List of ice hockey leagues
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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[]
Major professional[]
- National Hockey League (1917) (Canada; United States)
Minor professional[]
- American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canada)
- ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada)
- Southern Professional Hockey League (2004) (United States)
- Federal Prospects Hockey League (2010) (United States)
Semi-pro[]
- Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (1996 as Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League) (Canada)
- Liga Mexicana Élite (1989 as Mexican National Championship) (Mexico)
Junior[]
Major junior[]
- Note: that the major junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.
- Canadian Hockey League (governing authority)
- Ontario Hockey League (1933) (Canada; United States)
- Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969) (Canada)
- Western Hockey League (1966) (Canada; United States)
Junior A[]
Hockey Canada junior A leagues[]
- Canadian Junior Hockey League (governing authority)
- Alberta Junior Hockey League (1964)
- Central Canada Hockey League
- Quebec Junior Hockey League
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Maritime Junior A Hockey League (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League; became a junior A league in 1977)
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
- Superior International Junior Hockey League
- Independent
- British Columbia Hockey League (1961)
USA Hockey junior leagues[]
- Tier I
- United States Hockey League (1979)
- Tier II
- North American Hockey League (1975)
- Tier III
- Eastern Hockey League (EHL and EHL Premier) (2013) – formerly the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (2003)
- North American 3 Hockey League (1970) – formerly the Central States Hockey League
United Hockey Union (AAU) junior leagues[]
- Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (2016)
- Western States Hockey League (1994) – currently classified as Tier II by the UHU.
Independent junior leagues[]
- Can-Am Junior Hockey League (2022) - Broke away from the Western States Junior Hockey League Jan '22
- Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2006)
- Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (1970) - sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba
- United States Premier Hockey League (NCDC, Premier, and Elite) (2013) – formerly a Tier III USA Hockey junior league. The National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) was initially designed to be the USPHL's Tier II USA Hockey junior league but was denied sanctioning which resulted in the entire junior league to operate independently in 2017.
Junior B[]
Hockey Canada junior B leagues[]
- Calgary Junior Hockey League
- Capital Junior Hockey League
- Capital Region Junior Hockey League Break away league from Keystone League (2018)
- Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League formerly the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2
- Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA)
- Heritage Junior B Hockey League
- Island Junior Hockey League
- Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly the Manitoba Junior B Hockey League
- Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
- Lakehead Junior Hockey League formerly the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale *
- Ligue de Hockey Chaudière-Appalaches Junior AA *
- Ligue de Hockey Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA *
- Ligue de Hockey Lac St. Louis Junior AA *
- Ligue de Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA*
- Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA * formerly the Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior AA *
- New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
- North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League
- North West Junior Hockey League
- Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
- Pacific Junior Hockey League
- Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly the South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, merged with North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
- St. John's Junior Hockey League
- Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"
Junior C[]
Hockey Canada junior C leagues[]
- Calgary Junior C Hockey League
- Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois-Francs *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud *
- Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior A)
- National Capital Junior Hockey League formerly the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
- New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
- Noralta Junior Hockey League
- Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League
- Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League formerly the Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League
- Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) 2016-17 - Merging of the 8 Southern Ontario's Jr. C Leagues
- Qu’Appelle Valley Hockey League formerly the Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"
Junior D[]
(*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"
College[]
U Sports hockey (Canada)[]
- U Sports (Canada, varsity)
- Atlantic University Sport
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Ontario University Athletics
- Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
- Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
NCAA hockey (United States)[]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States, varsity)
- Division I
- Atlantic Hockey (men only)
- Big Ten (men only)
- Central Collegiate Hockey Association (men only)
- College Hockey America (women only)
- ECAC Hockey (both genders)
- Hockey East (both genders)
- National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men only)
- New England Women's Hockey Alliance (women only)
- Western Collegiate Hockey Association (women only)
- Division II
- Northeast-10 Conference
- Division III
- Commonwealth Coast Conference
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
- Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- New England Hockey Conference
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
- New England Small College Athletic Conference
- State University of New York Athletic Conference
- United Collegiate Hockey Conference
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Division I
- 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)[]
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (United States, varsity)
Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.
ACHA hockey (United States and Canada)[]
- American Collegiate Hockey Association (United States; Canada)
- Men's Division 1
- Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL)
- College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA)
- Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA)
- Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL)
- Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL)
- Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NECHL)
- Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL)
- Men's Division 2
- Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL)
- Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC)
- Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Gold Division)
- Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACH)
- Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL)
- Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) (Patriot & American Conferences)
- Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL)
- Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8)
- Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA)
- Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL)
- Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference (TCHC)
- Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
- Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL)
- West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC)
- Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA)
- Men's Division 3
- Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC)
- College Hockey Association (CHA) (Contains Non-ACHA members)
- College Hockey East (CHE)
- Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC)
- Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC)
- Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference (ICHC)
- Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA)
- Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) (Contains Non-ACHA members)
- Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
- Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Silver division)
- North Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCCHA)
- Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) (Colonial Conference)
- South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC)
- Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SCHC)
- Women's Division 1
- Women's Division 2
- College Hockey East (CHE)
- Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC Women's)
- Men's Division 1
Note: there are also many independent teams in all three ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues.
Women's[]
- Premier Hockey Federation (2015 as National Women's Hockey League) (United States; Canada)
- NCAA Division I women's ice hockey (2000)
- NCAA Division III women's ice hockey
- U Sports women's ice hockey (1998)
- Junior Women's Hockey League (2007)
- Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ (1999)
- Livonia League
- Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League (1975)
- Provincial Women's Hockey League (2004)
Senior[]
Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey[]
Canada[]
- Alberta
- Allan Cup Hockey West (Alberta Sr. AAA) formerly the Chinook Hockey League
- North Peace Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
- Ontario
- Allan Cup Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953) formerly Major League Hockey
- WOAA Senior AA Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948) formerly the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
- Quebec
- Ligue Centrale de Hockey (Quebec Sr. AAA/semi-pro) (1990)
- Saskatchewan
- Big 6 Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
- Highway Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
United States[]
- Great Lakes Hockey League (1937)
- Mountain West Hockey League (2012)
School and youth[]
- Central States Developmental Hockey League
- Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League
- United States Premier Hockey League (2013)
- Ontario Minor Hockey Association
- Greater Toronto Hockey League
High school[]
- Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association
- Interscholastic Hockey League
- Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
- Midwest Prep Hockey League
- Minnesota State High School League boys hockey
- Missouri high school hockey
- Mid-States Club Hockey Association (MSCHA)
- Mid America High School Hockey League (MAHSHL)
- New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
- New York high school hockey
- New York State Public High School Athletic Association (varsity)
- New York State Amateur Hockey Association (non varsity)
- North Dakota High School Activities Association
- Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League
- Ohio High School Athletic Association
- Pennsylvania high school hockey
- Penguins Cup
- Flyers Cup
- Washington high school hockey
- Western Washington High School Hockey League
- Tri-Cities Amateur Hockey Association
- West Virginia high school hockey (Penguins Cup)
- Wisconsin high school hockey
- Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
- Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association
Defunct leagues[]
- All-American Hockey League (1987–1988)
- All American Hockey League (2008–2011)
- America East Hockey League (2005–2008)
- Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886–1898)
- American Amateur Hockey League (1896–1917)
- American Hockey Association (1926–1942)
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–87) (1981–1987)
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–2003)
- California Hockey League (1928–1933)
- California Hockey League (1957–1963)
- Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899–1905)
- Canadian–American Hockey League (1926–1936)
- Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005–2006)
- Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910)
- Canadian Independent Junior Hockey League (2014) (folded prior to playing any games)
- Canadian International Hockey League (2014) - played one season
- Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007–2019)
- Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League - (1970–2016) Became Orr Division of the PJHL
- Canadian Professional Hockey League (1926–1930)
- Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCAA Division I, 1971–2013, but will be revived in 2021–22)
- Central Hockey League (1963–1984)
- Central Hockey League (1992–2014) (United States; Canada)
- Central Ontario Hockey League (Unknown–1980)
- Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1992–1998)
- Central West Junior Hockey League (relegated from Jr B 2014 and became inactive)
- College Hockey America men's division (NCAA Division I, 1999–2010; conference remains in operation as a women's hockey league)
- Coloured Hockey League (1895–1925)
- Continental Elite Hockey League (2001–2004)
- Continental Hockey League (1972–1987)–became All-American Hockey League
- Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1934, 1935–1948, 1949–1953)
- Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905–1909)
- Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League (1923–?)
- Eastern Hockey League (1934–1935, 1954–1973, 1978–1981)
- Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993–2013) – Some split from the league to form the United States Premier Hockey League and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League
- Eastern Junior B Hockey League (1951–1972)
- Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003–2008)
- Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–2009)
- Eastern Professional Hockey League (1914–1915, 1959–1963)
- Eastern States Hockey League (2003–2013) formerly the Continental Hockey Association 2003–2011
- EJHL South (2006–2013) formerly the Southeastern Junior Hockey League, affiliated with the Eastern Junior Hockey League from 2011–2013 before merging with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Elite Division
- Empire Junior Hockey League (–2013) – Merged with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Empire Division
- Empire B Junior C Hockey League - (1989-2016) Became Tod Division of the PJHL
- Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904–1909)
- Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League - (19??-2016) Became Carruthers Division of the PJHL
- Global Hockey League (DNP, 1990)
- Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (2008-2012)
- Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League - (1968-2016) Became Bill Stobbs Division of the PJHL
- Great West Hockey Conference (NCAA Division I, 1985–1988)
- Gulf Coast Hockey League (2001–2002)
- International-American Hockey League (1936–1941)-became American Hockey League
- International Independent Hockey League (2003)
- International Hockey League (1929–36)
- International Hockey League (1945–2001)
- International Professional Hockey League (1904–1907)
- Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union (1908-1914)
- Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910–1911)
- Ligue Centrale de Hockey (1978–2008)
- Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal
- Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1978–1983)
- Manitoba Hockey Association (1907–1909) formerly the Manitoba Professional Hockey League and the Manitoba Hockey League
- Maritime Major Hockey League (1950–1954)
- Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911–1914)
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I, 1997–2003; conference remains in operation as an all-sports league without ice hockey)
- Metro Junior A Hockey League (1991–1998) merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (1966–2017) played last season as the North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League (2016–17) and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League
- Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (2007–2008)
- Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
- Midwestern Junior C Hockey League (2013-2016) Became Pat Doherty Division of the PJHL
- Minnesota Junior Hockey League (1974-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
- National College Prospects Hockey League (2016–2017) – Folded after one season and was AAU sanctioned.
- National Hockey Association (1909–1917)
- National Women's Hockey League (1999-2007)
- (1973 to 1979)
- Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League - (1974-2016) Became Bloomfield Division of the PJHL
- North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (2014–2016) formerly the Northern States Hockey League (2012–2014) - merged with North American 3 Hockey League
- North American Hockey League (1973–1977)
- North Eastern Hockey League (2003–2008)
- North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (1996-2004) (Canada)
- North West Hockey League (1933–1936)
- Northern Junior Hockey League (2008–2010) (2008 as United Junior Hockey League)
- Northern Pacific Hockey League (2000–2016) - folded and remaining teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League
- Northern States Junior Hockey League (2012–2014) - became the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League
- Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) (1992-2004) (Canada)
- Ontario Professional Hockey League (1907–1911, 1930–1931)
- Original Stars Hockey League (2004)
- Ottawa City Hockey League (1890–1957)
- Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911–1924)
- Pacific Coast Hockey League (1928–1931, 1936–1941, 1945–1952)
- Pacific Junior A Hockey League (1971–1979) (Canada)
- Pacific Hockey League (1977–1979)
- Pacific Hockey League (1994–1995)
- Prairie Hockey League (1926–1928)
- Quebec Hockey League (1952–1959)
- Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945–1952)
- Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League aka Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (1975-1999) (British Columbia, Canada)
- Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (2015–2018)
- South East Hockey League (2003–2004)
- Southern Elite Hockey League (1998–2000)
- Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)
- Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)
- Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League (1972–1976) merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League (1960–2016) Became Yeck Division of the PJHL
- Southwest Hockey League (1975–1977)
- Sunshine Hockey League (1992–1995)
- Tri-State Hockey League (1932–1933)
- Tri-State League (NCAA Division I, 1950–1972)
- Tropical Hockey League (1938–1939)
- United Hockey League (1991 as Colonial Hockey League, also known as International Hockey League) (1991-2010)
- United States Hockey League (1945–1951)
- USA Central Hockey League (2018)
- Western Canada Hockey League (professional) (1921–1925)
- Western Canada Hockey League (minor pro) (1932–1933)
- Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1945–1951)
- Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League (1966-2016) formerly the Western Junior C Hockey League, the Central Junior "C" Hockey League and the Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League; Became Pollock Division of the PJHL
- West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003)
- Western Canada Hockey League (1925 as Western Hockey League) (1921–1926)
- Western Hockey League (1952–74) (1952–1974)
- Western International Hockey League (1946–1962, 1963–1988)
- Western Professional Hockey League (1996–2001)
- Western Women's Hockey League (2004–2011)
- World Hockey Association (1972–1979)
- World Hockey Association 2 (2003–2004)
- World United Hockey League (2014–2015)
- WHA Junior Hockey League (2006–2008)
South America[]
- Brazilian Ice Hockey Championship (2008–2010)
Africa[]
Asia[]
- Asia League Ice Hockey (Japan; Russia; South Korea) (multinational)
China[]
- Chinese Ice Hockey Championship
Taiwan[]
Hong Kong[]
- Hong Kong Ice Hockey League
India[]
Indonesia[]
Israel[]
Japan[]
- All-Japan Championship (amateur cup tournament)
- All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship (1982; amateur cup tournament)
- Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL; 2012)
- Defunct
Iran[]
- (league in both Europe and Asia)
Kuwait[]
Kyrgyzstan[]
Macau[]
Malaysia[]
Mongolia[]
North Korea[]
- North Korean Championship
Philippines[]
- Philippine Hockey League
- Philippine Minor Hockey League
- Manila Ice Hockey League
Qatar[]
Singapore[]
Thailand[]
Turkey[]
(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)
- Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (1993)
- Turkish Ice Hockey First League (2005)
- Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (2007)
Turkmenistan[]
- Turkmenistan Championship (2013)
United Arab Emirates[]
- Emirates Ice Hockey League
Uzbekistan[]
Eurasia[]
- European Women's Hockey League - multinational league featuring teams from across Europe and Kazakhstan
- Kontinental Hockey League (Belarus; China; Finland; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Russia)
- Supreme Hockey League (Kazakhstan; China; Russia; Uzbekistan)
- Zhenskaya Hockey League (China; Russia)
Europe[]
Multinational[]
- Active
- Alps Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia.
- Austrian Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Croatia and the Czech Republic.
- Baltic Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
- BeNe League - multinational league with teams in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Champions Hockey League - multinational league/competition featuring top teams from first-tier leagues across Europe.
- Erste Liga - multinational league with teams from Hungary, Romania and Austria.
- European Women's Hockey League - multinational league featuring teams from across Europe and Kazakhstan
- Kontinental Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Russia, Belarus, China, Finland, Latvia and Kazakhstan.
- Tipsport liga - Slovak league with two teams from Hungary.
- Defunct
- Alpenliga (1991–1999) - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. Replaced by the International Ice Hockey League (1999–2007)
- Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
- Eastern European Hockey League (1995–2005) - multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and Poland.
- North Sea Cup (2010–2012) - temporary successor of the Eredivisie.
- Panonian League (2002–2009) - multinational league with teams from Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Serbia.
Armenia[]
- Armenian Hockey League
Austria[]
Men[]
- Austrian Hockey League
- Austrian National League (1959–2012)
- Austrian Oberliga
Women[]
Belarus[]
Belgium[]
- Defunct
- Belgian Hockey League - merged with Eredivisie to form the BeNe League
Bosnia and Herzegovina[]
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League
Bulgaria[]
Men[]
Women[]
Croatia[]
- Croatian Ice Hockey League
Czechoslovakia[]
- Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (1936–1993)
Czech Republic[]
- Czech Extraliga (1993)
- Czech 1.liga
- Czech 2.liga
Denmark[]
- Metal Ligaen
East Germany[]
Estonia[]
- Meistriliiga
Finland[]
Men[]
- Liiga (1975; renamed from SM-liiga in 2013)
- Mestis (renamed in 2000)
- Suomi-sarja
- 2. Divisioona
- Defunct
Women[]
- Naisten Liiga (1982; renamed from Naisten SM-sarja in 2017)
- Naisten Mestis (renamed from I-divisoona in 2013)
- Naisten Suomi-sarja
France[]
Men[]
- Ligue Magnus
- Division 1
- Division 2
- Division 3
Women[]
Georgia[]
- Georgian Ice Hockey League
Germany[]
Men[]
- German Ice Hockey League (DEL) (1994-)
- Ice hockey Bundesliga (1958–1994, replaced by DEL)
- DEL2 (2013-)
- 2nd Bundesliga (1973-2013, replaced by DEL2)
- Oberliga (1948-)
- Bavarian ice hockey leagues (1976-)
- Regionalliga (1961-)
Women[]
- German women's ice hockey Bundesliga (DFEL; 1988)
Greece[]
- Greek Ice Hockey Championship
Hungary[]
Iceland[]
- Icelandic Hockey League
Ireland[]
- Irish Ice Hockey League (2007-2010)
Italy[]
Semi-pro[]
- Italian Hockey League - Serie A (former Serie A, Elite.A and Serie A1) - the teams playing the IHL - Serie A compete also in the Alps Hockey League
- Italian Hockey League (former Serie B, Seconda Divisione and Serie A2)
Amateur[]
- Italian Hockey League - Division I (former Serie C)
Junior and youth[]
- Under 19 (1 national division)
- Under 17 (1 national division)
- Under 15 (2 national divisions)
- Under 13 (many regional divisions)
- Under 10 (many regional divisions)
- Under 8 (many regional divisions)
Women[]
- Italian Hockey League Women (former Serie A)
Latvia[]
Amateur[]
- Independent Amateur Hockey League (Neatkarīgā Amatieru hokeja līga/NAHL)
Lithuania[]
- Lithuania Hockey League
Luxembourg[]
- Luxembourg Championship (1993-2003)
The Netherlands[]
- Eerste Divisie
- Defunct
- Eredivisie merged with Belgian Hockey League to form the BeNe League
Junior and youth[]
- U17
- U14
- U12
Norway[]
- GET-ligaen
- 1. divisjon
- 2. divisjon
Junior and youth[]
Poland[]
- Polska Hokej Liga reorganized from Ekstraklasa and Polska Liga Hokejowa
- Polish 1. Liga
Romania[]
Russia[]
Men[]
Major professional[]
- Kontinental Hockey League
Minor professional[]
- Supreme Hockey League
Semi-pro[]
- Supreme Hockey League Championship
Junior[]
- Junior Hockey League formerly the Minor Hockey League (Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga)
- National Junior Hockey League formerly Minor (or Junior) Hockey League Division B
Youth[]
- Moscow Region
- Northwest Region Hockey
- Ural Region
Amateur[]
- Night Hockey League
- Siberian Hockey League [1]
Women[]
- Zhenskaya Hockey League (2015)
Defunct[]
- Russian Superleague (1996–2008)
- International Hockey League (1992–96)
- Vysshaya Liga (1992–2010)
- Russian Second League
Serbia[]
- Serbian Hockey League
Slovakia[]
- Tipsport liga (1993–present after dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (1931–1993))
- Slovak 1. Liga (12 teams, first 8 participate in play-offs and the winner plays with the worst team from Extraliga, last four teams participate in a play-out and 4th team after play-out plays a relegation game with the best team in 2.Liga)
- Slovak 2. Liga
Slovenia[]
- Slovenian Ice Hockey League
Soviet Union[]
- Soviet Championship League played last season as the CIS Championship (1992)
Spain[]
Men[]
- Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo
Women[]
- Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo Femenino
Sweden[]
Men[]
- Swedish Hockey League (New name for the top league in 2013. The national championship has been played since 1922 in other forms. 14 teams)
- HockeyAllsvenskan (The Swedish second league. The four best teams compete in the end of the season with the two worst placed team in SHL. 14 teams.)
- Hockeyettan, Division 1 (Divided into 4 regions: North, East, West, and South. The five best teams in each region make 2 new series called Allettan at the conclusion of the regions. The two Allettan winners, and the two teams that survive a three-round playoff, compete with the last two teams in HockeyAllsvenskan for their spots in the higher league. 48 teams at present. This is the lowest tier organised nationally.)
- Hockeytvåan (Divided into 9 regions.)
- Hockeytrean (Divided into 14 regions.)
- Hockeyfyran (Divided into 7 regions. The league does not cover all of Sweden.)
- Division 5 (Divided into 2 regions, both in Stockholm.)
Junior and youth[]
- J20 SuperElit (Under 20, junior league.)
- J20 Elit (Under 20, junior second league. Divided into 4 regions: North, East, West, and South.)
- J18 Elit (Under 18, divided into 4 regions.)
Women[]
- Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; 8 teams) formerly named Riksserien
- Damettan
Switzerland[]
Men[]
- National League (1908)
- Swiss League
- (new league, created in 2017, between the Swiss League and the 1. Liga)
Amateur[]
- Regio League
- 1. Liga
- 2. Liga
Women[]
Ukraine[]
Junior[]
- Junior Hockey League (2012)
Defunct[]
- Major League (1992-2011)
- Professional Hockey League (2011–2013)
- Ukrainian Hockey Extra League (2015–2016)
United Kingdom[]
- Elite Ice Hockey League (2003–present)
- National Ice Hockey League (1996–present)
- Scottish National League
Defunct leagues
- British National League (1954–1960)
- British National League (1996–2005)
- Ice Hockey Superleague (1996–2003)
- British Hockey League (1982–1996)
- English Premier Ice Hockey League (1997–2017)
English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues
West Germany[]
- Eishockey-Bundesliga
Yugoslavia[]
- Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
Oceania[]
Australia[]
Men[]
- Australian Ice Hockey League (Semi-professional)
- East Coast Super League (2nd tier)
- National Hockey Super League (Professional)
Junior[]
- Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
Women[]
New Zealand[]
- New Zealand Ice Hockey League (amateur)
Disabled hockey leagues[]
Leagues for disabled hockey players:
- Amputee Hockey
- American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association
- Ice sledge hockey
- United States Sled Hockey Association (USSHA)
- Mid-American Great Lakes Hockey League[permanent dead link] (MAGL)
- Special Hockey
- Special Hockey International – Representing hockey programs for developmentally challenged athletes from around the world, SHI stages an annual tournament that is the largest of its kind in the world.
References[]
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