Ice Hockey Journalists UK , abbreviated to IHJUK , is an organisation which was set up in 1984 to promote the interests of ice hockey and its writers , photographers and broadcasters . Originally called the British Ice Hockey Writers Association , abbreviated to BIHWA , it changed its name in 2006 in order to reflect the change in the sport and the growth of the media covering it.
3-598: IHJUK were the custodians of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame until 2018. A sub-committee of members of IHJUK selected people who have made an "outstanding contribution" to the sport for induction to the Hall. IHJUK are also responsible for the awarding of honours to players and coaches at the end of each season. The awards are: This ice hockey article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an organisation in
6-647: The United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame The British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame was founded in 1948 and is the third oldest ice hockey Hall of Fame in the world, behind the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame (also founded in 1948) and the International Hockey Hall of Fame (founded in 1943). The Hall honours individuals who have made important contributions to
9-647: The sport of hockey in Britain . The Hall houses displays and exhibitions of memorabilia depicting significant contributions of players, coaches, referees and other individuals. The Hall of Fame was founded by the weekly Ice Hockey World newspaper in 1948. When the newspaper stopped being published in 1958, the Hall of Fame ceased to exist. In 1986, the Hall was re-established by the British Ice Hockey Writers' Association (now called Ice Hockey Journalists UK (IHJUK)). In 2018, Ice Hockey UK became
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