Algeria men's national ice hockey team

Algeria
AssociationHockey Algeria
Head coachHarond Litim
CaptainHarond Litim
Most gamesSeveral Players (5)
Top scorerHakim Boukhaloua (5)
Most pointsHarond Litim (11)
Team colors     
IIHF codeALG
First international
 Kuwait 8–2 Algeria
(Abu Dhabi, UAE; 16 June 2008)
Biggest win
Algeria 14–5 Andorra 
(Füssen, Germany; 4 May 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Colombia 11–1 Algeria
(Füssen, Germany; 7 May 2022)
IIHF Development Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best result4th (2022)
African Ice Hockey Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best result 3rd (2016)
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best result4th (2008)
International record (W–L–T)
3–10–0
Medal record
African Cup
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 2026 Did not participate
2030 French Alps To be determined

World Championship

Year Location Coach Captain Result
1930 through 2025 Did not participate
2026 TBD To be determined

Development Cup

Year Location GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
2017 Canillo Did not participate
2018 Füssen
2022 [2][3] Füssen 5 2 0 3 32 35 Harond Litim 4th
2023 Bratislava Did not participate
2024 Bratislava
2025 Canillo

Arab Cup

Year Location GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
2008 Abu Dhabi 3 0 0 3 10 23 Ali Khaldi Harond Litim 4th
2009 Kuwait City Canceled
2023 Kuwait City 5 2 1 2 27 26 Harond Litim 5th

Team

Current roster

Staff & Management

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

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 13 May 2023[4]

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 14 5
 Bahrain 1 0 0 1 5 6
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 1 11
 Egypt 1 1 0 0 8 3
 Ireland 1 0 0 1 5 6
 Kuwait 2 0 0 2 4 14
 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
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 12 11
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 6 16
Total 18 5 0 13 84 120

See also

Notes & references

Notes

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. ^ "Games - Eurohockey.com". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Algeria details - Eurohockey.com". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Algeria Men Official Results" (PDF). National teams of ice hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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