Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 2003 |
No. of teams | 7 |
Country | Qatar |
Most recent champion(s) | Oil Kings (Open Division) |
Official website | www.qhockey.com |
The Qatar International Ice Hockey League is the ice hockey league in Qatar. It was first contested in 2003.
The Qatar International Ice Hockey League (QIIHL) was founded in 2002. [1] Usually league games are played at the Ice rink located in the City Centre Mall in Doha. Due to the different play levels, the league is divided into two divisions (A and B). Since 2007, the Desert Cup is also played in the country. It is planned to install a team with only domestic players to form a national ice hockey team. [2]
In 2010, the QIIHL sponsored the 2010 Red Bull Crashed Ice qualification tournament in Qatar. [3] The competition was won by Bill Chase, a SandVipers (QIIHL) player. [4]
Lance Mierendorf and Richard Labrosse founded the QIIHL in 2003. The Mierendorf Labrosse Cup is awarded to the QIIHL Championship team. The league Started with four teams while a main team went on to play in various tournaments including in Dubia and in Singapore, where the Q-Chem Qanucks won the C league championship in Dubia in 2003-2004.
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