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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name   = Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
 | year           = 2012
 | image          = 
 | size           = 
 | caption        = 
 | country        = United Arab Emirates
 | dates          = 28 May – 1 June 2012
 | num_teams      = 4
 | venues         = 
 | cities         = 
 | winners        = UAE
 | count          = 2
 | games          = 10
 | goals          = 105
 | attendance     = 
 | mvp            = 
 | prevseason     = [[2010 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2010]]
 | nextseason     = [[2014 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|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 men's national ice hockey team|United Arab Emirates]] won the tournament after defeating [[Kuwait men's national ice hockey team|Kuwait]] in the gold medal game, claiming their second title of the championships. [[Oman men's national ice hockey team|Oman]] finished third after defeating [[Bahrain men's national ice hockey team|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]].<ref name="RESULTS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/gcc_gulf_ice_hockey_championships.html | title=2012 GCC Gulf Ice Hockey Championships | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | date= | accessdate=2012-06-03 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6 |archivedate=2012-06-03 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="UAEWIN">{{cite web | url=http://www.sport360.com/article/uae-successfully-defend-gulf-cup-ice-hockey-crown | title=UAE successfully defend Gulf Cup ice hockey crown | publisher=Sport 360 | date= | accessdate=2012-06-02 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/688WNfFav |archivedate=2012-06-03 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The [[United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team|United Arab Emirates]] as host and defending champion returned along with [[Kuwait men's national ice hockey team|Kuwait]] and [[Oman men's national ice hockey team|Oman]] to compete in their second Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. [[Saudi Arabia men's national ice hockey team|Saudi Arabia]] who competed in the 2010 championship did not send a team while [[Bahrain men's national ice hockey team|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.<ref name="RESULTS"/> 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.<ref name="RESULTS"/> 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.<ref name="RESULTS"/> 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.<ref name="UAEWIN"/><ref name="RESULTS"/>

==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.<ref name="RESULTS"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|-
|1 ||align=left| {{ih|UAE}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 || 3 || +24 || '''8'''
|-
|2 ||align=left| {{ih|KUW}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 26 || 5 || +21 || '''7'''
|-
|3 ||align=left| {{ih|OMN}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 11 || 24 || –13 || '''3'''
|-
|4 ||align=left| {{ih|BHR}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 7 || 39 || –32 || '''0'''
|}

{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 28 May 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|KUW}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|BHR}}
|score     = 13 – 2
|periods   = (4–0, 4–1, 5–1)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = [[Zayed Sports City]]
}}
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 28 May 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|OMN}}
|score     = 8 – 1
|periods   = (4–0, 1–1, 3–0)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
|bg        = #eeffff
}}
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 29 May 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|KUW}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|OMN}}
|score     = 11 – 0
|periods   = (4–0, 2–0, 5–0)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
}}
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 29 May 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|BHR}}
|score     = 16 – 0
|periods   = (6–0, 3–0, 7–0)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
|bg        = #eeffff
}}
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 30 May 2012
|team1     = {{ih-rt|BHR}}
|team2     = '''{{ih|OMN}}'''
|score     = 5 – 10
|periods   = (2–2, 3–6, 0–2)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
}}
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 30 May 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|KUW}}
|score     = 3 – 2 <small> [[Shootout (ice hockey)#Shootout|GWS]] </small>
|periods   = (0–1, 2–1, 0–0)<br>([[Sudden death (ice hockey)|OT:]] 0–0)<br>([[Shootout (ice hockey)|SO:]] 1–0)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
|bg        = #eeffff
}}

==Playoff round==

===Semi-finals===
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 31 May 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|KUW}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|OMN}}
|score     = 11 – 1
|periods   = (5–1, 5–0, 1–0)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
}}
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 31 May 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|BHR}}
|score     = 12 – 0
|periods   = (4–0, 5–0, 2–0)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
|bg        = #eeffff
}}

===Bronze medal game===
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 1 June 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|OMN}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|BHR}}
|score     = 5 – 1
|periods   = 
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
|bg        = #FFDAB9
}}

===Gold medal game===
{{Hockeybox2 
|date      = 1 June 2012
|team1     = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
|team2     = {{ih|KUW}}
|score     = 3 – 1
|periods   = (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
|reference = http://www.webcitation.org/688R1Kon6
|stadium   = Zayed Sports City
|bg        = #F7F6A8
}}

==References==
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