The Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (, ''Federatsiya khokeyu Ukrayiny'' (FHU) is the official governing body for

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 ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...

. It became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on May 6, 1992.

Presidents

* 1992-1997 : Anatoli Khorozov * 1997-2006 : Oleksandr Omelchenko * 2006-present : Anatoly Brezvin Ivanovich * 2020 : Gennadiy Zubko

National teams

Ukraine men's national ice hockey team The Ukrainian national ice hockey team ( uk, Збірна України з хокею з шайбою) is the national men's ice hockey team of Ukraine, and is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, and a member of the International ...

* Ukraine men's national junior ice hockey team *

Ukraine men's national under-18 ice hockey team The Ukraine men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Ukraine. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represent ...

* Ukraine women's national ice hockey team

Competitions

* Ukrainian Hockey Championship *

Professional Hockey League The Professional Hockey League (PHL) ( uk, Професіональна хокейна ліга (ПХЛ), '' tr: Profesional'na khokeina liha'') was an ice hockey league in Ukraine, founded in 2011; ceased in 2013. The country's national title, ...

, a failed attempt of establishing a self-governing professional competition among men's ice hockey clubs * Extra competitions, beside of regular format competitions the federation organized several other competitions: 2007 Ukrainian Cup, 2008 Ukrainian Federation Cup, and 2010 Ukrainian Federation Cup * Amateur competitions (

Western Ukrainian Amateur Hockey League The Western Ukrainian Amateur Hockey League (ZUHL) ( ua, Західно Українська аматорська хокейна ліга (ЗУХЛ), ''Zakhidno Ukrayinska amatorska khokeina liha'') is an ice hockey league in Ukraine. Following t ...

, others)

Professional hockey clubs

HC Donbass Hockey Club Donbass ( uk, Хокейний Клуб Донбас; russian: link=no, Хоккейный Клуб Донбасс, '' tr. Hokeinyi Klub Donbas'') is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Druzhkivka, currently playing in th ...

;Former * HC Dynamo (Kharkiv), a Soviet team out of

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine.

Sokil Kiev Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv ( uk, ХК Сокіл Київ; en, Falcon Hockey Club), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv or HC Sokil, is a Ukrainian Professional Hockey League team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also ...

HC Berkut-Kiev Hockey Club Berkut-Kyiv ( ua, ХК Беркут-Київ, en, HC Golden Eagle Kyiv) was an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine, that existed from 1997 to 2002. The team played in the Ukrainian Hockey League and the Eastern European Hockey League. ...

, initially a farm team of

* hockey team of the School of Higher Sport Master (Kiev)

References

External links

Official website

at IIHF.com Ice hockey in Ukraine

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 ...

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