# Chinese Taipei men's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Chinese Taipei men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of the Republic of China. The team is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

## History

The Chinese Taipei men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 1999 during the 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Division II tournament being held in Pyongyang, North Korea. Chinese Taipei lost the tournament and also suffered their largest defeat in international participation when they lost to South Africa 1–34. Chinese Taipei remained in Division II for the next two year finishing in second place in both years. In 2002 the two divisions were merged for the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship. Chinese Taipei finished in fifth place after only managing one win against Thailand. After a six-year absence from international competition the under-18 team returned to compete in the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A tournament being held in Mexico City, Mexico. They finished in second place losing only one game to Mexico. During the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A tournament Chinese Taipei achieved their largest victory in international participation when they defeated Mongolia 18–1. Chinese Taipei have continued to compete in the Division III tournament at the World U18 Championships and most recently finished in fifth place at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A tournament and third place at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament.

## International competitions

* 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Finish: 4th in Division II (8th overall)
* 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Finish: 2nd in Division II (6th overall)
* 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Finish: 2nd in Division II (6th overall)
* 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Finish: 5th (5th overall)
* 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 2nd in Division III Group A (37th overall)
* 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 3rd in Division III Group A (39th overall)
* 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 3rd in Division III Group A (39th overall)
* 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 2nd in Division III Group A (38th overall)
* 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 5th in Division III (39th overall)
* 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 3rd in Division III (37th overall)
* 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 3rd in Division III Group A (37th overall)
* 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 4th in Division III Group A (38th overall)
* 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 5th in Division III Group A (39th overall)
* 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 3rd in Division III Group A (37th overall)
* 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 6th in Division III Group A (40th overall)
* 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 1st in Division III Group B (41st overall)
* 2020 IIHF World U18 Championships : Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
* 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships : Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
* 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 1st in Division III Group A (31st overall)
* 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 3rd in Division II Group B (31st overall)
* 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships Finish: 5th in Division II Group B (33rd overall)

## Team roster

From the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A
| # | Name | Pos | Date of Birth | Club |
| 1 | Liao Yu-Han | G | 10 April 1995 | Silver Monster |
| 3 | Li Yu-Wei | D | 15 October 1995 | Typhoon |
| 4 | Yang Hsiao-Hao | D | 19 November 1995 | Typhoon |
| 5 | Kuan Ching (A) | D | 16 July 1995 | Typhoon |
| 6 | Liang Ching-Ho | F | 19 January 1994 | Silver Monster |
| 7 | Hsiao Po-Yun (C) | F | 1 October 1995 | Silver Monster |
| 8 | Chen Wei-Chi | F | 7 December 1995 | Typhoon |
| 9 | Chao Yu-Tung (A) | D | 12 January 1994 | Silver Monster |
| 10 | Lu Shih-Kai | F | 14 February 1996 | Silver Monster |
| 11 | Chang Tse-Wei | D | 17 January 1997 | Silver Monster |
| 12 | Hung Chi-Lun | F | 4 April 1996 | Typhoon |
| 13 | Li Jia-Lin | D | 6 April 1994 | Kaohsiung Knights |
| 15 | Lin Yu-Heng | F | 29 May 1995 | Vikings |
| 16 | Hsu Shao-Hung | F | 5 March 1997 | Vikings |
| 17 | Syu Jing-Kai | F | 17 July 1995 | Vikings |
| 19 | Ti Hou-Chung | F | 10 September 1996 | Silver Monster |
| 20 | Kuei Fu-Hsiang | G | 14 February 1996 | Typhoon |
| 21 | Wang Wei-Chun | F | 2 February 1996 | Snowmen |
| 22 | Kuan Shin-Yao | F | 27 January 1995 | Vikings |
| 23 | Lin Tzu-Chieh | F | 17 September 1996 | Vikings |