Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation
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| Association name | Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation |
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| IIHF Code | BEL |
| IIHF membership | 1908 |
| President | Pascal Nuchelmans |
| IIHF men's ranking | 36th |
| IIHF women's ranking | 26th |
| www.rbihf.be | |
The Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation (RBIHF) is the Belgian ice hockey federation, known in Dutch as the Koninklijke Belgische IJshockey Federatie (KBIJF) and in French as the Fédération Royale Belge de Hockey sur Glace (FRBHG). It is responsible for administering ice hockey in Belgium, from the national team to the local leagues to youth development.[1]
History[edit]
The Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation was formed in 1912 by Henry Van den Bulck. He became its first president remained in the position until 1920. It was known as the Belgian Ice Hockey Federation until 1973 when the Royal prefix was added to the name.[2]
List of presidents[edit]
| President | Took office | Left office |
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| Henri Van den Bulcke | 1912 | 1920 |
| Paul Loicq | 1920 | 1935 |
| Paul De Schrijver | 1935 | 1936 |
| Jean Loicq | 1936 | 1936 |
| Paul De Schrijver | 1936 | 1937 |
| Henry Matthyssens | 1937 | 1939 |
| Paul De Weerdt | 1939 | 1945 |
| Gusty De Backer | 1945 | 1949 |
| Carlos Van den Driessche | 1949 | 1951 |
| Albert Delrez | 1951 | 1953 |
| Carlos Van den Driessche | 1953 | 1955 |
| Axel Janssen | 1955 | 1959 |
| Jimmy Greaffe | 1959 | 1960 |
| Carlos Van den Driessche | 1960 | 1965 |
| Paul Schwegerynen | 1965 | 1972 |
| Emile Delvignette | 1972 | 1980 |
| Adolf Cuypers | 1980 | 1991 |
| Chris Clement | 1991 | 2008 |
| Pascal Nuchelmans | 2008 | - |
Leagues and levels[edit]
The following leagues exist in Belgium:
- BENE-League (joined league Belgium - The Netherlands)
- Division 1
- Division 2
- Division 3 (Recreational)
- Under 19
- Under 16
- Under 14
- Under 12
- Under 10
- Under 8
The RBIHF also organizes friendlies.
National teams[edit]
Belgium has 5 national ice hockey teams:
References[edit]
- ^ Eddy Guay. "Creating a Goaltending Development Manual for Belgium Ice Hockey" (PDF). Theseus.fi. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "The Belgian origins of ice hockey". Brusselslife.be. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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