Armenia

Association name	Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia
IIHF membership	September 22, 1999
President	Vahram Sargsyan
IIHF men's ranking	45

The Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի հոկեյի ֆեդերացիա, romanized: Hayastani tap’oghakov hokeyi federats’ia), sometimes called the Armenian Ice Hockey Federation, is the Armenian national ice hockey federation. Its headquarters are based in Yerevan. The president, Vahram Sargsyan, is also the Chairman of the Armenian National Federation of Bandy.^[1]

History

The Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia was established in 1999. The Armenian National Federation of Bandy is administered concurrently by President Vahram Sargsyan. The Federation is a full member of the Federation of International Bandy and an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.^[2][3] The Federation organizes Armenia's participation in international hockey tournaments, as well as, training ice hockey athletes and coaches.^[4] The Federation conducts training from the Yerevan Figure Skating and Hockey Sports School.

Activities

The Federation directly oversees the Armenia men's national ice hockey team, the Armenia men's national junior ice hockey team, and the Armenia men's national under-18 ice hockey team.

In October 2013, the Federation signed a cooperation agreement with the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia.^[5]