Ball hockey is a team sport and an off-ice variant of the sport of ice hockey. The sport is also a variant of one of several floor hockey game codes but more specifically a variant of street hockey.
The International Street and Ball Hockey Federation(ISBHF) is the international governing body for the sport of street hockey. It was established in June 1993 in Oshawa, Canada. The ISBHF is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. Elio Pascuzzo of Canada is the current ISBHF President following his election to the post for the 2022–2024 term.
Fannie Desforges is a Canadian ice hockey forward. She is the second Canadian woman to win a competition in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competition. In addition, she has competed for the Ottawa Gee Gees women's ice hockey program in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, while competing for the Canada women's national ball hockey team at the 2011 Street and Ball Hockey World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. In the 2013 CWHL Draft, she was selected by the Montreal Stars.
Lucie Povová is a Czech ice hockey player who won a gold medal with the Czech Republic at the 2011 IIHF Division II Worlds. She was part of the Czech team that competed at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship in Ottawa.
The 2013 Ball Hockey World Championship was the tenth ball hockey world championship held by the ISBHF in St.John's, Canada. Slovakia won their second title. Canada captured the bronze medal with a 7–3 victory over the Portugal. The Canada women's national ball hockey team captured the gold medal in women's play, avenging the silver medal from 2011.
The Canada women's national ball hockey team is the women's national ball hockey team of Canada, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).
The United States Women's National Ball Hockey Team is the women's national ball hockey team of United States, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).
The Italy men's national ball hockey team is the men's national ball hockey team of Canadian citizens with Italian heritage and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).
Petra Herzigová is a Czech ice hockey and ball hockey player, currently playing with the women's representative ice hockey team of HC Příbram in the Czech Women's Ice Hockey Extraliga and with the ball hockey team SHM HK Avir Praha in the Czech Women's Ball Hockey Extraliga. She is the general manager of the Czech women's national under-16 ice hockey team.
Denisa Křížová is a Czech ice hockey player for PWHL Minnesota of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team.
The Italy women's national ball hockey team is the women's national ball hockey team of Italy, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF). The current team captain is Canadian-born Christina D'Ambrogio, who is of Italian heritage and once competed in NCAA women's ice hockey with the Holy Cross Crusaders.
The Slovakia women's national ball hockey team is the women's national ball hockey team of Slovakia, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).
Pavlína Horálková is a Czech ice hockey player and member of the Czech national team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with Biryusa Krasnoyarsk.
The Czech Republic women's national ball hockey team is the women's national ball hockey team of the Czech Republic, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF). The team has competed in every Women’s Ball Hockey World Championship since its inception in 2007.
Alexandra "Lexie" Hoffmeyer is a former women's ice hockey player. Among her career accomplishments, she is a Clarkson Cup champion and earned a gold medal with Canada women's national ball hockey team at the 2015 ISBHF World Championships in Zug, Switzerland.
Alicia Furletti-Blomberg is a Canadian ball hockey player and member of the Canadian national ball hockey team. She is a three-time Ball Hockey World Championship gold medallist with the Canadian team, winning in 2013, 2015 and 2022. During 2012 to 2015, Blomberg competed in the women's division of Red Bull Crashed Ice, capturing a bronze medal in 2014.
The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship will be the 12th ball hockey world championship, and will be held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The tournament began on 1 June 2017, and the gold medal game was played on 10 June 2017. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions. The Canadian women's national ball hockey team with the bronze medal in women's play, while the United States qualified for the gold medal game for the first time in tournament history.
The 2019 Ball Hockey World Championship was the 13th ball hockey world championship, and was held in Košice, Slovakia. The tournament began on 14 June 2019, with the gold medal game to be played on 22 June 2019. The Canada women's national ball hockey team defeated the United States women's national ball hockey team in the women's final to capture the gold medal, while the Czech Republic emerged with the bronze.
The 2022 Ball Hockey World Championship was the 14th ball hockey world championship, and was held in Laval, Canada. The tournament began on 21 June 2022, with the gold medal game held on 27 June 2022.
The 2022 Women's Ball Hockey World Championship was the eighth women's ball hockey tournament to be held as part of the Ball Hockey World Championship. It was organized by the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation in collaboration with the Canadian Ball Hockey Association and was held at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The tournament began on 21 June 2022 and medal games were played 27 June 2022.
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