Ice Hockey in Greece - Page 2

jimmy21 · 26-09-2007, 16:12

After a review, Greece have retained it's status within the IIHF, and will take part in a qualification tournament against Armenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo prior to the 2008 Division III championship in Luxembourg.

14/02/2008: Armenia - Bosnia-Herzegovina
15/02/2008: Greece - Armenia
16/02/2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - Greece

One team advances to the World Championships Div. III in Luxembourg.

rowan · 26-09-2007, 20:33

Where do you find tis information about the qualification torunament of the IIHF?
Could you help me with the symol picture an or e-mail adresses of Mad Kows Athens?
Greetings,

Rowan

jokos_31 · 28-09-2007, 16:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmy21

After a review, Greece have retained it's status within the IIHF, and will take part in a qualification tournament against Armenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo prior to the 2008 Division III championship in Luxembourg.

14/02/2008: Armenia - Bosnia-Herzegovina
15/02/2008: Greece - Armenia
16/02/2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - Greece

One team advances to the World Championships Div. III in Luxembourg.

Ιs this true?

jimmy21 · 29-09-2007, 12:21

You can check all groups, including Greece's here:

http://www.iihf.com/events/championships.pdf

jokos_31 · 29-09-2007, 20:41

great news.

Bazw ypen8imisi.

Zenda · 04-10-2007, 00:56

This is great news. I've watched for some time on these boards the slow demise of Greek hockey.
I suppose a year is needed to get back in there, but I'd really like to see more than one team advance to the Div 3 tournament now that there are 3 qualifiers.....if these countries want to be participating they need to be encouraged to get back in there. This can only be good for the sport.

Billo · 04-10-2007, 14:43

A 3-days roller hockey Tournament has been organized in Thessaloniki, as part of several sports and culture city's events called Alexandria.

Participating teams:
PAOK
Aris - Titanes
Mad Kows (Athens)
Academica Sofia HC

First game 5/10: Aris vs Paok!

Billo · 04-10-2007, 20:42

it appears that is more than 3 days :P
full schedule in our site

Aldair · 12-10-2007, 13:49

Very nice to see that Greece hockey returns!!!

Looking forward to the WC Qualification!

As it's reported on the greek site, the National Team had a trip to Czech where that had played two friendly games with serbian and croatian tems, on 12 and 13/09:

Greece - Zagreb 4:2

Greece - Basa 6:8

jokos_31 · 21-02-2008, 15:17

Another article @ NHL.com

PuckHoarder · 22-04-2008, 22:34

pao needs a hockey team now!

jokos_31 · 11-03-2009, 11:25

The Greek National Team will make its way to Pardubice, Czech Republic on the 20th - 26th March 2009 for its final training camp prior to the Div.III IIHF World Championship which will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand 10th – 16th April 2009.

Making the trip for the final stages of preparation in the Czech Republic will be 22 athletes of which 18 players and 2 goalkeepers will be chosen to lace up for the Championships.

The training camp will consist of 2 daily practices on ice, dry land practice and 2 friendly games with local Czech Teams.

The pre-National team roster:
Dimitris Kalyvas, Orestis Tilios, Giorgos Kalyvas, Lazaros Efkarpidis, Kostas Lembesis, Panagiotis Iatridis, Giorgos Kouleles, Pavlos Kasampoulis, Themistoklis Lambridis, Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis, Iasonas Pachos, Viktoras Mateevitsi, Giorgos Fiotakis, Libor Ploutsis, Nikos Papadopoulos, Yannis Ziakas, Diogenis Souras, Yannis Koufis, Grigoris Apostolidis, Nikos Chatzigiannis, Giorgos Adamidis and Kyriakos Adamidis

Coaches and Staff: Mirel Dumitrake, Panagiotis Efkarpidis, Yannis Giatagantzidis, Yannis Tilios.

jokos_31 · 13-03-2009, 14:50

Send your GOOD LUCK WISHES to the National Team for the upcoming WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS that will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand April 10th - April 16th 2009. All emails will be printed and posted on the wall of the dressing of the team to inspire them before every big game.
Email the team at: goodluck@icehockey.gr

jokos_31 · 22-04-2009, 14:13

The Captain of the National Team Dimitris Kalyvas and the coaches Mirel Dumitrake and Panagiotis Efkarpidis met with Minister of Sports Yannis Ioanidis for the second time before the departure of the National Team for New Zealand.

Present at the meeting was also General Secretary of the Ministry, Stavros Douvis.

The discussion was about the many problems that Ice Hockey is facing in Greece. Once again the Minister of Sports promised to help solve most issues.

Lets see...

Steigs · 23-04-2009, 00:06

When I spoke to Dimitrios after the tournament was over, he mentioned that there are still big issues within Greek ice hockey, and that there is still a long way to go as far as getting the game back on its feet.
I found that to be rather disillusioning, as it had seemed to me that there had finally been some progress made. And maybe there has, but from speaking with a couple of the other players, they were clearly frustrated when the conversation turned to the state of the game within Greece. And even more so when I asked about the arena/rink situation.

Still and all, those boys played with great pride, and they shocked more than a few onlookers with their efforts, and you have to give them credit for the fact that they refuse to lay down and give up.

xunearthhxcx · 26-04-2009, 04:27

http://www.icehockey.gr/ website now says this:

"Despite efforts made by the Players of the National Team to improve the situation of Ice Hockey in Greece, the people in charge of the sport in our country simply don’t want it to develop in a healthy and proper manner.

In protest, www.icehockey.gr will seize to exist until this situation changes for the better.

www.icehockey.gr
1999 - 2009"

nzice · 26-04-2009, 09:46

Link to the Greek team playing in NZ

2009 IIHF Div III G13 Greece Vs Turkey
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzihf/s...7616846086834/

2009 Div III G2 Ireland Vs Greece
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzihf/s...7616580111192/

2009 IIHF Div III G9 NZL Vs GRE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzihf/s...7616632764867/

Franco · 27-04-2009, 09:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by xunearthhxcx

http://www.icehockey.gr/ website now says this:

"Despite efforts made by the Players of the National Team to improve the situation of Ice Hockey in Greece, the people in charge of the sport in our country simply don’t want it to develop in a healthy and proper manner.

In protest, www.icehockey.gr will seize to exist until this situation changes for the better.

www.icehockey.gr
1999 - 2009"

well, I understand the protest, but why closing the page? The "people in charge of the sport" does not really interested this, I'm sure.

And the only who are now punished are the fan's, who visited the page...... bad....

Blackhawk · 01-05-2009, 17:38

I agree. Closing the site was a bad move in my opinion. It was the site where I got the most information about Greek hockey. Please reconsider and open www.icehockey.gr again.

Billo · 04-05-2009, 13:42

at this moment, ice surface is being built in the former olympic stadium of Judo, for the upcoming championship in May. The fans will have a full hockey stadium at their disposal =D

more photos on facebook if you search for Hellenic Ice Sports Federation

Sergei71 · 09-05-2009, 21:09

Greece is hosting division 3A!!!
Congrads to everyone in Greece.

xunearthhxcx · 10-05-2009, 18:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Franco

well, I understand the protest, but why closing the page? The "people in charge of the sport" does not really interested this, I'm sure.

And the only who are now punished are the fan's, who visited the page...... bad....

now the website says

"Discontinued

This site does not exist anymore."

Billo · 11-05-2009, 01:24

hellenic ice sports federation is going to have a new website soon here -> www.hisf.gr

GoPens · 11-05-2009, 01:37

www.icehockey.gr belongs to the players of the National Team and NOT the hellenic ice sports federation.

Davide · 18-01-2010, 18:20

In Grenoble during Conti Cup finals an IIHF delegate told me Greece will not organize IHWC Div. III anymore, due to absence of icerink and inactivity of Greek federation. Sad news...

Steigs · 18-01-2010, 18:48

What's going tohappen with that then? Will there be someone else taking up the slack, or will the four teams included simply not play?

Davide · 19-01-2010, 00:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steigs

What's going tohappen with that then? Will there be someone else taking up the slack, or will the four teams included simply not play?

according to information taken by IIHF delegate, federation will examine possibility to play in one of another countries partecipating, decision should be made next week

Hockey_Algeria · 19-01-2010, 04:18

what happened to the rink in greece?

well i guess UAE are the only country with the money and facilities to jump in at such at late stage.

Steigs · 19-01-2010, 06:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hockey_Algeria

what happened to the rink in greece?

well i guess UAE are the only country with the money and facilities to jump in at such at late stage.

That's probably a fair point, and i think would be rather a great thing if they could successfully pull it off. Dubai is pretty much a hub of international travel anyway, so it wouldn't be too difficult for teams to get there...
It would without a doubt be quite the story if they could jump in and make it successful.

IceMan · 19-01-2010, 11:31

would there be any possibility of having this group join Group B in Armenia?

Davide · 19-01-2010, 15:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceMan

would there be any possibility of having this group join Group B in Armenia?

No, IIHF want to keep 2 groups for Div. III

Quote:

Hockey_Algeria
what happened to the rink in greece?

it seems GRE federation completely abandoned ice rink built last year and there is no ice at moment

GeoffH · 19-01-2010, 17:00

Based on this link the players haven't given up yet.

http://www.icehockey.gr/hockeynewsEN.htm

Geoff

Blackhawk · 19-01-2010, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davide

No, IIHF want to keep 2 groups for Div. III

it seems GRE federation completely abandoned ice rink built last year and there is no ice at moment

I don't believe the ice rink belonged to the Greek Skating Federation. The structure was part of the 2004 Olympic Games and belongs to either the Greek Olympic Commitee or the General Secretary of Sport. Last two years the rink was operational on temporary basis only for the Greek hockey championships to take place. Apparently due to the financial situation, the General Secretary of Sports is not willing to finance the championships, including reopening the rink for that purpose.

jimmy21 · 20-01-2010, 15:50

In search of Sponsors and Volunteers, for the World championship in Athens

After receiving a negative response from the General Secretary of Sports declining any financial responsibility and organizational support of hosting the Games in Athens Greece from 13.04.2010 up until 17.04.2010, the president of the ice sports federation Christos Chatziathanassiou met yesterday, Sunday 17th, with the captain of the National Team Dimitris Kalyvas, along with the 2008 and 2009 coach Panagiotis Efkarpidis and two National team players Costas Lembessis and Panagiotis Iatridis. In this meeting it was decided that they would combine forces and organize the Div. ΙΙΙ World championship Group A, on their own. This of course would be the first time in history where the players which will also be on the Roster are organizing the whole event, but then again…..in Greece everything is possible!

The most important thing right now and priority number one, is to find SPONSORS to help fund the championship, because without sponsors the championship will have to be cancelled. Therefore if you are interested in sponsoring this championship and help keep the Ice Hockey dream alive in Greece, along with the development opportunities such an event would have, then please contact us at: gricehockey@hotmail.com or phone us at: 00306974956673 or 00302106849324.

There are many different types of Sponsor packages which can best suit all interests.
Please note that the media sponsor of the games is ERT (Greek Television) which will cover the whole championship.

We are also in great need of VOLUNTEERS in order to help with the organization of the championship and also for during the games. All the athletes from the National team invite you to come and help in any way possible, if you are interested in helping please contact Gioti Efkarpidi at 0030 6977640825.
Very soon we will post a date and place, where a meeting will be held regarding the volunteers and dividing tasks and functions.

The opening ceremonies of the championship are right around the corner, 13.04.2010 to be exact, therefore time is of the essence, so little time, so much to do. We look forward to hearing from you very soon.

jimmy21 · 20-01-2010, 15:56

Just to let you know. We're (the players) are trying to save the Championship. We're looking for sponsors, we're looking for volunteers and we're doing everything we can to actually have the Championship in Greece. Any ideas are highly appreciated.

I really hope we succeed.

Dimitris Kalyvas
Captain of Team Greece

xunearthhxcx · 20-01-2010, 15:58

I hope you guys do too! I just sent off an email to gricehockey@hotmail.com about a possible donation...

jimmy21 · 20-01-2010, 16:05

thanks my friend.

Davide · 20-01-2010, 16:32

Dimitris feel free to use our forum and knowledges of all members to estabilish any possible contact and help. I'm sure hockey fans community will do its best to help you!

Franco · 21-01-2010, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmy21

Just to let you know. We're (the players) are trying to save the Championship. We're looking for sponsors, we're looking for volunteers and we're doing everything we can to actually have the Championship in Greece. Any ideas are highly appreciated.

I really hope we succeed.

Dimitris Kalyvas
Captain of Team Greece

Jimmy,

I wrote an e-mail two days ago, that there could be a possibility to be a Volunteer. Just let me know, if you know more details, and - of course - if you found the sponsors. With money I cannot help the Greece ice hockey, but maybe as a Volunteer. And by the way - I was never been in Greece.....

That's what I can offer you.

Let's hope, that you can solve some problems in the next days.

jimmy21 · 21-01-2010, 20:19

Thanks Franco, We will send out more information really soon. Thanks alot.

jimmy21 · 21-01-2010, 20:20

Collecting DONATIONS for Greek Ice Hockey

ICEHOCKEY.GR is collecting DONATIONS for the National Ice Hockey Team in order for the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Div.III to become a reality. No matter the amount, please don't hesitate to help Greek Ice Hockey make this dream come true. Your donations will make the difference between actually organizing or cancelling the games.

Account: 27899226
IBAN: GR9701200540000000027899226
BIC empograa

jimmy21 · 21-01-2010, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmy21

Collecting DONATIONS for Greek Ice Hockey

ICEHOCKEY.GR is collecting DONATIONS for the National Ice Hockey Team in order for the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Div.III to become a reality. No matter the amount, please don't hesitate to help Greek Ice Hockey make this dream come true. Your donations will make the difference between actually organizing or cancelling the games.

Account: 27899226
IBAN: GR9701200540000000027899226
BIC empograa

Recipient: Greek Ice Hockey
Bank Name: Emporiki Bank
Address: Andrea Lazaraki 19
City: Glyfada
Province: Athens
Country: Greece
Postal Code: 16675

xunearthhxcx · 21-01-2010, 22:34

I will donate quite a bit of money .. I sent an email yesterday about it.. it was a deal for some jerseys!

Davide · 22-01-2010, 18:51

Jimmy maybe should be good open also a paypal account, much more easier to make a donation...

Please regulary update us about the developement and I'm sure here all of us cheer for you!

Unfortunately I'll be in Brasil in April, should be a great experience to help you as volunteer...

Blackhawk · 22-01-2010, 20:11

Jimmy,

Davide's idea of using paypal is a very good idea. I think a lot of hockey fans, specially in North America would find it a lot easier to donate.

I'll try and spread the word around about volunteering through Greeksoccer.com forums, where we have quite a few Greek hockey fans.

jokos_31 · 01-02-2010, 19:20

Greek Ice Hockey on TV

It is in Greek...

Steigs · 02-02-2010, 01:16

In this case, any exposure is good exposure. Great to see the players get a voice on the news.

GoPens · 02-02-2010, 17:41

The 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS of Athens OFFICIALLY CANCELLED

After various accusations that started a few days after the October elections from Aggelos Aliferis and the denial of the Minister of Sports, Panos Bisaksis to fund the World Championships as he had obligation to do so, and despite the efforts of Dimitris Kalyvas, Kostas Lembessis, Panagiotis Iatridis and Giotis Efkarpidis with the support of the whole National Team, the International Ice Hockey Federation decided yesterday February 1st to officially cancel the 2010 World Championship Div. III of Athens.

source: www.icehockey.gr

Steigs · 03-02-2010, 01:44

This is bad.
Terrible news for Greece, but for everyone else too.

Hopefully this won't be simply cancelled, but that we will see the IIHF approach the other participants in the group to see if one of them can take over the hosting on this short notice.

GoPens · 03-02-2010, 02:44

THE WORLD CHAMPIOSNHIPS DIV.III CANCELLED FOR 2010.

Following the meeting of the IIHF council earlier today it was decided to cancel the World Championship Div.III for the season 2010. It’s the first time in the IIHF history that a World Championship gets cancelled 2 months before the drop of the puck. Also any sanctions against the Hellenic Ice Sport Federation according IIHF Bylaws and Regulations will be discussed and decided by the Council in their meeting in March 2010.

What started so ideal 2 years ago ends with sadness and disgrace.

Icehockey.gr wants to thank Dimitris Kalyvas and Giotis Efkarpidis for reviving Greek Ice Hockey as well as all the boys of the National Team Panagiotis Iatridis, Kostas Lembesis, Giorgos Kalyvas, Orestis Tilios, Lazaros Efkarpidis, Nikos Chatzigiannis, Giorgos Kouleles, Pavlos Kasampoulis, Fivos Kaminis, Themistoklis Lambridis, Alexandoros Valsamas-Rallis, Iasonas Pachos, Viktoras Mateebitsi, Giorgos Fiotakis, Libor Ploutsis, Nikos Papadopoulos, Yannis Ziakas, Yannis Giatagatzidis, Diogenis Souras, Yannis Koufis, Grigoris Apostolidis, Thanasis Kesidis, Kyriakos Adamidis and Giorgos Adamidis for giving it your all.

DESPITE THE ENEMIES OF ICE HOCKEY IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY, YOU NEVER GAVE UP THE FIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT MEMORIES!

26-09-2007, 16:12	#51
jimmy21 IHF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 22 Country:	Greece BACK in the WORLDS After a review, Greece have retained it's status within the IIHF, and will take part in a qualification tournament against Armenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo prior to the 2008 Division III championship in Luxembourg. 14/02/2008: Armenia - Bosnia-Herzegovina 15/02/2008: Greece - Armenia 16/02/2008: Bosnia-Herzegovina - Greece One team advances to the World Championships Div. III in Luxembourg.

26-09-2007, 20:33	#52
rowan Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Holland Posts: 360 Country:	greece Where do you find tis information about the qualification torunament of the IIHF? Could you help me with the symol picture an or e-mail adresses of Mad Kows Athens? Greetings, Rowan

29-09-2007, 20:41	#55
jokos_31 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Drama Posts: 182 Country:	great news. Bazw ypen8imisi. __________________ Ice hockey in GREECE is back !!!

12-10-2007, 13:49	#59
Aldair Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Haifa, Israel Posts: 4,042 Country:	Greece National Tema friendly games Very nice to see that Greece hockey returns!!! Looking forward to the WC Qualification! As it's reported on the greek site, the National Team had a trip to Czech where that had played two friendly games with serbian and croatian tems, on 12 and 13/09: Greece - Zagreb 4:2 Greece - Basa 6:8

21-02-2008, 15:17	#60
jokos_31 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Drama Posts: 182 Country:	Another article @ NHL.com __________________ Ice hockey in GREECE is back !!!

29-09-2007, 12:21	#54
jimmy21 IHF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 22 Country:	You can check all groups, including Greece's here: http://www.iihf.com/events/championships.pdf

04-10-2007, 00:56	#56
Zenda Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 284 Country:	This is great news. I've watched for some time on these boards the slow demise of Greek hockey. I suppose a year is needed to get back in there, but I'd really like to see more than one team advance to the Div 3 tournament now that there are 3 qualifiers.....if these countries want to be participating they need to be encouraged to get back in there. This can only be good for the sport.

04-10-2007, 14:43	#57
Billo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Greece Posts: 65 Country:	A 3-days roller hockey Tournament has been organized in Thessaloniki, as part of several sports and culture city's events called Alexandria. Participating teams: PAOK Aris - Titanes Mad Kows (Athens) Academica Sofia HC First game 5/10: Aris vs Paok!

04-10-2007, 20:42	#58
Billo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Greece Posts: 65 Country:	it appears that is more than 3 days :P full schedule in our site

22-04-2008, 22:34	#61
PuckHoarder IHF Prospect Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: right HERE Posts: 6 Country:	pao needs a hockey team now!

11-03-2009, 11:25	#62
jokos_31 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Drama Posts: 182 Country:	The Greek National Team will make its way to Pardubice, Czech Republic on the 20th - 26th March 2009 for its final training camp prior to the Div.III IIHF World Championship which will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand 10th – 16th April 2009. Making the trip for the final stages of preparation in the Czech Republic will be 22 athletes of which 18 players and 2 goalkeepers will be chosen to lace up for the Championships. The training camp will consist of 2 daily practices on ice, dry land practice and 2 friendly games with local Czech Teams. The pre-National team roster: Dimitris Kalyvas, Orestis Tilios, Giorgos Kalyvas, Lazaros Efkarpidis, Kostas Lembesis, Panagiotis Iatridis, Giorgos Kouleles, Pavlos Kasampoulis, Themistoklis Lambridis, Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis, Iasonas Pachos, Viktoras Mateevitsi, Giorgos Fiotakis, Libor Ploutsis, Nikos Papadopoulos, Yannis Ziakas, Diogenis Souras, Yannis Koufis, Grigoris Apostolidis, Nikos Chatzigiannis, Giorgos Adamidis and Kyriakos Adamidis Coaches and Staff: Mirel Dumitrake, Panagiotis Efkarpidis, Yannis Giatagantzidis, Yannis Tilios. __________________ Ice hockey in GREECE is back !!!

13-03-2009, 14:50	#63
jokos_31 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Drama Posts: 182 Country:	Send your GOOD LUCK WISHES to the National Team for the upcoming WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS that will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand April 10th - April 16th 2009. All emails will be printed and posted on the wall of the dressing of the team to inspire them before every big game. Email the team at: goodluck@icehockey.gr __________________ Ice hockey in GREECE is back !!!

22-04-2009, 14:13	#64
jokos_31 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Drama Posts: 182 Country:	2nd meeting with Minister of Sports The Captain of the National Team Dimitris Kalyvas and the coaches Mirel Dumitrake and Panagiotis Efkarpidis met with Minister of Sports Yannis Ioanidis for the second time before the departure of the National Team for New Zealand. Present at the meeting was also General Secretary of the Ministry, Stavros Douvis. The discussion was about the many problems that Ice Hockey is facing in Greece. Once again the Minister of Sports promised to help solve most issues. Lets see... __________________ Ice hockey in GREECE is back !!!

23-04-2009, 00:06	#65
Steigs Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 5,538 Country:	When I spoke to Dimitrios after the tournament was over, he mentioned that there are still big issues within Greek ice hockey, and that there is still a long way to go as far as getting the game back on its feet. I found that to be rather disillusioning, as it had seemed to me that there had finally been some progress made. And maybe there has, but from speaking with a couple of the other players, they were clearly frustrated when the conversation turned to the state of the game within Greece. And even more so when I asked about the arena/rink situation. Still and all, those boys played with great pride, and they shocked more than a few onlookers with their efforts, and you have to give them credit for the fact that they refuse to lay down and give up.

26-04-2009, 04:27	#66
xunearthhxcx Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maricopa ,AZ Posts: 411 Country:	http://www.icehockey.gr/ website now says this: "Despite efforts made by the Players of the National Team to improve the situation of Ice Hockey in Greece, the people in charge of the sport in our country simply don’t want it to develop in a healthy and proper manner. In protest, www.icehockey.gr will seize to exist until this situation changes for the better. www.icehockey.gr 1999 - 2009"

26-04-2009, 09:46	#67
nzice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 479 Country:	Link to the Greek team playing in NZ 2009 IIHF Div III G13 Greece Vs Turkey http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzihf/s...7616846086834/ 2009 Div III G2 Ireland Vs Greece http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzihf/s...7616580111192/ 2009 IIHF Div III G9 NZL Vs GRE http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzihf/s...7616632764867/ Last edited by nzice; 26-04-2009 at 23:13.

01-05-2009, 17:38	#69
Blackhawk IHF Prospect Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 15 Country:	I agree. Closing the site was a bad move in my opinion. It was the site where I got the most information about Greek hockey. Please reconsider and open www.icehockey.gr again.

04-05-2009, 13:42	#70
Billo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Greece Posts: 65 Country:	at this moment, ice surface is being built in the former olympic stadium of Judo, for the upcoming championship in May. The fans will have a full hockey stadium at their disposal =D more photos on facebook if you search for Hellenic Ice Sports Federation Last edited by Billo; 07-05-2009 at 00:37.

09-05-2009, 21:09	#71
Sergei71 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yerevan/LA Posts: 94 Country:	Greece is hosting division 3A!!! Congrads to everyone in Greece.

11-05-2009, 01:24	#73
Billo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Greece Posts: 65 Country:	hellenic ice sports federation is going to have a new website soon here -> www.hisf.gr

11-05-2009, 01:37	#74
GoPens Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 60 Country:	www.icehockey.gr belongs to the players of the National Team and NOT the hellenic ice sports federation.

18-01-2010, 18:20	#75
Davide Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manaus, Brazil Posts: 12,217 Country:	In Grenoble during Conti Cup finals an IIHF delegate told me Greece will not organize IHWC Div. III anymore, due to absence of icerink and inactivity of Greek federation. Sad news...

18-01-2010, 18:48	#76
Steigs Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 5,538 Country:	What's going tohappen with that then? Will there be someone else taking up the slack, or will the four teams included simply not play?

19-01-2010, 04:18	#78
Hockey_Algeria Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 416 Country:	what happened to the rink in greece? well i guess UAE are the only country with the money and facilities to jump in at such at late stage. __________________ Association Algerienne de Ice et Inline Hockey http://www.hockeyalgeria.com

19-01-2010, 11:31	#80
IceMan IHF Prospect Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 21 Country:	would there be any possibility of having this group join Group B in Armenia?

19-01-2010, 17:00	#82
GeoffH Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Herts Posts: 83 Country:	Based on this link the players haven't given up yet. http://www.icehockey.gr/hockeynewsEN.htm Geoff

20-01-2010, 15:50	#84
jimmy21 IHF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 22 Country:	In search of Sponsors and Volunteers, for the World championship in Athens After receiving a negative response from the General Secretary of Sports declining any financial responsibility and organizational support of hosting the Games in Athens Greece from 13.04.2010 up until 17.04.2010, the president of the ice sports federation Christos Chatziathanassiou met yesterday, Sunday 17th, with the captain of the National Team Dimitris Kalyvas, along with the 2008 and 2009 coach Panagiotis Efkarpidis and two National team players Costas Lembessis and Panagiotis Iatridis. In this meeting it was decided that they would combine forces and organize the Div. ΙΙΙ World championship Group A, on their own. This of course would be the first time in history where the players which will also be on the Roster are organizing the whole event, but then again…..in Greece everything is possible! The most important thing right now and priority number one, is to find SPONSORS to help fund the championship, because without sponsors the championship will have to be cancelled. Therefore if you are interested in sponsoring this championship and help keep the Ice Hockey dream alive in Greece, along with the development opportunities such an event would have, then please contact us at: gricehockey@hotmail.com or phone us at: 00306974956673 or 00302106849324. There are many different types of Sponsor packages which can best suit all interests. Please note that the media sponsor of the games is ERT (Greek Television) which will cover the whole championship. We are also in great need of VOLUNTEERS in order to help with the organization of the championship and also for during the games. All the athletes from the National team invite you to come and help in any way possible, if you are interested in helping please contact Gioti Efkarpidi at 0030 6977640825. Very soon we will post a date and place, where a meeting will be held regarding the volunteers and dividing tasks and functions. The opening ceremonies of the championship are right around the corner, 13.04.2010 to be exact, therefore time is of the essence, so little time, so much to do. We look forward to hearing from you very soon.

20-01-2010, 15:56	#85
jimmy21 IHF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 22 Country:	Just to let you know. We're (the players) are trying to save the Championship. We're looking for sponsors, we're looking for volunteers and we're doing everything we can to actually have the Championship in Greece. Any ideas are highly appreciated. I really hope we succeed. Dimitris Kalyvas Captain of Team Greece

20-01-2010, 15:58	#86
xunearthhxcx Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maricopa ,AZ Posts: 411 Country:	I hope you guys do too! I just sent off an email to gricehockey@hotmail.com about a possible donation...

20-01-2010, 16:05	#87
jimmy21 IHF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 22 Country:	thanks my friend.

20-01-2010, 16:32	#88
Davide Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manaus, Brazil Posts: 12,217 Country:	Dimitris feel free to use our forum and knowledges of all members to estabilish any possible contact and help. I'm sure hockey fans community will do its best to help you!

21-01-2010, 20:19	#90
jimmy21 IHF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 22 Country:	Thanks Franco, We will send out more information really soon. Thanks alot.

21-01-2010, 20:20	#91
jimmy21 IHF Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 22 Country:	Collecting DONATIONS for Greek Ice Hockey ICEHOCKEY.GR is collecting DONATIONS for the National Ice Hockey Team in order for the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Div.III to become a reality. No matter the amount, please don't hesitate to help Greek Ice Hockey make this dream come true. Your donations will make the difference between actually organizing or cancelling the games. Account: 27899226 IBAN: GR9701200540000000027899226 BIC empograa

21-01-2010, 22:34	#93
xunearthhxcx Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maricopa ,AZ Posts: 411 Country:	I will donate quite a bit of money .. I sent an email yesterday about it.. it was a deal for some jerseys!

22-01-2010, 18:51	#94
Davide Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manaus, Brazil Posts: 12,217 Country:	Jimmy maybe should be good open also a paypal account, much more easier to make a donation... Please regulary update us about the developement and I'm sure here all of us cheer for you! Unfortunately I'll be in Brasil in April, should be a great experience to help you as volunteer...