Polish Ice Hockey Federation
Encyclopedia
The Polish Ice Hockey Federation is the governing body
that oversees ice hockey
in Poland
. Founded in Warsaw
on February 22, 1925 by representatives of the 4 polish hockey's clubs: Polonia Warsaw, AZS Warszawa, Warszawianka Warszawa
and Warszawskie Towarzystwo Łyżwiarskie (WTŁ Warszawa).
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...
that oversees 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 Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Founded in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
on February 22, 1925 by representatives of the 4 polish hockey's clubs: Polonia Warsaw, AZS Warszawa, Warszawianka Warszawa
Warszawianka Warszawa
Klub Sportowy Warszawianka is a former Polish multi-sport club from Warsaw. Founded in 1921 by the famous Warsaw families of Luxemburgs and Loths . Hues - black-white, the logo consisted of a black capital letter W.-History:At first, the club's main effort was concentrated on football...
and Warszawskie Towarzystwo Łyżwiarskie (WTŁ Warszawa).
Presidents
- Wacław Znajdowski (1925–1928)
- Stanisław Polakiewicz (1928–1932)
- Leon Chrzanowski (1932–1935)
- Witold Hulanicki (1935–1937)
- Piotr Kurnicki (1937–1938)
- Stanisław Burhardt - Bukacki (1938–1939)
- Andrzej Osiecimski - Czapski (1945–1946)
- Mieczysław Boczar (1946–1951)
- Tadeusz Wasilewski (1957–1968)
- Zdzisław Wierzbicki (1968–1973)
- Jan Kania (1973–1975)
- Wiesław Witczak (1975–1980)
- Eugeniusz Adamski (1980–1984)
- Jan Rodzoń (1984–1992)
- Bogdan Tyszkiewicz (1992–2000)
- Zenon Hajduga (2000–2008)
- Zdzisław Ingielewicz (2008 – )