2025 IIHF Asia Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2025 IIHF Women's Asia Championship.
2025 IIHF Asia Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kazakhstan
CityAlmaty
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–9 November 2024
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Kazakhstan (1st title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  South Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored33 (5.5 per game)
Attendance10,715 (1,786 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Taiga Irikura (5 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The 2025 IIHF Asia Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) as part of the IIHF Asia Championship Series. It was the first edition of this event. The tournament was played at Halyk Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 6 to 9 November 2024.[1][2] Kazakhstan won the tournament after winning the group.[3]

All four teams fielded notably young rosters. Kazakhstan selected a squad composed largely of second-tier players from the VHL and the Pro Hokei Ligasy, while both Japan and South Korea introduced several new faces. China continued its recent policy of relying exclusively on domestic talent, with no naturalized players included.[4]

Most teams had an average age under 25, with the exception of Kazakhstan, whose roster averaged 26.55 years. China featured the youngest team, with an average age of 24.09.[5]

The youthful lineups contributed to a competitive tournament. South Korea managed to defeat Kazakhstan in the opening game 4-1 but failed to capitalize on the upset. On the other hand, China defeated South Korea for the first time in 18 years. The tournament drew an average attendance of 1,786 per game, in a venue with an approximate capacity of 3,000.[6]

Creation

The tournament was first proposed in May 2023 after collaboration was agreed between China, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea with the IIHF to grow Asian Ice Hockey.[7] The four nations have agreed to play this tournament for four years.

Venue

The venue was the Halyk Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Almaty
Halyk Arena
Capacity: 12,000

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Kazakhstan (H) 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 +6 6[a]
2  Japan 3 2 0 0 1 10 8 +2 6[a]
3  South Korea 3 1 0 1 1 7 8 −1 4
4  China 3 0 1 0 2 4 11 −7 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Kazakhstan 5–1 Japan

Match results

All times are local (Time in Kazakhstan – UTC+5).

6 November 2024
16:00		Japan 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 ChinaHalyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 293
[Game reference 1]
Eiki SatoGoaliesChen ShifengReferees:
Chae Young-kin
Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Timur Iskakov
Vladislav Zotov
Ushio (Takebe, Ishida) (PP) – 14:221–0
1–107:19 – Han (Yan, Wang J.)
Tokoro (Kamada) – 14:572–1
Hanzawa (Kobayashi, Yoneyama) (PP) – 29:403–1
Isogai (Kobayashi, Yoneyama) (PP) – 57:284–1
12 minPenalties12 min
38Shots15
6 November 2024
19:30		South Korea 4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 KazakhstanHalyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 2,921
[Game reference 2]
Lee Yeon-seungGoaliesJelal-ad-Din AmirbekovReferees:
Goro Terakado
Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
Chi Hongda
Choi Do-yeon
Oh (Lee S., Lee H.) – 20:561–0
1–123:51 – Borissevich (Presnov)
Jeong – 34:462–1
Kim G. (Kim Sa., Kang Y.) (EN) – 58:033–1
Kim Sa. (Kim G., Kang Y.) – 59:184–1
6 minPenalties2 min
20Shots28
8 November 2024
16:00		Japan 5–2
(2–0, 2–2, 1–0)		 South KoreaHalyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 715
[Game reference 3]
Takayuki ItoGoaliesLee Yeon-seungReferees:
Konstantin Chubenko
Liu Jiaqi
Linesmen:
Nurian Alpyspayev
Vladislav Mashenkin
Takebe (Ando, Ishida) (PP) – 12:451–0
Irikura (Hanzawa, Yoneyama) (PP) – 15:332–0
Irikura (Hanzawa, Ishida) – 23:113–0
3–123:46 – Lee S. (Lee H.)
3–227:35 – Kang M. (Nam, Kang Y.) (PP)
Irikura (Isogai, Kobayashi) (PP) – 29:484–2
Isogai (Hanzawa, Irikura) – 43:425–2
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots30
8 November 2024
19:30		Kazakhstan 6–1
(1–0, 1–1, 4–0)		 ChinaHalyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 2,283
[Game reference 4]
AmirbekovGoaliesSun ZehaoReferees:
Chae Young-jin
Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Damir Dairov
Ryohma Taniguchi
Breus (Grents, Rymarev) (PP) – 16:341–0
1–126:52 – Zheng (Hou, Zhang P.)
Buyalski (Korolinskiy) – 30:322–1
Grents (Rymarev) – 44:133–1
Korolinskiy (Breus, Zubov) – 44:534–1
Breus (Buyalskiy) (PP) – 50:265–1
Breus (Grents, Rymarev) – 56:526–1
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots21
9 November 2024
16:00		China 2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 South KoreaHalyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 1,408
[Game reference 5]
Chen ShifengGoaliesHa Jung-hoReferees:
Chae Young-jin
Liu Jiaqi
Linesmen:
Timur Iskakov
Vladislav Mashenkin
Hou (Wang J., Yan) (PP) – 02:431–0
1–107:40 – Kim Sa. (Kwon, Nam)
Zhang Z. (Zhang J., Zhang P.) (PP) – 61:452–1
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots38
9 November 2024
19:30		Kazakhstan 5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)		 JapanHalyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 3,095
[Game reference 6]
Jelal-ad-Din AmirbekovGoaliesIssa OtsukaReferees:
Konstantin Chubenko
Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
Chi Hongda
Choi Do-yeon
Rymarev (Borissevich, Grents) – 07:161–0
Rymarev (Alexandrov) – 27:472–0
Namestnikov (Korolinskiy) – 29:113–0
3–142:51 – Irikura (Hanzawa, Kobayashi) (PP)
Grebenshikov (Volkov, Korolinskiy) – 44:584–1
Korolinskiy (EN) – 58:265–1
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots24

References

  1. ^ 2025 IIHF Asia Championship official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ 2025 IIHF Asia Championship statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ Kazakhstan wins first-ever IIHF Asia Championship, nationalteamsoficehockey.com
  4. ^ IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition, AsianIceHockey.com
  5. ^ IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition, AsianIceHockey.com
  6. ^ IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition, AsianIceHockey.com
  7. ^ "IIHF - 2024 IIHF Asia Championship Series approaches". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.

Game references

  1. ^ "Round Robin, Game 1" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Round Robin, Game 2" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Round Robin, Game 3" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Round Robin, Game 4" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Round Robin, Game 5" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Round Robin, Game 6" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.


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