Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association
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The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey ACT is the governing body of ice hockey
in the Australian Capital Territory
, Australia. The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia
.
's branch for Ice Hockey Australia
. It is responsible for organising the nine territory leagues across the five different age groups. It is also responsible for selecting teams to compete in the national tournaments.
The ACTIHA also runs a hockey academy for beginners. It runs for seven sessions over two months and at the completion of the program players are filtered into an age and skill appropriate league. ACTIHA operates its leagues out of the Phillip Ice Rink.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, Australia. The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia
Ice Hockey Australia
The Australian Ice Hockey Federation, currently trading as Ice Hockey Australia , is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Australia and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation....
.
Background
The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association (ACTIHA) was formed as the Australian Capital TerritoryAustralian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
's branch for Ice Hockey Australia
Ice Hockey Australia
The Australian Ice Hockey Federation, currently trading as Ice Hockey Australia , is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Australia and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation....
. It is responsible for organising the nine territory leagues across the five different age groups. It is also responsible for selecting teams to compete in the national tournaments.
The ACTIHA also runs a hockey academy for beginners. It runs for seven sessions over two months and at the completion of the program players are filtered into an age and skill appropriate league. ACTIHA operates its leagues out of the Phillip Ice Rink.
Leagues
- Senior A – the top senior league in the ACT
- Senior B – the second tier senior league that employs a non-checking rule
- Senior C – the third tier senior league that employs a non-checking rule. Along with the Senior D league it replaced the former Mixed Hockey League
- Senior D – the fourth tier senior league, also employing a non-checking rule
- Women – an open women's league for players 14 and over
- Midgets – junior league open to players 18 and under
- Bantams – junior league open to players 15 and under
- Peewees – junior league open to players 13 and under
- Atoms – junior league open to players 11 and under