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{{ Infobox national hockey team
| Name =
| Badge = Emblem of Kuwait.svg
| Badge_size = 220px
| caption = The [[emblem of Kuwait]] is the badge used on national team jerseys.<ref name="IIHFMEMBER">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1340/kuwait | title=Kuwait | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Association = [[Kuwait Ice Hockey Association]]
| Nickname =
| General Manager = Khaled Almutairi
| Coach = Meshal Alajmi
| Asst Coach =
| Captain = Rawan Albahouh
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| Home Stadium =
| IIHF code = KUW
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| Team_Colors = {{color box|#1c4f9c}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|#d62133}}
| First game = {{ihw|KUW}} 0–10 {{ihw-rt|PHI}} ([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]; 15 April 2019)
| Largest win =
| Largest loss = {{ihw|KUW}} 0–13 {{ihw-rt|UAE}} (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 16 April 2019)
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| Regional name = [[IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I]]
| Regional cup apps = 1
| Regional cup first = [[2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I|2019]]
| Regional cup best = 9th (2019)
| Record = 0–3–0
}}

The '''Kuwait women's national ice hockey team''' is the ice hockey team representing [[Kuwait]] internationally in women's competition. The team is overseen by the [[Kuwait Ice Hockey Association]], a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The team was formed in 2017 and currently competes in the [[IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I]] tournament.

==History==
The Kuwait women's national ice hockey team played its first games in October and November 2017 at the Land of Smiles Ice Hockey Tournament in [[Bangkok]], Thailand.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCLUBS">{{cite web | url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kuwait-Women-Unofficial-Results.pdf | title=Kuwait Women Unoffocial Results | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | date= | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl= |archivedate=2019-04-25 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kuwait played four games at the tournament against club teams from Australia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCLUBS"/> They lost all four of their games and failed to record any goals.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCLUBS"/> In May 2018 Kuwait took part in the Women's Gulf Ice Hockey Championships being held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCLUBS"/> Playing in five games against club teams from the United Arab Emirates Kuwait won three of their games and lost two.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCLUBS"/> In October and November 2018 Kuwait took part in their second Land of Smiles Ice Hockey Tournament where they competed in four games against club teams from Indonesia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCLUBS"/> They lost all four of their games and managed to record only one goal.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCLUBS"/>

Kuwait made their debut in international competition in April 2019 at the [[2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I]] tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.<ref name="WHLPREPAREDEBUT">{{cite web | url=https://womenshockeylife.com/road-to-the-2019-ccoa-kuwait-prepares-to-make-iihf-womens-debut/ | title=Road to the 2019 CCOA: Kuwait prepares to make IIHF women’s debut |first=Liz |last=Montroy | publisher=Women's Hockey Life | date=2019-01-18 | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120102032/https://womenshockeylife.com/road-to-the-2019-ccoa-kuwait-prepares-to-make-iihf-womens-debut/ |archivedate=2021-01-20 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="INSIDETHEGAMES">{{cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069272/kuala-lumpur-and-abu-dhabi-to-host-2019-ice-hockey-challenge-cup-of-asia | title=Kuala Lumpur and Abu Dhabi to host 2019 Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia |first=Florence |last=Almond | publisher=Inside the Games | date=2018-08-27 | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl= |archivedate=2019-04-25 |url-status=live}}</ref> In their opening game of the tournament Kuwait lost 0–10 to the Philippines.<ref name="2019SCHEDULE">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/coawi/schedule | title=Games | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123132547/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/coawi/schedule |archivedate=2021-01-23 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kuwait went on to lose their other two games of the tournament to India and the United Arab Emirates, finishing in last place with zero points.<ref name="WHL2019RECAP">{{cite web | url=https://womenshockeylife.com/recap-2019-iihf-womens-challenge-cup-of-asia/ | title=Recap: 2019 IIHF Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia | publisher=Women's Hockey Life |first=Liz |last=Montroy | date=2019-04-22 | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124122707/https://womenshockeylife.com/recap-2019-iihf-womens-challenge-cup-of-asia/ |archivedate=2020-11-24 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2019STANDINGS">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/coawi/standings/final | title=Final Standings | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805142223/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/coawi/standings/final |archivedate=2020-08-05 |url-status=live}}</ref> Their 0–13 loss to the United Arab Emirates is currently their biggest defeat in international competition.<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSCOUNTRIES">{{cite web | url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kuwait-Women-Official-Results.pdf | title=Kuwait Women Official Results | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | date= | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl= |archivedate=2019-04-25 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the tournament Ayah Alsarraf was named best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and the coaches named Sarah Aldayouli as the best player of the team.<ref name="WHL2019RECAP"/><ref name="2019STANDINGS"/>

==International competitions==
*[[2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I]]. Finish: 4th

==Players and personnel==
===Team roster===
''From the team's most recent tournament''<ref name="2019ROSTER">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/coawi/teams/roster/9142/kuwait | title=Roster | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420050505/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/coawi/teams/roster/9142/kuwait |archivedate=2019-04-20 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2019LINEUP">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/742/ihw742905_54b_1_0 | title=IND - KUW Line-ups | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2021-04-10 |archiveurl= |archivedate=2019-04-25 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:60em; text-align: center"
|-
!# !! Name !! [[Position (team sports)|Pos]] !! [[Shot (ice hockey)|S]]/[[Glove (ice hockey)#Goaltender's gloves|G]] !! Age !! Team
|-
|24 ||align="left"|{{sort|Abdulateef|Fatema Abdulateef}} ||[[Defenceman|D]] ||R ||{{age|1985|02|22}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Diamonds
|-
|23 ||align="left"|{{sort|Abdullatif|Zainab Abdullatif}} ||[[Defenceman|D]] ||L ||{{age|1997|12|31}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Diamonds
|-
|10 ||align="left"|{{sort|Albahouh|Rawan Albahouh}} ([[Captain (ice hockey)|C]]) ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||L ||{{age|1992|08|15}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Blue Waves
|-
|4 ||align="left"|{{sort|Aldayouli, A|Aishah Aldayouli}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||L ||{{age|1990|05|08}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Blue Waves
|-
|12 ||align="left"|{{sort|Aldayouli, K|Khaldah Aldayouli}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||L ||{{age|2002|02|27}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|-
|22 ||align="left"|{{sort|Aldayouli, M|Maryam Aldayouli}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||R ||{{age|1990|05|08}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Diamonds
|-
|8 ||align="left"|{{sort|Aldayouli, R|Rawan Aldayouli}} ||[[Defenceman|D]] ||R ||{{age|1997|06|17}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|-
|7 ||align="left"|{{sort|Aldayouli, S|Sarah Aldayouli}} ||[[Defenceman|D]] ||R ||{{age|1990|05|08}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|-
|11 ||align="left"|{{sort|Alhaddad|Fatma Alhaddad}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||R ||{{age|2001|07|13}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|-
|2 ||align="left"|{{sort|Alnajjar, L|Lama Alnajjar}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||R ||{{age|2000|05|25}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|-
|3 ||align="left"|{{sort|Alnajjar, W|Walah Alnajjar}} ([[Alternate captain|A]]) ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||R ||{{age|1991|12|07}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Diamonds
|-
|25 ||align="left"|{{sort|Alsarraf|Ayah Alsarraf}} ||[[Goaltender|G]] ||L ||{{age|2002|12|22}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|-
|5 ||align="left"|{{sort|Alsulaibi|Dalal Alsulaibi}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||R ||{{age|1997|02|25}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Blue Waves
|-
|1 ||align="left"|{{sort|Ataallah|Maryam Ataallah}} ||[[Defenceman|D]] ||L ||{{age|1988|08|22}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Blue Waves
|-
|21 ||align="left"|{{sort|Atallah|Shaikhah Atallah}} ([[Alternate captain|A]]) ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||L ||{{age|1995|11|01}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Blue Waves
|-
|17 ||align="left"|{{sort|Habeeb|Aseel Habeeb}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||L ||{{age|1994|07|24}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Blue Waves
|-
|6 ||align="left"|{{sort|Hendal, S|Shouq Hendal}} ||[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]] ||L ||{{age|1991|06|07}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Diamonds
|-
|20 ||align="left"|{{sort|Hendal, W|Wdad Hendal}} ||[[Goaltender|G]] ||L ||{{age|1992|11|09}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|-
|9 ||align="left"|{{sort|Hendal, Z|Zahraa Hendal}} ||[[Defenceman|D]] ||L ||{{age|2000|12|03}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Blue Waves
|-
|13 ||align="left"|{{sort|Hussain|Rima Hussain}} ||[[Defenceman|D]] ||L ||{{age|1994|02|08}} ||align="left"|Kuwait Wildcats
|}

===Team staff===
''From the team's most recent tournament''<ref name="2019ROSTER"/>
*Head coach: Meshal Alajmi
*General manager: Khaled Almutairi
*Team leader: Laila Alkhbaz
*Equipment manager: Ramadan Abdelmeguid
*Team staff: Maryam Alkhars

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.ihfkw.com/ Kuwait Ice Hockey Association]

{{National sports teams of Kuwait}}
{{Women's national ice hockey teams}}

[[Category:Ice hockey in Kuwait]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Kuwait|Ice hockey]]
[[Category:Women's national ice hockey teams in Asia]]

Kuwait women's national ice hockey team - Revision history

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