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'''Ice hockey''' is a sport that is slowly gaining popularity in '''India'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/feb/21/himalayan-ice-hockey-ladakh-india|title=Playing ice hockey in the Indian Himalayas|first=Jakob|last=Horstmann|date=21 February 2013|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/breaking-the-ice-story-of-indias-ice-hockey-team-is-stuff-movies-are-made-of/|title=Breaking the ice: Story of India's ice hockey team is stuff movies are made of|date=19 April 2015|website=Indianexpress.com|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref> Ice hockey is played mostly in places like [[Ladakh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[West Bengal]], [[Sikkim]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in the north of India, where cold weather occurs and the game can be played outdoors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2016/03/thin-ice-india-national-ice-hockey-team-160302074917460.html|title=On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team|website=Aljazeera.com|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref> Ice hockey enthusiasts from other places in the country, as well as expatriates from abroad, head to places like Ladakh for the experience of playing in some of the highest elevated rinks in the world. There are a few artificial indoor ice skating rinks in the rest of the country, such as the Doon Ice Rink in [[Dehradun]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131217225701/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/first-ice-arena-for-india.html?cHash=6cb9abfb5a ]</ref> which can accommodate ice hockey with an international-sized rink.

Ice Hockey was part of the 2020 [[Khelo India Winter Games]] in [[Gulmarg]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-14|title=Ice Hockey, Ice Skating held during Khelo India Winter Games|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/ice-hockey-ice-skating-held-during-khelo-india-winter-games/|access-date=2020-12-13|website=Greater Kashmir|language=en-US}}</ref>

Ladakh is host to the world's highest altitude women's ice hockey tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=Ladakh hosts World's highest altitude women's ice hockey tournament|url=https://thebridge.in/ice-hockey/ladakh-hosts-worlds-highest-altitude-womens-ice-hockey-tournament/|access-date=2020-12-13|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== About ==
Ice Hockey in India is monitored by the Indian Ice Hockey Federation. The [[India men's national ice hockey team|India national ice hockey team]] has been competing at the international level since 2009<ref>{{cite news|title=All eyes on Ice Hockey Team|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/backpage/all-eyes-on-ice-hockey-team/articleshow/4265266.cms|access-date=2016-10-17|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Tiwari|first1=Mansi}}</ref> with Head Coach [[Adam Sherlip]] behind the bench during the tournament in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]] as well as the 2012 tournament hosted by [[India]] at the Doon Ice Rink. Adam also coaches ice hockey in Ladakh through The Hockey Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=#HowHockeyHelps|url=http://www.hockeyfoundation.org|access-date=2016-10-17|website=Hockeyfoundation.org}}</ref> India won the 2nd position in [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|IIHF men Challenge Cup of Asia]] Div 1 at Kuwait and Women's team secured the 4th position at [[Thailand]].<ref>http://www.icehockeyindia.com/</ref>

== Infrastructure ==

* Gulmarg Ice Rink
* Leh Ice Rink
* Shimla Ice Rink
* Doon Ice Rink in [[Dehradun]],{{Clarify|reason=Is it still functional after the international event hosted here [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]|date=December 2020}} hosted [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]

== Ice Hockey clubs ==
The country's two oldest ice hockey clubs are the Shimla Ice Skating Club, which has existed since 1920 but began playing ice hockey much later, and the Ladakh Winter Sports Club, which was established in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?1840-Ice-Hockey-in-India|title=Ice Hockey in India|website=Forums.internationalhockey.net|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref> The present clubs affiliated to the IHAI are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icehockeyindia.com/members_affiliates.html|title=Members & Associates - Ice Hockey Association of India|website=Icehockeyindia.com|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icehockeyindia.com/teams.html|title=Teams|website=Icehockeyindia.com|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref>
* Ladakh Winter Sports Club
*[[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]
* [[Ladakh Scouts]]
* Chandigarh Winter Games Association
* Haryana Skiing and Ice Hockey Association
* Ice Hockey Association of Maharashtra, Mumbai
* Ice Hockey Association of Jammu and Kashmir
* Shimla Ice Skating Club
* [[High Altitude Warfare School]]
* Ex-Servicemen League
* Kargil Ice and Snow Sports Club
* Ice Hockey Association of Uttarakhand
* Delhi Ice Hockey Association

The participation of school children in ice hockey in [[Ladakh]] increased after [[Sonam Wangchuk (engineer)|Sonam Wangchuk]] and his NGO, [[SECMOL]], developed a technique to use school playgrounds as ice hockey rinks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/Why-Leh-has-warmed-up-to-ice-hockey/articleshow/46249000.cms|title=Why Leh has warmed up to ice-hockey - Times of India}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
In 2011, an Indo-Canadian film, [[Speedy Singhs]] based on an Indian ice hockey team was produced by actor [[Akshay Kumar]], who is a fan of the sport. He also made a contribution to the Ice Hockey Federation of India to encourage greater participation and awareness in the sport.<ref>{{cite news|title=India ice hockey: National team crowd-funding bid successful|date=17 April 2015|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-32346496|access-date=2016-10-17|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Director Ice Hockey Association of India Akshay Kumar | DNA|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/news-tags/director-ice-hockey-association-india-akshay-kumar|access-date=2016-10-17|website=Dnaindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2015-04-21|title=Breaking the ice: Story of India's ice hockey team is stuff movies are made of|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/breaking-the-ice-story-of-indias-ice-hockey-team-is-stuff-movies-are-made-of/|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Akshay Kumar donates Rs 2cr for ice hockey | Bollywood.com News|url=http://www.bollywood.com/akshay-kumar-donates-rs-2cr-ice-hockey|access-date=2016-10-17|website=Bollywood.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Schwartz: Ex-Islanders Employee Helps Grow Hockey In India|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/01/28/schwartz-hockey-foundation-india/|access-date=2016-10-17|website=Newyork.cbslocal.com|date=28 January 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ice skating in India]]
* [[Adam Sherlip]]
* [[Ladakh Woman Ice Hockey Foundation]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141217125932/http://icehockeyindia.com/ Ice Hockey Association of India]

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