Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League is a Taiwan

Taiwan

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ese ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 league based out of Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 2004, it is run by the Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation

Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation

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. The league is divided into two divisions: The Open Division for local players and The International Division for foreigners living in Taiwan. The league plays their games every weekend out of the Taipei Arena

Taipei Arena

Taipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo,...

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The International Division also assembles an all-star team, the Taiwan Typhoon, to play in various tournaments around Asia each year.

International Division

This league has two distinct divisions. The International Division has nine teams with most players on the teams being foreigners, Canadians being the dominant nationality represented. The teams in the International Division as of the 2008-09 season are the Rhinos, Bears, Tigers, Wolves, Sharks, Lions, Raptors, Dragons and the Mustangs.

The Open Division

The Open Division is more geared towards Taiwanese players, just learning or being relatively new to the game of hockey.

International division

Season	Champion	Runner-up	3rd place	4th place
2009-10	Bears	Tigers
2008-09	Raptors	Wolves
2007-08	Sharks	Lions	Tigers	Wolves
2006-07	Bears	Tigers	Lions	Sharks
2005	Sharks	Bears	Raptors	Tigers
2004	Raptors	Bears	Rhinos	Tigers

Open division

Season	Champion	Runner-up	3rd-place	4th-place
2006-07	Dragons	Hornets	Killer Whales	Leopards
2006	Leopards	Hawks	Killer Whales	Dragons
2004	Hawks	Lions	Leopards	Elephants

External links

• Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League official site
• Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation