The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) ( , ) is the governing body of
ice hockey
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in
Switzerland
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, as recognized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1908 and is a founding member of the IIHF. It manages both the
amateur
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and
professional
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games in Switzerland, as well as the national teams on junior and senior levels.
Youth coach
Markus Graf created the "Foundation, Talent, Elite, Mastery" program adopted as the SIHF mantra.
He also created the "swissmadehockey" guidelines for training
junior hockey players,
which then formed the approach to training the
Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (; ; ) is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is controlled by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.
As of 2024, the Swiss team is ranked 5th in the IIHF World Rankin ...
.
See also
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Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), first officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the I ...
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Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (; ; ) is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is controlled by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.
As of 2024, the Swiss team is ranked 5th in the IIHF World Rankin ...
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Switzerland women's national ice hockey team
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National League
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*National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...
, top tier men's league
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Swiss League
The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League (ice hockey), National League. The winners of the league each ...
, second tier men's league
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Regio League (
Swiss 1. liga)
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Women's League (SWHL A)
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Swiss Cup
The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association.
The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The co ...
References
External links
IIHF profileSwiss Ice Hockey Federation
- official website
Swiss Ice Hockey Federation
- official website
{{Sports governing bodies in Switzerland
Ice hockey in Switzerland
National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
Sports organizations established in 1908
1908 establishments in Switzerland