Membership Stats
Ice hockey has been played in New Zealand for over 80 years and started in the South Island high country where farmers and farm workers played on frozen ponds and lakes.
All players who belong to an NZIHF Affiliated Club or region must also be registered with the NZIHF. The NZIHF is a member national association of the IIIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation).
New Zealand is ranked 29th out of 81 for total membership numbers, with all MNAs registered with the IIHF.
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| Year | Junior U21 | Senior 21+ | Total Players | Male | Female | Associates | Total Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1351 | 1217 | 2568 | 1943 | 616 | 61 | 2657 |
| 2023 | 1239 | 1144 | 2383 | 1863 | 520 | 108 | 2514 |
| 2022 | 1144 | 982 | 2126 | 1690 | 436 | 224 | 2350 |
| 2021 | 1044 | 905 | 1949 | 1534 | 415 | 124 | 2073 |
| 2020 | 882 | 736 | 1618 | 1290 | 328 | 141 | 1759 |
| 2019 | 906 | 758 | 1664 | 1367 | 297 | 226 | 1842 |
| 2018 | 738 | 732 | 1470 | 1214 | 256 | 337 | 1807 |
| 2017 | 675 | 742 | 1417 | 1186 | 231 | 389 | 1806 |
| 2016 | 520 | 755 | 1275 | 1087 | 187 | 388 | 1663 |
| 2015 | 591 | 765 | 1356 | 1115 | 241 | 268 | 1624 |
| 2014 | 512 | 698 | 1210 | 1030 | 180 | 318 | 1528 |
| 2013 | 489 | 769 | 1258 | 1073 | 185 | 466 | 1724 |
| 2012 | 510 | 730 | 1240 | 1069 | 171 | 403 | 1643 |
| 2011 | 542 | 712 | 1254 | 1087 | 167 | 196 | 1450 |
| 2010 | 507 | 686 | 1193 | 1030 | 163 | 134 | 1327 |
| 2009 | 465 | 740 | 1205 | 1043 | 162 | 103 | 1308 |
| 2008 | 582 | 687 | 1269 | 1084 | 185 | 152 | 1421 |
| 2007 | 572 | 724 | 1296 | 1124 | 172 | 132 | 1428 |
| 2006 | 546 | 641 | 1187 | 1053 | 134 | 371 | 1558 |
| 2005 | 586 | 587 | 1173 | 780 | 97 | 262 | 1435 |
| 2004 | 587 | 555 | 1142 | 779 | 91 | 132 | 1274 |
| 2003 | 423 | 318 | 741 | 394 | 44 | 163 | 904 |
| 2002 | 754 | 482 | 1236 | 1101 | 135 | 302 | 1538 |
NZIHF Life Members:
1999: Ron O’Reilly
2009: Peter Anderson, Darren Blong, Ian Craven, Graeme Glass, Sue Maher, Ed Mason, Jerome Raateland, Robin Wilson, Marianne Scott, Neal Roux de Buisson, Trish Roux de Buisson
2010: Charlie Reid, Ivana Gaffikin
2011: Gunther Birgel
2013: Daryl Soper
2014: Paul de Vere, Grant Hay
2016: Andreas Kaisser, Jonathan Albright, Ian Challis
2017: Paul Scott, Stephen Reid, Douglas Elder
2018: Peter Haxell, Corey Down
2019: Dianne Elliot
2023: Neil Carey
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