Adam Sherlip
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Adam Craig Sherlip |
| National team | India |
| Born | March 21, 1984 |
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach |
Adam Craig Sherlip (born March 21, 1984) is an American ice hockey coach. He was 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 in 2012.[5][6] It was in the 2012 tournament that India won its first international ice hockey game.[7] He started coaching ice hockey in India as part of an initiative called "The Hockey Volunteer".[8][9] As a result of "The Hockey Volunteer" initiative, Sherlip founded The Hockey Foundation,[10] a non-profit organization that uses ice hockey to help improve life in the communities.[11] The Hockey Foundation's pilot program operates in Ladakh.[11] The Hockey Foundation has donated over 4,000 pieces of equipment since 2009.[9] Sherlip and The Hockey Foundation were the subject of the documentary "Disputed Ice".[12] He 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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- ^ "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.