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The 2009 Asian Ice Hockey League Harbin leg began Thursday at the Harbin Institute of Physical Education. China Dragon team formed by Heilongjiang's ice hockey players is competing against six teams representing Japan and South Korea. Asian Ice Hockey League, first initiated by Ice Hockey Associations of China, Japan and South Korea in 2004, is the highest level competition of its kind in Asia.