Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia

The Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի հոկեյի ֆեդերացիա, romanized: Hayastani tap’oghakov hokeyi federats’ia), 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.[1]

Armenia
Association nameIce Hockey Federation of Armenia
IIHF membershipSeptember 22, 1999
PresidentVahram Sargsyan
IIHF men's ranking45

History

The Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia was established in 1999. The Armenian National Federation of Bandy is administered concurrently by President Vahram Sargsyan. The Federation is a full member of the Federation of International Bandy and an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.[2][3] The Federation organizes Armenia's participation in international hockey tournaments, as well as, training ice hockey athletes and coaches.[4] The Federation conducts training from the Yerevan Figure Skating and Hockey Sports School.

Activities

The Federation directly oversees the Armenia men's national ice hockey team, the Armenia men's national junior ice hockey team, and the Armenia men's national under-18 ice hockey team.

In October 2013, the Federation signed a cooperation agreement with the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Members". Federation of International Bandy. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. "FIB - Members".
  3. "IIHF Member National Association Armenia". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
  4. "Samvel Zakharyan. "Next year, the Armenian ice hockey team will definitely participate in the World Championship"".
  5. "Russia to support hockey development in Armenia". armenpress.am.
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