Polish Ice Hockey Federation

Poland
Association name	Polski Związek ; Hokeja na Lodzie
IIHF Code	POL
IIHF membership	January 11, 1926
Association history	founded in Warsaw ; (February 22, 1925)
President	Dawid Chwałka ; (since March 14, 2014)
IIHF men's ranking	21 1 (27 May 2024)
IIHF women's ranking	20 (28 August 2023)
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The Polish Ice Hockey Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie, PZHL) is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in Poland. Founded in Warsaw on February 22, 1925 by representatives of the 4 Polish hockey clubs: Polonia Warsaw, AZS Warszawa, Warszawianka Warszawa and Warszawskie Towarzystwo Łyżwiarskie (WTŁ Warszawa).

National teams

Wacław Znajdowski (1925–1928)
Stanisław Polakiewicz (1928–1932)
Leon Chrzanowski (1932–1935)
Witold Hulanicki (1935–1937)
Piotr Kurnicki (1937–1938)
Stanisław Burhardt-Bukacki (1938–1939)
Andrzej Osiecimski-Czapski (1945–1946)
Mieczysław Boczar (1946–1951)
Mieczysław Rudziński (1951–1953)
Stefan Rzeszot (1953–1955)
Michał Doroszewski (1955–1957)
Tadeusz Wasilewski (1957–1968)
Zdzisław Wierzbicki (1968–1973)
Jan Kania (1973–1975)
Wiesław Witczak (1975–1980)
Eugeniusz Adamski (1980–1984)
Jan Rodzoń (1984–1992)
Bogdan Tyszkiewicz (1992–2000)
Zenon Hajduga (2000–2008)
Zdzisław Ingielewicz (2008–2012)
Piotr Hałasik (2012–2014)
Dawid Chwałka (2014 – )

^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

v t e National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation
Full members	Australia Austria Azerbaijan ~~Belarus~~† Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand North Korea Norway Philippines Poland Romania ~~Russia~~† Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States
Associate members	Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Brazil Colombia Greece Indonesia Jamaica Lebanon Liechtenstein Macau Morocco Nepal North Macedonia Oman Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Tunisia Uzbekistan
Affiliate members	Chile
Former members	Czechoslovakia East Germany Moldova Namibia Soviet Union Yugoslavia
† Russia and Belarus were suspended by the IIHF due to their invasion of Ukraine.

v t e Sports governing bodies in Poland (POL)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle & Jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby union Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	American Football Rugby Union Rugby League Teqball
Polish Olympic Committee Polish Paralympic Committee


Association name	Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie
IIHF Code	POL
IIHF membership	January 11, 1926
Association history	founded in Warsaw (February 22, 1925)
President	Dawid Chwałka (since March 14, 2014)
IIHF men's ranking	21 1 (27 May 2024)^[1]
IIHF women's ranking	20 (28 August 2023)^[2]
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