Polska Hokej Liga

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Polska Hokej Liga

Current season, competition or edition: 2021–22 Polska Hokej Liga season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	April 26, 2013 (8 years ago) (2013-04-26)
Founder	Polish Ice Hockey Federation
Inaugural season	2013–14
CEO	Mirosław Minkina
No. of teams	9
Country	Poland
Headquarters	Katowice
Most recent champion(s)	GKS Jastrzębie (1st title)
Most titles	GKS Tychy (4 titles)
TV partner(s)	TVP Sport
Relegation to	Polish 1. Liga
Related competitions	Polish Cup Polish 1. Liga
Official website	polskihokej.eu

The Polska Hokej Liga is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1926 to 1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999 to 2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a limited liability company and renamed the Polska Hokej Liga. It follows a system of relegation to and promotion to/from the Polish 1. Liga.

History[]

The championship started in 1925-26. At first, it was a non-league system composed of regional tournaments. The tournaments had two stages. The best teams qualified to the final tournament, of which the winner was declared champion. In 1938, the Polish Ice Hockey Federation decided to reorganize the championship, by creating a league system. Those plans were abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II.

The current structure of the league began in 1955.

2021–2022 teams[]

CRA

TYC

NTR

JAS

UNI

SAN

TOR

KAT

ZAG

Teams of the 2021–22 PHL season.

Medalists[]

See also[]

• Polish Cup (ice hockey)

External links[]

• Polska Hokej Liga website
• Polish Ice Hockey Federation website
• hokej.net
• planetofhockey.com