Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association
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| Association name | Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association |
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| IIHF Code | PUR |
| Founded | 2020 |
| IIHF membership | 29 September 2022 |
| President | Scott Vargas |
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The Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association (Spanish: Asociación de Hockey sobre Hielo de Puerto Rico), abbreviated as PRIHA, is the governing body that oversees ice and inline hockey in Puerto Rico.
History[edit]
The Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association was founded in 2020, and was later accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 29 September 2022.[1] The organization is also part of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee.[2] Puerto Rico became the first territory of the United States in the Caribbean and the sixth Latin American nation to join the IIHF. PRIHA is an associate member of the IIHF, and therefore has no right to vote in the General Assembly. The current president of PRIHA is Scott Vargas.[2][3][4]
National teams[edit]
Ice hockey statistics[edit]
- 205 players total
- 123 male players
- 44 junior players
- 38 female players
- No referees[3]
- Currently no IIHF standard rinks (Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena has been closed since 2017 due to damage caused by Hurricane Maria)[4][5]
Notable people[edit]
- Scott Vargas, president and executive director of PRIHA (2020–present), and member of Puerto Rico men's national team[6]
- Jazmine Miley, ice hockey director of PRIHA, and member of Puerto Rico women's national team
- Edward Fielding, media director of PRIHA
- Gilberto Solivan, communications director of PRIHA
References[edit]
- ↑ Merk, Martin (29 September 2022). "Welcome Puerto Rico!". International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morin, Richard. "Puerto Rico wins 'emotional' ice hockey championship hours after Hurricane Fiona made landfall". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "IIHF Member National Association Puerto Rico". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Puerto Rico Becomes Newest IIHF Member". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico joins IIHF as associate member". NHL.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ↑ LEADERSHIP at puertoricoicehockey.com
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