The Tunisia national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لهوكي الجليد, French: Équipe de Tunisie de hockey sur glace) is the national men's ice hockey team of Tunisia. The team is controlled by the Tunisian Ice Hockey Association and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 22 September 2021.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Tunisia is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events.
 The flag of Tunisia is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Association Tunisienne de Hockey sur Glace |
|---|---|
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | TUN |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | NR (27 May 2024)[1] |
| First international | |
 Kuwait 11–4 Tunisia  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 7 May 2023) | |
| Biggest win | |
Tunisia 24–3 Saudi Arabia  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 May 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Kuwait 11–4 Tunisia (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 7 May 2023) | |
| Arab Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
| Best result | 6th (2023) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 2–3–0 | |
History
editThe Tunisian Ice Hockey Association was founded in 2009.[8] On 14 June 2014, the national team played its first unofficial game against a French club team, Coqs de Courbevoie, in Courbevoie, France. They were defeated by the Coqs 6–5.[9] On 22 September 2021, Tunisia became an official member of the IIHF.[7]
After a long period of inactivity, Tunisia played its first international tournament at the 2023 Arab Cup in Kuwait.[10][11][12]
Tournament record
editWorld Championships
edit| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 through 2021 | Not an IIHF member | ||||||
| 2022 through 2023 | did not enter | ||||||
| Total | 0/0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Arab Cup
edit| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kuwait City |
6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 1/1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
All-time record against other national teams
editLast match update: 10 May 2023
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
 Algeria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
 Bahrain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Kuwait |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 33 |
All-time record against clubs and B teams
editLast match update: 14 June 2014[13]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coqs de Courbevoie |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ George Kariuki (11 November 2015). "Tunisian team win the first African Ice Hockey Championship – CCTV Africa – Strengthening news coverage in Africa". CCTV Africa. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Montrealer keen to represent Tunisia in first-ever African Ice Hockey Cup – Montreal – CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Il rêve d'importer le hockey en Tunisie – le Parisien". Le Parisien. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Bertrand Guay (20 April 2011). "Ihab Ayed, président de l'Association tunisienne de hockey sur glace, lors d'un entraînement à Courbevoie, en banlieue parisienne, le 10 juin 2014 | Afficher la photo". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Le premier match de hockey tunisien de l'Histoire aura lieu le 14 juin". Huffpostmaghreb.com. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Welcome Tunisia". iihf.com. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Un mot du président". tunisie-hockey.com. 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Tunisia Shows Great Strides in First International Hockey Game". thehockeyhouse.net. 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Kuwait to host Arab Ice Hockey Championship in May". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 5 April 2023.
- ^ "KUNA : First Arab Cup of Ice Hockey kicks off in Kuwait Sun. - Sports - 06/05/2023". كونا. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "ARAB CUP KUWAIT 2023". Kuwait Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Tunisia All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2018.
External links
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