Arab Cup of Ice Hockey

The Arab Cup of Ice Hockey was intended to be an annual international ice hockey competition involving teams from Arab nations. The inaugural tournament took place from 16 to 20 June 2008 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A 2009 competition was planned to be held in Kuwait City, Kuwait but was cancelled.[1]

Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
SportIce hockey
Founded2008
No. of teams4
Most recent
champion(s)		 United Arab Emirates

2008 results

The 2008 competition was made up of four teams from Arab nations. All games took place in Abu Dhabi Ice Rink - Zayed Sports Complex. United Arab Emirates won the tournament, beating Kuwait 4 – 1 in the gold medal game.[2]

Standings
Rk Team GP W OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
 United Arab Emirates3300195146
 Kuwait321017985
 Morocco31021221-92
4 Algeria30031023-130

Fixtures
June 16, 2008United Arab Emirates 9 – 0 MoroccoZayed Sports Complex
June 16, 2008Kuwait 8 – 2 AlgeriaZayed Sports Complex
June 17, 2008United Arab Emirates 6 – 2 AlgeriaZayed Sports Complex
June 17, 2008Kuwait 6 – 3 MoroccoZayed Sports Complex
June 18, 2008United Arab Emirates 3 – 2 (OT) KuwaitZayed Sports Complex
June 18, 2008Morocco 9 – 6 AlgeriaZayed Sports Complex

Semi-finals
June 19, 2008United Arab Emirates 10 – 4 AlgeriaZayed Sports Complex
June 19, 2008 Kuwait9 – 0 MoroccoZayed Sports Complex

Bronze medal game
June 20, 2008 Morocco7 – 5 AlgeriaZayed Sports Complex

Gold medal game
June 20, 2008United Arab Emirates 4 – 1 KuwaitZayed Sports Complex

See also
  • Arab Ice Hockey Federation

References
  1. "Fixtures / Results". Association Algerienne du Inline et Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  2. "Arab Cup victory for Emirates". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
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