Federation of Ice Hockey League

Philippines
Association name Federation of Ice Hockey League, Inc.
IIHF Code PHI
Founded February 2015 (2015-02)
IIHF membership 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
President Christopher Sy
IIHF men's ranking N/A
IIHF women's ranking N/A
http://www.hockeyphilippines.com/

The Federation of Ice Hockey League, Inc. (FIHL), also known as Hockey Philippines, is the national governing body for the sport of ice hockey in the Philippines. It handled the formation of the Philippine national team that will participate in international ice hockey tournaments, together with the acquisition foreign coaches, creating ice hockey tournaments around the country and partnering with different sponsors including SM Supermalls.[1]

The FIHL was formed in February 2015,[2] and was later admitted as an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 20 May 2016.[3][4]

By July 2016, the federation has already gained a membership of the Philippine Olympic Committee.[5]

Leagues

National teams

Participation by year

2017

The Philippines did not enter in any 2017 IIHF World Championship tournaments.

EventHost nationDateResult
Asian WG  Japan 18–26 February 2017 13th place
(3rd in Division II)
Women CCOA  Thailand 7–15 March 2017 5th place
SEA Games  Malaysia 20–24 August 2017 1st place
2018

The Philippines did not enter in any 2018 IIHF World Championship tournaments.

EventHost nationDateResult
Men CCOA Philippines 3–8 April 2018 3rd place
Women CCOA  Malaysia 6–9 March 2018 7th place
(3rd in Division I)
U20 CCOA  Malaysia 12–17 December 2017 4th place
2019
EventHost nationDateResult
Men CCOA  Malaysia 2–9 March 2019 TBD
Women CCOA  United Arab Emirates 14–19 April 2019 TBD
(TBD in Division I)
U20 CCOA  Malaysia 3–8 December 2018 TBD

References

  1. ↑ "Pinoys heat up in international ice hockey tourneys". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Henson, Joaquin (25 October 2015). "Pinoys break ice in hockey". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Philippines". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "IIHF grows in Asia". iihf.com. 2016-05-21.
  5. ↑ "A cooling trend". International Ice Hockey Federation. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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