Algeria men's national ice hockey team

     IIHF codeALGFirst international Kuwait 8–2 Algeria Algeria
(Abu Dhabi, UAE; 16 June 2008)Biggest winAlgeria Algeria 14–5 Andorra 
(Füssen, Germany; 4 May 2022)Biggest defeat Colombia 11–1 Algeria Algeria
(Füssen, Germany; 7 May 2022)IIHF Development CupAppearances1 (first in 2022)Best result4th (2022)African Ice Hockey CupAppearances1 (first in 2016)Best result 3rd (2016)Arab Cup of Ice HockeyAppearances1 (first in 2008)Best result4th (2008)International record (W–L–T)3–10–0
Medal record
African Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rabat

The Algerian national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Algeria.

History

Formed in 2008, Algeria became a member of the IIHF on September 26, 2019. The national team was formed with the increasing number of Algerians who are playing ice hockey around the world. In June 2008, Algeria took part in the inaugural Arab Cup in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Kuwait, Morocco, and the host nation, the UAE. Algeria finished last, with Algerian forward, Harond Litim winning the MVP of the tournament award.[1]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Games GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
1920 through 2022 Did not participate
Italy 2026 Milan / Cortina To be determined

World Championship

Year Location Coach Captain Result
1930 through 2024 Did not participate
2025 TBD To be determined

Development Cup

Year Location GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
2017 Andorra Canillo Did not participate
2018 Germany Füssen
2022 Germany Füssen 5 2 0 3 32 35 Harond Litim 4th

African Cup

Year Location GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
2009 South Africa Kempton Park Cancelled
2016[a] Morocco Rabat 4 2 0 2 52 42 Harond Litim 3rd

Arab Cup

Year Location GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
2008 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 3 0 0 3 10 23 Ali Khaldi Harond Litim 4th
2009 Kuwait Kuwait City Cancelled

Team

Current roster

Arab Cup rosters

2008 Arab Cup Roster

# Player Club
Goaltenders
1 Waseem Ghurani Canada
55 Farid Choubane France
Defencemen
15 Sid-Ahmed Bouslama France Montpellier
28 Djemal Zitouni France Epinal
91 Nassim Boulakdem France Cergy
  Said Sebaa France Neuilly Sur Marne
Forwards
6 Harond Litim France Viry
11 Mohamed Belarbi Canada
20 Yassine Fahas France Ducs de Dijon
22 Karim Kerbouche United Kingdom
41 Mohamed Benyahia France Évry
66 Fawzi Kerdougli Canada
73 Hakim Boukhaloua France Évry
84 Nordine Mahdidi France Rouen 2

2009 Arab Cup Roster

# Player Club
Goaltenders
1 Khalid Abdulwahid United Kingdom Streatham Redskins
21 Didier Drif France
Defencemen
15 Sid-Ahmed Bouslama France Montpellier
91 Nassim Boulakdem France Cergy
  Jordi Abbas France
  Akim Bouchabane France
  Said Sebaa France Neuilly Sur Marne
  Junaid Zouaoui France Neuilly Sur Marne
Forwards
6 Harond Litim France Paris Volants
11 Mohamed Belarbi Canada
20 Yassine Fahas France Ducs de Dijon
22 Karim Kerbouche United Kingdom Lee Valley Lions
41 Mohamed Benyahia France Évry
73 Hakim Boukhaloua France Évry
  Bachir Aghroud France
  Karim Chaiblaine France
  Mourad Chaiblaine France
  Ali Chenini France
  Felix Chougui Sweden Viry
  Ali Khaldi Sweden

Staff & Management

  • Algeria Karim Kerbouche
  • Algeria Ali Khaldi
  • Algeria Harond Litim
  • Algeria Nassim Boulakdem

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 7 May 2022[2]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 14 5
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 1 11
 Ireland 1 0 0 1 5 6
 Kuwait 1 0 0 1 2 8
 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 3 10
 Liechtenstein 1 0 0 1 2 11
 Morocco 4 1 0 3 15 26
 Portugal 1 1 0 0 9 1
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 6 16
Total 13 3 0 10 57 94

See also

Notes & references

Notes

  1. ^ Clubs representing Morocco the hosts, Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia participated in the tournament. Algeria took part with HC Algiers Corsaires.

References

  1. ^ Grigg, John. "Team Algeria gets much-needed exposure at Arab Cup". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Algeria Men Official Results" (PDF). National teams of ice hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links

  • (in French) Association Algérienne de Hockey sur Glace et Inline
  • Official Dailymotion Page
  • Official YouTube Page
  • National Teams of Ice Hockey
  • Prohockeynews.com article
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