Canadian Blind Hockey founded the International Blind Ice Hockey Federation (IBIHF) to grow the Canadian invented parasport of Blind Hockey into the United States and around the world. Canadian Blind Hockey’s goal in international development is to create competition opportunities for the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team. Currently Canada and the United States have the only two national Blind Hockey programs in the world, however representatives from England, Finland, Russia, and Australia have participated in our programs and events and are working to establish programs in their home countries. The goal of the IBIHF is to found a World Championships for Blind Hockey, and to bring the sport to enough countries to be able to apply for inclusion in the Winter Paralympic Games.
