CL 2023-02 informs about information to be provided by teams participating in European Cups 2023 to the IISHF as well as deadlines to do so.
1. Deadline for Team Information from all Teams participating in European Cups 2023.
We hereby officially announce that according to point §12.1 IISHF Constitution the IISHF Presidium has imposed an official deadline for all Teams participating in European Cups 2023 to send the following material. Deadline is 8 weeks before each event.
- 15.1.e.10 IISHF Regulations states the following:
The Team Manager must latest 8 weeks before the first day of the Event provide full team information
- An actual team photo (minimum 920 x 1.080 pixel)
- Victories/successes of the last 10 years for the relevant team (age group) in English
- Players List with names and shirt numbers of all players taking part in English.
- Team logo (minimum 920 x 1.080 pixel).
The complete team information has to be sent by e-mail to the hosting club (use the contact information given on www.iishf.com with a copy (!!) to the IISHF Event Office (mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Failure will result in fixed fines (50 EUR per week of delay) also for not sending a copy to IISHF.
Deadlines fixed for the following European Cups 2023:
- Until 03.2023 for U13 European Cup 2023 in Givisiez (Switzerland).
- Until 03.2023 for Women European Cup 2023 in Rossemaison (Switzerland).
- Until 04.2023 for Men Challenge Cup 2023 in Avenches (Switzerland).
- Until 04.2022 for Men European Cup 2023 in Kaarst (Germany).
- Until 06.2023 for U16 European Cup 2023 in Rossemaison (Switzerland).
The requested team information and the deadline applies for all participating teams even for the hosting club since IISHF needs to get a copy of the team information from all participating teams. The requested team information should still be delivered even if any hosting club has contacted the participating teams directly prior to this IISHF Communication Letter.
Please transfer this information a.s.a.p. to your teams participating. In case of any questions to accommodation and organisation, the teams shall please contact the relevant Event Directors as mentioned in the Tournament Rules.
Please also pay attention that each National Member Association has to send not later than two weeks before each IISHF Title Event the completed and approved International Team Certificate (ITC) of all its teams to the IISHF ITC Manager (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). The ITC 2023 version has to be used when it will be made available on www.iishf.com and/or in an coming IISHF Communication Letter.
The Time Schedules and Tournament Rules will be sent out with a following IISHF Communication Letter in due time befort the IISHF Title Events.
2. IISHF Title Events – additional team information requested
As done in 2022 IISHF will use its new website and tournament management tool for the Title Events 2023. In consequence each participating team is requested to submit to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the following information as soon as possible but not later than 2 weeks before the start of the Title Event.
- Two main team colours in hex code format (see pdf attached and also (https://www.color- com) as main color (color 1) and secondary color (color 2).
- Links to your website and all your social media pages
- Team Sponsor logos and short text (please name the files with the names of the sponsor)
- If available, player photo (only head) for all players as on the ITC (please name the files with the names of the players).
This information will proof very useful for the IISHF tournament website as well as the tournament management system used to display relevant data for the audience, participating teams and any sponsors, in particular for the work of the IISHF Officials and the hosting club time keepers.
On behalf of the IISHF Presidium
Erik Sommer (President)
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Communication Letter 2023-02 |