Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijani national ice hockey federation. [1]

History[change | change source]

The Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan was founded in 1991 as a part of the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation. After the Soviet Union had disintegrated, the Federation joined the International Ice Hockey Federation on May 6, 1992. There is no organized national hockey league in Azerbaijan, and the country has not played in any IIHF tournaments.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". IIHF. May 6, 1992. Archived from the original (web) on October 10, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2010.