The Lebanon national ice hockey team ( ar, منتخب لبنان لهوكي الجليد; french: Équipe du Liban de hockey sur glace) is the national men's

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

team of

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

. The team is controlled by the Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation, and on 26 September 2019, became an associate member of the

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 ...

(IIHF). Lebanon is currently not ranked in the

IIHF World Ranking The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tour ...

and has not entered in any

IIHF World Championship The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...

events.

History

The Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation, abbreviated as LIHF, and known in French as ''Fédération Libanaise de Hockey sur Glace'', is the governing body that oversees the Lebanese local and international ice hockey teams and development program. Currently based in

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

, with youth operations based in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

, the LIHF also manages the Lebanese national team at international tournaments and

friendly matches An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

. Working closely with Lebanese and Canadian governmental organizations such as the

Lebanese Olympic Committee Lebanese Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية اللبنانية, IOC code: LBN, 1964-2016: ''LIB'') is the National Olympic Committee representing Lebanon. In 1960 the Olympic Committee of Lebanon was awarded with the Count Al ...

(LOC), the Lebanese Embassy in Canada, the Canadian Embassy in Lebanon, and the Lebanese Business Council of Abu Dhabi. The LIHF is in the current process of filling its requirement to be a member of the

(IIHF) in the hopes to participate in the official

IIHF World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual ...

, but Lebanon was not a member of the IIHF.About the Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation
/ref>

Canadian players of Lebanese-origin

There are notable players of Lebanese-origin have played in Canada,

Nazem Kadri Nazem Kadri (born October 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs seventh overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He played his juni ...

who currently plays for the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

in the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

, most notably winning the Stanley Cup with the

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

, Fabian Joseph who represented

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, and

Ed Hatoum Edward Hatoum (Arabic: إدوارد حاطوم) (born December 7, 1947) is a Lebanese-born Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League between 1968 and 1971, and the World Hockey Association between 1 ...

who also played in the NHL for

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

, and then

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

. Kadri also represented Canada internationally. Hatoum was born in Beirut. Joseph awarded two silver medals at the

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

in 1992 and

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

National team

Lebanon played a friendly match against Haiti (consists of mostly Canadian-based players) on 23 April 2017 in Saint-Laurent, a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with both teams making their international debut.Liban vs. Haiti (Match de hockey sur glace) Tickets, Sun, 23 Apr 2017 at 7:00 PM
br /> Lebanon get its first international win over Haiti by a score of 7–4.

Tournament record

Amerigol LATAM Cup

Arab Cup

All-time record against other national teams

''Last match update: 13 May 2023''

All-time record against clubs and B teams

''Last match update: 17 October 2021'' Note: Lebanon was awarded a 9–0 win over the Egyptian club team, but capped at 5–0 due to a blowout rule.

References

External links

MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
at Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation {{Men's national ice hockey teams National ice hockey teams in the Arab world National ice hockey teams in Asia

Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...