The first organization coordinating ice sports in Italy was the Italian Skating Federation (FIP)  founded in Milan on 6 January 1914 After the inauguration of the first indoor facility in Italy (which took place in Milan on 28 December 1923)  the Italian Ice Hockey Federation (FIHG) was established in 1924 to regulate the discipline of hockey  which had landed in Italy in 1911 with the Bobsled Club of Italy being founded in 1925