The Philippines will host the 2018 Challenge Cup of Asia
from April 3-8, 2018 at the SM Skating Mall of Asia in Pasay City. This is the
first time that the country will sponsor the annual international ice hockey
tournament that is sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation
(IIHF).
“We are very proud and excited to host, for the first time,
the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia which has been held in different countries since
it was founded in 2008,” said Chris Sy, Federation of Ice Hockey Philippines
president.
The 2018 Challenge Cup also marks the first time that the
Philippines will compete in the men’s top division of the annual tournament
among some of the best ice hockey teams in the region.
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The Philippine Ice Hockey Team hopes to make the country
proud as it competes against Thailand, Kuwait, Mongolia, and Singapore in the
2018 IHHF Challenge Cup of Asia at the SM Skating Mall of Asia. All Philippine
team games are scheduled for 7PM.
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