Netherlands Ice Hockey Association
| Netherlands | |
 | |
| Organization | Nederlandse IJshockey Bond |
| Joined IIHF | January 20, 1935 |
| President | Jan Hopstaken |
| IIHF Men's Ranking | 29 |
|---|---|
| IIHF Women's Ranking | 17 |
| Website | http://www.nijb.nl/ |
IJshockey Nederland (IJNL) is the official governing body of ice hockey in the Netherlands. It was founded as the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond (NIJB; 'Netherlands Ice Hockey Association') in 1933 as a three team league with The Hague, Amsterdam and Tilburg. It joined the International Ice Hockey Federation on 20 January, 1935. In 1946, it created the Eredivisie.[1][2] The organisation’s name was changed from NIJB to IJNL in 2017.[3]
It is now the governing body for four divisions: The Eredivisie, or "Premier league"-- professional); the Eerste Divisie ("first division"-- amateur); and the 2nd and 3rd divisions (Tweede Divisie and Derde Divisie; recreational). It also governs the Dutch national men's ice hockey team, the Dutch national women's ice hockey team, the Dutch national men's junior ice hockey team and the Dutch national men's under 18 ice hockey team.
See also
References
- ↑ Joseph Vito DeLuca (2014-10-31). "The State of Hockey in the Netherlands". http://thehockeywriters.com/the-state-of-hockey-in-the-netherlands/.
- ↑ "Dutch Hockey: Building the Game From the Inside Out". http://thehockeywriters.com/dutch-hockey-building-the-game-from-the-inside-out/.
- ↑ Meijsen, Joep (2017-04-19). "De NIJB bestaat niet meer" (in nl). https://www.ijshockeynederland.nl/nieuws/morning-skate-de-nijb-bestaat-niet-meer.
External links
- Netherlands at IIHF.com