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René Fasel

Swiss ice hockey administrator

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    Born 1950
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Updated 2026-06-12

René Fasel is a Swiss-Russian retired ice hockey administrator. He served as president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) from 1994 to 2021. He started his ice hockey career as a player for HC Fribourg-Gottéron, in 1960, and became a referee in 1972. He became president of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation in 1985, then was elected president of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1994. He also became an International Olympic Committee member and was elected to its executive board. Fasel was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2021.

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  • Order of the Friendship of Peoples
  • Cross of Recognition
  • Order of Friendship
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
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