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| Association name | Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine |
|---|---|
| IIHF Code | UKR |
| Founded | February 20, 1992[1] |
| IIHF membership | May 6, 1992 |
| President | Gennadiy Zubko |
| IIHF men's ranking | 19 |
| Official website | |
The Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Федерація хокею України, Federatsiya khokeyu Ukrayiny, FHU) is the official governing body for ice hockey in Ukraine.[2] It became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on May 6, 1992.
Presidents
- 1992–1997: Anatoli Khorozov
- 1997–2006: Oleksandr Omelchenko
- 2006–2020: Anatolii Brezvin[3]
- 2020–present: Gennadiy Zubko
National teams
Competitions
- Ukrainian Hockey Championship
- Professional Hockey League, a failed attempt of establishing a self-governing professional competition among men's ice hockey clubs
- Extra competitions, beside of regular format competitions the federation organized several other competitions: 2007 Ukrainian Cup, 2008 Ukrainian Federation Cup, and 2010 Ukrainian Federation Cup
- Amateur competitions (Western Ukrainian Amateur Hockey League, others)
Professional hockey clubs
- Former
- HC Dynamo (Kharkiv), a Soviet team out of Kharkiv
- Sokil Kyiv
- HC Berkut-Kyiv, initially a farm team of Sokil Kyiv
- hockey team of the School of Higher Sport Master (Kyiv)
References
- "Хоккейный клуб "Донбасс" - Официальный сайт | ХК Донбасс". Hcdonbass.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- "Ukrainian hockey making comeback". KyivPost.com. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- "Брезвін Анатолій Іванович". Лівий берег [Left Bank] (in Ukrainian). Kyiv, Ukraine: Київський інститут проблем управління імені Горшеніна [Gorshenin Institute]. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
- Official website Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
- Ukraine at IIHF.com