Estonian Ice Hockey Association

Estonia
Association nameEesti Jäähokiliit
IIHF CodeEST
Founded1935
PresidentRauno Parras
IIHF men's ranking28
IIHF women's ranking40
www.eestihoki.ee

The Estonian Ice Hockey Association (Estonian: Eesti Jäähokliit) is the national governing body of ice hockey in Estonia. Estonian membership in the International Ice Hockey Federation dated back to the 1930s, which had expired after the annexation of these countries by the Soviet Union in 1940 and 1945 respectively, was renewed after their sovereignty was re-established in the 1990s.[1]

The main task of the Ice Hockey Association is to popularize and develop ice hockey in the Republic of Estonia.

There are 14 clubs, 1,303 players (125 of them play in Unibet Hokiliiga), 10 indoor ice arenas and 23 outdoor ice rinks in the country.

26 referees officiating the games of the Estonian championship in all age classes.

The largest arena: Tondiraba (the main arena holds 5,840 spectators) in Tallinn.

  1. ^ "History of Ice Hockey: 1990 – today". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-25.