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In South Africa, the sport is governed by the South African Ice Hockey Association.The South Africa national ice hockey team has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1937 and are arguably the leading Ice Hockey nation on the continent with various of its players also playing college ice hockey in the USA. [6]
The South Africa national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of South Africa.The team is controlled by the South African Ice Hockey Federation and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 25 February 1937.
Ice hockey is played at the facility and there is an informal competition known as the Kenyan Ice Hockey League. Games are played on Wednesdays which are known as "Ice Hockey Wednesday". The rink hosted a "local tournament for schools" on April 24, 2015, which was billed as the "First Ice Hockey Tournament in East & Central Africa".
Formed in 2016, the Ice Lions recently reached a significant milestone by becoming the fifth African team to gain membership of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The South African Ice Hockey Federation (SAIHF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Yshokkie Federasie) is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in South Africa. [1] [2] It was the first African nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Ice hockey: No. of teams: 3: Country: South Africa: Most recent ... The South African Super League, is a South African ice hockey league that was founded in 2016 ...
South Africa played its first game in 1996 against Yugoslavia during the Group D tournament of the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. South Africa lost the game 8–1. [2] South Africa continued to play in Group D during the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships until 2001 where the International Ice Hockey Federation changed to ...
The national team was formed with the increasing number of Algerians who are playing ice hockey around the world. In June 2008, Algeria took part in the inaugural Arab Cup in Abu Dhabi , also involving the national teams of Kuwait , Morocco , and the host nation, the UAE .