Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team explained

Badge:Emblem of Kuwait.svg
Badge Size:220px
Caption:The emblem of Kuwait is used as the badge on the players jerseys.
Association:Kuwait Ice Hockey Association
General Manager:Ahmad Alajmi
Ahmad Alomran
Coach:Kamil Vavra
Captain:Ali Alsarraf
Iihf Code:KUW
First Game: 10–3
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 3 December 2018)
Largest Loss: 25–0
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 December 2018)
Regional Name:IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Regional Cup Apps:1
Regional Cup First:2019
Regional Cup Best:4th (2019)
Record: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

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

Players and personnel

Roster

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

Name Age
30 L 5 June 2001 Kuwait Stars
8 L 24 May 2000 Kuwait
6 R 11 September 2002 Kuwait Stars
26 L 7 October 2002 Kuwait Warriors
22 R 3 February 2003 Kuwait
2 R 2 November 2001 Kuwait Warriors
9 R 14 April 2003 Kuwait Warriors
21 R 16 March 2003 Kuwait
29 L 13 September 2001 Kuwait
27 (A) R 2 December 2001 Kuwait Falcons
28 (A) R 5 November 2002 Kuwait Warriors
1 L 27 October 2000 Kuwait Stars
17 (C) L 20 October 2001 Kuwait Falcons
11 R 28 January 2003 Kuwait Falcons
24 R 10 May 2000 Kuwait
10 R 29 April 2001 Kuwait Falcons
5 L 24 January 2001 Kuwait Warriors
20 R 12 October 2002 Kuwait

Team staff

From the team's most recent tournament[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian tournaments set . International Ice Hockey Federation . 2018-08-24 . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314070541/http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/index038b.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12896&cHash=c27ece08d565a8721692d213fecd7929 . 2022-03-14 . live.
  2. Web site: Official Games . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 2022-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220231547/https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Kuwait-U20-Official-Results.pdf . 2022-02-20 . live.
  3. Web site: Games . International Ice Hockey Federation . 2022-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204224238/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/cca20i/schedule . 2022-02-04 . live.
  4. Web site: Standings . International Ice Hockey Federation . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204053104/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/cca20i/standings/final . 2022-02-04 . live.
  5. Web site: Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches . International Ice Hockey Federation . 2018-12-06 . 2022-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203175222/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/740/ihm740000_85j_1_0 . 2022-02-03 . live.
  6. Web site: Roster . International Ice Hockey Federation . 2022-03-17.
  7. Web site: THA – KUW Line-ups . International Ice Hockey Federation . 2018-12-06 . 2022-03-17.