The Polish Ice Hockey Federation ( pl, Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie, PZHL) is the

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that oversees

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 ...

in Poland. Founded in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

on February 22, 1925 by representatives of the 4 Polish hockey clubs:

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract ...

, AZS

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Warszawianka Warszawa Klub Sportowy Warszawianka is a Polish multi-sport club from Warsaw. It has several sections, including handball, track and field, fencing and tennis, and in the past it had several more, including a football team which competed in the Polish to ...

and Warszawskie Towarzystwo Łyżwiarskie ( WTŁ Warszawa).

National teams

Men

* Men's national ice hockey team * Men's national under 20 ice hockey team * Men's national under 18 ice hockey team

Women

* Women's national ice hockey team * Women's national under 18 ice hockey team

Teams (2016-17)

Polska Hokej Liga The Polska Hokej Liga is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1926 to 1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999 to 2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a limited liability company ...

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom, founded in 1920, two times Polish Champions. The team currently plays in the III liga (as of 2022–23). History Beginnings Polonia was founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesia ...

* ComArch Cracovia * Stoczniowiec Gdańsk *

JKH GKS Jastrzębie JKH GKS Jastrzębie is an ice hockey team in Jastrzębie Zdrój, Poland. The team plays in the Polska Hokej Liga, the top level league in Poland. They won the Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an ...

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , "Miners Sporting Club") is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the I liga, after having won promotion in 2021. History In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational co ...

* Podhale Nowy Targ *

Orlik Opole MUKS Orlik Opole was an ice hockey team in Opole, Poland. They played in the Polska Hokej Liga, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. The club was founded in 1998, as a continuation of the 'Odra Opole' team, which was founded in 1946 and continue ...

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* SMS I PZHL Sosnowiec * Nesta Mires Toruń *

GKS Tychy GKS Tychy is a Polish professional football club, based in Tychy, Poland, that plays in the Polish I Liga. The club was founded on 20 April 1971. It played in the Ekstraklasa between 1974–1977. The biggest success of GKS Tychy was the 2nd pla ...

Polish 1. Liga The Polish 1. Liga operates as the second level of ice hockey in Poland. The league lies below the Polska Hokej Liga The Polska Hokej Liga is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 192 ...

* Hokej Poznań * Naprzód Janów * SMS U18 Sosnowiec * UKH Dębica *

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a football club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. The club was established in 1906. It won Polish Cup four times (1962, 1963, 1977, 1978), and also was four times Polish runner up (1955, 1964, 1967, 1972). Apart from footbal ...

Polish 2. Liga North

* KH Warsaw Capitals * Malgips Dragons Gdańsk * Oliwa Hockey Team * ŁKH Łódź * Mad Dogs Sopot * BKS Bydgoszcz * Hokej Poznań

Polish 2. Liga South

* WTH Wrocław * Orlik II Opole * STH Tychy Wolves * KS Sigma Katowice * KS Niespełnieni Oświęcim * TMH Polonia II Bytom * HK Zagłębie II Sosnowiec * Gazda KH Podhale Nowy Targ

Polish 3. Liga

* PTH Poznań * Mamuty Poznań * KH Wilki Śrem * Hockey Club Poznań * WTH Września * OKH Orły Oleśnica

Other Teams

* PPWSZ Podhale ( EUHL) *

KTH Krynica KTH Krynica is an ice hockey team in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has ...

(temporarily inactive) * Legia Warsawa (temporarily inactive) * STS Sanok (temporarily inactive)

Presidents of the Federation

* Wacław Znajdowski (1925–1928) * Stanisław Polakiewicz (1928–1932) * Leon Chrzanowski (1932–1935) * Witold Hulanicki (1935–1937) * Piotr Kurnicki (1937–1938) * Stanisław Burhardt-Bukacki (1938–1939) * Andrzej Osiecimski-Czapski (1945–1946) * Mieczysław Boczar (1946–1951) * Mieczysław Rudziński (1951–1953) * Stefan Rzeszot (1953–1955) * Michał Doroszewski (1955–1957) * Tadeusz Wasilewski (1957–1968) * Zdzisław Wierzbicki (1968–1973) * Jan Kania (1973–1975) * Wiesław Witczak (1975–1980) * Eugeniusz Adamski (1980–1984) * Jan Rodzoń (1984–1992) * Bogdan Tyszkiewicz (1992–2000) * Zenon Hajduga (2000–2008) * Zdzisław Ingielewicz (2008–2012) * Piotr Hałasik (2012–2014) * Dawid Chwałka (2014 – )

External links

*
Poland at IIHF.com
{{Authority control Ice hockey in Poland

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