Algeria men's national ice hockey team

The Algerian national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Algeria. Formed in 2006, Algeria currently applying to become a member of the IIHF. The national team was formed with the increasing number of Algerians who are playing ice hockey around the world.
In June 2008 Algeria competed in the inaugural Arab Cup of Ice Hockey in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Morocco, UAE and Kuwait. Algeria finished fourth, with Algerian forward Harond Litim winning most valuable player of the tournament award.
The most high profile player of Algerian origin is Josef Boumedienne who played for Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals in the NHL.
In April 2009 it was announced that Nordine Mahdidi, a member of the 2008 Arab Cup team, would take over as Head Coach of Team Algeria.
==2009 Arab Cup Roster==
# 	Player 	Club 	 	 	 	
Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
1 	Khalid Abdulwahid 	Streatham Redskins	 	 	 	
21 	Didier Drif 	 	 	 	 	
Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
15 	Sid-Ahmed Bouslama	Montpellier 	 	 	 	
91 	Nassim Boulakdem 	Cergy 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Jordi Abbas 	 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Akim Bouchabane 	 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Said Sebaa 	Neuilly Sur Marne 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Junaid Zouaoui 	Neuilly Sur Marne 	 	 	 	
Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
6 	Harond Litim 	Paris Volants 	 	 	 	
11 	Mohamed Belarbi 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Yassine Fahas 	Ducs de Dijon 	 	 	 	
22 	Karim Kerbouche 	Lee Valley Lions 	 	 	 	
41 	Mohamed Benyahia 	Évry 	 	 	 	
73 	Hakim Boukhaloua 	Evry 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Bachir Aghroud 	 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Karim Chaiblaine 	 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Mourad Chaiblaine 	 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Ali Chenini 	 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Felix Chougui 	Viry 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Ali Khaldi 	 	 	 	 	
==2008 Arab Cup Roster==
# 	Player 	Club 	 	 	 	
Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
1 	Waseem Ghurani 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Farid Choubane 	 	 	 	 	
Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
15 	Sid-Ahmed Bouslama	Montpellier 	 	 	 	
28 	Djemal Zitouni 	Epinal 	 	 	 	
91 	Nassim Boulakdem 	Cergy 	 	 	 	
'''''' 	Said Sebaa 	Neuilly Sur Marne	 	 	 	
Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
6 	Harond Litim 	Viry 	 	 	 	
11 	Mohamed Belarbi 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Yassine Fahas 	Ducs de Dijon 	 	 	 	
22 	Karim Kerbouche 	 	 	 	 	
41 	Mohamed Benyahia 	Évry 	 	 	 	
66 	Fawzi Kerdougli 	 	 	 	 	
73 	Hakim Boukhaloua 	Evry 	 	 	 	
84 	Nordine Mahdidi 	Rouen 2 	 	 	 	
==Staff & Management==
*Karim Kerbouche
*Mustapha Chergui
*Farouk Igheldane
*Nordine Mahdidi
*Harond Litim
==Non-Team Algeria players of Algerian origin==
*Josef Boumedienne(NHL/AHL player)
*Karim Boumedienne
*Akim Ramoul (Plays for Netherlands national team)
== All-time Record against other nations ==
As of June 5, 2009
Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
 	1 	0	0	1	2 	8
 	2 	0	0	2	11	16
 	2 	0	0	2	6 	16
== See also ==
*Arab Ice Hockey Federation
*Ice hockey in Africa
== External links ==
*Algerian Ice & Inline Hockey Association Website
*Official Dailymotion Page
*Official YouTube Page
*National Teams of ice Hockey
*The Hockey News article
*Prohockeynews.com article
Category:National teams
Category:Ice hockey in Algeria