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In a city where it's +45°C outside, there's full-contact ice hockey inside, and it's growing fast. Galaxy Hockey Academy is the strongest hockey academy in the Middle East: 300+ players, a full-size sheet of real indoor ice (60×30 m) at Sport Society Mall in Mirdif, a full junior-to-pro pyramid from learn-to-skate U6 kids to the pro Galaxy Warriors in the Emirates Hockey League. With the UAE set to host the 2027 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A in Al Ain (the first IIHF Worlds in the Gulf), "hockey in the desert" is no longer a novelty. It's a movement worth covering.
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Galaxy Hockey Academy (GLXY) is the strongest hockey academy in the Middle East, based in Dubai, UAE since 2022. On a full-size sheet of real indoor ice (60×30 m) at Sport Society Mall in Mirdif, it develops 300+ players, from U6 kids to the pro Galaxy Warriors in the Emirates Hockey League.
Founded in 2022, Galaxy Hockey Academy (GLXY) is the strongest hockey academy in the Middle East, based in Dubai, UAE. Its home is Sport Society Mall in Mirdif, with a full-size sheet of real indoor ice (60×30 m). More than 500 players train across youth groups from U6 to U16 and adult sessions at all levels, led by professional coaches including an ex-KHL head coach. The pro team, Galaxy Warriors, competes in the Emirates Hockey League, while the amateur Galaxy Hockey League runs seven teams each October to April.
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+45°C outside, ice inside. A viral hook with real substance: a thriving ice-hockey scene in one of the hottest cities on Earth.
The UAE will host the 2027 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A in Al Ain (the first IIHF Worlds in the Gulf). How a grassroots academy fits the national picture.
A genuinely multicultural community: families from across the world and the region, learning and competing together from U6 upward.
A full pyramid in one academy: first steps on the ice, youth groups, an amateur league, and the pro Galaxy Warriors in the Emirates Hockey League.
Articles, listings and videos about the academy in UAE media and online. Newest first. Each card opens the original in a new tab.
Dad Club DXB
Instagram post about the Tashkent gold, with two Dad & Kid trial sessions for the Dad Club Christmas Meet-Up.
Wherepicks
UAE events guide listing, in English and Arabic.
Tarab
Event listing for the New Year tournament in Dubai.
UAE Startup Story
Skating Score, our video skating test scored by AI.
Qojo Media
Skating Score and Hockey IQ, the academy’s two online tests.
Yalla Sports
U11 gold in Tashkent after the Istanbul Cup win.
RSM in UAE
Russian-language outlet. Galaxy U11 take gold in Tashkent.
Hey Raha
Parents’ guide to kids’ sports in Dubai with a Galaxy Hockey Academy entry.
Gulf Youth Sport
U11 gold and U13 silver at the Istanbul Cup.
GATE DXB
Russian-language magazine of Dubai.
Dubai Edited
Two teams, U11 gold and U13 silver, at the Istanbul International Youth Ice Hockey Cup.
The Next Dubai
Instagram post with the Galaxy Warriors team. Our own story is on this site.
Russian Emirates
Adviser to the chairman of FC Zenit’s board skates in Dubai.
Russian Emirates
The first hockey media league is created in Dubai.
GATE DXB
Family and kids directory of the Dubai magazine.
DXB Sports District
Academy listing in the Dubai sports directory.
Who is in Dubai
YouTube video: Hockey in Dubai, the first professional hockey academy.
Hockey Stigg
YouTube video: everything about hockey in Dubai.
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