2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship

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2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Dates28 May – 1 June 2012
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored105 (10.5 per game)
  2010
2014  

The 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was the second Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. It took place between 28 May and 1 June 2012 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Kuwait in the gold medal game, claiming their second title of the championships. Oman finished third after defeating Bahrain in the bronze medal game.

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Overview

The 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship began on 28 May 2012 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates with the games being played at Zayed Sports City. [1] [2] The United Arab Emirates as host and defending champion returned along with Kuwait and Oman to compete in their second Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. Saudi Arabia who competed in the 2010 championship did not send a team while Bahrain made their first appearance in the competition. The four teams first competed in a round robin competition, with their ranking determining their seeding in the semi-finals. [1] The United Arab Emirates finished in first place after the round robin and were seeded against fourth place Bahrain, while second place Kuwait was seeded with third place Oman. [1] The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait both won their semi-finals and advanced to the gold medal game, while the losing teams advanced to the bronze medal game. [1] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Kuwait 3–1 in the gold medal game, winning their second championship title. Oman finished third after defeating Bahrain 5–1 in the bronze medal game. [2] [1]

Round robin

The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the number one ranked team is seeded into a semi-final against the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team plays in the second semi-final against the team who finished in third place. [1]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 32100273+248
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 32010265+217
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 310021124133
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 30003739320
Source: [ citation needed ]
28 May 2012 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg13 – 2
(4–0, 4–1, 5–1)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Zayed Sports City
Game reference
28 May 2012 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg8 – 1
(4–0, 1–1, 3–0)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Zayed Sports City
Game reference
29 May 2012 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg11 – 0
(4–0, 2–0, 5–0)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Zayed Sports City
Game reference
29 May 2012 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg16 – 0
(6–0, 3–0, 7–0)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Zayed Sports City
Game reference
30 May 2012 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg5 – 10
(2–2, 3–6, 0–2)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Zayed Sports City
Game reference
30 May 2012 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3 – 2 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Zayed Sports City
Game reference

Playoff round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
31 May
 
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 11
 
1 June
 
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3
 
31 May
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 12
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0
 
Third place
 
 
1 June
 
 
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 5
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1

Semi-finals

31 May 2012 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg11 – 1
(5–1, 5–0, 1–0)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Zayed Sports City
Game reference
31 May 2012 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg12 – 0
(4–0, 5–0, 2–0)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Zayed Sports City
Game reference

Bronze medal game

1 June 2012 Oman  Flag of Oman.svg5 – 1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Zayed Sports City
Game reference

Gold medal game

1 June 2012 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3 – 1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Zayed Sports City
Game reference

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