# Kuwait Ice Hockey Association

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Kuwait Association name Kuwait Ice Hockey Association IIHF Code KUW IIHF membership 8 May 2009 President Faheed Hamas Al-Ajmi IIHF men's ranking 50 IIHF women's ranking N/A https://www.ihfkw.com/

The **Kuwait Ice Hockey Association** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): الاتحاد الكويتي لهوكي الجليد) is the governing body of [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) in [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait). Kuwait had originally joined the [International Ice Hockey Federation](/source/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation) (IIHF) in 1985, but was expelled in 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity.[1] Kuwait was re-admitted into the IIHF on 8 May 2009.[2]

## National teams

- [Men's national team](/source/Kuwait_men's_national_ice_hockey_team)

- [Men's U20 national team](/source/Kuwait_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team)

- [Women's national team](/source/Kuwait_women's_national_ice_hockey_team)

### Participation by year

**2023**

Event Division Host nation Date Result Men Div. IV Mongolia 23–26 March 2023 3rd place (54th overall) Women AOC Thailand 30 April–7 May 2023 8th place Arab Cup Kuwait 7–13 May 2023 2nd place

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew (2008). ["Story #42;Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101228054355/http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from [the original](http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html) on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Welcome, Georgia & Kuwait"](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). International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 May 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/welcome-georgia-kuwait.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2912&cHash=397959c9ce) on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2009.

## External links

- [IIHF profile](https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1340/kuwait)

- [Official website of the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association](https://www.ihfkw.com/)

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v t e National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation Full members Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus† Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand North Korea Norway Philippines Poland Romania Russia† Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Chinese Taipei Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Associate members Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Bahrain Brazil Colombia Greece Indonesia Jamaica Kenya Lebanon Liechtenstein Macau Morocco Nepal North Macedonia Oman Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Tunisia Uzbekistan Affiliate members Chile Former members Bohemia Czechoslovakia East Germany Moldova Namibia Newfoundland Oxford Canadians Russian Empire Soviet Union West Germany Yugoslavia † Russia and Belarus were suspended by the IIHF due to their invasion of Ukraine.

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