Lebanon men's national ball hockey team explained

Lebanon
Badge Size:140px
Association:Lebanese Hockey Association
Captain:Bassil Boulos
Most Points:Alexandre Haddad (10)
First Game: Great Britain 2–1 Lebanon
(Pardubice, Czech Republic; 2 June 2017)
Largest Win: Lebanon 6–1 Bermuda
(Pardubice, Czech Republic; 8 June 2017)
Largest Loss: France 9–4 Lebanon
(Pardubice, Czech Republic; 4 June 2017)
Hong Kong 5–0 Lebanon
(Pardubice, Czech Republic; 6 June 2017)
World Champ2 Name:Ball Hockey World Championship
World Champ2 Apps:1
World Champ2 First:2017
World Champ2 Best:17th (2017)
Record:2–5–0

The Lebanese national ball hockey team (French: Équipe du Liban de hockey-balle) is the national ball hockey team of Lebanon. The team is controlled by the Lebanese Hockey Association and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).[1]

History

The Lebanese Hockey Association (French: Association de Hockey Libanaise) has been created to advance ice, inline and ball hockey initiatives of Lebanese hockey players on a worldwide basis in addition to enabling international development and representation of the country in the sport of hockey.

Lebanon will make its Ball Hockey World Championship (BHWC) debut at the 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship in Pardubice, Czech Republic.[2] The team played its first game on 2 June 2017, but a narrow 2–1 loss against Great Britain,[3] then later lost 3–2 to Bermuda in their second game on 3 June 2017.[4]

Roster

The following 25 players have been selected for the 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship.[5]

Name Height Weight Date of birth
7DR109kg (240lb)June 2, 2017
8FR91kg (201lb)June 2, 2017
9FL79kg (174lb)June 2, 2017
10DR100kg (200lb)June 2, 2017
11DL104kg (229lb)June 2, 2017
13FL59kg (130lb)June 2, 2017
16DR95kg (209lb)June 2, 2017
17FR66kg (146lb)June 2, 2017
18FR68kg (150lb)June 2, 2017
21FR77kg (170lb)June 2, 2017
23DR86kg (190lb)June 2, 2017
29GL82kg (181lb)June 2, 2017
33GL77kg (170lb)June 2, 2017
43FL80kg (180lb)June 2, 2017
44DR78kg (172lb)June 2, 2017
47FL82kg (181lb)June 2, 2017
48GL95kg (209lb)June 2, 2017
60FR85kg (187lb)June 2, 2017
68FL63kg (139lb)June 2, 2017
77DL89kg (196lb)June 2, 2017
83DR91kg (201lb)June 2, 2017
87FL82kg (181lb)June 2, 2017
88FL82kg (181lb)June 2, 2017
90FL88kg (194lb)June 2, 2017
97FL98kg (216lb)June 2, 2017

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members. International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. 4 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Lebanese Ball Hockey Team BHWC 2017 by Pascal Malkoun. 29 May 2016. GoFundMe.
  3. Web site: Lebanon debuts with narrow 2-1 loss to Britain. 2 June 2017. pardubice2017.com.
  4. Web site: Bermuda wins over Lebanon by 1-goal margin. 3 June 2017. pardubice2017.com.
  5. Web site: Rosters. 2 June 2017. pardubice2017.com.