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The '''United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team''' represents the [[United Arab Emirates]] in international competition.
  
   
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It competed for the first time in the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s World Championship in 2010. It finished last in Group A of the [[2010 IIHF World Championship Division III]] tournament in [[Luxembourg]].
  
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{| cellspacing="5" class="infobox vcard"
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|+ style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold;"|United Arab Emirates
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! style="text-align: left;"|Nickname(s)
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| style=""|فريق دبي ''(Team Dubai)''
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Association
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| style=""|
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UAE Ice Hockey
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Association
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|General Manager
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| style=""|Mohamad Aref El Jachi
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Head coach
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| style=""|Teemu Taruvuori
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Assistants
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| style=""|Pekka Posio
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Captain
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| style=""|Juma Al Dhaheri
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Most games
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| style=""|Omar Al Shamshi (22)
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Most points
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| style=""|Juma Al Dhaheri (48)
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|IIHF ranking
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| style=""|47
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Highest IIHF ranking
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| style=""|47 (2010)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|First international
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|-
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| United Arab Emirates 4 - 0 Thailand
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(Changchun, China; January 26, 2007)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|Biggest win
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|-
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| United Arab Emirates 14 - 1 Saudi Arabia
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(Kuwait City, Kuwait; May 27, 2010)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|Biggest defeat
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|-
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| Kazakhstan 38 - 0 United Arab Emirates
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(Changchun, China; January 27, 2007)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|Asian Winter Games
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Appearances
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| style=""|1 (''first in 2007'')
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Best result
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| style=""|6th (2007)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Appearances
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| style=""|1 (''first in 2008'')
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Best result
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| style=""|(2008)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Appearances
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| style=""|2 (''first in 2009'')
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Best result
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| style=""|(2009)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Appearances
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| style=""|1 (''first in 2010'')
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|-
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! style="text-align: left;"|Best result
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| style=""|(2010)
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|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|International record (W–L–T)
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|-
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|18-6-1
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|}
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The '''UAE ice hockey team''' is the national ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. The team is operated under the UAE Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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== History==
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In June 2008, UAE took part in the inaugural Arab Cup of Ice Hockey in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Algeria, Morocco and Kuwait. UAE went on to finish first in the standings and won the gold medal after defeating Kuwait 4-1. UAE won gold in the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.
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In 2010, the team became the first from an Arab nation to play in the IIHF World Championships when they participated in the IIHF Division III World Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[1]</sup> Although the team was not ranked in the world rankings, they played against Ireland, Luxembourg, and Greece, and finished fourth in the group with a record of four losses. New head coach is Teemu Taruvuori (from Finland). In May they participated in the Kuwaiti organised Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, finishing first after winning all three of their games.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IIHF_GULF2010_1-0">[2]</sup>
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== All-time Record against other nations==
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''As of May 28, 2009''
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Team
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!GP
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!W
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!T
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!L
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!GF
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!GA
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|-
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| Kuwait
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|3
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|3
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|0
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|0
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|13
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|5
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|-
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| Algeria
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|2
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|2
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|0
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|0
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|16
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|6
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|-
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| Thailand
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|2
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|2
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|0
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|0
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|9
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|3
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|-
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| Morocco
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|9
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|0
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|-
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| Macau
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|7
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|0
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|-
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| Hong Kong
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|5
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|1
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|-
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| Oman
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|11
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|0
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|-
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| Saudi Arabia
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|14
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|1
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|-
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| Singapore
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|4
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|2
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|-
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| Malaysia
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|3
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|1
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|-
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| North Korea
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|1
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|2
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|9
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|-
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| Kazakhstan
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|1
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|0
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|38
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|-
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| Greece
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|1
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|7
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|-
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| Luxembourg
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|1
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|2
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|3
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|-
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| Ireland
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|1
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|0
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|0
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|1
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|2
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|8
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|-
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|TOTAL
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|19
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|15
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|0
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|4
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|98
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|84
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Revision as of 16:08, 14 September 2010


United Arab Emirates
Nickname(s) فريق دبي (Team Dubai)
Association

UAE Ice Hockey

Association

General Manager Mohamad Aref El Jachi
Head coach Teemu Taruvuori
Assistants Pekka Posio
Captain Juma Al Dhaheri
Most games Omar Al Shamshi (22)
Most points Juma Al Dhaheri (48)
IIHF ranking 47
Highest IIHF ranking 47 (2010)
First international
United Arab Emirates 4 - 0 Thailand

(Changchun, China; January 26, 2007)

Biggest win
United Arab Emirates 14 - 1 Saudi Arabia

(Kuwait City, Kuwait; May 27, 2010)

Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan 38 - 0 United Arab Emirates

(Changchun, China; January 27, 2007)

Asian Winter Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2007)
Best result 6th (2007)
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Appearances 1 (first in 2008)
Best result (2008)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances 2 (first in 2009)
Best result (2009)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2010)
Best result (2010)
International record (W–L–T)
18-6-1

The UAE ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. The team is operated under the UAE Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.


History

In June 2008, UAE took part in the inaugural Arab Cup of Ice Hockey in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Algeria, Morocco and Kuwait. UAE went on to finish first in the standings and won the gold medal after defeating Kuwait 4-1. UAE won gold in the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.

In 2010, the team became the first from an Arab nation to play in the IIHF World Championships when they participated in the IIHF Division III World Championship.[1] Although the team was not ranked in the world rankings, they played against Ireland, Luxembourg, and Greece, and finished fourth in the group with a record of four losses. New head coach is Teemu Taruvuori (from Finland). In May they participated in the Kuwaiti organised Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, finishing first after winning all three of their games.[2]

All-time Record against other nations

As of May 28, 2009

Team GP W T L GF GA
Kuwait 3 3 0 0 13 5
Algeria 2 2 0 0 16 6
Thailand 2 2 0 0 9 3
Morocco 1 1 0 0 9 0
Macau 1 1 0 0 7 0
Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 5 1
Oman 1 1 0 0 11 0
Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 14 1
Singapore 1 1 0 0 4 2
Malaysia 1 1 0 0 3 1
North Korea 1 0 0 1 2 9
Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 38
Greece 1 1 0 0 1 7
Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 2 3
Ireland 1 0 0 1 2 8
TOTAL 19 15 0 4 98 84
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