- Hockey Night in Asia
Hockey Night in Asia or South China Ice Hockey League is a recreational hockey league in Hong Kong and operated by AsiaSports Limited.
The league consists of four division, 23 teams and 300 players across Hong Kong.
Teams
Division 1
* Asiasports
* AsiaXpat
* Budwiser1
* Canadian International School
* Delia School of Canada
* LPP
* Outback1
* The Cavern
* Wellcome 1Division 2
* Chickeeduck
* LPP
* PMA
* Simon International
* Tat Lee Securities
* Wellcome2Division 3
* Budweiser3
* Chickeeduck3
* Loonies WIHO - 2 teams
* LPP
* Outback3
* Tomy JapanDivision 4
* Dragon Centre
* LPP
* Skate Co.
* WIHO4Regular season
The number of games vary, with the 2004-2005 season with a total of 18 games player per team.
Playoffs
The season runs from September to April with playoff ranks starting in February. Division 3 playoffs/semi finals are in March and Division 4 finals in early April.
There are playoffs and teams are invited to the World's Ice Hockey 5's.
Champions
Division 12005 - Dragon Centre, Runner Up - Asiasports2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 -
Division 22005 - Dragon Centre, Runner Up - Asiasports2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 -
Division 32005 - Dragon Centre, Runner Up - Asiasports2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 -
Division 42005 - Dragon Centre, Runner Up - Asiasports2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 -
Award Winners
Division 1
MVP - Greg Smyth (Asiasports)
Top Scorer - Greg Smyth (Asiasports)
Rookie of the Year - Daniel Cottini (DSC)Division 2
MVP - Chucky Yorke (Bud)
Top Scorer - Doug Foster (Bud)
Rookie of the Year - Rob Yeung (Wellcome2)Division 3
MVP - Thomas Poon (Outback)
Top Scorer - Yukinori Naoi (Tomy Japan)ummer League
During the summer there is a summer league
ponsors
Teams are sponsored by local and large corporations in Hong Kong:
* Budweiser
*Air Canada
*Espirit
* Sunday - wireless
* Chickeeduck
* Simon International Limited
* Delia School of Canada
* Canadian International School
* PMA
* Fortune Pharmacy
* Tomy
* Tat Lee Securities Company Limited
* The Cavern
* PPG
* The Keg
* WIHO
* Outback SteakhouseVenues
All games were played at Skyrink on the 8th floor of the
Dragon Centre , a mall inSham Shui Po . The rink is normally used for recreation ice skating.In 2007, it was held in the newly opened ice rink of international standard at the [http://www.megabox.com.hk/eng/home.htm MegaBox] .It has played host to ice hockey competitions, including the 2005 Hong Kong International Ice Hockey Tournament.
References
* [http://www.hockeynightinasia.com Hockey Night in Asia]
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