Lebanon men's national ice hockey team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |
| Association | Lebanese Hockey Association[1] |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ralph Melki[2] |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
 Lebanon 7–4 Haiti  (Saint-Laurent, Canada; 23 April 2017) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Lebanon 7–4 Haiti (Saint-Laurent, Canada; 23 April 2017) | |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 1–0–0 | |
The Lebanese national ice hockey team (Template:Lang-fr) is the national ice hockey team of Lebanon.
History
Hockey in Lebanon
The Lebanese Hockey Association (Template:Lang-fr) has been created to advance ice, inline and ball hockey initiatives of Lebanese hockey players on a worldwide basis in addition to enabling international development and representation of the country in the sport of hockey. Lebanon was not a member of the IIHF, but a National Ball Hockey Team was a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF) and to compete in the Ball Hockey World Championship (BHWC) in the Czech Republic in June 2017.[3] There are notable players of Lebanese-origin, Nazem Kadri who currently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, Kadri have represented Canada internationally. Ed Hatoum who also played in the NHL, Hatoum was born in Beirut. Fabian Joseph who also represented Canada, Joseph won two Olympic silver medals at the 1992 and the 1994 Olympic Winter Games.
National team
Lebanon played its first game against Maghreb United on 15 April 2017, with an 8–3 win over them. Maghreb United was made up of players from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.[4] Lebanon played in an exhibition game against Haiti on 23 April 2017, at the Aréna Raymond-Bourque in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, with both teams making their international ice hockey debut.[5] Lebanon gets their first international win over Haiti with a score of 7–4.[6]
Roster
The following 20 players have been selected for an exhibition game against Haiti on 23 April 2017.[5]
Head coach: 
Ralph Melki[2]
| # | Name | Pos | S/C | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Frederic Nassif | G | - | Unattached
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| ? | Gabriel Waked[7] | G | L | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 29 June 1999 (aged 17) | Antoine-Girouard Gaulois
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| ? | Jeff Bouhaidar | D | - | Unattached
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| ? | Bassil Boulos | D | L | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 8 August 1990 (aged 26) | Lebanon Ball Hockey National Team
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| ? | Claude Kfoury | D | - | Unattached
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| ? | Alex Halat | D | - | Unattached
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| ? | Charly Nasrallah | D | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 30 July 1980 (aged 36) | Lebanon Ball Hockey National Team
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| ? | Dory Sarkis[8] | D | L | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 10 December 1981 (aged 35) | Unattached
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| ? | Ricardo Tabet[9] | D | L | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 11 May 1985 (aged 31) | Unattached
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| ? | Ricardo Abdulahad | F | R | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 1 October 1996 (aged 20) | Lebanon Ball Hockey National Team
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| ? | Mike Abougoush | F | - | Unattached
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| ? | Bashir Assaf | F | - | Unattached
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| ? | Joe Bouhaidar | F | - | Unattached
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| ? | Karl El-Mir[10] | F | L | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 14 March 1996 (aged 21) |  University of Connecticut
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| ? | Hani El-Zein | F | - | Unattached
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| ? | Moe Halat | F | - | Unattached
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| ? | Dave Khoury | F | - | Unattached
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| ? | Elie Sabeh | F | L | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 14 August 1988 (aged 28) | Lebanon Ball Hockey National Team
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| ? | Edouard Tabet | F | - | Unattached
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| ? | Georges Zarzour | F | - | Unattached
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All-time record against other teams
Last match update: 23 April 2017[6]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
References
- ^ Hockey Lebanon (under construction)
- ^ a b "Q&A With Lebanon National Team Coach Ralph Melki". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Lebanese Ball Hockey Team BHWC 2017 by Pascal Malkoun". GoFundMe. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Lebanon Wins Debut Ice Hockey Game". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ a b Liban vs. Haiti (Match de hockey sur glace) Tickets, Sun, 23 Apr 2017 at 7:00 PM
"Lebanon vs Haiti in a Friendly". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 6 January 2017. - ^ a b "Lebanon Beats Haiti for Historic First International Victory". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=354328
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=146357
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=118042
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=222711
External links
- Lebanon at National Teams of Ice Hockey
- Hockey Lebanon at Facebook