Macedonia

Macedonia is a country on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. Skopje is the capital and largest city.

History of hockey in Macedonia
The Macedonian Ice Hockey Federation is the governing body of ice hockey in the country. Macedonia became an IIHF member on October 4, 2001.

HK Skopje and HK Vardar Skopje both participated in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League in some years during the 1970s and 1980s.

Macedonia does not have a national championship, but a team from the country, HK Skopje, participated in three games in the multi-national Total TV Hockey League in the 2011-12 season. More games were originally scheduled to be played, but the season was not completed.

There is currently one ice rink in the country, the Boris Trajikovski Sports Center, which opened in Skopje in 2011.

The men's national team played their first game on March 27, 2011 against Red Star Sofia of Bulgaria in Skopje. Macedonia ended up losing the game by a score of 4-1. The national team has not yet debuted at the World Championships.