Ice hockey in Israel

Ice hockey in Israel
CIHS hockey club players, in training camp, Finland
CountryIsrael
Governing bodyIce Hockey Federation of Israel
National team(s)Men's national team
First played1980s
ClubsIsraeli League

Ice hockey in Israel started as a minor sport. Until the construction of the new arena in Holon, many Israeli hockey players were members of the Canada Israel Hockey School (since renamed the "Hockey Academy of Israel") housed at the Canada Centre in Metulla.[1]

  1. ^ "Harmony in a Land of Milk Honey and Pucks". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2016.