Swiss Ice Hockey Federation

Template:Infobox International Ice Hockey Federation nation The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) (Template:Langx Template:Langx, Template:Langx ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Switzerland, as recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1908 and is a founding member of the IIHF. It manages both the amateur and professional games in Switzerland, as well as the national teams on junior and senior levels.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Youth coach Markus Graf created the "Foundation, Talent, Elite, Mastery" program adopted as the SIHF mantra.<ref name="IIHF-Graf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also created the "swissmadehockey" guidelines for training junior hockey players,<ref name="IIHF-Graf" /> which then formed the approach to training the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championships
• Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
• Switzerland women's national ice hockey team
• National League, top tier men's league
• Swiss League, second tier men's league
• Regio League (Swiss 1. liga)
• Women's League (SWHL A)
• Swiss Cup

External links

• IIHF profile
• Swiss Ice Hockey Federation - official website Template:In lang
• Swiss Ice Hockey Federation - official website Template:In lang