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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 Middle East's largest ice hockey academy: 500+ players, two indoor rinks 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 Middle East's largest ice hockey academy, based in Dubai, UAE since 2022. Across two indoor rinks at Sport Society Mall in Mirdif, it develops 500+ players — from U6 kids to the pro Galaxy Warriors in the Emirates Hockey League.
Founded in 2022, Galaxy Hockey Academy (GLXY) is the Middle East's largest ice hockey academy, based in Dubai, UAE. Its home is Sport Society Mall in Mirdif, with two indoor rinks — a full-size main arena (60×30 m) and a training rink. More than 500 players train across youth groups from U6 to U18 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.
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