tʃaɪnˈiːz tˌaɪpˈeɪ wʌz nˌɑːɾə mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɪɪhf æt ðə tˈaɪm, bˌʌt ʃˈoʊd ˌʌp tə ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt ˈɛnɪwˌeɪ, ænd wʌz ɐlˈaʊd tə plˈeɪ wˈʌn ɡˈeɪm ɐɡˈɛnst ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ tˈiːm.
Chinese Taipei was not a member of the IIHF at the time, but showed up to the tournament anyway, and was allowed to play one game against each other team.