United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team

The United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. The team is controlled by the UAE Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Since debuting in 2013 the United Arab Emirates have competed in a series of exhibition games and competed in the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished third.
==History==
The United Arab Emirates men's national junior ice hockey team played its first game in 2013 during the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Prior to the start of the tournament the United Arab Emirates were disqualified and all of their games were declared forfeit for failing to register the minimum of 15 skaters and two goaltenders. The team was allowed to play exhibition games during the tournament, however the results of the games did not count towards the standings with the scores being officially record as 5–0 wins to all the opposing teams. The United Arab Emirates lost all five of their exhibition games against the other teams in the tournament. The largest loss was against China who won the game 23–1.
The United Arab Emirates returned to international competition in December 2017 at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the tournament the United Arab Emirates took on hosts Malaysia, India, Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines in a single round robin schedule. They finished in third place on the standings after winning two of their four games. Goaltender Abdulrahman Al Hosani was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament by the IIHF Directorate and forward Mohamed Al Mehairbi was selected as best Emirati player of the tournament.
==International competitions==
*2013 IIHF World U20 Championship; Sofia, Bulgaria. Finish: 6th in Division III (not ranked, officially disqualified)
*2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Finish: 3rd
==Players and personnel==
===Current roster===
For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
# 	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	
17	 	D 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
25	 	G 	L 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
5 	 	F 	L 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
9 	 	D 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
1 	 	G 	L 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
15	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
6 	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
11	 	D 	L 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
8 	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
22	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
4 	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
2 	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
14	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
19	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
21	 	F 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
24	 	D 	L 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
3 	 	D 	L 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
12	 	D 	R 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
7 	 	F 	L 	 	Abu Dhabi ISC
===Current team staff===
For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
*Head Coach: Matti Fagerstrom
*Assistant Coach: Vitali Sauko
*General Manager: Khaled Al Qubaisi
*Team Leader: Khaled Al Hebsi
*Equipment Manager: Andrei Yakimovich
*Physiotherapist: Warren Kit Arjona
==References==
==External links==
*United Arab Emirates Ice Hockey Association
Category:National teams
Category:Ice hockey in the United Arab Emirates