Association name | Chinese Ice Hockey Association |
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IIHF Code | CHN |
IIHF membership | July 25, 1963 |
President | Wang Yitao |
IIHF men's ranking | 26 (27 May 2024) [1] |
IIHF women's ranking | 14 2 (28 August 2023) [2] |
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Traditional Chinese | 中國冰球協會 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国冰球协会 | ||||||
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The Chinese Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) is the governing body of ice hockey in the People's Republic of China. [3] It has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1963. [4]
It also covered bandy in China and joined the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) in 2010. [5] In late 2014,China Bandy Federation was founded and replaced the ice hockey association as the FIB member. [6]
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
The German women's national ice hockey team represents Germany at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship and other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team was ranked eighth in the IIHF World Ranking in 2020. It is organized under the direct administration of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB).
The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup,a club competition,and from the Women's Bandy World Championship. A Youth Bandy World Championship also exists separately from the senior competition and has competitions in both the male and female categories.
The Federation of International Bandy is the international governing body for the sport of bandy,including the variant called rink bandy. The federation is headquartered in Simrishamn Municipality,Sweden.
IJshockey Nederland (IJNL) is the official governing body of ice hockey in the Netherlands. It was founded as the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond in 1933 as a three team league with The Hague,Amsterdam and Tilburg. It joined the International Ice Hockey Federation on 20 January,1935. In 1946,it created the Eredivisie. The organisation’s name was changed from NIJB to IJNL in 2017.
Danmarks Ishockey Union or DIU is the governing body of ice hockey in Denmark. It is a member of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The association was founded on 27 November 1949 and became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation the same year.
The Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia,sometimes called the Armenian Ice Hockey Federation,is the Armenian national ice hockey federation. Its headquarters are based in Yerevan. The president,Vahram Sargsyan,is also the Chairman of the Armenian National Federation of Bandy.
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The Kuwait national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Kuwait. The team is controlled by the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 8 May 2009. As of 28 May 2023,Kuwait is currently ranked 50th in the IIHF World Ranking. Kuwait participated in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia,a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia,from 2010 to 2018. Kuwait made its World Championship debut at the 2018 Division III Qualification tournament.
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association is the governing body of ice hockey in Finland. Since the late 1980s,Finland has enjoyed a period of success on the international stage and,as of 2022,the men's national team is ranked first in the world and the women's national team is ranked third in the world by the IIHF.
The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia. In 2019,Russia had 110,624 ice hockey players registered with its ice hockey federation. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended Russia from all levels of competition.
The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation,commonly abbreviated as LHF is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in Latvia,including the Latvian Hockey Higher League,the Latvia women's national ice hockey team and the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. It was founded in 1931 and was admitted to the IIHF the same year.
The International Ice Hockey Federation is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich,Switzerland,and has 82 member countries.
The Korea Ice Hockey Association is the governing body and member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that oversees ice hockey in South Korea.
The Tunisia national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Tunisia. The team is controlled by the Tunisian Ice Hockey Association and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 22 September 2021. Tunisia is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events.
Bandy and Field Hockey Federation of the USSR was the governing body for the sports of bandy and field hockey in the Soviet Union. The federation was governing these two sports since 1967,when ice hockey was split off to form the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation;ice hockey had only been introduced to the Soviet Union some twenty years earlier.
China Bandy Federation,CBF,was founded on 13 December 2014. The Chinese Ice Hockey Association joined the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) in 2010 and governed bandy in China until it was replaced by the CBF.
The India women's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing India internationally in women's competition. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of India,and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The team was formed in 2016 and currently competes in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament.