Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation

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Association nameUzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation
Founded28 March 2018
IIHF membership26 September 2019
PresidentBakhtiyor Fazilov
http://uihf.uz/

The Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation (UIHF) (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston xokkey federatsiyasi, OXF, Ўзбекистон хоккей федерацияси, ОХФ; Russian: Федерация хоккея Узбекистана) is the governing body of ice hockey in Uzbekistan.[1][2]

History[]

The Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation was founded on 28 March 2018, and was later accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 26 September 2019,[3] the fourth former Soviet Republic from Central Asia to join the IIHF after Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. The current president of the UIHF is Bakhtiyor Fazilov.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Uzbekistan revives ice hockey". Eurohockey.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Ice hockey league created in Uzbekistan". UzDaily.com. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Five new countries join IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 September 2019.

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