Kuwait Ice Hockey Association Explained

The Kuwait Ice Hockey Association (Arabic: الاتحاد الكويتي لهوكي الجليد) is the governing body of ice hockey in Kuwait. Kuwait had originally joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1985, but was expelled in 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity.^[1] Kuwait was re-admitted into the IIHF on 8 May 2009.^[2]

National teams

• Men's national team
• Men's U20 national team
• Women's national team

Participation by year

2023

Event	Division	Host nation	Date	Result
Men	Div. IV	Mongolia	23–26 March 2023	3rd place
Women AOC		Thailand	30 April–7 May 2023	8th place
Arab Cup		Kuwait	7–13 May 2023	2nd place

External links

• IIHF profile
• Official website of the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Story #42;Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world. International Ice Hockey Federation. 9 June 2009. 2008. Szemberg, Szymon . Podnieks, Andrew. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101228054355/http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html. 28 December 2010.
2. Web site: Welcome, Georgia & Kuwait . 13 May 2009 . International Ice Hockey Federation . 9 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101228102759/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/welcome-georgia-kuwait.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2912&cHash=397959c9ce . 28 December 2010 .