2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship

Gulf Ice Hockey Championship 2012 United Arab Emirates 28 May – 1 June 2012 4 ih UAE 2 10 105 2010 2014 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. 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.http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html 2012 GCC Gulf Ice Hockey Championships National Teams of Ice Hockey 2012-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205165423/http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html 2016-02-05 dead http://www.sport360.com/article/uae-successfully-defend-gulf-cup-ice-hockey-crown UAE successfully defend Gulf Cup ice hockey crown Sport 360 2012-06-02 https://archive.today/20130202210023/http://www.sport360.com/article/uae-successfully-defend-gulf-cup-ice-hockey-crown 2013-02-02 dead 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. main WL OT UAE UAE KUW KUW OMN OMN BHR BHR 2 1 0 0 27 3 2 0 1 0 26 5 1 0 0 2 11 24 0 0 0 3 7 39 complete 28 May 2012 KUW BHR 13 – 2 (4–0, 4–1, 5–1) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City 28 May 2012 UAE OMN 8 – 1 (4–0, 1–1, 3–0) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City #eeffff 29 May 2012 KUW OMN 11 – 0 (4–0, 2–0, 5–0) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City 29 May 2012 UAE BHR 16 – 0 (6–0, 3–0, 7–0) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City #eeffff 30 May 2012 BHR OMN 5 – 10 (2–2, 3–6, 0–2) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City 30 May 2012 UAE KUW 3 – 2 GWS (0–1, 2–1, 0–0)(OT: 0–0)(SO: 1–0) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City #eeffff Playoff round Bracket Finals Third place 31 May KUW 11 OMN 1 31 May UAE 12 BHR 0 1 June UAE 3 KUW 1 1 June OMN 5 BHR 1 Semi-finals 31 May 2012 KUW OMN 11 – 1 (5–1, 5–0, 1–0) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City 31 May 2012 UAE BHR 12 – 0 (4–0, 5–0, 2–0) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City #eeffff Bronze medal game 1 June 2012 OMN BHR 5 – 1 https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City #FFDAB9 Gold medal game 1 June 2012 UAE KUW 3 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) https://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6?url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html Zayed Sports City #F7F6A8 References Gulf Gulf Ice Hockey Championship Category:Gulf Ice Hockey Championship Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates