A small rink has been constructed in the city of Tizi Ouzou. A member of AAIIH staff, Anissa Dahmani, met with the owners who were keen to work with the AAIIH to create a hockey club with adult and junior teams. Look out for more news in the coming months regarding the creation of this club.
Here are some exclusive photographs of the rink, which is inside an amusement park.
Jumana Abdulwahid is a 12 year old Algerian girl who players for Streatham Blizzards in the UK, along with sister Asma, we hope these two are the start of a future Algerian female national team.
With the new year around the corner, we are pleased to present our new logo, designed by Chakib Lounes, it incorporates the red crescent moon and star.
L’Association Algerienne de Ice et Inline Hockey are pleased to announce a partnership with Coeur d’Algerie, a great charity for Algerian orphans.
Look out for future announcements on projects, and check out their website at http://coeuralgerie.com/
Team Algeria won their first ever game in an exciting exhibition game against French division 1 team Viry-Chatillon. Down 5-4, Team Algeria equalised late in the 3rd period with Harond Litim scoring on a penalty shot, and with minutes left Felix Chougui scored the game winner, ending 6-5.
Other scorers were Ali Khaldi and Karim Chaiblaine scoring two on his debut.