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CAUCASUS ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE GETTING SET FOR PUCK DROP
Hurriyet
July 26, 2011
Turkey
The Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, or TBHF, is nearing an agreement
that will establish the Caucasus Ice Hockey League with the blessing
of the International Ice Hockey Federation, or IIHF
The games in the Caucaus Ice Hockey League will be played in Erzurum.
The Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, or TBHF, is nearing an agreement
that will establish the Caucasus Ice Hockey League with the blessing
of the International Ice Hockey Federation, or IIHF.
Negotiations with Azerbaijan and Iran are currently underway,
although Georgia is already set to join the league, while Armenia
is also expected to participate. The move comes shortly after the
establishment of the Balkan Ice Hockey Union, or BIHU, on June 4.
Games will be held at the Erzurum Ice Hockey Rink in Turkey's eastern
province of Erzurum, due to the ease of land transportation from
neighboring Transcaucasus countries.
Despite the objections it raised regarding the inclusion of Armenia
in the league, Georgia has also agreed to participate. Two teams from
Turkey, two teams from Georgia and one team from Armenia will take
part in the 2011-2012 season, although the status of the Armenian
team remains unclear.
Preliminary accords with Iran and Azerbaijan have also been completed,
according to Anatolia news agency.
Officials are aiming to formalize the Caucasus League during the
semi-annual congress of the IIHF in Istanbul which will be attended
by 400 delegates between Sept. 21 and 23.
The Balkan Ice Hockey Union was established on June 4 with the
involvement of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia,
Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, despite a six-month-long
objection that was finally dropped by Greece regarding Macedonia's
name.
Hurriyet
July 26, 2011
Turkey
The Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, or TBHF, is nearing an agreement
that will establish the Caucasus Ice Hockey League with the blessing
of the International Ice Hockey Federation, or IIHF
The games in the Caucaus Ice Hockey League will be played in Erzurum.
The Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, or TBHF, is nearing an agreement
that will establish the Caucasus Ice Hockey League with the blessing
of the International Ice Hockey Federation, or IIHF.
Negotiations with Azerbaijan and Iran are currently underway,
although Georgia is already set to join the league, while Armenia
is also expected to participate. The move comes shortly after the
establishment of the Balkan Ice Hockey Union, or BIHU, on June 4.
Games will be held at the Erzurum Ice Hockey Rink in Turkey's eastern
province of Erzurum, due to the ease of land transportation from
neighboring Transcaucasus countries.
Despite the objections it raised regarding the inclusion of Armenia
in the league, Georgia has also agreed to participate. Two teams from
Turkey, two teams from Georgia and one team from Armenia will take
part in the 2011-2012 season, although the status of the Armenian
team remains unclear.
Preliminary accords with Iran and Azerbaijan have also been completed,
according to Anatolia news agency.
Officials are aiming to formalize the Caucasus League during the
semi-annual congress of the IIHF in Istanbul which will be attended
by 400 delegates between Sept. 21 and 23.
The Balkan Ice Hockey Union was established on June 4 with the
involvement of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia,
Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, despite a six-month-long
objection that was finally dropped by Greece regarding Macedonia's
name.