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
Pos
S /G
Age
30
Saleh Abdallah
D
L
(2001-06-05 ) 5 June 2001
Kuwait Stars
8
Mashari Alajmi
F
L
(2000-05-24 ) 24 May 2000
Kuwait
6
Abdulrazaq Aldaei
D
R
(2002-09-11 ) 11 September 2002
Kuwait Stars
26
Omar Alhoshan
G
L
(2002-10-07 ) 7 October 2002
Kuwait Warriors
22
Hussain Ali
D
R
(2003-02-03 ) 3 February 2003
Kuwait
2
Abdulaziz Alkhashan
F
R
(2001-11-02 ) 2 November 2001
Kuwait Warriors
9
Abdulmuhsen Alkhashram
F
R
(2003-04-14 ) 14 April 2003
Kuwait Warriors
21
Mosaed Alnajem
D
R
(2003-03-16 ) 16 March 2003
Kuwait
29
Abdullah Alotaibi
F
L
(2001-09-13 ) 13 September 2001
Kuwait
27
Bader Alqattan (A )
F
R
(2001-12-02 ) 2 December 2001
Kuwait Falcons
28
Salem Alqattan (A )
F
R
(2002-11-05 ) 5 November 2002
Kuwait Warriors
1
Ahmad Alsaegh
G
L
(2000-10-27 ) 27 October 2000
Kuwait Stars
17
Ali Alsarraf (C )
F
L
(2001-10-20 ) 20 October 2001
Kuwait Falcons
11
Abdullah Alshaddad
F
R
(2003-01-28 ) 28 January 2003
Kuwait Falcons
24
Mohammad Alsuraya
F
R
(2000-05-10 ) 10 May 2000
Kuwait
10
Aqeel Bosakhar
D
R
(2001-04-29 ) 29 April 2001
Kuwait Falcons
5
khalaf Khalaf
D
L
(2001-01-24 ) 24 January 2001
Kuwait Warriors
20
Moaaz Khalifuoh
D
R
(2002-10-12 ) 12 October 2002
Kuwait
Team staff
From the team's most recent tournament [ 6]
Head coach: Kamil Vavra
General manager: Ahmad Alajmi
General manager: Ahmad Alomran
Team leader: Ghunaim Alazmi
Equipment manager: Ramadan Abdelmeguid
Team staff: Ali Albehairi
References
External links
Men's national under-20 ice hockey teams
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