Paul Loicq
Paul Loicq (born in 1890 with Brussels in Belgium - deceased in 1953) was a player, then a referee and finally an administrator of Hockey. It is member temple of the international repute since 1961 as a builder of hockey.
Career
Born in Belgium, he studies the right then serves in the Belgian Armée during the First World War. He represents the Belgium in international competitions between 1919 and 1924. He thus plays the championship of the world 1923 then the Winter Olympics of 1924.He withdraws play in 1924 and devotes himself to the promotion of the international hockey. In three years, it occupies of the various positions of president of Belgian club and in 1927, it is elected president of the International federation of hockey. It remains with the head of the IIHF during 20 years and will occupy in same time the role of referee for nearly 65 matches of championships of the world or Olympic Games.
During the Second world war, it enters Belgian resistance and in the exit of the war takes part in the Procès of Nuremberg. He dies in 1953 and is allowed on a purely posthumous basis with the temple of the international repute in 1961.
In 1998, the IIHF creates its clean temple of famous the and in 1999, it is decided to give a special price to a personality per annum for its implication in the world of hockey: the trophy Paul Loicq.
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