New South Wales Ice Hockey Association

The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey NSW is the governing body of ice hockey in New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia.

Background
The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association (NSWIHA) was formed as the New South Wales state branch for Ice Hockey Australia. It is responsible for organising the nine state leagues across six different age groups during the normal season as well as a summer hockey league for senior players. It is also responsible for selecting the state teams to compete in the national tournaments.

NSWIHA operates its leagues out of five venues – Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney Ice Arena, Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink, Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink and the Penrith Ice Palace. Teams are fielded in the leagues by eight clubs – the Blacktown Flyers, Canberra Phoenix, Canterbury Eagles, East Coast Super League, Liverpool Saints, Newcastle Northstars, Norwest Emperors, Penrith Phantoms, and the Sydney Bears. The associations current president is Steve Ransome.

Leagues

 * Senior 1 – the top senior league in New South Wales.
 * Senior 2 – the second tier senior league.
 * Senior 3 – the third tier senior league.
 * Women – the women's senior league.
 * East Coast Super League – junior league for 23 and under with special inclusion of five players per team of over 23. The league operates as a separate incorporated association.
 * Midget – junior league open to players 18 and under for both boys and girls.
 * Bantam – junior league open to players 15 and under for both boys and girls.
 * Pee Wee – junior league open to players 13 and under for both boys and girls.
 * Atom – junior league open to players 11 and under for both boys and girls.
 * Summer B - senior league which is run during the summer off-season.