South African Ice Hockey Federation

South Africa

Association name	South African Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF Code	RSA
IIHF membership	25 February 1937
President	Hannes Botha
IIHF men's ranking	41st
IIHF women's ranking	33rd
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The South African Ice Hockey Federation (SAIHF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Yshokkie Federasie) is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in South Africa.^[1]^[2] It was the first African nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation.

National teams

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Event	Level	Host Nation	Date
Mens	Div. III	Bulgaria	10-16 April 2017
Men U20	Div. III	New Zealand	16-22 January 2017
Men U18	Div IIIB	Mexico	18-20 March 2017
Womens	Div IIIBQ	Chinese Taipei	12-17 December 2016

↑ "Passing the torch in South Africa". Letsplayhockey.com. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
↑ "Ice hockey makes a return". Iol.co.za. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2016-10-18.

Ice hockey in South Africa

Leagues	Cape Town Premier League Cape Town Intermediate A League Cape Town Intermediate B League Gauteng Premier League Gauteng First Division Gauteng Premier U20 League Gauteng U18 League Gauteng U16 League Gauteng U14 League Ladies League

National teams	Men's Woman's Under 20 Under 18

Governing bodies	South African Ice Hockey Federation Western Province Ice Hockey Association Gauteng Ice Hockey Association Kwazulu Natal Ice Hockey Association Eastern Province Ice Hockey Association

National Members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Full members	Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Mongolia Netherlands Norway New Zealand Poland Qatar Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States

Associate members	Andorra Argentina Armenia Brazil Greece Indonesia Jamaica Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Liechtenstein Macau Macedonia Malaysia Moldova Morocco Nepal Oman Philippines Portugal Singapore Turkmenistan

Affiliate members	Chile Namibia

Former members	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

Sports governing bodies in South Africa (RSA)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Men Women Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh & Skeleton Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Parachuting Hanggliding and Paragliding Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu

Others Sports	Australian Football Rugby League Rugby Union National Horseracing Authority Soaring Society of South Africa

Misc	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

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