Ice Hockey Federation of Russia

Russia
Association nameIce Hockey Federation of Russia
IIHF CodeRUS
Founded12 November 1991
IIHF membership19 January 1992
Association history
PresidentVladislav Tretiak
IIHF men's ranking2 (2020)
IIHF women's ranking4 (2020)
en.fhr.ru

The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация Хоккея России,[1] Federatsiya Khokkeya Rossii) is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia.[2][3] In 2019, Russia had 110,624 ice hockey players registered with its ice hockey federation.[4] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[5]

  1. ^ Официальный сайт Федерации Хоккея России
  2. ^ Schultze, Sydney (1 January 2000). Culture and Customs of Russia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313311017 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ The Business & Politics of Sports Second Edition. TBE Press I. ISBN 9781883210069 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "IIHF Member National Association Russia". Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. ^ Lord, Sarah. "The War in Ukraine Shakes Up NHL and Hockey Worldwide". CNET.