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List of ice hockey leagues

This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment.

North America edit

Men edit

Major professional edit

Minor professional edit

Semi-pro edit

Junior edit

Main article: Junior ice hockey
Major junior edit
Note: that the major junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.
Junior A edit
Hockey Canada junior A leagues edit

Tier 2

USA Hockey junior leagues edit
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Independent junior leagues edit
Junior B edit
Hockey Canada junior B leagues edit

(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"

Junior C edit
Hockey Canada junior C leagues edit

(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"

Junior D edit

(*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"

College edit

Main article: College ice hockey
U Sports hockey (Canada) edit
Main article: U Sports men's ice hockey
NCAA hockey (United States) edit
Notes
  • Two all-sports conferences, the Division I Ivy League and Division III Middle Atlantic Conference, officially sponsor ice hockey for both men and women, but neither hold conference tournaments nor compete for their own automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. All of the hockey-sponsoring schools in both leagues are members of hockey-only leagues and compete for those leagues' automatic bids, with Ivy League members competing in ECAC Hockey and MAC members competing in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Ivies and MAC both extrapolate their own conference champions from results of regular-season games between their own members.
  • The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play men's ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at Division II level for either sex. All members of that conference with women's teams participate in the NEWHA.
NAIA hockey (United States) edit

Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.

ACHA and AAU College Hockey hockey (United States and Canada) edit

Women edit

Professional edit

Amateur edit

Junior and youth edit

College edit

NCAA (United States) edit
Notes
  • Two all-sports conferences, the Ivy League (Division I) and Middle Atlantic Conference (Division III), officially sponsor women's ice hockey, but neither hold conference tournaments nor compete for their own automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. All of the ice hockey-sponsoring schools in both leagues are members of hockey-only leagues and compete for those leagues' automatic bids, with Ivy League members competing in ECAC Hockey and MAC members competing in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Ivies and MAC both extrapolate their own conference champions from results of regular-season games between their own members.
  • The NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at Division II level for either sex. All members of the Northeast-10 conference with women's teams participate in the NEWHA.
NAIA hockey edit

Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.

U Sports (Canada) edit
Main article: U Sports women's ice hockey
ACHA and AAU edit
Notes
  • There are also many independent teams in both ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues
  • The CCWHA includes both a Division 1 and a Division 2 conference, with separate groups of teams as members

Senior edit

Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey edit

Canada edit
United States edit

School and youth edit

High school edit

Defunct leagues edit

South America edit

Africa edit

  • South Africa
    • Gauteng Premier Hockey League (c. 2005)[4]
    • Western Province Ice Hockey League (c. 2002)

Asia edit

Multinational edit

  • Armenian Hockey League (2008–2009, c. 2016) – multinational league with teams from Armenia and Georgia
  • Asia League Ice Hockey (AL) (2003) – multinational professional league with teams from Japan and South Korea; teams from China and Russia have previously participated
  • European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) (2004) – multinational semi-pro league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Slovakia; teams from Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have previously participated
  • Kuwait Ice Hockey League (KIHL) (c. 2016) – multinational league with teams from Bahrain and Kuwait

Armenia edit

China edit

Men edit

Women edit

Taiwan edit

Hong Kong edit

India edit

Israel edit

Japan edit

Men edit

Women edit

Defunct edit

Kuwait edit

Kyrgyzstan edit

Malaysia edit

Mongolia edit

North Korea edit

Philippines edit

Qatar edit

Singapore edit

Thailand edit

Turkmenistan edit

United Arab Emirates edit

Eurasia edit

  • European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) (2004) – multinational semi-pro league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Slovakia; teams from Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have previously participated
  • Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (2008) - multinational professional league with teams from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia; teams from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Ukraine have previously participated
  • Supreme Hockey League – multinational league with teams from China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan

Europe edit

Multinational edit

  • Alps Hockey League (2016) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy, and Slovenia
  • Baltic Hockey League (2018) – multinational professional league with teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
  • BeNe League (2015) – multinational professional league with teams from Belgium and the Netherlands
  • Champions Hockey League (2013) – multinational tournament featuring top teams from first-tier leagues across Europe, organized by the IIHF
  • Erste Liga (2008; formerly MOL Liga) – multinational league with teams from Hungary and Romania; teams from Serbia and Slovakia have previously participated
  • European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) (2004) – multinational semi-pro league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Slovakia; teams from Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have previously participated
  • German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) (1988) – multinational league with teams from Germany and the Netherlands
  • ICE Hockey League (2005) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia
  • International Hockey League (IntHL) (2020) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia
  • Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (2008) – multinational professional league with teams from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia; teams from the Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Ukraine have previously participated

Defunct edit

  • Alpenliga (1991–1999) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia
  • Balkan League (1994–1997) – multinational league with teams from Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro
  • Baltic League (2000–01) – single-season multinational league with teams from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
  • Carpathian League (1997–98) – single-season multinational league with teams from Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia
  • Champions Hockey League (2008–09) – single-instance, multinational tournament featuring top teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland, organized by the IIHF
  • Eastern European Hockey League (1995–2005) – multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine
  • Interliga (1999–2007) – multinational professional league with teams from Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia; also known as the International Ice Hockey League
  • Inter-National League (2012–2016) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy, and Slovenia
  • North Sea Cup (2010–2012) – multinational professional league with teams from Belgium and the Netherlands; temporary successor of the Eredivisie
  • Panonian League (2002–2004, 2007–2009) – multinational league with teams from Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Serbia
  • Slohokej League (2009–2012) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia

Austria edit

Men edit

Women edit

Defunct edit

Belarus edit

Belgium edit

Men edit

  • BeNe League (2015) – multinational professional league with teams from the Netherlands and Belgium

Defunct edit

Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

Bulgaria edit

Men edit

Women edit

Croatia edit

Czech Republic edit

Men edit

Women edit

Denmark edit

Men edit

Women edit

  • KvindeLigaen (1989; also known as DM i ishockey for kvinder)

Estonia edit

Finland edit

Men edit

Defunct

Women edit

France edit

Men edit

Women edit

Georgia edit

Germany edit

Men edit

Professional edit
Minor professional edit
Semi-pro edit
Amateur edit

Women edit

Defunct edit

Greece edit

Hungary edit

Iceland edit

Men edit

Women edit

Ireland edit

Defunct edit

Italy edit

Men edit

Semi-pro edit
Amateur edit

Women edit

Latvia edit

Men edit

Amateur edit

Lithuania edit

Luxembourg edit

Defunct edit

The Netherlands edit

Men edit

Professional edit
  • BeNe League (2015) - multinational professional league with teams from the Netherlands and Belgium
Semi-pro edit

Defunct edit

  • Eredivisie (1945–2015) – merged with Belgian Hockey League to form the BeNe League

Norway edit

Poland edit

Romania edit

Russia edit

Men edit

Major professional edit
  • Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (2008) – multinational professional league with teams from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia; teams from the Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Ukraine have previously participated
Minor professional edit
Semi-pro edit
Junior edit
Youth edit
  • Moscow Region
  • Ural Region

Women edit

Defunct edit

Serbia edit

Slovakia edit

Men edit

Women edit

Slovenia edit

Spain edit

Men edit

Women edit

Sweden edit

Men edit

Major professional edit
Minor professional edit
  • HockeyAllsvenskan (1999; formerly Allsvenskan, 1948–1975, and SuperAllsvenskan, 2000–2005)
Semi-pro edit
Amateur edit
Further information: Ice hockey in Sweden § Men's leagues
Junior and youth edit

Women edit

Switzerland edit

Men edit

Professional edit
Amateur edit

Women edit

  • Women's League (SWHL A) (1986; formerly Leistungsklasse A (LKA), 1986–2014, and Swiss Women's Hockey League A, 2014–2019)

Turkey edit

Note: Leagues involve teams from both Asia and Europe

Men edit

Women edit

Ukraine edit

Defunct edit

United Kingdom edit

Men edit

Professional edit
Semi-pro and amateur edit

Women edit

Further information: Women's ice hockey in Great Britain
  • WNIHL U16 (2007)
Source: EIHA[6]

University edit

Defunct leagues edit

Former nations edit

Czechoslovakia edit

East Germany edit

Soviet Union edit

West Germany edit

Yugoslavia edit

Oceania edit

Australia edit

Men edit

Professional edit
Minor professional edit
Semi-pro and amateur edit
Junior edit

Women edit

New Zealand edit

Men edit

Women edit

Disabled hockey leagues edit

Leagues for disabled hockey players:

Bibliography edit

  • "Hockey League Pages". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  • Biller, Philippe. "Archives - Hockey sur glace". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2023.

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.woshl.com/
  2. ^ https://southernseniorhockeyleague.ca/
  3. ^ https://www.beausejourseniorhockeyleague.ca/
  4. ^ Potts, Andy (19 March 2022). "South Africa emerges". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ "About the China Ice Hockey League". CIHL.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's National Ice Hockey League (WNIHL)". English Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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