Ice Hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter Games

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Ice hockey was featured as part of the 2007 Asian Winter Games at the Changchun Fuao Ice Hockey Rink for the Men's and at the Jilin Provincial Skating Rink for the Women's in Changchun. Events were held from 26 January to 3 February 2007.

According to the IIHF World Ranking, Kazakhstan (ranked 11th) were the highest rated team in men's ice hockey, followed by Japan (21st) and China (28th). In the women's World Ranking, China were rated 7th, Kazakhstan 9th and Japan 10th, with North Korea also in the top 20.

Contents 1 Medal table 2 Men's competition 2.1 Final ranking 2.2 Group A 2.3 Group B 2.4 Group C 2.5 Group D 2.6 Finals round 2.7 Classification 5–8 2.7.1 Classification 7/8 2.7.2 Classification 5/6 2.8 Classification 9–11 3 Women's competition 4 References

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	1	1	0	2
	Kazakhstan	1	1	0	2
3	China	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1

[edit] Men's competition

[edit] Final ranking

1. Japan
2. Kazakhstan
3. South Korea
4. China
5. North Korea
6. UAE
7. Kuwait
8. Malaysia
9. Thailand
10. Hong Kong
11. Macau

[edit] Group A

Japan are a Division I team in world ice hockey, while North Korea are a Division II team, ranked 36th of the world's 45 teams.

Team	Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	GF	GA	Points
Japan	1	1	0	0	6	1	2
North Korea	1	0	1	0	1	6	0

28 January	Japan	6 – 1	North Korea

[edit] Group B

Kazakhstan were the only team in the group to be rated by the IIHF, and went through with comfortable wins in both matches.

Team	Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	GF	GA	Points
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	90	1	4
UAE	2	1	1	0	4	38	2
Thailand	2	0	2	0	1	56	0

26 January	Thailand	0 – 4	UAE
27 January	UAE	0 – 38	Kazakhstan
28 January	Kazakhstan	52 – 1	Thailand

[edit] Group C

As in Group B, two of the teams did not appear on the IIHF World Rankings, nor have they participated in ice hockey's world championships.

Team	Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	GF	GA	Points
China	2	2	0	0	37	1	4
Kuwait	2	1	1	0	16	13	2
Macau	2	0	2	0	2	41	0

26 January	Kuwait	15 – 2	Macau
27 January	Macau	0 – 26	China
28 January	China	11 – 1	Kuwait

[edit] Group D

Neither Malaysia nor Hong Kong have participated in ice hockey world championships before; South Korea are in Division II after a 3–6 loss to China in last year's World Championship series.

Team	Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	GF	GA	Points
South Korea	2	2	0	0	27	1	4
Malaysia	2	1	1	0	8	21	2
Hong Kong	2	0	2	0	3	20	0

26 January	Hong Kong	3 – 7	Malaysia
27 January	South Korea	11 – 0	Hong Kong
28 January	Malaysia	1 – 14	South Korea

[edit] Finals round

The four top-ranked teams reached the finals round; North Korea, who lost 1–5 to South Korea and 2–14 to North Korea in the 2006 Division II World Championships, were eliminated by Japan.

Games were played as a round robin.

Team	Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	GF	GA	Points
Japan	3	3	0	0	9	3	6
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	27	5	4
South Korea	3	1	2	0	6	14	2
China	3	0	3	0	5	25	0

31 January	Japan	3 – 0	South Korea
	China	1 – 17	Kazakhstan
1 February	Japan	3 – 2	Kazakhstan
	China	3 – 5	South Korea
3 February	Japan	3 – 1	China
	Kazakhstan	8 – 1	South Korea

[edit] Classification 5–8

30 January	North Korea	15 – 0	Malaysia
	Kuwait	2 – 6	UAE

[edit] Classification 7/8

2 February	Malaysia	2 – 10	Kuwait

[edit] Classification 5/6

2 February	North Korea	9 – 2	UAE

[edit] Classification 9–11

30 January	Macau	0 – 6	Thailand
2 February	Hong Kong	3 – 4	Thailand

[edit] Women's competition

The women's competition was held as a single round robin. China and Kazakhstan played in the 2005 World Championships, finishing sixth and seventh respectively, but failed to qualify for the 2006 Olympic tournament. Japan finished as runner-up to Switzerland in Division I of the 2005 tournament, while North Korea played in Division II and South Korea in Division IV.

Team	Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	GF	GA	Points
Kazakhstan	4	4	0	0	25	3	8
Japan	4	3	1	0	37	6	6
China	4	2	2	0	29	10	4
North Korea	4	1	3	0	11	15	2
South Korea	4	0	4	0	0	68	0

28 January	North Korea	2 – 3	Japan
	South Korea	0 – 20	China
29 January	Kazakhstan	6 – 1	North Korea
	Japan	29 – 0	South Korea
31 January	Kazakhstan	14 – 0	South Korea
	Japan	4 – 2	China
1 February	North Korea	5 – 0	South Korea
2 February	China	1 – 3	Kazakhstan
3 February	Kazakhstan	2 – 1	Japan
	China	6 – 3	North Korea

[edit] References

• The 6th Asian Winter Games - Ice Hockey
• Kazakhstan beat Thailand 52-1 at Asian Winter Games, Reuters

Events at the 2007 Asian Winter Games (Changchun, China)
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Cross-country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice Hockey • Short track speed skating • Snowboarding • Speed skating