Congratulations to Don Anderson, JOIHF President
The University of West Indies, Mona Campus conferred to Mr. Don Anderson the Honorary Doctorate in Laws for his work in Entrepreneur/Market Research/Sports Administrator on October 31, 2024. Congratulations Dr. Anderson!
team jamaica wins challenger series championship
An Exciting Game - An Exciting Finish
Team Jamaica and Team Lebanon had dueling scores throughout the game. The final score 12-8 Team Jamaica.
Toronto - Oshawa Series Photos: @JoshMaillouxPhotography
Challenger Series: series TWO Completed
The New York Challenger Series has concluded for Team Jamaica with a 2 - 2 record for New York.
The team is in first place (5 - 3) going into the final leg of the Series in Toronto.
Greece will be fielding a team in the Toronto Series, adding to the participating teams: Jamaica, Lebanon, and Puerto Rico.
Challenger Series: Series one Completed
Team Jamaica completed one of the three series with a 3 - 1 record in Chicago. The team is looking forward to participation in the remaining series located in New York and Toronto.
Your support of the team during The Series will make the participations possible through your donations or game ticket purchases.
Community Involvement
The players took time after game 3 to be a part of the ice time with the South Suburb Prairie Hills School District 144, Students With A Goal of Greatness program. It was fun for all!
Chicago Series Highlights
JOIHF Grassroot Program
Our Local Program
JOIHF Grassroot Program has grown from the 2022 InSport inaugural camp to a weekly session held by our local coach, Wayne Roberts in Kingston. Coach Roberts and JOIHF Hockey Ops work together to grow the sport in Jamaica. The clinic held at GC Foster College on March 18th enforce the excitement of the sport by the participating youth and their parents.
In March 2021, G.C Foster College of Physical Education and Sport (Kingston, JM) has accepted JOIHF’s proposal to integrate a 30-hour ice hockey class into its curriculum. In conjunction with, and support from the IIHF, the primary goal of introducing ice hockey to potential players and coaches in Jamaica.
CHIP IN and help Chase our dreams!
Your generous contribution to our 501(c)3 non-profit organization goes directly to support our players and administering JOIHF’s mission to bring ice hockey to Jamaica.
Our tournaments, and JOIHF’s ongoing grassroot program growth, and establishing an Ice Hockey college course, in association with the IIHF.
Your contribution will provide world class competition, training, equipment, and educational programs for JOIHF Grassroots, and players of Jamaican descent who, like the Jamaican Bobsled Team to compete in the Winter Olympic.
JOIHF SKATES FORWARD WITH AN ASSIST FROM CHRIS sTEWARt!
The Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation is extremely excited to welcome former National Hockey League (NHL) player Chris Stewart as Coach of Jamaica’s National Ice Hockey Team and as JOIHF’s Ambassador to ice hockey.
About Us
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The Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation was founded in 2011 to bring together, develop and promote, the highest level of ice hockey talent for Jamaican's from around the globe to advance the Jamaican Olympic Gold Medal legacy. In 2012, JOIHF became an official member of the Jamaica Olympic Association.
Associate member of the IIHF.
The Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Federation, JOIHF is the official body recognized by the Jamaica Olympic Association, and the International Ice Hockey Federation, and is an official member of both and recognized as such. JOIHF is the only ice hockey entity recognized by the Government of Jamaica, which is highly involved with, and supportive of, JOIHF.