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. Their opening game of the tournament was against Indonesia which they lost 3–10. Kuwait went to lose their other two games against Mongolia and Thailand, finishing the tournament in fourth. Their 0–25 loss to Thailand is currently their biggest loss in international competition. Ahmad Alsaegh was named the best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and selected as the best Kuwaiti player of the tournament.
International competitions 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I. Finish: 4th
Players and personnel
Roster From the team's most recent tournament # Name Pos S/G Age 30 D L Kuwait Stars8 F L Kuwait6 D R Kuwait Stars26 G L Kuwait Warriors22 D R Kuwait2 F R Kuwait Warriors9 F R Kuwait Warriors21 D R Kuwait29 F L Kuwait27 (A) F R Kuwait Falcons28 (A) F R Kuwait Warriors1 G L Kuwait Stars17 (C) F L Kuwait Falcons11 F R Kuwait Falcons24 F R Kuwait10 D R Kuwait Falcons5 D L Kuwait Warriors20 D R Kuwait
Team staff From the team's most recent tournament 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 Kuwait Ice Hockey Association