The United Arab Emirates men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18

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team of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. The team is controlled by the

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, a member of the

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History

The United Arab Emirates men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2012 during the 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia being held in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

. The United Arab Emirates finished in second place after winning their games against

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and

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, only losing their fourth game against

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. Their opening game was against India which they won 31–1 was recorded as their largest ever win in international competition.

International competitions

* 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 2nd

References

External links

United Arab Emirates Ice Hockey Association
{{Men's national under-18 ice hockey teams Ice hockey in the United Arab Emirates National under-18 ice hockey teams

Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...