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Bahrain men's national ice hockey team

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Bahrain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Head coachPetr Dubský
Most gamesThree players (15)
Top scorerNikita Shpakov (6)
Most pointsNikita Shpakov (10)
Team colors   
IIHF codeBHR
First international
 Kuwait 10–3 Bahrain 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 8 January 2010)
Biggest win
 Bahrain 7–2 Tunisia 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 May 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Thailand 29–0 Bahrain 
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 29 January 2011)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances1 (first in 2011)
Best result12th (2011)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best result4th (2012)
Arab Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best result4th (2023)
International record (W–L–T)
2–21–0

The Bahrain national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب البحرين لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bahrain.

History

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Bahrain played its first international game in a 2010 friendly game against Kuwait in which they lost, 10–3. The following year, Bahrain competed in the Premier Division of the 2011 Asian Winter Games. In the first two games they were beaten by Malaysia (25–0) and by Thailand (29–0). They finished the tournament losing all six of their games and placing last on the table.[1] In 2012, Bahrain competed at the 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. The team finished last after losing the bronze medal game against Oman.[2]

After ten years of inactivity, Bahrain returned to competition at the 2022 GCC Games, where they lost all three games against the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.[3]

Bahrain had the longest losing streak of 18 games and had not won its first game until 7 May 2023, they defeated Algeria 6–5 in overtime in their first game at the 2023 Arab Cup. Russian-born Bahraini forward Zakhar Zakharov, who played 49 games in the MHL with Sarmaty Orenburg,[4] recorded his first hat-trick by scoring three goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime.

In September 2024, Bahrain was added as a full member by the IIHF.[5]

Tournament record

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Asian Winter Games

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Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2011 Kazakhstan Astana 12th place
(7th in Premier Division)
6 0 0 0 6
2017 Japan Sapporo withdrew
Total 1/2 6 0 0 0 6

GCC Gulf Championship/Arab Cup

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Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
2010 Kuwait Kuwait City did not participate
2012 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 4th place 5 0 0 0 5
2014 Kuwait Kuwait City did not participate
2016 Qatar Doha did not participate
GCC Games (2022)
2022 Kuwait Kuwait City 4th place 3 0 0 0 3
Arab Cup (2023–)
2023 Kuwait Kuwait City 4th place 5 1 1 0 3
Total 3/6 13 1 1 0 11

All-time record against other national teams

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Last match update: 13 May 2023[1]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Algeria 1 1 0 0 6 5
 Kuwait 6 0 0 6 12 67
 Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 1 10 15
 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 1 8
 Malaysia 1 0 0 1 0 25
 Mongolia 1 0 0 1 1 21
 Oman 4 0 0 4 10 25
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 2 5
 Thailand 1 0 0 1 0 29
 Tunisia 1 1 0 0 7 2
 United Arab Emirates 4 0 0 4 2 60
 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 0 17
Total 23 2 0 21 51 279

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bahrain Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "2012 GCC Gulf Ice Hockey Championships". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. ^ "UAE Ice Hockey Team Claim Title Of 3Rd GCC Games Kuwait '22". MENAFN.COM. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Zakhar Zakharov at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "IIHF – Recap: 2024 Semi-Annual Congress". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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