China withdraws junior teams
by Martin Merk|05 AUG 2022
China’s U18 women’s national team last competed at the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B.
photo: Michal Chwieduk
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The Chinese Ice Hockey Association has withdrawn its men’s U20 and women’s U18 teams from the upcoming IIHF tournaments due to the current Covid-19 countermeasures and quarantine rules in the country.

China expects to have its national teams back for the next season.

The 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group B in Belgrade will now be played from 12 to 17 September with five teams: host Serbia, the Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium and Iceland.

The 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B in Radenthein will also be played with five teams from 6 to 11 September: Denmark, host Austria, Korea, Poland and Chinese Taipei.