Iran Ice Hockey League

[PSGman#19]

Gap is very big it seems still. I thought we would have a lot of half decent Iranian hockey players in Sweden, but Iranians are not really interested in hockey, even less than the other sports.

I think there is interest but the sport is pretty new in Iran, infrastructure are expensive and not a lot in the country

[Nima]

Iran Crowned Champion of 2024 IIHF Women's Asia & Oceania Cup

Iran’s national team beat the Philippines 4-0 to win the 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup on Saturday.


Team Melli Banovan won the title without conceding a single goal.

The Iranian women had defeated the UAE 16-0, Kyrgyzstan 6-0 and India 10-0 at the Gorodskoi Katok in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup is an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

This edition of the tournament took place from March 24 to 30 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The tournament followed a single round robin format.


Iran Crowned Champion of 2024 IIHF Women's Asia & Oceania Cup - Sports news - Tasnim News Agency

[Nokhodi]

Amazing result. Are these girls Iran based? or are they from the diaspora?

Either way, damesh garm.

[Nima]

Think they are from Iran.

Seems like a real work they are doing in that comunitey. Followed them on Insta. And work very well to et attention and get young people to join.

[PSGman#19]

Quite promising news from ice hockey league, curling league that started recently, ice skating.. Winter Olympics 2026 may be too soon but we may have some presence in 2030

https://parsfootball.com/na/news/1322442/

[persian-eagle-13]

we definitely have the talent, if we were a normal nation, we could have had NHL start development leagues in Iran.

[PSGman#19]

we definitely have the talent, if we were a normal nation, we could have had NHL start development leagues in Iran.

The article says we have 300 players in the league now. A u20 tournament also happened last week.

[PSGman#19]

U10 cship took place at iran mall

[Rooyintan]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_IIHF_World_Championship_Division_IV

[persian-eagle-13]

Apparently, there is a Hockey league in Iran right now. This is exciting.

[PSGman#19]

Dmitry Mikhaelov is the TM ice hockey coach. He is russian and has experience at Dynamo moscow and developing young level Arshia Ghafouri joined the Medvecak Zagreb in croatia from Iranmall box club. First legionnaire we export from Iran

[Rooyintan]

Dmitry Mikhaelov is the TM ice hockey coach. He is russian and has experience at Dynamo moscow and developing young level Arshia Ghafouri joined the Medvecak Zagreb in croatia from Iranmall box club. First legionnaire we export from Iran

He's not the first export.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/242118/farzad-houshidari

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/828545/jalal-keyhanfar

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/922157/nima-mehraban

few others also from Iran played abroad.

[PSGman#19]

He's not the first export.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/242118/farzad-houshidari

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/828545/jalal-keyhanfar

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/922157/nima-mehraban

few others also from Iran played abroad.

Thank you. I should have added "real" Europe, even if Turkey can be considered as Europe too