Morocco men's national ice hockey team

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.

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

History

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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

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Arab Cup

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

Development Cup

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

2010 team roster

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

All-time record against other nations

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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 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

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References

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  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.
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