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FIHG [1 record]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

The IIHF, founded on May 15, 1908 in Paris, France, is the governing body of international ice hockey and inline hockey. The IIHF features 65 member associations, each of which is the national governing body of the sport in its nation. Besides controlling the international rulebook, processing international player transfers, and dictating officiating guidelines, the IIHF runs numerous development programmes designed to bring hockey to a broader population. The IIHF also presides over ice hockey in the Olympic Games, and over the IIHF World Championships at all levels, men, women, juniors under-20, juniors under-18 and women under-18.

OBS

All correspondence with the IIHF must be in English. All IIHF documentation will only be published in English.

OBS

The International Ice Hockey Federation [was] initially named Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

Créée le 15 mai 1908 à Paris (France), sous le nom suivant : Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIGH).

OBS

«Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace» et son abréviation «FIHG» sont utilisés par Hockey Canada mais ces appellations ne sont pas officielles.

Key term(s)
  • Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace
  • FIHG

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