Moldova

Moldova
Flag and abbrev.	MDA
Continent	Europe
Leader	Andrei Gargalic
Population	3,567,500
Registered players	N/A
Percentage	-
National team	Moldovan National Team
National federation	National Ice Hockey Fed. of the Rep. of Moldova
IIHF ranking	N/A
Top league	N/A

Moldova is a country of eastern Europe. It has a population of about 3,567,500 and its capital is Chişinău.It borders Romania and Ukraine

History of hockey in Moldova

Moldova has been welcomed as the 66th nation admitted in the International Ice Hockey Federation as an IIHF Associate on May 21st 2008 during an annual meeting held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The game is not very developped in the country, with, as of 2010, only one club involved in the sport, Dinamo Chisinau. The club has two junior teams and plays in the Romanian Junior Hockey League, where it finished second overall for the 2009-10 season

There are 2 ice rinks in Moldova. There are 6 teams Solar Moldova, Acvila, HC Moldavia, Ice Bravo, Pantera, and Codru. 2 more rinks are planned .Moldova joined the IIHF on May 20 2008. The country has not participated in any IIHF tournaments.

      Moldova
  Population 3,567,500      Players   Rinks       Referees
  Capital   Chisinau         Total --  Indoor 2   Male --
  IIHF since May 20 2008      Male --  Outdoor 0 Female --
  Per Capita                 Female --
                             Junior --

See also

• Moldovan Ice Hockey Federation
• Moldovan towns