2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship

The 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was the second Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. It took place between 28 May and 1 June 2012 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Kuwait in the gold medal game, claiming their second title of the championships. Oman finished third after defeating Bahrain in the bronze medal game.

2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Dates28 May – 1 June 2012
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored105 (10.5 per match)
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Overview

The 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship began on 28 May 2012 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates with the games being played at Zayed Sports City.[1][2] The United Arab Emirates as host and defending champion returned along with Kuwait and Oman to compete in their second Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. Saudi Arabia who competed in the 2010 championship did not send a team while Bahrain made their first appearance in the competition. The four teams first competed in a round robin competition, with their ranking determining their seeding in the semi-finals.[1] The United Arab Emirates finished in first place after the round robin and were seeded against fourth place Bahrain, while second place Kuwait was seeded with third place Oman.[1] The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait both won their semi-finals and advanced to the gold medal game, while the losing teams advanced to the bronze medal game.[1] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Kuwait 3–1 in the gold medal game, winning their second championship title. Oman finished third after defeating Bahrain 5–1 in the bronze medal game.[2][1]

Round robin

The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the number one ranked team is seeded into a semi-final against the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team plays in the second semi-final against the team who finished in third place.[1]

Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
1 United Arab Emirates32100273+248
2 Kuwait32010265+217
3 Oman310021124–133
4 Bahrain30003739–320
28 May 2012Kuwait 13 – 2
(4–0, 4–1, 5–1)		 BahrainZayed Sports City
28 May 2012United Arab Emirates 8 – 1
(4–0, 1–1, 3–0)		 OmanZayed Sports City
29 May 2012Kuwait 11 – 0
(4–0, 2–0, 5–0)		 OmanZayed Sports City
29 May 2012United Arab Emirates 16 – 0
(6–0, 3–0, 7–0)		 BahrainZayed Sports City
30 May 2012Bahrain 5 – 10
(2–2, 3–6, 0–2)		 OmanZayed Sports City
30 May 2012United Arab Emirates 3 – 2 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 KuwaitZayed Sports City

Playoff round

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
31 May
 
 
 Kuwait11
 
1 June
 
 Oman1
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
31 May
 
 Kuwait1
 
 United Arab Emirates12
 
 
 Bahrain0
 
Third place
 
 
1 June
 
 
 Oman5
 
 
 Bahrain1

Semi-finals
31 May 2012Kuwait 11 – 1
(5–1, 5–0, 1–0)		 OmanZayed Sports City
31 May 2012United Arab Emirates 12 – 0
(4–0, 5–0, 2–0)		 BahrainZayed Sports City

Bronze medal game
1 June 2012Oman 5 – 1 BahrainZayed Sports City

Gold medal game
1 June 2012United Arab Emirates 3 – 1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 KuwaitZayed Sports City

References
  1. "2012 GCC Gulf Ice Hockey Championships". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. "UAE successfully defend Gulf Cup ice hockey crown". Sport 360. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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