Paul Loicq

Paul Loicq (11 August 1888 – 26 March 1953) was a Belgian ice hockey player, referee and administrator.

Loicq is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame entering in the "Builder" category in 1961. As a hockey player, he won bronze medals at the Ice Hockey European Championships in 1910 and 1914, and later played for the Belgian National Team from 1919 to 1924, finishing fifth at the 1920 Summer Olympics. His final appearance with the national team came at the 1925 European Championship.

After retiring, Loicq became a referee and administrator. He served as president of the Skaters Club of Brussels, the Belgian Federation of Skaters and the Belgian League for Winter Sports, finally becoming the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1927. He held that position for twenty years, while also refereeing 65 official matches for the Olympic Games and the European and World championships. During this time, he also founded the International College of Referees. Loicq is credited with helping to increase the popularity of ice hockey in Europe, and with promoting ice hockey as one of the premier events at the Winter Olympics.

Loicq studied law and served with the Belgian armed forces in World War I. During World War II Colonel Loicq was a leader of Belgian resistance against Germany, and after the war took part in the Nuremberg trials.