United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team

The United Arab Emirates uses their national emblem as the badge on the teams jerseys
Association UAE Ice Hockey Association
General Manager United Arab Emirates Juma al-Dhaheri
Head coach Finland Matti Fagerstrom
Assistants Belarus Vitali Sauko
Team colors                    
IIHF code UAE
First international
 Bulgaria 16 – 0 United Arab Emirates 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 January 2013)
Biggest defeat
 China 23 – 1 United Arab Emirates 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 17 January 2013)
International record (W–L–T)
0–5–0

The United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. The team is controlled by the UAE Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

The United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team played its first game in 2013 during the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Prior to the start of the tournament the United Arab Emirates were disqualified and all of their games were declared forfeit for failing to register the minimum of 15 skaters and two goaltenders.[2] The team was allowed to play exhibition games during the tournament, however the results of the games did not count towards the standings with the scores being officially record as 5–0 wins to all the opposing teams.[2] The United Arab Emirates lost all five of their exhibition games against the other teams in the tournament. The largest loss was against China who won the game 23–1.[2]

International competitions

Roster

From the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship[3]

# Name Pos Date of Birth Club
1 Salem al-Awi G 27 April 1997 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
2 Mohammed A al-Dhaheri D 12 October 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
3 Sultan al-Mansoori F 13 January 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
4 Ahmed al-Ketbi D 15 June 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
5 Mubarak al-Kaabi F 2 May 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
6 Hazza al-Saedi F 5 May 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
7 Mohammed J al-Dhaheri F 3 September 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
9 Khalifa al-Mahrouqi F 1 August 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
10 Hamad al-Dhaheri D 5 November 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
12 Abdulla al-Dhaheri F 13 February 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
13 Mohammed al-Ketbi D 10 September 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
15 Nasser al-Blooshi F 28 December 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
22 Salem al-Yafeai F 8 August 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
23 Khaled al-Dhaheri F 24 September 1997 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
25 Eisa al-Blooshi G 18 September 1993 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC

References

  1. "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Exhibition Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  3. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
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