The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (Swedish: Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (SIF)) in Swedish, is an association of Swedish ice hockey clubs. It was established in Stockholm on 17 November 1922 by representatives from seven clubs. Before then, organized ice hockey in Sweden had been administered by the Swedish Football Association. In 1920, Sweden became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In addition to ice hockey, SIF is also responsible for inline hockey.
The association's general secretary is Tommy Boustedt.
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Leagues and levels
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association is involved in all levels of ice hockey in Sweden. It organizes the two Swedish Championship leagues, the men's Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), in addition to other national, regional, and district leagues and tournaments.
Regional Districts
National teams
Sweden has eight national hockey teams:
Men's National Team - Tre Kronor
Women's National Team - Damkronorna
Men's National U20 - Juniorkronorna (also called Team 20)
Men's National U19 – Team 19
Men's National U18 - Småkronorna (also called Team 18)
Women's National Under-18 Team – Damlandslaget U18
Men's National U17 – Team 17
Women National U16 – Damlandslaget U16
Men's National U16 – Team 16
Men's National Inline Team
Chairmen
The following have served as chairman.
1922–1924: Isaac Westergren
1924–1948: Anton Johanson
1948–1973: Helge Berglund
1973–1978: Ove Rainer
1978–1983: Arne Grunander
1983–2002: Rickard Fagerlund
2002–2004: Kjell Nilsson
2004–2017: Christer Englund
2017–: Anders Larsson