The Ice Hockey Federation of Kuwait is the governing body of
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
in
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
. Kuwait had first joined the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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 ...
in 1985, but was expelled on May 6, 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity. Kuwait was re-admitted into the IIHF on May 8, 2009.
References
External links
Kuwaitat IIHF.com
International Ice Hockey Federation members
Ice hockey governing bodies in Asia
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
Ice hockey in Kuwait
Sports organizations established in 2009
2009 establishments in Kuwait
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