Sweeping away the haze of the first 4 losses, the Chinese Taipei men's ice hockey team finally opened in the group stage of the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, and against the Thai team on the 10th, the Chinese Taipei men's ice hockey team scored two goals in the second quarter, added insurance points in the third quarter, and finally won the victory 3:1 and won the first victory in the group stage of this event.

Chinese Taipei's first men's ice hockey win over Kaihu

Chinese Taipei men's ice hockey and Japan, South Korea, Kazakhstan, China, Thailand in Group A, captain Lin Hongru said that the first four games against the world's higher ranked teams, Chinese Taipei men's ice hockey tactical setting is to narrow the score gap as much as possible, and indeed implement the tactics prepared by the coach, the goal is to win the game against Thailand, he said: "Everyone was a little nervous at the beginning, after all, the strength of the two sides is similar, fortunately in the second quarter we have adjusted, very happy to win this victory, it is very helpful for our game tomorrow." ”

Chinese Taipei's men's ice hockey team broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute through Zhang Hanyuan, and then Wen Pei'an scored another goal in the 30th minute. In the 45th minute, Lin Youchen broke through the opponent's door again, extended the lead again, and finally won the first victory with a 3:1 smile. Chinese Taipei men's ice hockey team has a record of 1 win and 4 defeats in the group stage, ranking 5th in the group, and all 6 teams in Group A will advance to the top 8 on the 12th.

In this event, Chinese Taipei men's ice hockey conceded a total of 51 goals in the first 4 games of the group stage, and lost 0:17 in the face of Kazakhstan, Lin Hongru as a veteran of the 3rd Asian Winter Games, also encouraged his teammates before the group stage, and challenged himself in the face of strong teams, after all, it is usually difficult to play against them, taking the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games as an example, when Chinese Taipei men's ice hockey was divided into Group B, completely missed the strong team in Group A, "This is a good opportunity, Taiwan's ice hockey has also improved a lot in recent years, although there is still a gap, But try to see if you can catch up. ”

In the first few games, Lin Hongru said that because there is nothing to lose, he also encouraged his teammates to start from defense, and then seize the opportunity to convert into fast attack, he said: "After all, the players are relatively young, and every experience on the field is valuable, which will be helpful for the games after the Asian Winter Games and the World Cup." ”