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Thailand men's national ice hockey team

The Thailand national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Thailand. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of Thailand and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Thailand is currently ranked at fifty-first in the IIHF World Rankings and have been entered in the World Championship tournaments since 2019 but have not yet participated at any Olympic Games. Currently they sit in 7th place of Asian Ice Hockey Ranking. They have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.[2]

Thailand
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIce Hockey Association of Thailand
General managerSuwanna Silpa-Archa
Head coachTewin Chartsuwan
CaptainMsasato Kitayama
Most gamesTewin Chartsuwan (78)
Top scorerTewin Chartsuwan (82)
Most pointsTewin Chartsuwan (141)
Team colors       
IIHF codeTHA
Ranking
Current IIHF36 (Decrease 1) (3 June 2026)[1]
Highest IIHF40 (2025)
Lowest IIHF51 (2019)
First international
Japan  39–0  Thailand
(Aomori, Japan; 2 February 2003)
Biggest win
Thailand  29–0  Bahrain
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 29 January 2011)
Thailand  29–0  India
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 25 April 2011)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  52–1  Thailand
(Changchun, China; 29 January 2007)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2019)
Best result40th (2025)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances5 (first in 2003)
Best result5th (2003, 2017)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances11 (first in 2008)
Best result 2nd (2009, 2012, 2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result 1st (2019)
International record (W–L–T)
62–50–1
Medal record
Challenge Cup of Asia
Silver medal – second place2009 Abu Dhabi
Silver medal – second place2012 Dehradun
Silver medal – second place2018 Pasay
Bronze medal – third place2010 Taipei
Bronze medal – third place2011 Kuwait City
Bronze medal – third place2017 Bangkok
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 Kuala LumpurTeam
Members of Thailand's 2013 national ice hockey team: Teerasak Rattanachot & Tewin Chartsuwan

The first official hockey league in Thailand, the Bangkok Ice Hockey league (BIHL) was founded in 2014. The majority of the practices and games for the handful of teams in the BIHL are held at the two rinks inside of Central Rama 9 and Imperial World in Samrong, two of Bangkok's popular shopping malls.[3] Currently, most of Thailand's national hockey players are playing on the BIHL with a player as young as 15 years old.

Queen Suthida of Thailand is known as a big ice hockey enthusiast and supporter of Thailand ice hockey team.[4]

Tournament record

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World Championships

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  • 2019 – 49th place (3rd in Division III, Qualification)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
  • 2022 – 43rd place (2nd in Division III, Group B)
  • 2023 – 44th place (4th in Division III, Group A)
  • 2024 – 41st place (1st in Division III, Group A)
  • 2025 – 40th place (6th in Division II, Group B)
  • 2026 – 45th place (5th in Division III, Group A)

Asian Winter Games

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Year Host Result Pld W D L GF GA GD
2003Japan Aomori5th3102665-59
2007China Changchun9th42021159-48
2011Kazakhstan Astana7th65017022+48
2017Japan Sapporo5th55003512+23
2025China Harbin6th6006456-52
Total2413011126214-88

Challenge Cup of Asia

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Ice hockey at the SEA Games

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Team

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Current roster

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No. Pos. Name Team
1GKDavid Benjamin KleineschayThailand Aware
25GKJames McAlearUnited States Norwich University
20GKDominik VollenweiderrThailand Team Thailand
12DSarawut DanielssonSweden UU Hockey
5DEdvin Ken KindbornThailand KCG
14DSarawut PhasookwongNorway Manglerud Star Ishockey
8DPunn PhasukkijwatanaThailand Team Thailand
23DSatira Tawon AnderssonSweden Solna SK (SWE)
16DAraya VatanapanyakulThailand Lexicon Lumberjack
22DN. YannakornthanapuntThailand Magna
28FWKim AarolaFinland Hyvinkään Jää-Ahmat
11FWPatrick ForstnerThailand KCG
83FWMasato KitayamaThailand Team Thailand
61FWMikael Jan IsakssonThailand Aware
10FWAthit KhunraThailand KCG
13FWCharles Nichols LampsonThailand Lexicon Lumberjack
18FWChanokchon LimpinphetThailand Mandalay
17FWNathaphat LuckanatinakornThailand KCG
96FWHideki NagayamaThailand Team Thailand
15FWThanachai SakchaicharoenkulThailand Team Thailand
4FWRakchai SukwiboonThailand Ice Breakers
6FWNakrit SutivijithoThailand Bangkok Warriors

All-time record against other nations

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Updated as of 11 February 2025[7]

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Bahrain1100290
 Bosnia and Herzegovina33001711
 China2002232
 Chinese Taipei1320113783
 Georgia1001010
 Hong Kong96034432
 India2200430
 Indonesia2200260
 Japan3003362
 Kazakhstan2002164
 Kuwait1010008116
 Kyrgyzstan32011819
 Luxembourg2200163
 Macau5500276
 Malaysia1081110222
 Mexico110050
 Mongolia104063746
 Netherlands1001123
 Philippines32012110
 Singapore9801824
 South Africa43011813
 South Korea1001010
 Spain1001215
 Turkmenistan2101169
 United Arab Emirates1330103958
Total11362150667548

References

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  1. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "2025 AIH Ranking of Asian Men's National Ice Hockey Teams – OFFICIAL". AsianIceHockey.com. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ice Rinks in Thailand - Thai Ice Hockey Magazine". www.thaihockey.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Queen Suthida and Ice Hockey: Thailand's Unexpected Connection". AsianIceHockey.com. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ice Hockey in Thailand". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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