Korea Ice Hockey Association

The Korea Ice Hockey Association (Korean: 대한아이스하키협회) is the governing body and member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that oversees ice hockey in South Korea.^[3][4][5]

South Korea

Association name	Korea Ice Hockey Association
IIHF Code	KOR
IIHF membership	July 25, 1960
President	Chung Mong-won
IIHF men's ranking	22 1 (27 May 2024)[1]
IIHF women's ranking	19 (28 August 2023)[2]
http://www.kiha.or.kr/

Korea Ice Hockey Association
Hangul	대한아이스하키협회
Hanja	大韓아이스하키協會
Revised Romanization	Daehan Aiseuhaki Hyeophoe
McCune–Reischauer	Taehan Aisŭhak'i Hyŏphoe

The Korean Ice Hockey Association was able to compete in the Olympics for the first time during the 2018 Winter Olympics, under host nation rules.^[6][7]

References

1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
3. Morgan, Liam (2016-08-19). "Ice hockey development camp held in South Korea as country continues preparations for Pyeongchang 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
4. "Korean ice hockey to kick off Euro challenge". The Korea Times. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
5. "Hockey players frozen out of cheaper rink fees". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
6. Sean Leahy (2014-07-16). "Pressure to improve puts 2018 Korean Olympic hockey team in doubt". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
7. Greg Wyshynski (2016-04-18). "South Korea imports Canadian ringers for 2018 Olympic hockey team". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.

External links

• South Korea at IIHF.com
• Korea Ice Hockey Federation Website