The Egypt national ice hockey team () is the national men's ice hockey team of Egypt. Egypt is not a member of the IIHF and does not have a national ice hockey governing body, but has competed internationally including at the 2023 Arab Cup. Currently, as there is no official National Egyptian Ice Hockey team the unofficial group of players from youth to adult generally compete under the private moniker entitled Egypt Ice Hockey.
History Ice hockey in Egypt was first played recreationally in 2002 at the Maadi Family Land Ice Rink in Cairo. Beginning in 2016, an unofficial club team representing Egypt, the Pharaohs, has played against other club teams in the region, including at the 2018 and 2020 Arab Club Championship. The Pharaohs also competed in and won Division II of the 2022 Amerigol LATAM Cup, a tournament for teams mostly from Latin America and the Caribbean. The team is often registered as the Egypt Ice Hockey Club. A preliminary membership group consisting of managing members aiming to increase ice hockey exposure in Egypt was appointed officially by the Egyptian Olympic Committee which is an extension of the cabinet level Egyptian government. No official federation has been registered and no full sized IIHF approved rink exists in Egypt today.
Egypt's first game as an official national team was at the 2023 Arab Cup in Kuwait, where they lost to Oman 9–4. The second game against the eventual Arab Cup champion, Lebanon, was their biggest international loss (7–0). Egypt's third game was supposed to be against Saudi Arabia, but their opposition was unofficially represented at the tournament by Jeddah Eagles. Jeddah Eagles still played their scheduled game against Egypt on 10 May 2023, resulting the club lose 7–0. However, the Egyptian national team's win against club or "B" team did not count towards Egypt's official international record.
Tournament record Arab Cup YearHostResult 2023 Kuwait City 7th place 5 2 0 0 3Total 1/1 5 2 0 0 3
Amerigol LATAM Cup YearHostResult 2022 Coral Springs Competed unofficially in Division II as the Pharaohs club team 2023 4th place 5 3 0 0 2Total 1/1 5 3 0 0 2
Current roster Roster for the 2023 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey.
Head coach: Yasser Ahmed
Pos.No.NameBirthdateClubG36 Egypt PharaohsG39 Egypt PharaohsD4 Egypt PharaohsD91 ROTWD26 Eifel-Mosel BärenD72 Egypt PharaohsD98 UnattachedD3 University of ToledoD10 Egypt PharaohsD44 Egypt PharaohsF67 Ontario Jr. ReignF21 Egypt PharaohsF9 Egypt PharaohsF23 Egypt PharaohsF19 Egypt PharaohsF22 (C) Egypt PharaohsF6 Egypt PharaohsF8 UnattachedF96 EHC DübendorfF53 Curry College
All-time record against other national teams Last match update: 30 May 2025 + Key Team 3 0 1 2 10 20 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 16 0 1 1 0 0 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 12 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 4 9 1 1 0 0 5 1 Total 12 6 1 5 51 47
All-time record against clubs and B teams Last match update: 26 August 2023 Team Armenia HC 2 0 0 2 5 10 Central America 1 1 0 0 8 2 Flying Cedars HC B 1 1 0 0 5 0 Jeddah Eagles 2 2 0 0 16 4 Total 6 4 0 2 34 16
See also Ice hockey in Africa Algeria men's national ice hockey team Morocco men's national ice hockey team South Africa men's national ice hockey team Tunisia men's national ice hockey team
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