The Georgian Ice Hockey National Federation (GIHNF) ( ka, საქართველოს ყინულის ჰოკეის ეროვნული ფედერაცია) is the governing body of

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

in Georgia. The federation was founded in 2004 by

Denis Davidov Denis Vasilyevich Davydov ( rus, Дени́с Васи́льевич Давы́дов, p=dʲɪˈnʲis vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ dɐˈvɨdəf, a=Dyenis Vasilyevich Davydov.ru.vorb.oga; – ) was a Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars who in ...

and Lasha Tsagareishvili. In 2009 Georgia joined 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 m ...

(IIHF) as an associate member. The Georgian Ice Hockey League was started in 2007. Shortly after being accepted into the IIHF both Davidov and Tsagareishvili, along with four others (including the president of the

Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia The Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի հոկեյի ֆեդերացիա, Hayastani tap’oghakov hokeyi federats’ia), sometimes called the Armenian Ice Hockey Federation, is the Armenian national ice hockey federation. Its h ...

) were killed in a car accident, forcing the Georgian Ice Hockey Federation to delay plans to start a national team. Georgia joined the

(IIHF) on 8 May 2009.

National teams

* Men's national team

Participation by year

;2017 ;2018

References

External links

Official site of the Georgian Ice Hockey National Federation

Georgia
at IIHF.com 2004 establishments in Georgia (country) Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe Ice hockey in Georgia (country) National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

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