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Korea Ice Hockey Association

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South Korea
Association nameKorea Ice Hockey Association
IIHF CodeKOR
IIHF membershipJuly 25, 1960
PresidentChung Mong-won
IIHF men's ranking22 Decrease 1 (27 May 2024)[1]
IIHF women's ranking19 Steady (28 August 2023)[2]
http://www.kiha.or.kr/
Korea Ice Hockey Association
Hangul
대한아이스하키협회
Hanja
大韓아이스하키協會
Revised RomanizationDaehan Aiseuhaki Hyeophoe
McCune–ReischauerTaehan Aisŭhak'i Hyŏphoe

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]

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

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  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.
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