United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team

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Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg
The United Arab Emirates uses their national emblem as the badge on the team's jerseys
Association UAE Ice Sports Federation
Team colors    
IIHF codeUAE
First international
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 16 – 0 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 January 2013)
Biggest win
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 6 – 0 India  Flag of India.svg
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 December 2017)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 23 – 1 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 17 January 2013)
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances2 (first in 2018 )
Best result3rd (2018)
International record (W–L–T)
2–10–0

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 Sports Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Since debuting in 2013 the United Arab Emirates have competed in a series of exhibition games and competed in the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished third.

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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]

The United Arab Emirates returned to international competition in December 2017 at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3] At the tournament the United Arab Emirates took on hosts Malaysia, India, Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines in a single round robin schedule. [3] They finished in third place on the standings after winning two of their four games. [4] Goaltender Abdulrahman Al Hosani was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament by the IIHF Directorate and forward Mohamed Al Mehairbi was selected as best Emirati player of the tournament. [5] [6]

International competitions

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References

  1. ↑ "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III". IIHF . Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Exhibition Games". IIHF . Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  3. 1 2 "2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". IIHF . Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. ↑ Merk, Martin (2017-12-18). "Malaysian juniors win". IIHF . Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF . 2017-12-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. ↑ "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). IIHF . 2017-12-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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