Bahrain men's national ice hockey team explained

Bahrain
Badge:Emblem_of_Bahrain.svg
Badge Size:180px
Coach:Petr Dubský
Most Games:Three players (15)
Top Scorer:Nikita Shpakov (6)
Most Points:Nikita Shpakov (10)
Iihf Code:BHR
First Game: 10–3
Largest Win: 7–2
Largest Loss: 29–0
Regional Name:Asian Winter Games
Regional Cup Apps:1
Regional Cup First:2011
Regional Cup Best:12th (2011)
Regional2 Name:Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Regional2 Cup Apps:1
Regional2 Cup First:2012
Regional2 Cup Best:4th (2012)
Regional3 Name:Arab Cup
Regional3 Cup Apps:1
Regional3 Cup First:2023
Regional3 Cup Best:4th (2023)
Record:2–21–0

The Bahrain national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب البحرين لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bahrain. Bahrain is not a member of the IIHF, does not have the country's ice hockey governing body, and therefore not eligible to enter any IIHF World Championship events.

History

Bahrain played its first international game in a 2010 friendly game against Kuwait in which they lost, 10–3. The following year, Bahrain competed in the Premier Division of the 2011 Asian Winter Games. In the first two games they were beaten by Malaysia (25–0) and by Thailand (29–0). They finished the tournament losing all six of their games and placing last on the table.[1] In 2012, Bahrain competed at the 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. The team finished last after losing the bronze medal game against Oman.[2]

After ten years of inactivity, Bahrain returned to competition at the 2022 GCC Games, where they lost all three games against the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.[3]

Bahrain had the longest losing streak of 18 games and had not won its first game until 7 May 2023, they defeated Algeria 6–5 in overtime in their first game at the 2023 Arab Cup. Russian-born Bahraini forward Zakhar Zakharov, who played 49 games in the MHL with Sarmaty Orenburg,[4] recorded his first hat-trick by scoring three goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime.

Tournament record

Asian Winter Games

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12th place
6 0 0 0 6
withdrew
Total 1/2 6 0 0 0 6

GCC Gulf Championship/Arab Cup

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GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
did not participate
4th place 5 0 0 0 5
did not participate
did not participate
GCC Games (2022)
4th place 3 0 0 0 3
Arab Cup (2023–)
4th place 5 1 1 0 3
Total 3/6 13 1 1 0 11

All-time record against other national teams

Last match update: 13 May 2023

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1 1 0 0 6 5
6 0 0 6 12 67
1 0 0 1 10 15
1 0 0 1 1 8
1 0 0 1 0 25
1 0 0 1 1 21
4 0 0 4 10 25
1 0 0 1 2 5
1 0 0 1 0 29
1 1 0 0 7 2
4 0 0 4 2 60
1 0 0 1 0 17
Total 23 2 0 21 51 279

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bahrain Men All Time Results. 11 August 2016. National Teams of Ice Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005234410/http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bahrian-all-time-results.pdf. 5 October 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: 2012 GCC Gulf Ice Hockey Championships . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 3 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205165423/http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html . 5 February 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: UAE Ice Hockey Team Claim Title Of 3Rd GCC Games Kuwait '22 . MENAFN.COM . 27 May 2022 . 18 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Zakhar Zakharov at eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. 8 May 2023.