Kuwait Ice Hockey Association

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{IIHFnation |IIHFnation = Kuwait |logo_image = |organization = Kuwait Ice Hockey Association |code = KUW |joined = 8 May 2009 |president = Faheed Hamas Al-Ajmi |mens_ranking = 50 |womens_ranking = N/A |website = https://www.ihfkw.com/ }} The '''Kuwait Ice Hockey Association''' ({{langx|ar|الاتحاد الكويتي لهوكي الجليد}}) is the governing body of [[ice hockey]] in [[Kuwait]]. Kuwait had originally joined the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) in 1985, but was expelled in 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html|title=Story #42;Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=9 June 2009|year=2008|author1=Szemberg, Szymon |author2=Podnieks, Andrew|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228054355/http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html|archive-date=28 December 2010}}</ref> Kuwait was re-admitted into the IIHF on 8 May 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/welcome-georgia-kuwait.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2912&cHash=397959c9ce |title=Welcome, Georgia & Kuwait |date=13 May 2009 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=9 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228102759/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/welcome-georgia-kuwait.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2912&cHash=397959c9ce |archive-date=28 December 2010 }}</ref>

==National teams== * [[Kuwait men's national ice hockey team|Men's national team]] * [[Kuwait men's national junior ice hockey team|Men's U20 national team]] * [[Kuwait women's national ice hockey team|Women's national team]]

===Participation by year=== ;2023

{| class=wikitable |- ! Event !! Division !! Host nation !! Date !! Result |- | [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV|Men]] | [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiv Div. IV] | {{flag|Mongolia}} | 23–26 March 2023 | style="background:#CD7F32"|[[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px]] 3rd place<br>{{small|(54th overall)}} |- | colspan="2"|[[2023 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Championship|Women AOC]] | {{flag|Thailand}} | 30 April–7 May 2023 | 8th place |- | colspan="2"|[[2023 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|Arab Cup]] | {{flag|Kuwait}} | 7–13 May 2023 | style="background:#C0C0C0"|[[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] 2nd place |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1340/kuwait IIHF profile] * [https://www.ihfkw.com/ Official website of the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association]

[[Category:2009 establishments in Kuwait]] [[Category:Ice hockey governing bodies in Asia]] [[Category:Ice hockey in Kuwait]] [[Category:National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation]] [[Category:Sports governing bodies in Kuwait|Ice Hockey]] [[Category:Sports organizations established in 2009]]