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Association name | Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
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IIHF membership | May 6, 1992 |
President | Vagif D. Mussayev (General Secretary: Mr Valery Laryukov) |
The Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the national governing body for ice hockey in Azerbaijan.[1]
The Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan was founded in 1991 as a part of the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation. After the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Federation joined the International Ice Hockey Federation on May 6, 1992.[2]
There is no organized national hockey league in Azerbaijan, and the country has not played in any IIHF tournaments.[2][3] The first ice rink in Azerbaijan was opened in 2023.[4]