Georgian Ice Hockey Federation

The Georgian Ice Hockey National Federation (GIHNF) is the governing body of ice hockey in Georgia. The federation was founded in 2004 by Denis Davidov and Lasha Tsagareishvili. In 2009 Georgia joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) as an associate member. The Georgian Ice Hockey League was started in 2007.Shortly after being accepted into the IIHF both Davidov and Tsagareishvili, along with four others (including the president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia) were killed in a car accident, forcing the Georgian Ice Hockey Federation to delay plans to start a national team. Georgia joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 8 May 2009.
==National teams==
*Men's national team
===Participation by year===
;2017
Event	Division	Host nation	Date 	Result
Men 	Div. III	 	10–16 April 2017	3rd place
;2018
Event	Division	Host nation	Date 	Result
Men 	Div. III	 	16–22 April 2018	1st place(Promoted to 2019 Division IIB)
==References==
==External links==
* Official site of the Georgian Ice Hockey National Federation
* Georgia at IIHF.com
Category:Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe
Category:Ice hockey in Georgia