Polish Ice Hockey Federation
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| Association name | Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie |
|---|---|
| IIHF Code | POL |
| IIHF membership | January 11, 1926 |
| Association history | founded in Warsaw (February 22, 1925) |
| President | Dawid Chwałka (since March 14, 2014) |
| IIHF men's ranking | 21  1 (27 May 2024)[1] |
| IIHF women's ranking | 20  (28 August 2023)[2] |
| polskihokej.eu | |
The Polish Ice Hockey Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie, PZHL) is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in Poland. Founded in Warsaw on February 22, 1925 by representatives of the 4 Polish hockey clubs: Polonia Warsaw, AZS Warszawa, Warszawianka Warszawa and Warszawskie Towarzystwo Łyżwiarskie (WTŁ Warszawa).
National teams
[edit]Men
[edit]- Men's national ice hockey team
- Men's national under 20 ice hockey team
- Men's national under 18 ice hockey team
Women
[edit]Teams (2016-17)
[edit]- Polonia Bytom
- ComArch Cracovia
- Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
- JKH GKS Jastrzębie
- GKS Katowice
- Podhale Nowy Targ
- Orlik Opole
- Unia Oświęcim
- SMS I PZHL Sosnowiec
- Nesta Mires Toruń
- GKS Tychy
- Hokej Poznań
- Naprzód Janów
- SMS U18 Sosnowiec
- UKH Dębica
- Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Polish 2. Liga North
[edit]- KH Warsaw Capitals
- Malgips Dragons Gdańsk
- Oliwa Hockey Team
- ŁKH Łódź
- Mad Dogs Sopot
- BKS Bydgoszcz
- Hokej Poznań
Polish 2. Liga South
[edit]- WTH Wrocław
- Orlik II Opole
- STH Tychy Wolves
- KS Sigma Katowice
- KS Niespełnieni Oświęcim
- TMH Polonia II Bytom
- HK Zagłębie II Sosnowiec
- Gazda KH Podhale Nowy Targ
Polish 3. Liga
[edit]- PTH Poznań
- Mamuty Poznań
- KH Wilki Śrem
- Hockey Club Poznań
- WTH Września
- OKH Orły Oleśnica
Other Teams
[edit]- PPWSZ Podhale (EUHL)
- KTH Krynica (temporarily inactive)
- Legia Warsawa (temporarily inactive)
- STS Sanok (temporarily inactive)
Presidents of the Federation
[edit]- 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)
- Mieczysław Rudziński (1951–1953)
- Stefan Rzeszot (1953–1955)
- Michał Doroszewski (1955–1957)
- 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 (2008–2012)
- Piotr Hałasik (2012–2014)
- Dawid Chwałka (2014 – )
External links
[edit]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.