United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team
The UAE uses their national emblem as a badge on the players jerseys. | |
Nickname(s) | فريق دبي (Team Dubai) |
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Association | UAE Ice Sports Federation |
General Manager | Hamel Al Qubaisi |
Head coach | Aliaksei Strakhau |
Assistants | Vitali Sauko |
Captain | Juma Al-Dhaheri |
Most games |
Juma Al-Dhaheri & Omar Al-Shamisi (65) |
Most points | Juma Al-Dhaheri (136) |
Home stadium | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | UAE |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF |
47 |
Highest IIHF | 44 (first in 2015) |
Lowest IIHF | 47 (first in 2010) |
First international | |
(Changchun, China; 26 January 2007) | |
Biggest win | |
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 31 January 2011) | |
Biggest defeat | |
(Changchun, China; 27 January 2007) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2010) |
Best result | 45th (2014) |
Asian Winter Games | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2007) |
Best result | 6th (2007) |
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2008) |
Best result |
|
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 2009) |
Best result |
|
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2010) |
Best result |
|
International record (W–L–T) | |
71–35–1 |
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).[1] The UAE is currently ranked 46th in the world rankings and competes in Division III of the IIHF 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.[2] 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 is 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.[3]
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.[4]
Tournament record
World Championships
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
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2010 | 46th place (4th in Division III, Group A) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2011 | Withdrew from tournament | – | – | – | – | – | |
2012 | Did not participate | – | – | – | – | – | |
2013 | 46th place (6th in Division III) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
2014 | 45th place (5th in Division III) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
2015 | 46th place (6th in Division III) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2016 | Withdrew from tournament | – | – | – | – | – | |
2017 | 47th place (7th in Division III) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2018 | 49th place (3rd Division IIIQ) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Asian Winter Games
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 6th place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2011 | 8th place (3rd in Premier Division) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2017 | 7th place (3rd in Division I) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
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Arab Cup (2008) | |||||||
2008 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–present) | |||||||
2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Challenge Cup of Asia
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
2011 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013 | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2014 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
2015 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
2016 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
2017 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.[5]
All-time record against other nations
As of April 16, 2017
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | |
12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 37 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 24 | |
9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 36 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 25 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 35 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
Total | 107 | 71 | 1 | 35 | 529 | 383 |
References
- ↑ "UAE ice hockey team 'know we can compete' | The National". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Loonen, Joeri (2010-04-20). "From Abu Dhabi to the Acropolis". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ Merk, Martin (2010-06-08). "UAE wins Gulf Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ "Men's Div. III begins". IIHF.com. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "2016 Challenge Cup of Asia - United Arab Emirates. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
External links
- Official website
- United Arab Emirates at IIHF.com
- United Arab Emirates at National Teams of Ice Hockey