The British Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) was founded in 1913 and was the governing body of ice hockey in the United Kingdom during the 1913–14 season and between 1923 and 1999 when it was replaced by Ice Hockey UK. A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ice Hockey UK (IHUK is the national governing body of the sport of Ice hockey in the United Kingdom.
The founding ice hockey clubs were Cambridge University, Manchester, Oxford Canadians, Princes and Royal Engineers. Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club is one of the oldest Ice hockey teams in the world Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, sometimes known as Oxford Blues, is one of the world's oldest Ice hockey teams Princes Ice Hockey Club was one of the most influential early European Ice hockey teams and is sometimes considered the first ice hockey club in Britain The first President of BIHA was Major B M "Peter" Patton.
Presidents
- Major B M "Peter" Patton – 1913–34
- Philip Vassar Hunter CBE – 1934–58
- Sir Victor Tait KBE – 1958–71
- John F "Bunny" Ahearne – 1971–82
- Frederick Meredith – 1982–98
- John Fisher – 1998–99
References
Major Bethune Minet "Peter" Patton ( &ndash c 1939 was an Ice hockey player and administrator Philip Vassar Hunter CBE (c 1883 &ndash) was a British Engineer and businessman Air Vice Marshal Sir Victor Hubert Tait, KBE, CB ( 8 July 1892 &ndash November 27 1988) was a Canadian John Francis "Bunny" Ahearne ( &ndash) was a promoter for Ice hockey.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic