Association name | Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation |
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IIHF Code | HUN |
IIHF membership | January 24, 1927 |
President | Miklós Németh |
IIHF men's ranking | 18 1 (27 May 2024)[1] |
IIHF women's ranking | 10 2 (28 August 2023)[2] |
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The Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség, MJSZ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Hungary.[3] The federation was founded under the leadership of György Pásztor in 1988, when it separated from the Hungarian Ice Sports Association.[4][5][6] He felt that to improve ice hockey in Hungary, a stronger national league was needed, which required more youths, more arenas, and proper leadership.[7]