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Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation
(HIHF)
Homepage: http://www.icehockey.hu/
History:
Year 1927 was a significant
year for Hungarian ice hockey. At this time,
the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (HIHF)
was founded and became a member of the International
Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Hungary also
takes pride in the fact that Budapest hosts
the first ice rink in Europe, also established
in 1927.
Since the early days,
Hungarian hockey was considered one of the
best in Europe. As such, hockey games in
Hungary have always been steady crowd drawers,
with attendance records of over 12,500 fans
in a Ferencváros-Újpest game
in the 1980s; and a fully-packed arena of
about 4,000 fans in a recent Alba Volán-Dunaferr
game.
Currently, HIHF
is busy implementing a project called “The
Covered Ice Ages,” which aims to help
city municipals to build indoor ice rinks.
So far, four cities have signified interest
in the project, which includes Debrecen,
Kaposvár, Tatabánya and Zalaegerszeg.
HIHF also carries out training programs
for coaches through its development committee,
as part of its educational reform agenda
to improve Hungarian hockey. |
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