The current president is Tage Pettersen, who replaced Gerhard Nilsen in 2018. The current head coach of Team Norway is Petter Thoresen who has coached the team since 2016.
The logo of the NIHF has a polar bear in its centre spot. The national team is also nicknamed Isbjørnene ("The Polar Bears").
The first President of the NIHF was Rolf Gjertsen[4] from the club Trygg. The first vice president was Ludvig Christiansen, also from Trygg. The ten teams that founded the NIHF were: Forward, Furuset, Gjøa, Hasle, Holmen, Strong, Trygg, NTHI, Trond and Trondheim.[5]
The inaugural game was played at Furuset Stadion on January 4, 1935 between Gjøa and Furuset. Gjøa won 5–0.[6] The referee was Johan Narvestad.
Norway has yet to win a medal during its twelve appearances at the Olympic games. Their best result was in 1972 when they finished in 8th place.
In the 1980 Winter Olympics, the team competed in the top division for the first time since 1952. They lost their first four games of the tournament to Czechoslovakia (11-0), West Germany (10-4), USA (5-1) and Sweden (7-1), and then came from behind to tie Romania (3-3) for a point in the standings.
Today, Norway competes in the top tier for the World Championships.
NIHF Awards
The NIHF annually awards the Golden Puck award[7] to the best male Norwegian born hockey player. The similar award for women is the Valemon trophy, which has been awarded twice.
Each year the NIHF hands out the His Rojal Majesty's Cup to the winner of the playoffs of the Eliteserien, and the winning team becomes Norwegian Champions.[8]
Polar Bear Trophy
The Polar Bear Trophy is an award given out by the federation to Norwegian ice hockey players who have played a minimum of 50 official games for the Norwegian national ice hockey team. Counting as official games are games played at the IIHF World Championships, the Winter Olympics and qualification games to the two aforementioned tournaments. Friendly games are not counted.
Referees who have officiated a minimum of 30 games at the Winter Olympics or IIHF World Championship (Elite and Division 1) at either the senior or the junior level are also eligible for reception.
The NIHF board may also award the trophy to builders who have shown an extra ordinary dedication to Norwegian ice hockey.[9]
norwegian, hockey, association, norwegian, norges, ishockeyforbund, nihf, governing, body, hockey, sledge, hockey, line, hockey, norway, norwayassociation, namenorges, ishockeyforbundiihf, codenorfounded18, september, 1934, 1934, iihf, membership20, january, 1. The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association in Norwegian Norges Ishockeyforbund NIHF is the governing body of all ice hockey sledge hockey and in line hockey in Norway NorwayAssociation nameNorges IshockeyforbundIIHF CodeNORFounded18 September 1934 1934 09 18 IIHF membership20 January 1935PresidentTage PettersenIIHF men s ranking12 29 September 2022 1 IIHF women s ranking13 1 4 September 2022 2 http www hockey noNIHF has its office at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo The current president is Tage Pettersen who replaced Gerhard Nilsen in 2018 The current head coach of Team Norway is Petter Thoresen who has coached the team since 2016 The logo of the NIHF has a polar bear in its centre spot The national team is also nicknamed Isbjornene The Polar Bears Contents 1 History 2 NIHF Awards 2 1 Polar Bear Trophy 3 Presidents 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditNIHF was founded September 18 1934 and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since January 20 1935 3 The first President of the NIHF was Rolf Gjertsen 4 from the club Trygg The first vice president was Ludvig Christiansen also from Trygg The ten teams that founded the NIHF were Forward Furuset Gjoa Hasle Holmen Strong Trygg NTHI Trond and Trondheim 5 The inaugural game was played at Furuset Stadion on January 4 1935 between Gjoa and Furuset Gjoa won 5 0 6 The referee was Johan Narvestad Norway has yet to win a medal during its twelve appearances at the Olympic games Their best result was in 1972 when they finished in 8th place In the 1980 Winter Olympics the team competed in the top division for the first time since 1952 They lost their first four games of the tournament to Czechoslovakia 11 0 West Germany 10 4 USA 5 1 and Sweden 7 1 and then came from behind to tie Romania 3 3 for a point in the standings Today Norway competes in the top tier for the World Championships NIHF Awards EditThe NIHF annually awards the Golden Puck award 7 to the best male Norwegian born hockey player The similar award for women is the Valemon trophy which has been awarded twice Each year the NIHF hands out the His Rojal Majesty s Cup to the winner of the playoffs of the Eliteserien and the winning team becomes Norwegian Champions 8 Polar Bear Trophy Edit The Polar Bear Trophy is an award given out by the federation to Norwegian ice hockey players who have played a minimum of 50 official games for the Norwegian national ice hockey team Counting as official games are games played at the IIHF World Championships the Winter Olympics and qualification games to the two aforementioned tournaments Friendly games are not counted Referees who have officiated a minimum of 30 games at the Winter Olympics or IIHF World Championship Elite and Division 1 at either the senior or the junior level are also eligible for reception The NIHF board may also award the trophy to builders who have shown an extra ordinary dedication to Norwegian ice hockey 9 Presidents EditTore Johannessen 1956 1964 10 References Edit IIHF Men s World Ranking IIHF September 29 2022 Retrieved September 29 2022 IIHF Women s World Ranking IIHF September 4 2022 Retrieved September 4 2022 Norway International Ice Hockey Federation Retrieved March 10 2008 The first elected board of NIHF The first Norwegian ice hockey clubs Archived February 12 2012 at the Wayback Machine The first Norwegian ice hockey game Archived from the original on February 12 2012 Retrieved June 1 2008 Golden Puck winners Archived October 19 2007 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Champions Archived October 19 2007 at the Wayback Machine Rules and criteria of the NIHF trophies in Norwegian permanent dead link 2 73 Tore Johannessen Legends of Hockey Hockey Hall of Fame Retrieved February 22 2019 External links EditOfficial website Official sledge hockey website Archived April 17 2021 at the Wayback Machine This ice hockey article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Norway related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norwegian Ice Hockey Association amp oldid 1106291128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
