Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team win the Premier Division after winning all six of their games and finishing on top of the table. Roster for the 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I. Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team The Kyrgyzstan national ice hockey team (; ) is the national ice hockey team of Kyrgyzstan. They are controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Kyrgyzstan is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic
Black players in ice hockey Black players in ice hockey The history of black players in North American ice hockey has roots dating back to the late 19th century. The first black ice hockey star was Herb Carnegie during the Great Depression. Willie O'Ree broke the NHL's black color barrier with the Boston Bruins. The Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes began in 1895, as an initiative of black Baptist churches in Nova Scotia. The aim was to increase and retain male membership. The league consisted of teams from Halifax, Africville, Hammond's Plains, Dartmouth, Truro, Amherst and Charlottetown, P.E.I. All games were on an invitational