Morocco men's national ice hockey team

Morocco
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFédération Royale Marocaine de Hockey sur Glace
Head coachAdil Eli Farj & Mimoun Mrini
Most gamesMehdi Ghazi (11)
Most pointsSamir Bouchaoui (22)
Team colors   
IIHF codeMAR
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (27 May 2024)[1]
First international
 United Arab Emirates 9–0 Morocco Morocco
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 16 June 2008)
Biggest win
Morocco Morocco 11–2 Portugal 
(Canillo, Andorra; 30 September 2017)
Biggest defeat
 United Arab Emirates 9–0 Morocco Morocco
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 16 June 2008)
 Kuwait 9–0 Morocco Morocco
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 19 June 2008)
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best result 3rd (2008)
Development Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result 1st (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
7–6–0

The Moroccan national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب المغرب لهوكي الجليد; French: Équipe du Maroc de hockey sur glace) is the men's national ice hockey team of Morocco. The team is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The team's home rink is in the Moroccan capital, Rabat.

History

In June 2008, Morocco took part in the inaugural Arab Cup in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Algeria, the UAE and Kuwait. Morocco's first game was a 9-0 loss to the UAE on 16 June 2008. The first ever goal to be scored by a Moroccan player was scored by Yassin Ahrazem against Kuwait during the first ever 2008 Arab Cup. On 22 May 2010, the IIHF announced that Morocco is now an associate member.[2]

Tournament record

Arab Cup

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2008 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 3rd place 5 2 0 0 3

Development Cup

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2017 Andorra Canillo 1st place 4 4 0 0 0

2010 team roster

# Player Club
President
  Khalid Mrini Morocco
Coach
  [[]] Canada
Goaltenders
  Adil El Farj Canada
  Albert Benchimol Canada
  Morad Chakir France
Defencemen
  Omar Ennaffati Canada
  Samir El Haili Canada
  Patrick Harroch Canada
  Alex Ennaffati Canada
  Othman Scally Canada
  Yassin Ahrazem Germany
  Mohamed El Idrissi Morocco
Forwards
  Marouane Bya Canada
  Sidi Mohamed Dahha Canada
  Mehdi Ghazi Canada
  Alaaedinne Braiak Canada
  Saad Tawfiq Canada
  Habib Aloui Canada
  Samir Bouchaoui Sweden
  Moulay-Ayad Dahha Canada
  Marc Harroch Canada
  Eric Harroch Canada
  Philippe Pinto Canada
  Othman Boukouiss Canada

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 1 October 2017[3]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Algeria 4 3 0 1 26 15
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 21 6
 Portugal 1 1 0 0 11 2
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 9 3
Egypt Egypt 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 3 5
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 9
 Kuwait 2 0 0 2 3 15
Total 13 7 0 6 75 58

See also

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Welcome Morocco". iihf.com. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Morocco Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.