Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
Encyclopedia
The Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation is the governing body of ice hockey
in Kazakhstan
. Kazakhstan was one of nine former republics of the Soviet Union
to join the International Ice Hockey Federation
on May 6, 1992.
The country has 4716 registered hockey players.
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 Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. Kazakhstan was one of nine former republics of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to join the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
on May 6, 1992.
The country has 4716 registered hockey players.
External links
- Kazakhstan at IIHF.com