Ice hockey in India

Ice hockey is a sport that is gaining popularity in India. It is played mostly in places like Ladakh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir in the north of India, where cold weather occurs and the game can be played outdoors. Ice hockey enthusiasts from other places in the country, as well as expatriates, head to places like Ladakh for the experience of playing in some of the highest elevated rinks in the world. There are a few artificial indoor ice skating rinks in the rest of the country, such as the Doon Ice Rink in Dehradun, which can accommodate ice hockey with an international-sized rink.

Along with the Indian Ice Hockey Championship and the Khelo India Winter Games, India has also had the Royal Enfield Ice Hockey League, Spiti Cup in Himachal Pradesh, CEC Ice Hockey Cup, LG Cup and India Ice Hockey League, along with more tournaments in different parts of the north.