Asian Cup (ice hockey)

The Asian Cup was an ice hockey tournament featuring national teams from the continent of Asia from 1992–1995. It was organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

History

The first tournament was scheduled to be played in February 1991, but it was moved to January 1992 due to the Second Gulf War. Four teams participated in the tournament, held in Obihiro, with Japan winning by virtue of defeating China in the final. The same four teams participated in the 1993 tournament, held in Sapporo. It was again won by Japan, which finished the tournament undefeated. The tournament was not held in 1994, but resumed in 1995, this time being held in Seoul. Kazakhstan, which made their debut at this tournament, was victorious with a perfect 3–0 record.

Champions

• 1992  Japan[2]
• 1993  Japan[3]
• 1995  Kazakhstan[4]

Medal table

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medals
Japan	2	1	0	3
China	0	1	1	2
North Korea	0	1	1	2
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1
South Korea	0	0	1	1

Results

First round

Pl.	Country	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Japan	3	3	0	0	18:9	6:0
2.	China	3	2	0	1	24:10	4:2
3.	North Korea	3	0	1	2	8:15	1:5
4.	South Korea	3	0	1	2	7:23	1:5

Final round

3rd place

February 19, 1992

North Korea

14–1 (8:0, 2:1, 4:0)

South Korea

Obihiro

Final

February 19, 1992

Japan

9–3 (2:1, 2:2, 5:0)

China

Obihiro

1993

Pl.	Country	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Japan	3	3	0	0	26:3	6:0
2.	North Korea	3	2	0	1	14:13	4:2
3.	South Korea	3	1	0	2	8:17	2:4
4.	China	3	0	0	3	6:21	0:6

1995

Pl.	Country	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Kazakhstan	3	3	0	0	12:3	6:0
2.	Japan	3	2	0	1	15:9	4:2
3.	China	3	0	1	2	7:14	1:5
4.	South Korea	3	0	1	2	4:14	1:5

References

1. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 188–191.
2. hockeyarchives.info 1992 tournament
3. hockeyarchives.info 1993 tournament
4. hockeyarchives.info 1995 tournament