The Bahrain national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب البحرين لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bahrain. Bahrain is not a member of the IIHF, does not have the country's ice hockey governing body, and therefore not eligible to enter any IIHF World Championship events.
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| Head coach | Petr Dubský |
|---|---|
| Most games | Three players (15) |
| Top scorer | Nikita Shpakov (6) |
| Most points | Nikita Shpakov (10) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | BHR |
| First international | |
 Kuwait 10–3 Bahrain  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 8 January 2010) | |
| Biggest win | |
Bahrain 7–2 Tunisia  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 May 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Thailand 29–0 Bahrain (Astana, Kazakhstan; 29 January 2011) | |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | 12th (2011) |
| Gulf Ice Hockey Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) |
| Best result | 4th (2012) |
| Arab Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
| Best result | 4th (2023) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 2–21–0 | |
History
Bahrain played its first international game in a 2010 friendly game against Kuwait in which they lost, 10–3. The following year, Bahrain competed in the Premier Division of the 2011 Asian Winter Games. In the first two games they were beaten by Malaysia (25–0) and by Thailand (29–0). They finished the tournament losing all six of their games and placing last on the table.[1] In 2012, Bahrain competed at the 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. The team finished last after losing the bronze medal game against Oman.[2]
After ten years of inactivity, Bahrain returned to competition at the 2022 GCC Games, where they lost all three games against the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.[3]
Bahrain had the longest losing streak of 18 games and had not won its first game until 7 May 2023, they defeated Algeria 6–5 in overtime in their first game at the 2023 Arab Cup. Russian-born Bahraini forward Zakhar Zakharov, who played 49 games in the MHL with Sarmaty Orenburg,[4] recorded his first hat-trick by scoring three goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime.
Tournament record
Asian Winter Games
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Astana | 12th place (7th in Premier Division) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 |  Sapporo | withdrew | |||||
| Total | 1/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
GCC Gulf Championship/Arab Cup
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016) | |||||||
| 2010 | Kuwait City | did not participate | |||||
| 2012 |  Abu Dhabi | 4th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | Kuwait City | did not participate | |||||
| 2016 |  Doha | did not participate | |||||
| GCC Games (2022) | |||||||
| 2022 | Kuwait City | 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Arab Cup (2023–) | |||||||
| 2023 | Kuwait City | 4th place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 3/6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
All-time record against other national teams
Last match update: 13 May 2023[1]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 67 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
 Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
 Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
 Oman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 51 | 279 |