On 8 May 2025, a new chapter began for Algerian ice hockey. My team, HC Corsaires, proudly became the first-ever winners of the Coupe d’Algérie, beating Fennecs HC 4–2 in a spirited and competitive final. As proud as I am of the team’s performance, the real story here is the continued growth of hockey in Algeria. A Special Moment for…
On May 8, 2025, Algerian ice hockey will hit a major milestone: the first-ever Coupe d’Algérie will be played in Montréal, with Fennecs HC taking on Corsaires HC at Sportplexe Pierrefonds. This game is more than just a first – it’s the next step in Algeria’s journey toward establishing a true national hockey identity. Why Canada? Although Algeria currently has…
Algeria often goes under the radar in the ice hockey world, but our nation has quietly made history in the sport. Although African countries South Africa and Morocco were IIHF members long before us, Algeria has quickly established itself with several firsts on the global stage. It all began in June 2008 at the Arab Cup in Abu Dhabi when…
Exciting times are ahead for the Algeria National Ice Hockey Team as we prepare to compete in the 2024 Amerigol LATAM Cup, taking place in Miami. This prestigious tournament is another significant step in our journey to elevate Algerian ice hockey on the international stage. Tournament Schedule We have a thrilling lineup of games scheduled: Our team is eager to…
I recently had the privilege of attending the IIHF Annual Congress in the picturesque city of Prague in May 2024. As the founder and president of Hockey Algeria, it was an honor to represent our nation on this esteemed international platform. The congress was impeccably organized by the IIHF, providing a perfect blend of professional networking, exhilarating ice hockey action,…
Like most countries Algeria has been massively affected by covid-19, so naturally sport and ice hockey drop very low in peoples priorities. Right now as I write this Algeria is still locked down, borders closed and no sport being played at all. For us unfortunately it came at a pretty bad time as we’ve been making great progress only recently…
In February the 2nd edition of the Arab Club Championship took place in Kuwait. Unfortunately due to the change of dates from December to February I was unable to send my Corsaires team to compete. I was however still invited to go as a representative of Algeria. The previous tournament had taken place two years prior in Abu Dhabi and…
In December 2019 I had an amazing trip to South East Asia, starting in Singapore, then going to the beautiful Island of Koh Lipe in Thailand and ending in Malaysia. This was largely a vacation, a bit of time away from work and hockey, however I did take the opportunity to meet with the president of Malaysian ice hockey and…
I know, again it’s been a while since I posted on my website, so the next few posts will be a catch up on some of the highlights that have happened in the last few months. So by far the biggest news, on September 2019 Algeria became official members of the International Ice Hockey Federation. This is probably the biggest…
It’s my pleasure to announce that Algeria has become official members of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF), this will greatly help the development of ice hockey in Algeria while we only have one ice rink. The variation of ice hockey played on shoes, allows the sport to be far more accessible to people in Algeria, while allowing…