Algeria national ice hockey team
Encyclopedia
The Algerian national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey
team of Algeria
.
ns 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 Kuwait
, Morocco
, and the United Arab Emirates
. Algeria finished fourth, with Algerian forward Harond Litim
winning most valuable player of the tournament award.
In April 2009 it was announced that Nordine Mahdidi, a member of the 2008 Arab Cup team, would take over as Head Coach of the team.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
.
History
Formed in 2006, Algeria is currently applying to become a member of the IIHF. The national team was formed with the increasing number of AlgeriaAlgeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
ns who are playing ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
around the world. In June 2008 Algeria competed in the inaugural Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
The Arab Cup of Ice Hockey is an annual international ice hockey competition involving teams from Arab nations. The inaugural tournament took place on the 16th to 20 June 2008 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A 2009 competition was planned to be held in Kuwait City, Kuwait but was...
in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Kuwait
Kuwait national ice hockey team
The Kuwait national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Kuwait, and an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.-History:...
, Morocco
Morocco national ice hockey team
The Moroccan national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Morocco. Morocco's home rink is in the nations capital, Rabat.-History:...
, and the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates national ice hockey team
The UAE ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. The team is operated under the UAE Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.-History:...
. Algeria finished fourth, with Algerian forward Harond Litim
Harond Litim
Harond Litim is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Litim has played over 15 seasons in French league.In June 2008, Litim played for the Algeria national ice hockey team in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey and won Most Valuable player of the tournament.-External links:**...
winning most valuable player of the tournament award.
In April 2009 it was announced that Nordine Mahdidi, a member of the 2008 Arab Cup team, would take over as Head Coach of the team.
International competitions
- 2008 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey; Abu DhabiAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. Finish: 4th overall
2009 Arab Cup Roster
From the 2009 Arab Cup Roster| # | Player | Club | ||||
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| 1 | Khalid Abdulwahid |  Streatham RedskinsStreatham Redskins The Streatham Redskins are a British ice hockey club based in Streatham, London, England. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were oginally founded in 1932 as Streatham, and added the name Redskins in 1974. During the 1980s, the club were one of the leading teams in... |
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| 21 | Didier Drif |  |
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| Defencemen | ||||||
| 15 | Sid-Ahmed Bouslama | Montpellier |
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| 91 | Nassim Boulakdem | Cergy |
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| ' | Jordi Abbas | |
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| ' | Akim Bouchabane | |
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| ' | Said Sebaa | Neuilly Sur Marne |
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| ' | Junaid Zouaoui | Neuilly Sur Marne |
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| Forwards | ||||||
| 6 | Harond Litim Harond Litim Harond Litim is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Litim has played over 15 seasons in French league.In June 2008, Litim played for the Algeria national ice hockey team in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey and won Most Valuable player of the tournament.-External links:**... |
Paris Volants |
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| 11 | Mohamed Belarbi |  |
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| 20 | Yassine Fahas Yassine Fahas Yassine Fahas is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Fahas currently plays for Ducs de Dijon in the French Ligue Magnus... |
Ducs de Dijon Ducs de Dijon The Dijon Hockey Club is a French ice hockey team based in Dijon playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Ducs de Dijon" The team was founded in 1969 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale Trimolet.... |
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| 22 | Karim Kerbouche Karim Kerbouche Karim Kerbouche is an ice hockey player, widely recognised as the creator of Algerian ice hockey. In 2008 Kerbouche saw his dream come true as Algeria national ice hockey team took to the ice for the first time in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey, Kerbouche scoring Algeria's first goal against the... |
Lee Valley Lions Lee Valley Lions The Lee Valley Lions are an ice hockey team based in Leyton, east London where they play out of the Lee Valley Ice Centre They are the senior Ice Hockey team at the rink which they share with the , the Eastern Stars and London Devils recreational teams and, the University of London Union Ice hockey... |
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| 41 | Mohamed Benyahia | Évry |
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| 73 | Hakim Boukhaloua | Evry |
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| ' | Bachir Aghroud | |
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| ' | Karim Chaiblaine | |
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| ' | Mourad Chaiblaine | |
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| ' | Ali Chenini | |
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| ' | Felix Chougui |  Viry |
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| ' | Ali Khaldi | |
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2008 Arab Cup Roster
| # | Player | Club | ||||
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| Goaltenders | ||||||
| 1 | Waseem Ghurani | |
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| 55 | Farid Choubane | |
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| Defencemen | ||||||
| 15 | Sid-Ahmed Bouslama | Montpellier |
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| 28 | Djemal Zitouni | Epinal |
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| 91 | Nassim Boulakdem | Cergy |
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| ' | Said Sebaa | Neuilly Sur Marne |
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| Forwards | ||||||
| 6 | Harond Litim Harond Litim Harond Litim is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Litim has played over 15 seasons in French league.In June 2008, Litim played for the Algeria national ice hockey team in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey and won Most Valuable player of the tournament.-External links:**... |
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| 11 | Mohamed Belarbi | |
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| 20 | Yassine Fahas Yassine Fahas Yassine Fahas is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Fahas currently plays for Ducs de Dijon in the French Ligue Magnus... |
Ducs de Dijon Ducs de Dijon The Dijon Hockey Club is a French ice hockey team based in Dijon playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Ducs de Dijon" The team was founded in 1969 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale Trimolet.... |
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| 22 | Karim Kerbouche Karim Kerbouche Karim Kerbouche is an ice hockey player, widely recognised as the creator of Algerian ice hockey. In 2008 Kerbouche saw his dream come true as Algeria national ice hockey team took to the ice for the first time in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey, Kerbouche scoring Algeria's first goal against the... |
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| 41 | Mohamed Benyahia | Évry |
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| 66 | Fawzi Kerdougli | |
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| 73 | Hakim Boukhaloua | Evry |
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| 84 | Nordine Mahdidi | Rouen 2 |
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Staff & Management
- Karim KerboucheKarim KerboucheKarim Kerbouche is an ice hockey player, widely recognised as the creator of Algerian ice hockey. In 2008 Kerbouche saw his dream come true as Algeria national ice hockey team took to the ice for the first time in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey, Kerbouche scoring Algeria's first goal against the...
- Mustapha Chergui
- Farouk Igheldane
- Nordine Mahdidi
- Harond LitimHarond LitimHarond Litim is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Litim has played over 15 seasons in French league.In June 2008, Litim played for the Algeria national ice hockey team in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey and won Most Valuable player of the tournament.-External links:**...
All-time Record against other nations
As of June 20, 2008| Team | ||||||
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |