Adam Craig Sherlip (born March 21, 1984) is the first head coach of the India men's national ice hockey team, which competed in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, hosted by Abu Dhabi, UAE, in 2009 [1][2][3][4] and in Dehradun, India in 2012,[5] the location of India's first ice arena.[6] It was in the 2012 tournament, with Sherlip as coach, that India won its first international ice hockey game.[7] He started coaching ice hockey in India as part of an initiative he started, called "The Hockey Volunteer".[8]
Adam Sherlip | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adam Craig Sherlip March 21, 1984 |
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach |
| Known for | India men's national ice hockey team |
Sherlip discovered hockey in India while coaching in China.[9] As a result of "The Hockey Volunteer" initiative, Sherlip founded The Hockey Foundation,[10] a non-profit that uses ice hockey to help improve life in the communities.[11] The Hockey Foundation's pilot program operates in Ladakh, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[11] The Hockey Foundation has donated over 4,000 pieces equipment since 2009.[9] Sherlip and The Hockey Foundation are the subject of the documentary "Disputed Ice," which is currently in development.[12]
Sherlip previously worked for the New York Islanders,[13] and coached hockey at the City Ice Pavilion in Long Island City.[14]
References
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- ^ "Rink Panthers". Hindustan Times. February 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Rookies of rink: India tries ice hockey". Hindustan Times. March 14, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Team Roster" (PDF). Stats.iihf.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "First ice arena for India". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "India gets first win". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "The Hockey Volunteer". Hockeyvolunteer.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "India's Hockey Presence Continuing to Grow". The Hockey Writers. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ ACraig (July 26, 2009). "The Hockey Volunteer: The Hockey Foundation". Hockeyvolunteer.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "#HowHockeyHelps".
- ^ "Disputed Ice a documentary film". Disputedice.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "We're All Islanders" (PDF). Islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Coaches". City Ice Pavilion. August 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.