The Argentine Association of Ice and In-Line Hockey ( es, Asociación Argentina de Hockey sobre Hielo y En Línea) is the

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, ...

national governing body for ice and

roller in-line hockey Roller inline hockey, or inline hockey is a variant of hockey played on a hard, smooth surface, with players using inline skates to move and ice hockey sticks to shoot a hard, plastic puck into their opponent's goal (sport), goal to score poi ...

, responsible for national men's and women's team, the selection of hockey inline, part of the IIHF World Championships.

Overview

The Association was established in 1997 by a group of ice and roller hockey players with the purpose of developing both games in Argentina. One year later the organisation registered to the Secretary of Sports, and the

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recognised the AAHHL in 2004. Men's and women's team have participated at the

Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament The Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament (french: Tournois panaméricain de hockey sur glace, es, Torneo Panamericano de Hockey sobre Hielo) was a series of the international ice hockey tournament in the continents of North and South America. The f ...

. Despite this, ice hockey events are organized by a different institution: the Argentine Ice Hockey Federation (FAHH) organize a metropolitan and a youth league in

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and the End-of-the-World Cup in

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. The existence of two governing bodies is a difficult issue: while the AAHHL represents both national teams and it's recognized by the

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 ...

, its players compete mostly on inline hockey; while FAHH players, who compete on ice hockey, can't be part of the national teams.

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