Saudi Arabia men's national ice hockey team
Encyclopedia
The Saudi Arabia men's national ice hockey team is the men's national ice hockey
team of Saudi Arabia
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which was held in Kuwait City
, Kuwait
. Saudi Arabia played three games losing their opener against Kuwait 10-3. In their second game in the tournament Saudi Arabia were beaten by a larger margin then the first, losing to the United Arab Emirates 14-1. In their final game of the tournament Saudi Arabi won their first ever international game after they defeated Oman
3-1. Saudi Arabia finished third in the four team tournament with the United Arab Emirates winning gold.
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 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
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History
Saudi Arabia played its first game in 2010 during the Gulf Ice Hockey ChampionshipGulf Ice Hockey Championship
The Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, also known as the GCC Gulf Ice Hockey Championships, is an international ice hockey competition involving teams from the Gulf Cooperation Council region. The inaugural tournament took place on the May 25 to May 30 in Kuwait City, Kuwait and was organised by the...
which was held in Kuwait City
Kuwait City
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, 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...
. Saudi Arabia played three games losing their opener against Kuwait 10-3. In their second game in the tournament Saudi Arabia were beaten by a larger margin then the first, losing to the United Arab Emirates 14-1. In their final game of the tournament Saudi Arabi won their first ever international game after they defeated 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:...
3-1. Saudi Arabia finished third in the four team tournament with the United Arab Emirates winning gold.
International competitions
- 2010 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship; Kuwait City, Kuwait. Finish: 3rd
All-time record against other nations
As of May 29, 2010| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |