Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
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Association name | Ice Hockey Federation of Russia |
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IIHF Code | RUS |
IIHF membership | 19 January 1992 |
Association history |
Russia 1992–present |
President | Vladislav Tretiak |
IIHF men's ranking | 2 |
IIHF women's ranking | 6 |
www.fhr.ru |
The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация хоккея России, Federatsiya Khokkeya Rossii) is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia.[1][2]
History
The federation was founded on 12 November 1991, during the existence of the Soviet Union and the Russian SFSR, as the "Ice Hockey Federation of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic / Ice Hockey Federation of Russia" (Russian: Федерация Xoккея Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики / Russian: Федерация хоккея России). On 19 January 1992, after the Soviet Union was dissolved and Russia took over the international rights and obligations of the USSR, the federation became the official successor of the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation and its successes and its full membership in the International Ice Hockey Federation.
National teams
Men
Women
Leagues
Active
- Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (highest hockey league in Europe and Asia) (since 2008)
- Supreme Hockey League (VHL) (second highest league) (since 2010)
- Supreme Hockey League Championship (VHL-B) (third highest league) (since 2011)
- Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) (fourth highest league) (since 2003)
- Junior Hockey League (MHL) (junior league) (since 2009)
- National Junior Hockey League (NMHL) (junior league) (since 2011)
Defunct
- International Hockey League (former highest league) (1992–1996)
- Russian Superleague (former highest league) (1996–2008)
- Russian Hockey Second League (fourth highest league)
See also
References
- ↑ Schultze, Sydney (1 January 2000). "Culture and Customs of Russia". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Business & Politics of Sports Second Edition". TBE Press I – via Google Books.