Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team

     IIHF codeKUWFirst international Indonesia 10–3 Kuwait 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 3 December 2018)Biggest defeat Thailand 25–0 Kuwait 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 December 2018)IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division IAppearances1 (first in 2019)Best result4th (2019)International record (W–L–T)0–3–0

The Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of Kuwait. The team is controlled by the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team made its international debut in December 2018 at the 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament which it went on to finish fourth.

History

The Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against Indonesia which they lost 3–10.[3] Kuwait went to lose their other two games against Mongolia and Thailand, finishing the tournament in fourth.[3][4] Their 0–25 loss to Thailand is currently their biggest loss in international competition.[2] Ahmad Alsaegh was named the best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and selected as the best Kuwaiti player of the tournament.[4][5]

International competitions

Players and personnel

Roster

From the team's most recent tournament[6][7]

# Name Pos S/G Age Club
30 Saleh Abdallah D L (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 Kuwait Stars
8 Mashari Alajmi F L (2000-05-24)24 May 2000 Kuwait
6 Abdulrazaq Aldaei D R (2002-09-11)11 September 2002 Kuwait Stars
26 Omar Alhoshan G L (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 Kuwait Warriors
22 Hussain Ali D R (2003-02-03)3 February 2003 Kuwait
2 Abdulaziz Alkhashan F R (2001-11-02)2 November 2001 Kuwait Warriors
9 Abdulmuhsen Alkhashram F R (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 Kuwait Warriors
21 Mosaed Alnajem D R (2003-03-16)16 March 2003 Kuwait
29 Abdullah Alotaibi F L (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 Kuwait
27 Bader Alqattan (A) F R (2001-12-02)2 December 2001 Kuwait Falcons
28 Salem Alqattan (A) F R (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 Kuwait Warriors
1 Ahmad Alsaegh G L (2000-10-27)27 October 2000 Kuwait Stars
17 Ali Alsarraf (C) F L (2001-10-20)20 October 2001 Kuwait Falcons
11 Abdullah Alshaddad F R (2003-01-28)28 January 2003 Kuwait Falcons
24 Mohammad Alsuraya F R (2000-05-10)10 May 2000 Kuwait
10 Aqeel Bosakhar D R (2001-04-29)29 April 2001 Kuwait Falcons
5 khalaf Khalaf D L (2001-01-24)24 January 2001 Kuwait Warriors
20 Moaaz Khalifuoh D R (2002-10-12)12 October 2002 Kuwait

Team staff

From the team's most recent tournament[6]

  • Head coach: Kamil Vavra
  • General manager: Ahmad Alajmi
  • General manager: Ahmad Alomran
  • Team leader: Ghunaim Alazmi
  • Equipment manager: Ramadan Abdelmeguid
  • Team staff: Ali Albehairi

References

  1. ^ "Asian tournaments set". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2018-08-24. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Official Games" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ^ a b "Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ a b "Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  5. ^ "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2018-12-06. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. ^ a b "Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ^ "THA – KUW Line-ups". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

External links

  • Kuwait Ice Hockey Association