Assocname: | Swedish Hockey Association |
Sport: | Hockey |
Abbrev: | SLHF |
Founded: | 1973 |
Aff: | International Hockey Federation |
Location: | Gothenburg |
Url: | www.landhockey.se |
Countryflag: | Sweden |
The Swedish Hockey Association (Swedish: Svenska Landhockeyförbundet, SLHF) is the national hockey association in Sweden.
The Swedish Hockey Association was founded in 1973 as interest in field hockey in Sweden increased substantially following the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. SLHF and is a member of the Swedish Sports Confederation (Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet, RF), the Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK), the European Hockey Federation (EHF) and International Hockey Federation (FIH). Its headquarters are in Gothenburg.