2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I

The 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 6 November and 7 November 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan and was the second edition held since its formation in 2013 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. Chinese Taipei won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. Thailand finished in second place and Hong Kong finished third.

2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country Taiwan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–7 November 2014
Teams3
Final positions
Champions  Chinese Taipei (1st title)
Runner-up  Thailand
Third place  Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored35 (5.83 per game)
Attendance2,305 (384 per game)
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Overview edit

The 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I began on 6 November 2014 in Taipei City, Taiwan, with the games played at Annex Ice Rink.[1] Hong Kong and Thailand returned after competing in last years tournament and Chinese Taipei made their debut appearance in Division I and in international competition.[2][3] Singapore and the United Arab Emirates did not send a team after previously competing in the 2014 edition.[3]

Chinese Taipei won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings.[3][4] Thailand finished second with four points and claimed their second Division I silver medal.[4] Last years winner, Hong Kong, finished in last place after managing only one shootout win against Thailand.[4] Chinese Taipei's Hui-Chen Yeh finished as the tournaments top scorer with eight points and Tzu-Ting Hsu finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 100.00.[5][6]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 0 24 2 +22 12
2   Thailand 4 1 0 1 2 7 14 −7 4
3   Hong Kong 4 0 1 0 3 4 19 −15 2
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures edit

All times are local. (NSTUTC+8)

6 November 2014
09:00
Chinese Taipei  7 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 3–0)
  Hong KongAnnex Ice Rink
Game reference
6 November 2014
14:00
Chinese Taipei  3 – 1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
  ThailandAnnex Ice Rink
Game reference
6 November 2014
19:00
Hong Kong  1 – 3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)
  ThailandAnnex Ice Rink
Game reference
7 November 2014
09:00
Thailand  1 – 7
(0–3, 0–3, 1–1)
  Chinese TaipeiAnnex Ice Rink
Game reference
7 November 2014
14:00
Hong Kong  3 – 2 SO
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
  ThailandAnnex Ice Rink
Game reference
7 November 2014
19:00
Chinese Taipei  7 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 3–0)
  Hong KongAnnex Ice Rink
Game reference

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[5]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
  Hui-Chen Yeh 4 5 3 8 +9 0 F
  Chih-Lin Liu 4 4 2 6 +9 0 D
  Min-Chun Huang 4 4 1 5 +9 0 D
  Nuchanat Ponglerkdee 4 4 1 5 +5 4 F
  An-Ting Liu 4 2 3 5 +8 2 F
  Yen-Ling Lin 4 2 2 4 +6 0 D
  Chih-Chen Hsieh 4 1 3 4 +7 0 F
  Yih-Wen Lan 4 3 0 3 +4 0 F
  Wan-Chih Yao 4 2 1 3 +5 0 F
  Yi-Jun Tsai 4 1 2 3 +9 2 F
  Tsui Yi Wong 4 1 2 3 -5 2 F

Leading goaltenders edit

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[6]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
  Tzu-Ting Hsu 86:46 13 0 0.00 100.00 0
  Jenny Kai Chin Lee 89:42 59 9 6.02 84.75 0
  Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk 170:00 67 11 3.88 83.58 0
  Ying Chi Virginia Wong 95:00 38 9 5.68 76.32 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Div. I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  2. ^ "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  3. ^ a b c Springfeld, Harald (2014-11-12). "Chinese Taipei cheering". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. ^ a b c "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-11-07. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-11-07. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  6. ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-11-07. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

External links edit