Ice Hockey League South Africa

South african super league teams include the johannesburg wildcats pretoria capitals and the cape town kings.

Ice hockey league south africa. South africa is currently ranked 44th in the world rankings and competes in division iii of the iihf world championships. The horizon view rink has a facebook group with lots of photos. It is controlled by the south african ice hockey federation and has been a member of the international ice hockey federation iihf since 25 february 1937. The south africa national ice hockey team has been a member of the international ice hockey federation iihf since 1937 and are arguably the leading ice hockey nation on the continent with various of its players also playing college ice hockey in the usa.

It was the first african nation to join the international ice hockey federation. The south african ice hockey federation saihf afrikaans. A year later it joined the international ice hockey federation. Iskate provides info on hockey in south africa.

It was the only african based team in the iihf. With membership at record highs and strong development policies at the forefront of all agenda s we are happy but not nearly has the appetite for success been quenched. The south african national ice hockey team is the national men s ice hockey team of south africa. The south african ice hockey association has now been renamed the south african ice hockey federation.

South africa made its international debut in a 12 3 loss to yugoslavia in group c of the 1961 world ice hockey championships. The federation is a npo non profit organization. The ice club is an online community for skaters. Suid afrikaanse yshokkie federasie is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in south africa.