Pakistani Championship
| Pakistani Championship | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2019 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country(ies) |  Pakistan
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| Most recent champion(s) | Gilgit Baltistan Sports Association |
The Pakistani Championship is the national ice hockey championship in Pakistan. The inaugural championship was staged in 2019.[1] The competitions take place in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region.
The third championship was played in 2021 at the Pakistan Air Force Ski Resort in Nalta. Seven teams participated (Army, Punnjab, Pakistan Air Force, CAA, Sindh, Gilgit Baltistan Sports Association, Gilgit Scouts), and GBSA won the title, beating the Gilgit Scouts 7-1 in the final.[2]
In 2022 the Baltistan Ice Hockey Championship was held in Skardu. Siachen Red, Baltoro Blue, Biafo Yellow and Chogo Lugma Green participated, with Siachen Red beating Chugo Lugma Green by one goal in the final.[3] The fourth national championship was played from January 18-23 in Ghulkin. Altit SCARF won the title.[4]
Champions
- 2019: Pakistan Air Force (beat GB Scouts 1-0 in shootout, played 12/29/18 - first game in Pakistan)
- 2020: Hidden Paradise (beat Vista Hotel in final), women's: Jill Band (beat Altit SCARF in final)[5]
- 2021: Gilgit Baltistan Sports Association
- 2022: Altit SCARF (beat Ghulkin Winter Club 2-0 in final, and also defeated Yasin Janbaz 3-0 and GB Scouts 3-0) - Phander Winter Sports Festival: Khalti (men's), Yasin (women's)
- 2023: SCO (beat Altit Serena Hotels in final) - Hunza Winter Fest 2023: Gojal Hunza (beat Team Ghizer in final)[6] - Phander Winter Sports Festival: Yasin Janbaz beat Phander Trouts in final (men's), Yasin Janbaz beat Phander Snowbirds in final (women's)
- 2024: Gilgit Baltistan Winter Sports Association (national ice competition)[7] - Seven Days Winter Feast: Ghizer Flyers beat Hunza Ghulkan in final (men's), Ghizer Flyers beat Yasin Janbaz in final (women's)[8] - National Logistics Corporation (Phander Festival): Koh-e-Ghizer - Chashi Highlanders 1:0, Phander Trouts - Yasin Janbaz 1:0, Phander Ibex - Phander Tigers 1:0, Phander Ibex - Phander Trouts 2:0, Ghizer Ibex - Koh-e-Ghizer 2:1 SO, Ghizer Ibex - Phander Ibex 2-0 in final (men's), Yasin Janbaz - Phander Trouts 1:0, Phander Ibex-Yasin Janbaz 1-0 in final (women's)[9]
References
- ↑ Pakistan hockey interview
- ↑ 2021 championship
- ↑ Ice hockey championship concludes in Skardu
- ↑ Ice sports event concludes in Hunza
- ↑ Season II of Ice Hockey Championship concluded in Altit, Hunza
- ↑ Pakistan hosted the fifth edition of Ice Hockey Championship
- ↑ GBWSA clinches triumph at National Ice Competitions 2024
- ↑ Winter Feast in Gilgit concludes
- ↑ NLC powers exciting ice hockey tournament in Gilgit-Baltistan