Thailand men's national ice hockey team
The Thailand national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Thailand. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of Thailand and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Thailand is currently ranked at fifty-first in the IIHF World Rankings and have been entered in the World Championship tournaments since 2019 but have not yet participated at any Olympic Games. They have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.
| Association | Ice Hockey Association of Thailand |
|---|---|
| General manager | Pongsaya Hongswadhi |
| Head coach | Casey Cook |
| Assistants | James Speck |
| Captain | Ken Kindborn |
| Most games | Tewin Chartsuwan (78) |
| Top scorer | Tewin Chartsuwan (82) |
| Most points | Tewin Chartsuwan (141) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | THA |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 43 1 (27 May 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 43 (2024) |
| Lowest IIHF | 51 (2019) |
| First international | |
| Japan 39–0 Thailand (Aomori, Japan; 2 February 2003) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Thailand 29–0 Bahrain (Astana, Kazakhstan; 29 January 2011) Thailand 29–0 India (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 25 April 2011) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Kazakhstan 52–1 Thailand (Changchun, China; 29 January 2007) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | 41st (2024) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2003) |
| Best result | 5th (2003, 2017) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | 2nd (2009, 2012, 2018) |
| Southeast Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) |
| Best result | 1st (2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 62–44–1 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Challenge Cup of Asia | ||
| 2009 Abu Dhabi | ||
| 2012 Dehradun | ||
| 2018 Pasay | ||
| 2010 Taipei | ||
| 2011 Kuwait City | ||
| 2017 Bangkok | ||
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
| 2019 Philippines | Team | |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | Team | |
The first official hockey league in Thailand, the Bangkok Ice Hockey league (BIHL) was founded in 2014. The majority of the practices and games for the handful of teams in the BIHL are held at the two rinks inside of Central Rama 9 and Imperial World in Samrong, two of Bangkok's popular shopping malls.[2] Currently, most of Thailand's national hockey players are playing on the BIHL with a player as young as 15 years old.
Tournament record
World Championships
- 2019 – 49th place (3rd in Division III, Qualification)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[3]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2022 – 43rd place (2nd in Division III, Group B)
- 2023 – 44th place (4th in Division III, Group A)
- 2024 – 41st place (1st in Division III, Group A)
- 2025 – (Division II, Group B)
Asian Winter Games
- 2003 Aomori – 5th place
- 2007 Changchun – 9th place
- 2011 Astana – 6th place ( 2nd in Premier Division)
- 2017 Sapporo – 5th place ( 1st in Division I)
Results
| # | Year | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice hockey at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 65 | -59 |
| 2 | Ice hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter Games | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 59 | -48 |
| 3 | Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 22 | +48 |
| 4 | Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 12 | +23 |
| Total | 4 Games | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 122 | 158 | -36 |
Challenge Cup of Asia
- 2008 Hong Kong – 4th place
- 2009 Abu Dhabi – Runners-up
- 2010 Taipei City – 3rd place
- 2011 Kuwait City – 3rd place
- 2012 Dehradun – Runners-up
- 2013 Bangkok – 5th place
- 2014 Abu Dhabi – 4th place
- 2015 Taipei City – 4th place
- 2016 Abu Dhabi – 4th place
- 2017 Bangkok – 3rd place
- 2018 Pasay – Runners-up
Southeast Asian Games
- 2017 Kuala Lumpur – Runners-up
- 2019 Philippines – 1st
All-time record against other nations
Updated as of 10 April 2024[5]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 80 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 32 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Kuwait | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 16 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Macau | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 22 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 46 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
| Singapore | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 58 |
| Total | 107 | 62 | 1 | 44 | 663 | 492 |
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Ice Rinks in Thailand - Thai Ice Hockey Magazine". www.thaihockey.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
- "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Ice Hockey in Thailand". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 28 April 2023.