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United Arab Emirates
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationUAE Ice Sports Federation
General managerJuma Al-Dhaheri
Head coachDavid Rich
AssistantsDavid Ciboch
CaptainObaid Al-Mehairbi
Most gamesJuma Al-Dhaheri (113)
Top scorerJuma Al-Dhaheri (108)
Most pointsJuma Al-Dhaheri (227)
Home stadiumAbu Dhabi Ice Rink
Team colors       
IIHF codeUAE
Ranking
Current IIHF36 Increase 3 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF36 (2024)
Lowest IIHF48 (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
Appearances10 (first in 2010)
Best result31st (2024)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances3 (first in 2007)
Best result6th (2007)
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best result 1st (2008)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances9 (first in 2009)
Best result 1st (2009, 2012, 2017)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2010)
Best result 1st (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
92–39–1
Medal record
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
GCC Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kuwait City
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 (Template:Lang-ar) 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]

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
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
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[6][7]
2022 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 37th place
(1st in Division III A)		 4 4 0 0 0
2023 Turkey Istanbul 35th place
(1st in Division II B)		 5 5 0 0 0
2024 Serbia Belgrade 31st place (3rd in Division II A) 5 3 0 0 2
2025 Australia Melbourne TBD
Total 11/14 45 19 0 2 24

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
2025 China Harbin
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 1st place 5 4 1 0 0
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
2010 Kuwait Kuwait City 1st place 3 3 0 0 0
2012 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 1st place 5 4 1 0 0
2014 Kuwait Kuwait City 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2016 Qatar Doha 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
GCC Games (2022)
2022 Kuwait Kuwait City 1st place 3 3 0 0 0
Total 6/6 26 24 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 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2010 Chinese Taipei Taipei City 2nd place 5 3 0 1 1
2011 Kuwait Kuwait City 2nd place 5 4 0 0 1
2012 India Dehradun 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2013 Thailand Bangkok 6th place 5 2 0 1 2
2014 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2nd place 5 3 1 0 1
2015 Chinese Taipei Taipei City 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1
2016 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1
2017 Thailand Bangkok 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: 27 April 2024[8]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Algeria 2 2 0 0 16 6
 Australia 1 1 0 0 5 4
 Bahrain 4 4 0 0 60 2
 Belgium 1 1 0 0 4 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 4 0 1 27 14
 Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 12 13
 Chinese Taipei 10 3 0 7 39 39
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 4
 Georgia 4 2 0 2 19 26
 Greece 3 1 0 2 6 11
 Hong Kong 9 4 1 4 37 27
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 7 2
 India 1 1 0 0 10 0
 Iran 1 1 0 0 9 6
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 5 15
 Israel 1 1 0 0 10 6
 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 38
 Kuwait 17 17 0 0 83 19
 Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 8 30
 Luxembourg 7 2 0 5 19 48
 Macau 3 3 0 0 22 0
 Malaysia 6 6 0 0 46 7
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 9 4
 Mongolia 8 8 0 0 38 12
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 9 0
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 7 1
 North Korea 4 0 0 4 6 33
 Oman 6 6 0 0 47 9
 Qatar 4 4 0 0 28 3
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 19 2
 Serbia 1 0 0 1 2 5
 Singapore 4 4 0 0 30 6
 South Africa 2 0 0 2 0 23
 Thailand 13 10 0 3 58 39
 Turkey 3 2 0 1 21 19
 Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 10 8
Total 132 90 1 41 694 477

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II.[9]

Head coach: David Rich

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 F Obaid Al Muharrami 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1983-01-27) 27 January 1983 (age 41) United Arab Emirates Al Ain Theebs
4 F Eissa Al Mehairbi 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
6 D Airat Badegyev 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 32) United Arab Emirates Dubai White Bears
8 F Timothy Ramseyer 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 (age 22) United Arab Emirates Dubai Mighty Camels
9 D Nils Remess – A 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
11 F Ilya Chuikov 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
12 F Talal Bensammoud 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
13 F Dmitri Likhachev 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31) United Arab Emirates Al Ain Theebs
15 D Dmitri Shapovalov 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 31) United Arab Emirates Al Ain Theebs
16 F Omar Al Shamsi 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1974-01-01) 1 January 1974 (age 50) United Arab Emirates Al Ain Theebs
17 D Sergei Kuznetsov 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 33) United Arab Emirates Dubai White Bears
18 F Artem Klavdiev 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 25) United Arab Emirates Al Ain Theebs
19 F Luka Vukoja – A 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29) Croatia KHL Mladost
20 GK Maksim Rashchupkin 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22) United Arab Emirates Dubai Mighty Camels
21 F Butti Al Qubaisi 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2001-12-06) 6 December 2001 (age 23) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
22 F Dmitri Salvasser 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25) United Arab Emirates Dubai Mighty Camels
23 F Abdulla Al Humaidi 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms
24 F Omer Al Mehairbi – C 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 23) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Shaheen
25 GK Abdulrahman Al Hosani 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Storms

See also

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "UAE ice hockey team 'know we can compete' | The National". The National. Abu Dhabi. 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 11 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Men's Div. III begins". IIHF.com. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Ice Hockey in U.A.E." National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Team Roster UA Emirates". iihf.com. 20 April 2024.
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