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

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

n national

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 h ...

federation. Its headquarters are based in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

. The president, Vahram Sargsyan, is also the Chairman of the Armenian National Federation of Bandy.

History

The Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia was established in 1999. The Armenian National Federation of Bandy is administered concurrently by President Vahram Sargsyan. The Federation is a full member of the

Federation of International Bandy The Federation of International Bandy (FIB; french: Fédération internationale de bandy, russian: Международная федерация хоккея с мячом, sv, Internationella Bandyförbundet) is the international governing bo ...

and an associate member of 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 ...

. The Federation organizes Armenia's participation in international hockey tournaments, as well as, training ice hockey athletes and coaches. The Federation conducts training from the Yerevan Figure Skating and Hockey Sports School.

Activities

The Federation directly oversees the

Armenia men's national ice hockey team The Armenian national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Armenia. They hosted the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III#Group B, Division III, Group B tournament of the 2010 World Championships. They are managed by the Ice ...

, the

Armenia men's national junior ice hockey team The Armenia men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Armenia. The team is managed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. History Armenia played its ...

, and the Armenia men's national under-18 ice hockey team. In October 2013, the Federation signed a cooperation agreement with the

Ice Hockey Federation of Russia The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (russian: Федерация хоккея России, ''Federatsiya Khokkeya Rossii'') is the Sport governing body, governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia. In 2019 Russia had 110,624 ice hockey playe ...

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Armenia
at IIHF.com
Marzig International - Armenian Ice Hockey Federation Officially licensed Merchandise
Ice hockey in Armenia Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe

Bandy in Armenia National members of the Federation of International Bandy {{icehockey-org-stub

History

Activities

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