Beijing International Ice Hockey League The Beijing International Ice Hockey League ( BIIHL ) is a non - professional ice hockey league based in Beijing . Most of the players are expatriates and come from all around the world . Since the beginning of the 2008 - 09 season , the league plays all games at the Beijing Hosa rink ( Chaoyang District , Beijing ) . The Beijing International Ice Hockey League is managed by the " Beijing International Ice Hockey group " which also proposes some youth hockey , and other events related to ice hockey in the all Asia . It ' s a private league which therefore have not official relationship with the " Chinese Ice Hockey Association " . The " Beijing International Ice Hockey group " is a non - profit organization the aim of which is to provide fun and friendship through a common passion : ice hockey . Teams . The Beijing International Ice Hockey League has 6 teams . In order to face the International Ice Hockey boom in Beijing , the Warriors have just been created at the beginning of the 2009 - 10 season . History . The beginning . International ice hockey in Beijing started in the early 70 ' s . Canadian and Russian expatriates then battled for national prestige on outdoor lake arena during the winter . Later , weekly games were organized with the international players pooled and mixed with some local Chinese who have taken up the sport . The Chinese economic boom brought in Beijing many more ice hockey players from many different countries . Regular events and a championship could be set . Season 2007 - 08 . With some good players as Connor Smith , Wil Smith and Tom McCabe in their roster , the Icehogs started a domination on the Beijing International Ice Hockey League winning both regular season and playoffs . Season 2008 - 09 . The Icehogs won the 2008 Beijing Expat Cup and confirmed their superiority on Beijing International Ice Hockey without any major reinforcement . However , The Emperors ' historical captain Benoit Larivière led a suspicious draft , recruiting the two autumn 2008 draft first overall picks ( American - Danish brothers Benjamin and Johnatan Sherman ) , while he should have brought his first choice on a goalie because of the fact that Emperors did not have any goalkeeper in their roster at that time . This changed the done , and led Emperors to win both regular season and playoffs . The MVP was the Finnish forward Mika Jantunen ( Hot Wings ) . The ' Best goalie ' award has been discerned to the young American goalkeeper Ryan Young ( Icehogs ) . Conor Smith ( Icehogs ) gained the ' best young player ' award just ahead of his old brother Wil ( Icehogs ) and other young gun Konstantin Li ( Emperors ) . Despite trusting both regular season and playoffs titles , none of the Emperors ' players have been awarded by any individual trophy . Other events . In Beijing . The " Beijing Expat Cup " have been first time organized in 2007 . Dalian team won the first edition . Several international teams from all China and Mongolia gathered for the opened 2008 edition which have been won by the Icehogs . While the Beijing International Ice Hockey League is composed with a significant amount of players from Asian origins , only a few players really holds the Chinese nationality . However , in an effort to see more competitive ice hockey games in Beijing , executive George Smith organized series against some local Chinese players during Spring 2009 . The " international team " was composed with some invited players from the Beijing International Ice Hockey League , and the " Chinese team " was composed with ex - national Chinese team players living in Beijing and ex - pro players from both defunct Hosa and Nordic Vikings . The " international team " won the 2009 series . Outside Beijing . Many tours have been organized all around Asia in Dubai , Hong Kong , Bangkok , etc . More recently ( Autumn 2008 ) , the " Beijing International Ice Hockey group " went on the road to North Korea for playing some games against local players . The " Beijing International Ice Hockey group " also supports ice hockey development in Mongolia , and helps to organize an outdoor international tournament in Ulan Bator traditionally standing during the Chinese New Year Festival .