Ice Hockey Federation of Russia

Russia

Association name	Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
IIHF Code	RUS
IIHF membership	January 19, 1992
Association history	Russia 1992–present
President	Vladislav Tretiak
IIHF men's ranking	2
IIHF women's ranking	6
www.fhr.ru

The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация хоккея России) is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia.

History

The federation was founded on November 12, 1991 as "Ice Hockey Federation of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic / Ice Hockey Federation of Russia" (Russian: Федерация Xoккея Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики / Russian: Федерация хоккея России) established during the existence of the Soviet Union and the Russian SFSR. On January 19, 1992, after the Soviet Union was dissolved and Russia took over the international rights and obligations of the USSR, the federation became the official successor of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation and its successes and its full membership in the International Ice Hockey Federation.

National teams

Men

• men's national ice hockey team
• men's national under 20 ice hockey team
• men's national under 18 ice hockey team

Women

• women's national ice hockey team
• women's national under 18 ice hockey team

Leagues

Active

• Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (highest hockey league in Europe and Asia) (since 2008)
• Supreme Hockey League (VHL) (second highest league) (since 1992)
• Russian Hockey League (RHL) (third highest league) (since 1992)
• Asia League Ice Hockey (AHL) (fourth highest league) (since 2003)
• Junior Hockey League (MHL) (junior league) (since 2009)
• Junior Hockey League Championships (junior league) (since 2011)

Defunct

• International Hockey League (former highest league) (1992–1996)
• Russian Superleague (former highest league) (1996–2008)
• Russian Hockey Second League (fourth highest league)

Championships

• Russian Open Championship

External links

• Official website