16	5
Iceland	3	3	0	0	12	6
Belgium	4	3	0	1	36	16
Great Britain	7	3	0	4	29	52
Yugoslavia	7	2	2	3	30	31
Lithuania	4	2	1	1	22	14
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	46	1
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	11	2
Mexico	2	2	0	0	9	4
Netherlands	16	2	0	14	41	127
Norway	11	1	1	9	20	93
Italy	13	1	1	11	27	73
Macau	1	1	0	0	26	0
Thailand	1	1	0	0	24	2
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	19	3
Serbia	1	1	0	0	5	3
Serbia and Montenegro	1	1	0	0	3	2
Estonia	5	1	0	4	17	45
Switzerland	5	0	1	4	12	54
Austria	8	0	1	7	20	66
Latvia	1	0	0	1	0	22
Ukraine	2	0	0	2	3	14
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	4	28
East Germany	5	0	0	5	18	48
Poland	6	0	0	6	11	79
Kazakhstan	9	0	0	9	5	116