Finnish Ice Hockey Association
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| Finland | |
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| Organization | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Joined IIHF | February 10, 1928 |
| President | Heikki Hietanen |
| IIHF Men's Ranking | 3 |
|---|---|
| IIHF Women's Ranking | 4 |
| Website | http://www.finhockey.fi/ |
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association (Finnish: Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto, Swedish: Finlands Ishockeyförbund) is the governing body of ice hockey in Finland. In 1927, the Finnish Skating Association introduced ice hockey as part of its program and through that organization, Finland joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1928. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association was formed on January 20, 1929 and featured 17 clubs. Since the late 1980s, Finland has enjoyed a period of success on the international stage.
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association has heavily invested in youth development to produce world class ice hockey players.[1][2][3]
National teams
Finland men's national ice hockey team- Finland men's national junior ice hockey team
- Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team
- Finland women's national ice hockey team
- Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team
Presidents
- Kauko Karvonen 1929–1942
- Otto Wuorio 1942–1947
- Harald Roos 1947–1952
- Paavo Honkajuuri 1952–1957
- Harry Lindblad 1957–1975
- Väinö Lassila 1975–1983
- Matti Ranki 1983–1984
- Kai Hietarinta 1984–1997
- Kalervo Kummola 1997–2016
- Harri Nummela 2016–2023
- Heikki Hietanen 2024–
References
- ↑ Robenhymer, Julie. "Credit New Coaching Approach as Finland Hockey Seeks Triple Gold", The New York Times, 2016-05-18. (en-US)
- ↑ Richardson, Lyle. "Why Finland is the best hockey country in the world". http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/why-finland-is-the-best-hockey-country-in-the-world.
- ↑ Mahiban, Dhiren (2016-06-16). "Finnish Ice Hockey program producing elite young talent". https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jrhockey-buzzing-the-net/finnish-ice-hockey-program-producing-elite-young-talent-002829975.html.
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