Ice Hockey In Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Ice hockey in Bosnia and Herzegovina is governed by the
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation The Ice Hockey Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HSBiH) ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Hokejaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine; Хокејашки савез Босне и Херцеговине) is the governing body of ice hockey in Bosnia ...
. The BiH Hockey League was first held in the 2002–03 season. It was not resumed again until the 2009–10 season. The
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national ice hockey team The Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Hokejaška reprezentacija BiH''; Serbian: Хокејашка репрезентација БиХ) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It i ...
participated in the
2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification tournament was held on February 15 – 17, 2008 at the Olympic Hall Zetra in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner of the tournament, Greece, advanced to the Division III tournam ...
tournament. They lost 10–1 to
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
, and 18–1 to
Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. The result against
Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
was later changed to a 5-0 Forfeit victory, as Armenia had used ineligible players, including Armenian Jur Kustan and Joshua Wilburs. Bosnia has been a member of the
IIHF The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...
since May 8, 2001.


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Country profile
on IIHF.com {{icehockey-stub