The Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, also known as the GCC Gulf Ice Hockey Championships, is an international 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...

 competition involving teams from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The inaugural tournament took place on the May 25 to May 30 in Kuwait City

Kuwait City

-Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...

, Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

 and was organised by the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association

Kuwait Ice Hockey Association

The Ice Hockey Federation of Kuwait is the governing body of ice hockey in Kuwait. Kuwait had first joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1985, but was expelled on May 6, 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity. Kuwait was re-admitted into the IIHF on May 8, 2009.-External links:* at...

. The United Arab Emirates finished first, winning all three games in the round robin competition. The United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The 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...

 have shown interest in hosting the 2011 competition. The event was supervised by the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

 who also provided referees.

2010

The 2010 competition was made up of four of the six countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council. All games took place place in the National Ice Skating Rink, Kuwait City

Kuwait City

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. United Arab Emirates won the tournament, winning all three games. Oman

Oman men's national ice hockey team

The Oman Ice Hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Oman. They are controlled by the Oman Ice Hockey Association which is not part of the International Ice Hockey Federation.-History:...

 and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia men's national ice hockey team

The Saudi Arabia men's national ice hockey team is the men's national ice hockey team of Saudi Arabia.-History:Saudi Arabia played its first game in 2010 during the Gulf Ice Hockey Championship which was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Saudi Arabia played three games losing their opener against Kuwait...

 competed in their first international hockey games, with Saudi Arabia recording their first win after defeating Oman 3–1.

Standings

	Team
		3	3	0	0	0	29	2	27	9
		3	2	0	0	1	16	7	9	6
		3	1	0	0	2	7	25	-18	3
4		3	0	0	0	3	1	19	-18	0

Fixtures