Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team
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 The emblem of Kuwait is used as the badge on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Kuwait Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Kamil Vavra |
| Captain | Ali Alsarraf |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | KUW |
| First international | |
 Indonesia 10–3 Kuwait  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 3 December 2018) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Thailand 25–0 Kuwait (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 December 2018) | |
| IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | 4th (2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 0–3–0 | |
The Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of Kuwait. The team is controlled by the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team made its international debut in December 2018 at the 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament which it went on to finish fourth.
The Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against Indonesia which they lost 3–10.[3] Kuwait went to lose their other two games against Mongolia and Thailand, finishing the tournament in fourth.[3][4] Their 0–25 loss to Thailand is currently their biggest loss in international competition.[2] Ahmad Alsaegh was named the best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and selected as the best Kuwaiti player of the tournament.[4][5]
International competitions
- 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I. Finish: 4th