Swedish Ice Hockey Association

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) (Swedish: Svenska Ishockeyförbundet) in Swedish, is an association of Swedish ice hockey clubs. It was established in Stockholm on 17 November 1922 by representatives from seven clubs[1]. Before then, organized ice hockey in Sweden had been administered by the Swedish Football Association. In 1920, Sweden became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In addition to ice hockey, SIHA is also responsible for inline hockey.

Sweden
Association nameSwedish Ice Hockey Association
IIHF CodeSWE
Founded17 November 1922 (1922-11-17)
IIHF membershipMarch 23, 1912
PresidentAnders Larsson
IIHF men's ranking4 (-1)
IIHF women's ranking7 (-2)
http://www.swehockey.se

The association's general secretary is Tommy Boustedt.

Leagues and levels

In Sweden, ice hockey is played nationwide at the following levels:

  • Swedish Hockey League (SHL)
  • HockeyAllsvenskan
  • Division 1
  • Division 2
  • Division 3
  • Division 4
  • Veteran Ice Hockey
  • SDHL - Swedish Women's Hockey League
  • Junior under 20
  • Junior under 18
  • Junior under 17
  • Junior under 16
  • Junior under 15
  • Junior under 14
  • Junior under 13
  • Junior under 12
  • Junior under 11
  • Junior under 10
  • Girl league
  • School league

National teams

Sweden has eight national ice hockey teams:

Chairmen

The following have served as chairman.[2]

References
  • "GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SWEDISH ICE HOCKEY" (PDF). The Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2006.
  1. "Swedish Ice Hockey Year by Year" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Om Svenska Ishockeyförbundet" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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