Qatar men's national ice hockey team

The Qatari national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب قطر لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Qatar. They are controlled by the Qatar Winter Sports Committee and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 18 May 2012. Qatar is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have only played once in the Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament in 2016, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

Qatar
AssociationQatar Winter Sports Committee
Head coach Marius Gliga
Assistants Nico Kivilahti
Jon Galang
Team colors   
IIHF codeQAT
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (24 April 2020)[1]
First international
 Oman 9–3 Qatar 
(Doha, Qatar; 28 February 2014)
Biggest win
 Qatar 7–2 Oman 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 12 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Philippines 14–2 Qatar 
(Sapporo, Japan; 23 February 2017)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best result 2nd (2016)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best result9th (2016)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result17th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
8–12–0

History

The sport was mostly unknown in Qatar, until the establishment of the first edition of the Qatar Ice Hockey Championship, with the participation of four teams to include Qatari, Canadian and English Czech's and Finnish players organized by the Sports Affairs Department of the Qatar Olympic Committee.[2] Qatar's national team participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. The country has two ice rinks (Gondolania Ice Arena and City Centre Mall) with a two division hockey league providing official competition. The six teams for 2009–10 were the RasGas, Sandvipers, Qatar Qanucks, European Fitness Club, Sundogs, and CNAQ Breakers.

On 18 May 2012, Qatar was added as an official members by the IIHF.[3] Qatar played its first game against Oman, which they lost 2–1. In 2014, Qatar participated in the Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. They played five games, losing four and winning one, earning the bronze medal against Oman 7–2. In 2018, Qatar was scheduled to compete in the Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but cancelled.

Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I.[4]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
6 Ahmed Saad Al Fahad L 168 cm 81 kg (1981-10-03) 3 October 1981 No Team
29 Ahmad Al Sulaiti L 173 cm 80 kg (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 No Team
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
23 Sharida Al Abdulla L 172 cm 68 kg (1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 No Team
97 Mohamed Al Kaabi L 172 cm 56 kg (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 No Team
8 Mohammed Al Khalaf L 180 cm 90 kg (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 No Team
11 Saad Al Moslamani R 174 cm 69 kg (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 No Team
55 Abdulla Al Muhaizaa R 183 cm 79 kg (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 No Team
99 Naif Al Rumaihi L 176 cm 80 kg (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 No Team
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
24 Khalifa Al Abdulrahman R 175 cm 44 kg (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 No Team
14 Abdulrahman Al Ashqar R 171 cm 63 kg (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 No Team
15 Jien Yang Chua R 165 cm 50 kg (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 No Team
18 Saoud Al Kuwari R 168 cm 59 kg (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 No Team
90 Chee Ming Lim R 173 cm 74 kg (1986-10-31) 31 October 1986 No Team
10 Thamer Al Mohannadi L 165 cm 55 kg (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 No Team
12 Ali Al Muhaizaa R 182 cm 76 kg (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 No Team
69 Jassim Al Sheeb L 162 cm 65 kg (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 No Team
44 Abdulla Ibrahim Al Sulaiti R 178 cm 76 kg (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 No Team
71 Ahmad Fakhroo R 168 cm 68 kg (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 No Team
87 Abdulaziz Fakhroo L 175 cm 63 kg (1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 No Team

Tournament record

GCC Gulf Championship

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2010 through 2012Did not participate
2014 Kuwait City 3rd place51004
2016 Doha 2nd place52003

Challenge Cup of Asia

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2008 through 2015Did not participate
2016 Bishkek9th place
(4th in Division I)
41003
2017 through 2018Did not participate

Asian Winter Games

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
1986 through 2011Did not participate
2017 Sapporo17th place
(7th in Division II)
30003

All-time Record against other nations

As of 6 April 2018[5]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Bahrain3300100
 India110052
 Kuwait31021420
 Kyrgyzstan100109
 Macau310247
 Malaysia100113
 Oman42021616
 Philippines1001214
 United Arab Emirates4004328

References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. Qatar Ice Hockey Championship at flickr.com
  3. "Welcome Jamaica & Qatar". iihf.com. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  4. "2016 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I - Qatar (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. "3rd Gulf Cup Ice Hockey Championship". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014.
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