About The Hockey Foundation

The Hockey Foundation was born on a 2009 volunteer trip to Ladakh (then part of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir) by hockey coach Adam Sherlip, after he'd coached ice hockey in China in 2007 on behalf of the NHL’s New York Islanders. THF was incorporated in 2010.

From 2011 to 2018, Adam went back to India each season with a growing group of volunteers, sponsors & partners to run a hockey-coaching program in a number of locations. Along the way THF arranged equipment & book donations, advised on ice rink maintenance and coached India’s men’s national team (Adam was behind the bench from 2009 to 2015). THF has kept donating equipment since, most recently to Peru.

India was home ice, but not the whole map. THF coached Inuit youth in Nunavik (northern Quebec), sent 11 sledge-hockey sleds to Metula, Israel in 2018, shipped gear to Morocco, Turkey, Chile, Argentina, Canada & the US, and took Team India to its first games in North America (Brampton & Calgary, 2015).

What is our mission?

The Hockey Foundation's mission is simple: share happiness & change lives, one puck at a time.

But what does that mean?

How did we help?

Learn about THF's coaching on & off the ice, its hockey equipment donations and the other ways The Hockey Foundation helped.

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Would you like to help?

You can make a donation, pick up a game-worn Team India jersey or get in touch about what comes next. Here's how people helped over the years, too.

Hockey went higher

In 2018 THF set the Guinness World Record for the highest-altitude game of ice hockey: 4,361 m (about 14,300 ft) up in Ladakh.

Read about our adventures

From photos, to press, to postcards from all over the globe, to news from THF's seasons in India, it's all on the blog.

Photos & Videos

Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. We have hundreds of pics and vids to spare you the energy to read.
We even have videos, if you prefer your images to move.

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Past supporters & partners

THF never did any of this alone. These companies & organizations backed THF along the way (with years where we know them).

Harney & Sons (from 2011)
Sun Life Financial (2014-16)
The 2018 record game: Randstad, Garmin, Geronimo Stars, Webasto, Pride Tape, HockeyShot, Athletic Knit, Ladakh Winter Sports Club & Grand Dragon Hotel Leh (sponsors & helpers)
Over the years: Ice Hockey Association of India, Ice Hockey in Harlem, Simla Ice Skating Club, GoalZero, Vibrant Health, Badger, ILSC Language Schools, SECMOL (Students' Educational & Cultural Movement of Ladakh), Citi Bike, New Chapter & Brooklyn Outdoor Provisions

Plus everyone who bought a jersey, chipped in to a crowdfunding campaign or came out to coach (Olympic & pro players included). Thank you.