United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team

The United Arab Emirates uses their national emblem as the badge on the teams jerseys
Association	UAE Ice Hockey Association
General Manager	Juma al-Dhaheri
Head coach	Matti Fagerstrom
Assistants	Vitali Sauko
IIHF code	UAE
Team colors
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.

History

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

• 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 6th in Division III (40th overall, officially disqualifed)

Roster

From the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship^[3]

#	Name	Pos	Date of Birth	Club
1	Salem al-Awi	G	27 April 1997	Abu Dhabi ISC
2	Mohammed A al-Dhaheri	D	12 October 1994	Abu Dhabi ISC
3	Sultan al-Mansoori	F	13 January 1996	Abu Dhabi ISC
4	Ahmed al-Ketbi	D	15 June 1995	Abu Dhabi ISC
5	Mubarak al-Kaabi	F	2 May 1995	Abu Dhabi ISC
6	Hazza al-Saedi	F	5 May 1994	Abu Dhabi ISC
7	Mohammed J al-Dhaheri	F	3 September 1995	Abu Dhabi ISC
9	Khalifa al-Mahrouqi	F	1 August 1996	Abu Dhabi ISC
10	Hamad al-Dhaheri	D	5 November 1996	Abu Dhabi ISC
12	Abdulla al-Dhaheri	F	13 February 1996	Abu Dhabi ISC
13	Mohammed al-Ketbi	D	10 September 1995	Abu Dhabi ISC
15	Nasser al-Blooshi	F	28 December 1994	Abu Dhabi ISC
22	Salem al-Yafeai	F	8 August 1994	Abu Dhabi ISC
23	Khaled al-Dhaheri	F	24 September 1997	Abu Dhabi ISC
25	Eisa al-Blooshi	G	18 September 1993	Abu Dhabi ISC

References

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

External links

• United Arab Emirates Ice Hockey Association