Belarusian Extraleague

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Belarusian Extraleague
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021–22 Belarusian Extraliga season
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SportIce hockey
Founded1992
FounderBelarus Ice Hockey Federation
Inaugural season1992–93
No. of teams12
CountryBelarus
Most recent
champion(s)		Yunost Minsk (9th title)
Most titlesYunost Minsk (9)
TV partner(s)Belarus 5, Fanseat
Related
competitions		Vysshaya Liga
Official websitehockey.by

The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BHL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open league (in reference to allowing foreign teams), but for the 2008–2009 season, the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation decided to open the Belarusian Extraleague, the Belarusian Premier League and the Belarusian junior leagues. Before the season 2018-2019 the Belarusian Extraleague was divided in two leagues: Extraleague A with 8 teams and Extraleague B with 9 teams.

In the season 2021-2022 the division into Extraleague A and Extraleague B was canceled and 12 teams took part in the championship.[1]

The Extraleague championships for the 2016-2017 season and 2017-2018 season were won by HC Neman Grodno

The 2019/2020 Belarusian ice hockey championship was the only championship in the world that was not interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1]

Current teams[]

2021-2022 season[]

Team City Capacity Ice rink size Affiliate Team
HK Brest Belarus Brest 2,000 60x30 (Belarus2)
HC Viciebsk Belarus Viciebsk 1,900 61x30 (Belarus2)
Belarus Maladzyechna 2,197
HC Homel' Belarus Homel' 2,760 61х30 (Belarus2)
HK Lida Belarus Lida 1,000 60х30 (Belarus2)
Belarus Orsha 3,500
HC Metalurh Zhlobin Belarus Zhlobin 2,018 60x30 (Belarus2)
HC Mahilyoŭ Belarus Mahilyoŭ 3,048 60х30 (Belarus2)
HC Nyoman Hrodna Belarus Hrodna 2,550 60x30 (Belarus2)
Khimik Navapolatsk Belarus Navapolatsk 1,200 (Belarus2)
HC Shakhtsyor Salihorsk Belarus Salihorsk 1,759 60х29 HC Dynama-Minsk (KHL)
(Belarus2)
HC Yunatstva-Minsk Belarus Minsk Čyžoŭka-Arena 8,807 61x30 HC Dynama-Minsk (KHL)
(Belarus2)

Former teams[]

Team City Arena Capacity
Belarus U20 Belarus Minsk Čyžoŭka-Arena Practice ice rink 473
Belarus U18 Belarus Indoor ice rink of sport complex 300
Belarus Pinsk 598
Belarus Baranavichy 2,158
Belarus Babruysk Babruysk Arena 7,191
Belarus Babruysk Babruysk Arena 7,151
Dinamo Minsk Belarus Minsk Minsk Sports Palace 3,311
Keramin Minsk Belarus Minsk Minsk Ice Palace 1,823
Shinnik Bobruisk Belarus Babruysk Babruysk Arena 7,151
Sokil Kyiv Ukraine Brovary
Ukraine Kyiv
Kyiv Palace of Sports		 1,500
7,200
Tivali Minsk Belarus Minsk Minsk Sports Palace 3,311
Belarus Minsk Unknown -
Belarus Minsk Unknown -
Belarus Minsk 767
HK Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia Liepāja 1,700
HK Riga 2000 Latvia Riga 2,000
ASK/Ogre Latvia Ogre 1,880
DHK Latgale Latvia Daugavpils Daugavpils Ice Arena 1,234

Champions by season[]

Extraleague/Extraleague A[]

Extraleague B[]

Titles by team[]

Extraleague/Extraleague A[]

Titles Club Years
10 Yunost Minsk 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
7 HC Neman Grodno 1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
5 Tivali Minsk/HC Dinamo-Minsk* 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2007*
2 Polimir Novopolock 1996, 1997
2 Keramin Minsk 2002, 2008
1 HK Gomel 2003
1 Metallurg Zhlobin 2012
1 HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2015

Extraleague B[]

Titles Club Years
2 2019, 2020
1 Khimik Navapolatsk 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "В Экстралиге в сезоне-2021/2022 сыграют 12 команд" (in Russian). belarushockey.com. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "IIHF - Europe's only champion".

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