Ice Hockey Uk Teams

Teams have participated in the iihf sanctioned world championships and matches between them are recognized as official international matches.

Ice hockey uk teams. The uk s elite ice hockey league. The british national ice hockey team also known as team gb was a founding member of the international ice hockey federation in 1908. Elite ice hockey league. Swindon wildcats were the only team to have consistently featured in the epihl from its inaugural season in 1997 98.

Based on their match results over the previous four year period the iihf world. Follow us on twitter. The international ice hockey federation has 81 members 56 full members 24 associate members and one affiliate member. All of the latest news interviews and opinion from ice hockey in the uk including the elite league eihl national leagues nihl and the great britain national team.

Find out which ice hockey teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the elite league on bbc sport. Like us on facebook. A total of 27 teams played in the league at one time or another. Ice hockey uk have made a submission for funding to the government on behalf of the various governing bodies in.

In 2017 the league was disbanded with its teams either joining the top tier elite ice hockey lea. 16 the team appeared on the international scene in the early 20th century winning the first ever iihf european championship in 1910 finishing as bronze medallists at the 1924 winter olympics and becoming olympic champions in 1936. Headquartered in blackpool the epihl was one of two professional ice hockey leagues in the united kingdom. This section lists the current.