The Korea Ice Hockey Association (Korean: 대한아이스하키협회) is the governing body and member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that oversees ice hockey in South Korea.[3][4][5]
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| Association name | Korea Ice Hockey Association |
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| IIHF Code | KOR |
| IIHF membership | July 25, 1960 |
| President | Chung Mong-won |
| IIHF men's ranking | 21  (28 May 2023)[1] |
| IIHF women's ranking | 19 (28 August 2023)[2] |
| http://www.kiha.or.kr/ | |
| Korea Ice Hockey Association | |
| Hangul | 대한아이스하키협회 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 大韓아이스하키協會 |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Aiseuhaki Hyeophoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Aisŭhak'i Hyŏphoe |
The Korean Ice Hockey Association was able to compete in the Olympics for the first time during the 2018 Winter Olympics, under host nation rules.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (2016-08-19). "Ice hockey development camp held in South Korea as country continues preparations for Pyeongchang 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ "Korean ice hockey to kick off Euro challenge". The Korea Times. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ "Hockey players frozen out of cheaper rink fees". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ Sean Leahy (2014-07-16). "Pressure to improve puts 2018 Korean Olympic hockey team in doubt". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ Greg Wyshynski (2016-04-18). "South Korea imports Canadian ringers for 2018 Olympic hockey team". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
External links edit
- South Korea at IIHF.com
- Korea Ice Hockey Federation Website
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