The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. Founded in 1908 in Paris as the Ligue Internationale de hockey sur glace par Louis Magnus, it is based in Zurich, Switzerland and counts 65 members.
It is, additionally to its governing functions, responsible for arranging 12 international competitions and maintain the IIHF World Ranking.
Its president is former Swiss player René Fasel.
The federation celebrates its centennial in 2008.
Past IIHF presidents
René Fasel (1994-present)
Dr. Günther Sabetzki (1975-94)- William Thayer Tutt (1966-69)
Robert Lebel (1960-63)- John Francis Ahearne (1957-60; 1963-66; 1969-75)
- Walter Brown (1954-57)
- George Hardy (1948-51)
- Dr. Fritz Kraatz (1947-48; 1951-54)
- Paul Loicq (1922-47)
- Max Sillig (1920-22)
- Bethune Minet Patton (1914)
- Henri van den Bulcke (1912-14; 1914-20)
- Louis Magnus (1908-12; 1914)
