United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team
# United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team

The UAE national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. It is operated under the UAE Ice Sports Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). As of 26 May 2019, the UAE is currently ranked 48th in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in Division III Group A tournament of the World Championships.

## History

In June 2008, the UAE took part in the inaugural Arab Cup in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Algeria, Morocco, and Kuwait. They went on to finish first in the standings and won the gold medal after defeating Kuwait, 4–1. They won the gold in the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia also in Abu Dhabi.

In 2010, the UAE became the first from an Arab nation to play in the IIHF World Championship when they participated in Division III. Although the UAE was not ranked in the world rankings until they played against Ireland, Luxembourg, and Greece, and finished last in Group A with a record of four losses. Their new head coach was Teemu Taruvuori of Finland. In May 2010, the UAE participated in the Kuwaiti organized GCC Gulf Championship, finishing first after winning all three of their games.

### Withdrawal from 2011 and 2016 IIHF tournaments

The UAE decided to withdraw from the 2011 Division III tournament in Cape Town, South Africa because they refused to compete against Israel, who was also in the tournament. They also withdrew from the 2016 Division III tournament, with no reason cited.

## Tournament record

### World Championships

| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1930 through 2009 | 1930 through 2009 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | Kockelscheuer | 46th place (4th in Division III A) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | Cape Town | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) |
| 2012 | Erzurum | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2013 | Cape Town | 46th place (6th in Division III) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | Kockelscheuer | 45th place (5th in Division III) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | İzmir | 46th place (6th in Division III) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | Istanbul | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) |
| 2017 | Sofia | 47th place (7th in Division III) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Sarajevo | 49th place (3rd in Division III Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi | 47th place (1st in Division III Q) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 and 2021 | 2020 and 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Kockelscheuer | 37th place (1st in Division III A) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Istanbul | 35th place (1st in Division II B) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Belgrade | (Division II A) | | | | | |
| Total | Total | 9/12 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 22 |

### Asian Winter Games

| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 through 2003 | 1986 through 2003 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2007 | Changchun | 6th place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | Astana | 8th place (3rd in Premier Division) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Sapporo | 7th place (3rd in Division I) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 3/3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship

| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arab Cup (2008) ||||||||
| 2008 | Abu Dhabi | 1st place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016) ||||||||
| 2010 | Kuwait City | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Abu Dhabi | 1st place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kuwait City | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Doha | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5/5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

### Challenge Cup of Asia

| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Hong Kong | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2009 | Abu Dhabi | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Taipei City | 2nd place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | Kuwait City | 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Dehradun | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Bangkok | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | Abu Dhabi | 2nd place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Taipei City | 2nd place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Abu Dhabi | 2nd place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Bangkok | 1st place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Pasay | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2019 | Kuala Lumpur | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2020 | Singapore | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| Total | Total | 9/13 | 42 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 7 |

## All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 23 April 2023

Key :

* Positive balance (more Wins)
* Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
* Negative balance (more Losses)

| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 39 |
| Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 26 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 27 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Kuwait | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 19 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 48 |
| Macau | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Mongolia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| North Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
| Oman | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 |
| Qatar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Singapore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Thailand | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 39 |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Total | 127 | 87 | 1 | 39 | 669 | 456 |

## Team

### Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II.

Head coach: David Rich

| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | G | Ahmed Al Dhaheri | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | (1985-12-20) 20 December 1985 (age 37) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 3 | D | Mohammed Al Dhaheri | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 28) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 4 | F | Eissa Al Mehairbi | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 23) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 5 | D | Ali Al Haddad – A | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 36) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 6 | F | Khalifa Al Mahrooqi | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 26) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 7 | F | Juma Al Dhaheri – C | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | (1975-07-15) 15 July 1975 (age 48) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 9 | D | Nils Remess | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 33) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 11 | F | Ilya Chuikov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 25) | Abu Dhabi Scorpions |
| 12 | F | Talal Bensammoud | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 19) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 13 | F | Alexander Usenka | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986 (age 37) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 15 | D | Dmitri Shapavalau | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 30) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 16 | F | Faisal Al Blooshi | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | (1983-10-09) 9 October 1983 (age 39) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 17 | D | Sergei Kuznatsov | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 32) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 18 | F | Artem Klavdiev | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 23) | Dubai White Bears |
| 19 | F | Luka Vukoja – A | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 28) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 20 | G | Mate Tomljenovic | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 29) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 21 | D | Alikhan Bassayev | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 17) | HC Astana |
| 22 | D | Maxim Zakharau | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 31) | Al Ain Theebs |
| 23 | F | Abdulla Al Humaidi | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 45 kg (99 lb) | (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 25) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
| 24 | D | Saif Al Ameri | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | (1998-12-25) 25 December 1998 (age 24) | Abu Dhabi Storms |
