Lebanon men's national ice hockey team

Background

The Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation (LIHF), known in French as Fédération Libanaise de Hockey sur Glace, oversees Lebanon's local and international ice hockey teams and development program. It is currently based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with youth operations based in Beirut. The LIHF works closely with Lebanese and Canadian governmental organizations such as the Lebanese Olympic Committee, the Lebanese Embassy in Canada, the Canadian Embassy in Lebanon, and the Lebanese Business Council of Abu Dhabi.

The federation is in the process of fulfilling requirements for IIHF membership to participate in official IIHF World Championships, though Lebanon was not a member of the IIHF. Notable players of Lebanese origin who have played in Canada include Nazem Kadri, who currently plays for the Calgary Flames in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022; Fabian Joseph, who represented Canada and won two silver medals at the Winter Olympics in 1992 and 1994; and Ed Hatoum, who played in the NHL for Detroit and Vancouver and was born in Beirut. Kadri also represented Canada internationally. Lebanon played its first international friendly match against Haiti on 23 April 2017 in Saint-Laurent, Montreal, with both teams making their international debut.

Lebanon secured its first international win by a score of 7–4. The team's tournament record includes entries for the Amerigol LATAM Cup and Arab Cup, though specific results are not detailed in the article. An all-time record against other national teams is listed with a last match update of 10 May 2026, and an all-time record against clubs and B teams with a last match update of 16 July 2023, noting that Lebanon was awarded a 9–0 win over an Egyptian club team but capped at 5–0 due to a blowout rule.