Oman men's national ice hockey team

The Omani national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب عمان لهوكي الجليد), nicknamed The Khanjars (Arabic: الخنجر Al-Khanajar), is the national ice hockey team of Oman. The team is controlled by the Oman Ice Sports Committee and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Oman is not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

Oman
Shirt badge/Association crest
The national emblem of Oman is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s)The Khanjars
AssociationOman Ice Sports Committee
General managerQassim Al Bouri
Head coachKhalid Muhamad
AssistantsEbrahem Mohammady
Most gamesIbrahim Al Ghabshi &
Ahmad Al Qatami (13)
Most pointsIbrahim Al Ghabshi (10)
Home stadiumAl Khuwair Center Ice Rink
Team colors     
IIHF codeOMA
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (27 May 2024)[1]
First international
 United Arab Emirates 11–0 Oman 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 26 May 2010)
Biggest win
 Oman 9–3 Qatar 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 9 June 2014)
 Oman 7–1 Macau 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 March 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Kuwait 17–1 Oman 
(Doha, Qatar; 28 January 2016)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2010)
Best result 3rd (2012)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best result7th (2019)
International record (W–L–T)
8–27–0
Medal record
GCC Gulf Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Abu Dhabi

History

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Oman played its first game in 2010 during the inaugural Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. Oman played three games against Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in which they lost all three games. Oman also played in the Second Ice Hockey Gulf Cup in 2012. They played 5 games of which they won two and lost three, finishing in third place and winning the bronze medal.[2]

Tournament record

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Challenge Cup of Asia

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Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2008 through 2014 Did not participate
2015   Kuwait City 9th place
(4th in Division I)
5 0 2 0 3
2016   Bishkek Did not participate
2017   Kuwait City 8th place
(3rd in Division I)
3 1 0 0 2
2018   Kuala Lumpur Did not participate
2019   Kuala Lumpur 7th place 4 1 0 0 3
Total 3/12 12 2 2 0 8

GCC Gulf Championship

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Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2010   Kuwait City 4th place 3 0 0 0 3
2012   Abu Dhabi   3rd Place 5 2 0 0 3
2014   Kuwait City 4th place 5 1 0 0 4
2016   Doha 4th place 5 0 0 0 5
Total 4/4 18 3 0 0 15

Roster

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Roster for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.[3]

Head coach:   Khalid Muhamad (خالد محمد)

Goaltenders
# Name Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
30 Mohamed Al Balushi (محمد البلوشي) R 1.86 m 83 kg (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 25)   Oman
69 Waleed Al Ruzaiqi (وليد الرزيقي) R 1.75 m 65 kg (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 27)   Oman
Defencemen
# Name Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
19 Saud Al Aufi (سعود العوفي) L 1.70 m 79 kg (1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 33)   Oman
77 Said Al Hinai (سعيد الهنائي) R 1.75 m 90 kg (1990-06-06)6 June 1990 (aged 28)   Oman
4 Mohanad Al Larakha (مهند اللرخة) R 1.76 m 90 kg (1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 35)   Oman
66 Ahmad Al Qatami (أحمد القطامي) R 1.70 m 67 kg (1987-01-06)6 January 1987 (aged 32)   Oman
94 Hamdoon khalaf ( حمدون خلف) R 1.89 m 96 kg (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 32)   Oman
99 Muadh Al Siyabi (معاذ السيابي) L 1.74 m 68 kg (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 32)   Oman
44 Khalil Al Waili (خليل الوائلي) L 1.70 m 75 kg (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 35)   Oman
Forwards
# Name Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
9 Jihad Al Balushi (جهاد البلوشي) R 1.72 m 75 kg (1989-01-19)19 January 1989 (aged 30)   Oman
65 Talal Al Busaidi (طلال البوسعيدي) L 1.67 m 82 kg (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 22)   Oman
7 Ibrahim Al Ghabshi (ابراهيم الغبشي) R 1.67 m 63 kg (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 30)   Oman
96 Aziz Al Jadidi (عزيز الجديدي) L 1.74 m 66 kg (1995-02-09)9 February 1995 (aged 24)   Oman
3 Harith Al Sabri (حارث الصبري) R 1.73 m 80 kg (1991-12-24)24 December 1991 (aged 27)   Oman
6 Qusay Al Salti (قصي السلطي) L 1.72 m 72 kg (1991-10-30)30 October 1991 (aged 27)   Oman
88 Hussam Al Shahi (حسام الشاهي) R 1.71 m 68 kg (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 30)   Oman

All-time record against other nations

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Last match update: 16 January 2023[4]

Team GP W T L GF GA
  Bahrain 3 3 0 0 19 7
  India 2 1 0 1 8 8
  Indonesia 2 0 0 2 7 9
  Iran 1 0 0 1 6 12
  Kuwait 10 0 0 10 10 81
  Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 1 3 7
  Macau 3 2 0 1 10 8
  Malaysia 1 1 0 0 8 7
  Philippines 1 0 0 1 0 9
  Qatar 3 1 0 2 14 15
  Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 1 3
  Singapore 1 0 0 1 3 12
  United Arab Emirates 6 0 0 6 9 47
Total 35 8 0 27 98 225

References

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  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Oman-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ "IIHF - Oman (2019 Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ice Hockey in Oman". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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