Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team

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Emblem of Kuwait.svg
The emblem of Kuwait is used as the badge on the players jerseys.
Association Kuwait Ice Hockey Association
Head coachKamil Vavra
CaptainAli Alsarraf
Team colors   
IIHF codeKUW
First international
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 10–3 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 3 December 2018)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–0 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 December 2018)
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Appearances1 (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.

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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 AgeClub
30Saleh Abdallah D L5 June 2001Kuwait Stars
8Mashari Alajmi F L24 May 2000Kuwait
6Abdulrazaq Aldaei D R11 September 2002Kuwait Stars
26Omar Alhoshan G L7 October 2002Kuwait Warriors
22Hussain Ali D R3 February 2003Kuwait
2Abdulaziz Alkhashan F R2 November 2001Kuwait Warriors
9Abdulmuhsen Alkhashram F R14 April 2003Kuwait Warriors
21Mosaed Alnajem D R16 March 2003Kuwait
29Abdullah Alotaibi F L13 September 2001Kuwait
27Bader Alqattan (A) F R2 December 2001Kuwait Falcons
28Salem Alqattan (A) F R5 November 2002Kuwait Warriors
1Ahmad Alsaegh G L27 October 2000Kuwait Stars
17Ali Alsarraf (C) F L20 October 2001Kuwait Falcons
11Abdullah Alshaddad F R28 January 2003Kuwait Falcons
24Mohammad Alsuraya F R10 May 2000Kuwait
10Aqeel Bosakhar D R29 April 2001Kuwait Falcons
5khalaf Khalaf D L24 January 2001Kuwait Warriors
20Moaaz Khalifuoh D R12 October 2002Kuwait

Team staff

From the team's most recent tournament [6]

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