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Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team

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The emblem of Kuwait is used as the badge on the players jerseys.
AssociationKuwait Ice Hockey Association
Head coachKamil Vavra
CaptainAli Alsarraf
Team colors     
IIHF codeKUW
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
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best result4th (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

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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

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Players and personnel

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Roster

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From the team's most recent tournament[6][7]

# Name Pos S/G Age Club
30 Saleh Abdallah D L (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 Kuwait Stars
8 Mashari Alajmi F L (2000-05-24)24 May 2000 Kuwait
6 Abdulrazaq Aldaei D R (2002-09-11)11 September 2002 Kuwait Stars
26 Omar Alhoshan G L (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 Kuwait Warriors
22 Hussain Ali D R (2003-02-03)3 February 2003 Kuwait
2 Abdulaziz Alkhashan F R (2001-11-02)2 November 2001 Kuwait Warriors
9 Abdulmuhsen Alkhashram F R (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 Kuwait Warriors
21 Mosaed Alnajem D R (2003-03-16)16 March 2003 Kuwait
29 Abdullah Alotaibi F L (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 Kuwait
27 Bader Alqattan (A) F R (2001-12-02)2 December 2001 Kuwait Falcons
28 Salem Alqattan (A) F R (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 Kuwait Warriors
1 Ahmad Alsaegh G L (2000-10-27)27 October 2000 Kuwait Stars
17 Ali Alsarraf (C) F L (2001-10-20)20 October 2001 Kuwait Falcons
11 Abdullah Alshaddad F R (2003-01-28)28 January 2003 Kuwait Falcons
24 Mohammad Alsuraya F R (2000-05-10)10 May 2000 Kuwait
10 Aqeel Bosakhar D R (2001-04-29)29 April 2001 Kuwait Falcons
5 khalaf Khalaf D L (2001-01-24)24 January 2001 Kuwait Warriors
20 Moaaz Khalifuoh D R (2002-10-12)12 October 2002 Kuwait

Team staff

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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

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  1. ^ "Asian tournaments set". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2018-08-24. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Official Games" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ^ a b "Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ a b "Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  5. ^ "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2018-12-06. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. ^ a b "Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ^ "THA – KUW Line-ups". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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