English Ice Hockey Association

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England
EIHA Logo.png
Association nameEnglish Ice Hockey Association
IIHF CodeENG
IIHF membershipNot an IIHF national member
www.eiha.co.uk
EIHA Old Logo.
The old logo of the EIHA.

The English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) is the governing body of ice hockey in England and Wales. It was formed in 1982 and featured around 60 teams. EIHA is one of several bodies regulating ice hockey in the United Kingdom, along with Scottish Ice Hockey (SIH), the Northern Ireland Ice Hockey Association (IHNI), and Ice Hockey UK, which governs the national ice hockey teams of Great Britain as a national member of the International Ice Hockey Association (IIHF). In 2016, support for uniting the associations under one central organization has been expressed by heads of each of the various organizations, but, as of 2020, there are no actionable plans to be executed in the near future.[1]

Responsibilities[]

The leagues and areas for which the EIHA are responsible for are:

  • National Ice Hockey League (NIHL)
  • (WNIHL)
  • National Team Programme (NTP), a training and development programme for junior players, also called “Team England”
  • British Universities Ice Hockey Association
  • Recreational ice hockey

The EIHA is also responsible for conducting courses on coaching as well as managing the training and registration of on- and off-ice officials.

References[]

  1. ^ Mackay, Duncan (25 September 2016). "Plan to set up single governing body for ice hockey in UK to be investigated further". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

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