Norwegian Ice Hockey Association

Norway
Association nameNorges Ishockeyforbund
IIHF CodeNOR
Founded18 September 1934 (1934-09-18)
IIHF membership20 January 1935
PresidentTage Pettersen
IIHF men's ranking12 Steady (27 May 2024)[1]
IIHF women's ranking15 Decrease 2 (28 August 2023)[2]
http://www.hockey.no

The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian, Norges Ishockeyforbund (NIHF) is the governing body of all ice hockey, sledge hockey and in-line hockey in Norway.

NIHF has its office at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo.

The current president is Tage Pettersen, who replaced Gerhard Nilsen in 2018. The current head coach of Team Norway is Petter Thoresen who has coached the team since 2016.

The logo of the NIHF has a polar bear in its centre spot. The national team is also nicknamed Isbjørnene ("The Polar Bears").

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.