| New South Wales Ice Hockey Association | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Area of jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Affiliation | Ice Hockey Australia |
| President | Steve Ransome |
| Secretary | Warwick Griffith |
| Official website | |
| www.nswicehockey.com.au | |
The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey NSW is the governing body of ice hockey in New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia.
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The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association (NSWIHA) was formed as the New South Wales state branch for Ice Hockey Australia.[1] It is responsible for organising the nine state leagues across six different age groups during the normal season as well as a summer hockey league for senior players.[2][3] It is also responsible for selecting the state teams to compete in the national tournaments.[1]
NSWIHA operates its leagues out of five venues – Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney Ice Arena, Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink, Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink and the Penrith Ice Palace.[4] Teams are fielded in the leagues by eight clubs – the Blacktown Flyers, Canberra Phoenix, Canterbury Eagles, East Coast Super League, Liverpool Saints, Newcastle Northstars, Norwest Emperors, Penrith Phantoms, and the Sydney Bears.[5][6] The associations current president is Steve Ransome.[1]