Swiss Ice Hockey Federation

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Logo of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF)

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) is the umbrella organization for Swiss ice hockey. The SIHF unites competitive sports with the departments “National Teams” and “National League & Swiss League” as well as young and amateur sports with the departments “Youth Sports & Development” and “Regio League”.

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation is a member of both Swiss Olympic and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

history

The association was founded on September 27, 1908 as the successor to the ice hockey association in French-speaking Switzerland , which had existed since 1904 , "Ligue de hockey sur glace de la Suisse romande" . In 1968 the National League (now the National League ), which until then had played under the SEHV, was largely granted autonomy. In 1990 the " Jean Tinguely Fund " was set up to support young talent projects. In 2000, the sports agency IMG Suisse SA took over the marketing of the SEHV, which bought the rights back in 2001. It was later renamed the Swiss Ice Hockey Association. On June 1, 2011, SIHA merged with the National League and the Regio League to form today's Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.

The SIHF is strongly committed to the next generation as well as promoting women's ice hockey. For this purpose, two major recruiting tools (Swiss Ice Hockey Day and the PostFinance Trophy) have been launched, in which girls and boys can participate. The Swiss Ice Hockey Day is a national day that takes place throughout Switzerland and offers beginners in particular the opportunity to take their first steps on the ice. The PostFinance Trophy is a national school tournament supported by PostFinance as the main partner for the targeted promotion of young talent.

New league structure and logos (2017)

Due to the new introduction of the MySports League (highest amateur league) and the renaming of National League A to National League and National League B to Swiss League, the logos have been revised and redesigned. The three highest leagues in Switzerland received new logos for the 2017/18 season.

Tournaments played

In 1909 the first championship round leading to the championship of HC Bellerive Vevey was held. In 1910 the first ever European Championship took place on a frozen lake in front of Montreux . In 1926 the European championship was played again in Switzerland, in Davos , with the Swiss national team becoming European champions. In 1928 the Olympic Winter Games were held in St. Moritz , in which the Swiss selection took third place. In 1971 the SEHV hosted the ice hockey world championship . In 1990 the World Championships were held again in Switzerland, in Bern and Friborg . In 1997, the association organized the U20 Junior World Championships, the following year the men's world championship also took place in the Alpine country, in which the Swiss national team advanced to the semi-finals and finished fourth. In 2001 the women's Olympic qualification tournament and the U18 World Championships were hosted by Switzerland. On May 7, 2004, the IIHF appointed the founding member to host the 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championship .

From April 16 to 25, 2011, the Women's World Cup was held for the first time in Switzerland with the venues in Zurich ( Hallenstadion ) and Winterthur ( Deutweg ice rink ).

The 2015 U18 Ice Hockey World Championship was held in Zug and Lucerne from April 16 to 26 .

Dates and numbers

At the tenth anniversary of the association in 1918, there were only ten clubs as members. In 1939 the SEHV was an umbrella organization of 43 clubs and over 3270 players, after the Second World War these numbers increased again to 96 and 5410 respectively. In the 1954/55 season, 262 teams took part in 5 divisions. The number of artificial ice rinks increased to ten in Switzerland by 1973. In 1983, 279 clubs and 52,720 members played under the umbrella of the SEHV.

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