United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team

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Shirt badge/Association crest
The United Arab Emirates uses their national emblem as the badge on the teams jerseys
Association UAE Ice Hockey Association
General Manager United Arab Emirates Juma al-Dhaheri
Head coach Finland Matti Fagerstrom
Assistants Belarus Vitali Sauko
IIHF code UAE
Team colours                    
First international
 Bulgaria 16 – 0 United Arab Emirates 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 January 2013)
Biggest defeat
 China 23 – 1 United Arab Emirates 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 17 January 2013)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2013)
Best result 40th (2013)
International record (W–L–T)
0–5–0

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 Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

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History[edit]

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]

International competitions[edit]

Roster[edit]

From the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship[3]

# Name Pos Date of Birth Club
1 Salem al-Awi G 01997-04-2727 April 1997 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
2 Mohammed A al-Dhaheri D 01994-10-1212 October 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
3 Sultan al-Mansoori F 01996-01-1313 January 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
4 Ahmed al-Ketbi D 01995-06-1515 June 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
5 Mubarak al-Kaabi F 01995-05-022 May 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
6 Hazza al-Saedi F 01994-05-055 May 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
7 Mohammed J al-Dhaheri F 01995-09-033 September 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
9 Khalifa al-Mahrouqi F 01996-08-011 August 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
10 Hamad al-Dhaheri D 01996-11-055 November 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
12 Abdulla al-Dhaheri F 01996-02-1313 February 1996 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
13 Mohammed al-Ketbi D 01995-09-1010 September 1995 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
15 Nasser al-Blooshi F 01994-12-2828 December 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
22 Salem al-Yafeai F 01994-08-088 August 1994 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
23 Khaled al-Dhaheri F 01997-09-2424 September 1997 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC
25 Eisa al-Blooshi G 01993-09-1818 September 1993 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi ISC

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-02-02. 
  2. ^ a b c "Exhibition Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02. 
  3. ^ "Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-02-02. 

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