 The emblem of Kuwait is used as the badge on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Kuwait Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Kamil Vavra |
| Captain | Ali Alsarraf |
| IIHF code | KUW |
| Team colours | |
| First 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 I | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | 4th (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[]
- 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I. Finish: 4th
Players and personnel[]
Roster[]
From the team's most recent tournament[6][7]
| # | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Saleh Abdallah | D | L | 5 June 2001 | Kuwait Stars |
| 8 | Mashari Alajmi | F | L | 24 May 2000 | Kuwait |
| 6 | Abdulrazaq Aldaei | D | R | 11 September 2002 | Kuwait Stars |
| 26 | Omar Alhoshan | G | L | 7 October 2002 | Kuwait Warriors |
| 22 | Hussain Ali | D | R | 3 February 2003 | Kuwait |
| 2 | Abdulaziz Alkhashan | F | R | 2 November 2001 | Kuwait Warriors |
| 9 | Abdulmuhsen Alkhashram | F | R | 14 April 2003 | Kuwait Warriors |
| 21 | Mosaed Alnajem | D | R | 16 March 2003 | Kuwait |
| 29 | Abdullah Alotaibi | F | L | 13 September 2001 | Kuwait |
| 27 | Bader Alqattan (A) | F | R | 2 December 2001 | Kuwait Falcons |
| 28 | Salem Alqattan (A) | F | R | 5 November 2002 | Kuwait Warriors |
| 1 | Ahmad Alsaegh | G | L | 27 October 2000 | Kuwait Stars |
| 17 | Ali Alsarraf (C) | F | L | 20 October 2001 | Kuwait Falcons |
| 11 | Abdullah Alshaddad | F | R | 28 January 2003 | Kuwait Falcons |
| 24 | Mohammad Alsuraya | F | R | 10 May 2000 | Kuwait |
| 10 | Aqeel Bosakhar | D | R | 29 April 2001 | Kuwait Falcons |
| 5 | khalaf Khalaf | D | L | 24 January 2001 | Kuwait Warriors |
| 20 | Moaaz Khalifuoh | D | R | 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[]
- ↑ Asian tournaments set. International Ice Hockey Federation (2018-08-24).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official Games. National Teams of Ice Hockey.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Games. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Standings. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches. International Ice Hockey Federation (2018-12-06).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Roster. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ THA – KUW Line-ups. International Ice Hockey Federation (2018-12-06).
External links[]
| Men's national under-20 ice hockey teams | |
|---|---|
| Africa | South Africa |
| Americas | Canada - Jamaica* - Mexico - United States |
| Asia and Oceania | Australia - China - Chinese Taipei - India - Indonesia* - Israel - Japan - Kazakhstan - Korea (North) - Korea (South) - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan - Malaysia - Mongolia - New Zealand - Philippines - Thailand - United Arab Emirates |
| Europe | Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czechia - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Great Britain - Greece* - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine |
| Former teams | CIS - Czechoslovakia - Serbia and Montenegro - Soviet Union - Yugoslavia - |
| * * IIHF associate members | |
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