Western Australian Ice Hockey Association
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The Western Australian Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey WA is the governing body of ice hockey
in Western Australia
, Australia. The Western Australian Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia
.
n state branch for Ice Hockey Australia. It is responsible for organising the six state leagues across the three different age groups. It is also responsible for selecting the state teams to compete in the national tournaments.
WAIHA operates its leagues across three venues – Cockburn Ice Arena, Perth Ice Arena and the Xtreme Ice Arena. Teams are fielded in the leagues by clubs, the Hawks Ice Hockey Club which is based in Cockburn
and the West Coast Ice Hockey Association which is based in Malaga
. The associations current president is Randy Salmond.
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 Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Australia. The Western Australian Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia
Ice Hockey Australia
The Australian Ice Hockey Federation, currently trading as Ice Hockey Australia , is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Australia and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation....
.
Background
The Western Australian Ice Hockey Association (WAIHA) was formed as the Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n state branch for Ice Hockey Australia. It is responsible for organising the six state leagues across the three different age groups. It is also responsible for selecting the state teams to compete in the national tournaments.
WAIHA operates its leagues across three venues – Cockburn Ice Arena, Perth Ice Arena and the Xtreme Ice Arena. Teams are fielded in the leagues by clubs, the Hawks Ice Hockey Club which is based in Cockburn
Cockburn, Western Australia
The City of Cockburn is a Local Government Area with City status, located in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. It is situated about south of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district...
and the West Coast Ice Hockey Association which is based in Malaga
Malaga, Western Australia
Malaga is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately 11 kilometres north of it. It is located in the City of Swan. The suburb is thought to be named after either the Spanish city of Málaga, or the Aboriginal word malaga which means ironstone. The name was approved in 1969.Malaga is an...
. The associations current president is Randy Salmond.
Leagues
- SuperLeague – the top senior league in Western Australia
- WA Conference – the second tier senior league
- Senior Division I – the third tier senior league that employes a non-checking rule
- Senior Division II – the fourth tier senior league that employes the non-checking rule
- Midgets – junior league open to players 18 and under
- Peewee – junior league open to players 13 and under