USA Hockey is recognized as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and had over 590,000 registered members for the 2003-04 season. Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... Founded in 1908, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), is a federation of member national hockey associations governing the sport of ice hockey and in-line hockey for both men and women, based in Zürich, Switzerland. ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... The American national mens hockey team is the national ice hockey team for the United States. ... The American national womens ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. ...