United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team

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United Arab Emirates
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationUAE Ice Sports Federation
General managerKhaled Al-Qubaisi
Head coachArtyom Senkevich
AssistantsMikhail Klimin
Sergei Zadelenov
CaptainJuma Al-Dhaheri
Most gamesJuma Al-Dhaheri &
Omar Al-Shamisi (65)
Most pointsJuma Al-Dhaheri (136)
Home stadiumAbu Dhabi Ice Rink
Team colors       
IIHF codeUAE
Ranking
Current IIHF47 Steady (6 June 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF44 (first in 2015)
Lowest IIHF48 (first in 2019)
First international
United Arab Emirates  4–0  Thailand
(Changchun, China; 26 January 2007)
Biggest win
United Arab Emirates  25–0  Bahrain
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 31 January 2011)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  38–0  United Arab Emirates
(Changchun, China; 27 January 2007)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2010)
Best result45th (2014)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances3 (first in 2007)
Best result6th (2007)
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best resultGold medal with cup.svg 1st (2008)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances9 (first in 2009)
Best resultGold medal with cup.svg 1st (2009, 2012, 2017)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2010)
Best resultGold medal with cup.svg 1st (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
77–38–1
Medal record
Division III
Gold medal – first place 2019 United Arab Emirates (Qualification)
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Qualification)
Arab Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Abu Dhabi
GCC Gulf Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuwait City
Gold medal – first place 2012 Abu Dhabi
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kuwait City
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha
Challenge Cup of Asia
Gold medal – first place 2009 Abu Dhabi
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dehradun
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok
Silver medal – second place 2010 Taipei City
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kuwait City
Silver medal – second place 2014 Abu Dhabi
Silver medal – second place 2015 Taipei City
Silver medal – second place 2016 Abu Dhabi

The UAE national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. It is operated under the UAE Ice Sports Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[2] As of 26 May 2019, the UAE is currently ranked 48th in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in Division III Group A tournament of the World Championships.

History[]

In June 2008, the UAE took part in the inaugural Arab Cup in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Algeria, Morocco, and Kuwait. They went on to finish first in the standings and won the gold medal after defeating Kuwait, 4–1. They won the gold in the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia also in Abu Dhabi.

In 2010, the UAE became the first from an Arab nation to play in the IIHF World Championship when they participated in Division III.[3] Although the UAE was not ranked in the world rankings until they played against Ireland, Luxembourg, and Greece, and finished last in Group A with a record of four losses. Their new head coach was Teemu Taruvuori of Finland. In May 2010, the UAE participated in the Kuwaiti organized GCC Gulf Championship, finishing first after winning all three of their games.[4]

Withdrawal from 2011 and 2016 IIHF tournaments[]

The UAE decided to withdraw from the 2011 Division III tournament in Cape Town, South Africa because they refused to compete against Israel, who was also in the tournament. They also withdrew from the 2016 Division III tournament, with no reason cited.[5]

Roster[]

Current roster of UAE as of 2019[6]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
20 Ahmed Al Dhaheri L 173 cm 85 kg (1985-12-20) 20 December 1985 (age 36) United Arab Emirates
1 Khaled Al Suwaidi L 175 cm 80 kg (1980-03-27) 27 March 1980 (age 41) United Arab Emirates
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
17 Saif Al Ameri R 166 cm 58 kg (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 23) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
3 Mohammed Al Dhaheri R 178 cm 78 kg (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 27) United Arab Emirates
16 Mohammed Al Shamsi L 173 cm 80 kg (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 23) United Arab Emirates
6 Ahmed Al Suwaidi R 187 cm 110 kg (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 24) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
11 Nils Rem L 180 cm 65 kg (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 31) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
21 Vitali Savko R 189 cm 88 kg (1974-03-08) 8 March 1974 (age 47) United Arab Emirates
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
12 Faisal Al Baloushi L 173 cm 70 kg (1983-10-06) 6 October 1983 (age 38) United Arab Emirates
7 Juma Al Dhaheri L 174 cm 59 kg (1975-07-15) 15 July 1975 (age 46) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
8 Mohammed Al Kaabi R 174 cm 59 kg (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 22) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
23 Mubarak Al Mazrouei R 173 cm 66 kg (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 28) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
5 Khaled Al Mahrouqi R 171 cm 65 kg (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 25) United Arab Emirates
2 Suhail Al Mehairi L 172 cm 71 kg (1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 40) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
18 Saeed Al Nuaimi L 174 cm 63 kg (1991-05-12) 12 May 1991 (age 30) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
9 Omar Al Shamsi L 170 cm 68 kg (1974-01-01) 1 January 1974 (age 48) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
14 Salem Al Yafeai R 167 cm 68 kg (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 27) United Arab Emirates
15 Artyom Karkotsky L 187 cm 91 kg (1985-10-28) 28 October 1985 (age 36) United Arab Emirates
19 Artur Zainutdinov L 180 cm 85 kg (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 29) United Arab Emirates

Tournament record[]

World Championships[]

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
1930 through 2009 Did not enter
2010 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 46th place
(4th in Division III A)
3 0 0 0 3
2011 South Africa Cape Town Withdrew from tournament
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2012 Turkey Erzurum Did not participate
2013 South Africa Cape Town 46th place
(6th in Division III)
5 0 0 0 5
2014 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 45th place
(5th in Division III)
5 1 0 1 3
2015 Turkey İzmir 46th place
(6th in Division III)
6 1 0 1 4
2016 Turkey Istanbul Withdrew from tournament
(All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2017 Bulgaria Sofia 47th place
(7th in Division III)
4 0 0 0 4
2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 49th place
(3rd in Division III Q)
3 1 0 0 2
2019 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 47th place
(1st in Division III Q)
5 4 0 0 1
2020 and 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7][8]
2022 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer TBD
Total 8/11 31 7 0 2 22

Asian Winter Games[]

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
1986 through 2003 Did not enter
2007 China Changchun 6th place 4 2 0 0 2
2011 Kazakhstan Astana 8th place
(3rd in Premier Division)
6 4 0 0 2
2017 Japan Sapporo 7th place
(3rd in Division I)
5 3 0 0 2
Total 3/3 15 9 0 0 6

Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship[]

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
Arab Cup (2008)
2008 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 5 4 1 0 0
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
2010 Kuwait Kuwait City Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 3 3 0 0 0
2012 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 5 4 1 0 0
2014 Kuwait Kuwait City Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2016 Qatar Doha Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
Total 5/5 23 21 2 0 0

Challenge Cup of Asia[]

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
2008  Hong Kong Did not participate
2009 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2010 Chinese Taipei Taipei City Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place 5 3 0 1 1
2011 Kuwait Kuwait City Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place 5 4 0 0 1
2012 India Dehradun Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2013 Thailand Bangkok 6th place 5 2 0 1 2
2014 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place 5 3 1 0 1
2015 Chinese Taipei Taipei City Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1
2016 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1
2017 Thailand Bangkok Gold medal with cup.svg 1st place 4 3 1 0 0
2018 Philippines Pasay Did not participate
2019 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
2020  Singapore
Total 9/13 42 31 2 2 7

All-time record against other nations[]

Last match update: 6 April 2019

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Kuwait 16 16 0 0 78 16
 Thailand 13 10 0 3 58 39
 Mongolia 8 8 0 0 38 12
 Malaysia 6 6 0 0 46 7
 Oman 5 5 0 0 40 4
 Singapore 4 4 0 0 30 6
 Qatar 4 4 0 0 28 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina* 4 3 0 1 21 11
 Bahrain 3 3 0 0 53 0
 Macau 3 3 0 0 22 0
 Georgia 3 2 0 1 25 27
 Algeria 2 2 0 0 16 6
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 14 1
 India 1 1 0 0 10 0
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 9 0
 Hong Kong 9 4 1 4 37 27
 Turkmenistan 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 5 11
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 0 15
 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 38
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 5 15
 Kyrgyzstan 2 0 0 2 4 21
 South Africa 2 0 0 2 0 23
 Greece 3 1 0 2 6 11
 North Korea 4 0 0 4 6 33
 Luxembourg 5 0 0 5 6 43
 Chinese Taipei 9 2 0 7 29 37
Total 116 77 1 38 586 410

Note: The UAE was awarded a 5–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III after Bosnia and Herzegovina forfeited the game.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "UAE ice hockey team 'know we can compete' | The National". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ Loonen, Joeri (20 April 2010). "From Abu Dhabi to the Acropolis". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  4. ^ Merk, Martin (8 June 2010). "UAE wins Gulf Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Men's Div. III begins". IIHF.com. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ "UAE at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  7. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Bosnia withdraws". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

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