Singapore Ice Hockey Association

The Singapore Ice Hockey Association (AIHA Singapore) is a non-profit organisation that has been running the National Ice Hockey League of Singapore (NIHL Singapore) since 2000, hosting ice hockey tournaments in Asia since 2001, and funding several developmental activities over this time. The association is funded by player fees and private sponsorship.

History

It was not until 1988 that an ice skating rink was built in Singapore by a private investor; Fuji Ice Palace in the outskirts of the City Central. In the mid-1990s the Fuji Ice Palace [1] found a new location at Jurong East Entertainment Center (near the Jurong East MRT Station) where it has operated until the present. As of 2006, this is the only operational ice skating rink in Singapore. In 1997 a local league was started at Fuji, organized by the Ice Hockey Association, Singapore (IHAS)) with six teams. Due to the high costs for individual players, the league shut down after one year of operation. Between that time and the formation of the AIHA and NIHL in late 2000, "pick-up" sessions of informal games were organized by various local and expatriate players. The Canadian Association of Singapore [2] has also run various hockey activities over the years, most recently a comprehensive youth hockey program since at least 1997.

The National Ice Hockey League of Singapore [3] and its parent body, the Amateur Ice Hockey Association (Singapore) [4] were the brainchild of Greg Blakney, a longtime Asian and Singaporean resident. Greg had a vision of creating a comprehensive infrastructure for developing hockey in Singapore, from bringing together the top players on the island (locals and expats) to play in the NIHL, to helping recruit and develop local talent. The league has grown steadily since inception, spending many thousands of dollars on developing the sport of hockey in Singapore along the way. It has only been since the creation of the AIHA and NIHL, that Singapore has had the foundation on which to build a meaningful national ice hockey body.

External links

• Amateur Ice Hockey Association of Singapore
• Singapore at IIHF.com
• National Ice Hockey League of Singapore official website

This ice hockey organization article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v ·

This article about sports in Singapore is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: International Ice Hockey Federation members Ice hockey governing bodies in Asia Ice hockey in Singapore Sports governing bodies in Singapore Ice hockey organization stubs Singaporean sport stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? NIHF National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Look at other dictionaries: Singapore ice hockey league — is an ice hockey league officially run by Amateur Ice Hockey Association of Singapore (AIHA Singapore), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.External links* [http://www.singaporeicehockey.com/ Amateur Ice Hockey Association… …   Wikipedia Norwegian Ice Hockey Association — Norway Association name Norwegian Ice Hockey Association IIHF membership January 20, 1935 President Ole Jakob Libæk IIHF men s ranking 12 IIHF women s ranking …   Wikipedia Netherlands Ice Hockey Association — Netherlands Association name Nederlandse IJshockey Bond IIHF membership January 20, 1935 President Joop Vullers IIHF men s ranking 2 …   Wikipedia Czech Ice Hockey Association — Czech Republic Association name Czech Ice Hockey Association IIHF membership November 15, 1908 Association history Bohemia 1908 1920 Czechoslovakia 1920 1992 Czech Republic 1992 present …   Wikipedia Chinese Ice Hockey Association — China Association name Chinese Ice Hockey Association IIHF membership July 25, 1963 President Wang Yitao IIHF men s ranking …   Wikipedia Austrian Ice Hockey Association — Austria Association name Österreichischer Eishockeyverband IIHF membership March 18, 1912 President Dieter Kalt IIHF men s ranking 14 IIHF women s ranking …   Wikipedia Malaysia Ice Hockey Association — Malaysia Association name Malaysia Ice Hockey Association IIHF membership September 28, 2006 President Dato Lee Hwa Beng The Malaysia Ice Hockey Association is the governing body of ice hockey in Malaysia. External Links International Ice Hockey… …   Wikipedia Moroccan Ice Hockey Association — Morocco Association name Moroccan Ice Hockey Association IIHF membership May 22, 2010 President Khalid Mrini The Moroccan Ice Hockey Association is the governing body of ice hockey in Morocco. External Links International Ice Hockey Federation …   Wikipedia Amateur Ice Hockey Association of Singapore — The Amateur Ice Hockey Association of Singapore (AIHA Singapore) is a non profit organisation that has been running the National Ice Hockey League of Singapore (NIHL Singapore) since 2000, hosting ice hockey tournaments in Asia since 2001, and… …   Wikipedia ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… …   Universalium 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”