British Ice Hockey Association
Encyclopedia
The British Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) was founded in 1913 and was the governing body
of ice hockey
in the United Kingdom
during the 1913–14 season and between 1923 and 1999 when it was replaced by Ice Hockey UK
.
The founding ice hockey clubs were Cambridge University
, Manchester, Oxford Canadians
, Princes
and Royal Engineers. The first President of BIHA was Major B M "Peter" Patton.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
during the 1913–14 season and between 1923 and 1999 when it was replaced by Ice Hockey UK
Ice Hockey UK
Ice Hockey UK is the national governing body of the sport of ice hockey in the United Kingdom. Affiliated to the International Ice Hockey Federation , IHUK is the internationally recognised umbrella body in the United Kingdom. IHUK was created to replace the British Ice Hockey Association.The...
.
The founding ice hockey clubs were Cambridge University
Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club
Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, is one of the oldest ice hockey teams in the world.While the team claims a history dating back to 1885, the first strong evidence for their existence comes on 16 March 1900, when they played Oxford University...
, Manchester, Oxford Canadians
Oxford University Ice Hockey Club
Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, sometimes known as Oxford Blues, is one of the world's oldest ice hockey teams. Tradition places the origin of the club in 1885, when a match is said to have been played against Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club at St Moritz...
, Princes
Princes Ice Hockey Club
Princes Ice Hockey Club was one of the most influential early European ice hockey teams and is sometimes considered the first ice hockey club in Britain....
and Royal Engineers. The first President of BIHA was Major B M "Peter" Patton.
Presidents
- Major B M "Peter" PattonPeter PattonMajor Bethune Minet "Peter" Patton was an ice hockey player and administrator. He is credited with bringing ice hockey to Britain and helping to spread the sport to Europe. He was a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1908 and was the inaugural president of the British...
– 1913–34 - Philip Vassar Hunter CBEPhilip Vassar HunterPhilip Vassar Hunter CBE was a British engineer and businessman. Born in 1883 in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, he attended Wisbech Grammar School and was later educated at Faraday House, an engineering college in Charing Cross, London....
– 1934–58 - Sir Victor Tait KBEVictor Hubert TaitAir Vice Marshal Sir Victor Hubert Tait, KBE, CB was a Canadian-born soldier and airman who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Air Force, and the Egyptian Air Force. He represented Great Britain at ice hockey in the 1928 Winter Olympics...
– 1958–71 - John F "Bunny" Ahearne – 1971–82
- Frederick Meredith – 1982–98
- John Fisher – 1998–99