Qatar men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Qatar Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Marius Gliga |
| Assistants |  Nico Kivilahti
 Jon Galang |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | QAT |
| First international | |
 Oman 9 – 3 Qatar  (Doha, Qatar; February 28, 2014) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Qatar 7 – 2 Oman (Kuwait City, Kuwait; June 12, 2014) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 United Arab Emirates 10 – 0 Qatar (Doha, Qatar; January 28, 2016) | |
| Gulf Ice Hockey Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
| Best result |  (2016) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | 9th (2016) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 8–12–0 | |
The Qatar national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Qatar, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
History
The sport is mostly not popular in Qatar is ice hockey, until the first edition of Qatar Ice Hockey Championship with participation of 4 team to include Qatari, Canadian and English players organised by the Sports Affairs Department of Qatar Olympic Committee.[1] Qatar team will participate at the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan. They have 2 ice rinks (Gondolania Ice Arena and City Centre Mall) and there is a 2 division hockey league there. The 6 teams for 2009–10 were the RasGas, Sandvipers, Qatar Qanucks, European Fitness Club, Sundogs, and CNAQ Breakers.
On May 18, 2012, they were added as official members by the IIHF.[2] Qatar played its first game against Oman, which they lost 2–1. In 2014, Qatar participated in the Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. They played five games which they lose four and win one, winning the bronze medal against Oman 7–2.
Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I.[3]
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 6 | Ahmed Saad Al Fahad | L | 168 cm | 81 kg | 3 October 1981 | No Team
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| 29 | Ahmad Al Sulaiti | L | 173 cm | 80 kg | 24 February 1998 | No Team
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| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 23 | Sharida Al Abdulla | L | 172 cm | 68 kg | 23 February 1999 | No Team
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| 97 | Mohamed Al Kaabi | L | 172 cm | 56 kg | 18 July 1997 | No Team
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| 8 | Mohammed Al Khalaf | L | 180 cm | 90 kg | 5 July 1994 | No Team
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| 11 | Saad Al Moslamani | R | 174 cm | 69 kg | 15 November 1994 | No Team
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| 55 | Abdulla Al Muhaizaa | R | 183 cm | 79 kg | 3 April 1988 | No Team
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| 99 | Naif Al Rumaihi | L | 176 cm | 80 kg | 8 August 1993 | No Team
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| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 24 | Khalifa Al Abdulrahman | R | 175 cm | 44 kg | 30 December 1997 | No Team
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| 14 | Abdulrahman Al Ashqar | R | 171 cm | 63 kg | 20 August 1991 | No Team
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| 15 | Jien Yang Chua | R | 165 cm | 50 kg | 26 December 1991 | No Team
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| 18 | Saoud Al Kuwari | R | 168 cm | 59 kg | 23 January 1991 | No Team
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| 90 | Chee Ming Lim | R | 173 cm | 74 kg | 31 October 1986 | No Team
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| 10 | Thamer Al Mohannadi | L | 165 cm | 55 kg | 9 August 1988 | No Team
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| 12 | Ali Al Muhaizaa | R | 182 cm | 76 kg | 3 April 1999 | No Team
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| 69 | Jassim Al Sheeb | L | 162 cm | 65 kg | 16 December 1998 | No Team
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| 44 | Abdulla Ibrahim Al Sulaiti | R | 178 cm | 76 kg | 29 August 1994 | No Team
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| 71 | Ahmad Fakhroo | R | 168 cm | 68 kg | 18 May 1999 | No Team
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| 87 | Abdulaziz Fakhroo | L | 175 cm | 63 kg | 31 December 1995 | No Team
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International competitions
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
- 2016 – 9th place (4th in Division I)
All-time Record against other nations
As of April 14, 2016[4]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
 India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
 Macau |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Malaysia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oman |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 |
| United Arab Emirates |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
References
- ^ Qatar Ice Hockey Championship at flickr.com
- ^ "Welcome Jamaica & Qatar". iihf.com. 2012-05-18.
- ^ "2016 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I - Qatar (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-06-1.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "3rd Gulf Cup Ice Hockey Championship". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 2014-06-09.
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