List of ice hockey leagues
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This is a list of ice hockey leagues.
World [change]
North America [change]
Major professional [change]
- National Hockey League (1917) (United States; Canada)[1]
Minor professional [change]
- American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canada)
- ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada)
- Central Hockey League (1992) (United States)
- Southern Professional Hockey League (2004) (United States)
- Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (2004) (Canada)
- Federal Hockey League (2010) (United States; Canada)
Junior [change]
Major junior [change]
- Canadian Hockey League (governing authority)
- Ontario Hockey League (1980) (Canada; United States)
- Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969) (Canada; United States)
- Western Hockey League (1966) (Canada; United States)
Junior A [change]
Canadian Junior A Leagues [change]
- Canadian Junior Hockey League
- Alberta Junior Hockey League
- British Columbia Hockey League
- Central Junior A Hockey League
- Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League *
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Maritime Junior Hockey League (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, became a junior A league in 1977)
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Ontario Junior A Hockey League
- Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1956)
- Superior International Junior Hockey League
American Junior A Leagues [change]
- United States Hockey League (1979) "Tier I"
- North American Hockey League (2003) "Tier II"
- Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993) "Tier III"
- Atlantic Junior Hockey League (2003) "Tier III"
- Northern Pacific Hockey League (2000) "Tier III"
- American West Hockey League (2011) "Tier III"
- Minnesota Junior Hockey League (1974) "Tier III"
- North American 3 Hockey League (1970) "Tier III"
- Western States Hockey League (1994) "Tier III"
Independent Junior A Leagues [change]
- Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2006)
- Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (1970)
- International Junior Hockey League (2006)
- Continental Junior Hockey League (2010)
College [change]
CIS Hockey (Canada) [change]
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport (Canada, varsity)
NCAA Hockey (United States) [change]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States)
- Atlantic Hockey (Division I)
- Big Ten (Division I) 2013
- Central Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
- College Hockey America (Division I, women's only)
- ECAC Hockey (Division I)
- Hockey East (Division I)
- National Collegiate Hockey Conference (Division I) 2013
- Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
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- Northeast-10 Conference (Division II)
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- Eastern College Athletic Conference East (Division III)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast (Division III)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference West (Division III)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
- Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)
- New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III)
- State University of New York Athletic Conference (Division III)
Junior College [change]
- National Junior College Athletic Association (United States)
Women's [change]
- Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007)
- Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1992-1998)
- Junior Women's Hockey League (2007)
- Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA (1999)
- Livonia League
- Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League (1975)
- National Women's Hockey League (1999-2007)
- Provincial Women's Hockey League (2004)
- Western Women's Hockey League (2004)
Senior [change]
Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey [change]
Canada [change]
- North Central Hockey League (Alberta Sr. A)
- Battle River Hockey League (Alberta Sr. A)
- Big 6 Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
- Chinook Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
- Highway Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
- Ligue De Hockey Senior De La Côte-Nord (LHSCN) (New-Brunswick Sr. A)
- Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH) (Quebec Sr. AAA/semi-pro) (1990)
- Ligue de hockey senior Promutuel (LHSP) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
- Ligue de hockey senior de l’Est du Québec (LHSEQ) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
- Ligue de hockey senior Nord-Est du Québec (LHSNEQ) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
- Ligue de hockey Beauce-Bellechasse-Frontenac (LHBBF) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior du Richelieu (LHSR) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior Montreal Metropolitain (LHSMM) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior de la Mauricie (LHSM) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior Inter-Rives (LHSIR) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior de la Cote Nord du Québec (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey les Cotiers de la Gaspesie (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior des Îles de la Madeleine (LHSIM) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Major League Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953)
- North Peace Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
- Ottawa Travellers Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A)
- Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948)
United States [change]
- Great Lakes Hockey League (1937)
Unsanctioned [change]
- Hockey North America (1980)
Defunct leagues [change]
- 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–?)
- American Hockey Association (1926–1942)
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–1987)
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–2003)
- California Hockey League (1928–1933)
- Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899–1905)
- Canadian-American Hockey League (1926–1936)
- Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005–2006)
- Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910)
- Canadian Professional Hockey League (1926–1930)
- Central Hockey League (1963–1984)
- Central Ontario Hockey League (Unknown-1980)
- Coloured Hockey League (1895–1925)
- Continental Elite Hockey League (2001–2004)
- Continental Hockey League (1972–1987)-became All-American Hockey League
- Continental Senior A Hockey League (1972–1980)
- 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, 1979–1981)
- 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)
- Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904–1909)
- 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)
- Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (1908-?)
- Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910–1911)
- Ligue Centrale de Hockey (1978–2008)
- Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1978–1983)
- Manitoba Professional Hockey League (1907–1909)
- Maritime Major Hockey League (1950–1954)
- Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911–1914)
- Metro Junior A Hockey League (1991–1998) -merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (2007–2008)
- National Hockey Association (1909–1917)
- North American Hockey League (1973–1977)
- North Eastern Hockey League (2003–2008)
- North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (Canada)
- North West Hockey League (1933–1936)
- Northern Junior Hockey League (2008-2010) (2008 as United Junior Hockey League)
- Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) (Canada)
- Okanagan Junior Hockey League (Canada)
- Ontario Professional Hockey League (1907–1911, 1930–1931)
- Ottawa City Hockey League (1890–1957)
- Original Stars Hockey League (2004)
- Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911–1924)
- Pacific Coast Hockey League (1928–1931, 1936–1941, 1945–1952)
- Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (Canada)
- Pacific Hockey League (1977–1979)
- 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 (British Columbia, Canada)
- 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
- Southwest Hockey League (1975–1977)
- St. John Valley Hockey League (1977–1978)
- Sunshine Hockey League (1992–1995)
- Team Chicago Semi-Pro Independent (1972–1976)
- Tri-State Hockey League (1932–1933)
- Tri-County Hockey League(1964-1978)
- 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)
- Western Canada Hockey League (professional) (1921–1925)
- Western Canada Hockey League (minor pro) (1932–1933)
- Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1945–1951)
- West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003)
- Western Hockey League (professional) (1925–1926)
- Western Hockey League (minor pro) (1952–1975)
- Western International Hockey League (1946–1962, 1963–1988)
- Western Professional Hockey League (1996–2001)
- World Hockey Association (1972–1979)
- World Hockey Association 2 (2003–2004)
- WHA Junior Hockey League (2006-2008)
- World Junior A Hockey League (2000-2002)
Eurasia [change]
- Kontinental Hockey League (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia)
- Russian Major League (Kazakhstan, Russia)
Asia and Africa [change]
- Asia League Ice Hockey (Japan, South Korea, China)
Japan [change]
- All-Japan Championship (cup tournament)
- J-Ice North League
- J-Ice West League
Defunct Japan Ice Hockey League
China [change]
Republic of China [change]
Hong Kong [change]
India [change]
Israel [change]
Kazakhstan [change]
- Kazakhstani Championship (league in both Europe and Asia)
Kyrgyzstan [change]
Malaysia [change]
Mongolia [change]
North Korea [change]
Singapore [change]
South Africa [change]
- Gauteng Ice Hockey League
- Western-Province Ice Hockey Championship
- South African Interprovincial Ice Hockey Championship
South Korea [change]
Thailand [change]
Turkey [change]
(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)
- Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (1993)
- Turkish Ice Hockey First League
- Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (2007)
Qatar [change]
United Arab Emirates [change]
Europe [change]
- Alpenliga (1991–1999) - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. Replaced by the International Ice Hockey League (1999–2007)
- Eastern European Hockey League (1995–2005) - multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and Poland.
- North Sea Cup - multinational league with teams in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Panonian League
Armenia [change]
Austria [change]
Women [change]
Belarus [change]
Belgium [change]
Bosnia and Herzegovina [change]
Bulgaria [change]
Croatia [change]
Czech Republic [change]
Czechoslovakia [change]
Denmark [change]
East Germany [change]
Estonia [change]
Finland [change]
- SM-liiga (1975)
- Mestis (renamed in 2000)
- Suomi-sarja
- 2. Divisioona
- 3. Divisioona
Defunct
Women [change]
France [change]
Germany [change]
- German Ice Hockey League (DEL) (1994-)
- Ice hockey Bundesliga (1958–1994, replaced by DEL)
- 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
- Oberliga (Ice Hockey)
- Bavarian ice hockey leagues
- Regionalliga
Women [change]
Greece [change]
Hungary [change]
Iceland [change]
Ireland [change]
Italy [change]
Semi-pro [change]
Amateur [change]
- Serie CU26
- Serie C interregionale (divided into 3 regions: North-West; North-East; South)
- CCM-Cup (only south-tyrolean teams)
- LIHGA - Lega Italiana Hockey Ghiaccio Amatoriale
Women [change]
Kazakhstan [change]
- Kazakhstani Championship (league in both Europe and Asia)
- Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga
Latvia [change]
- Latvian Hockey League
- Latvian amateur hockey league (Latvijas Amatieru Hokeja līga/AHL)
- Riga Open Championship (Rīgas Atklātais Čempionāts)
- Independent Amateur hockey league (Neatkarīgā Amatieru hokeja līga/NAHL)
The Netherlands [change]
Norway [change]
Poland [change]
Romania [change]
Russia [change]
Major professional [change]
Minor professional [change]
Semi-pro [change]
Junior [change]
- Minor Hockey League (Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga)
Youth [change]
- Moscow Region
- North-West Region
- Volga River Region
- Ural Region
- Siberia/Far East Region
Defunct [change]
Serbia [change]
Slovakia [change]
- Slovak Extraliga (1993–present after dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (1931–1993))
- Slovak 1.Liga
- Slovak 2.Liga
Slovenia [change]
Soviet Union [change]
Spain [change]
Sweden [change]
Men [change]
- Elitserien (New name for the league in 1975. The national championship has been played since 1922 in other forms. 12 teams)
- HockeyAllsvenskan (The Swedish second league, that can compare in quality with many countries' first league. The four best teams compete in the end of the season with the two worst placed team in Elitserien. 14 teams.)
- Swedish Division 1 (Divided into 6 regions, A-F. The three best teams in each region make 3 new series in the end and the three winners will compete with the last three in HockeyAllsvenskan for a place in the higher league. 56 teams at the moment.)
- Swedish Division 2 (Divided into 11 regions. Around 100 teams, many U20-teams also play here.)
- Swedish Division 3 (Divided into 13 regions.)
- Swedish Division 4 (Divided into 6 regions. In Stockholm called the "Swedish Iron League", does not cover all of Sweden.)
- J20 SuperElit (Under 20, junior league.)
- J18 Elit (Under 18, divided into 4 regions.)
Women [change]
Riksserien (Highest league, 8 teams.)
Switzerland [change]
Turkey [change]
(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)
- Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (1993)
- Turkish Ice Hockey First League
- Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (2007)
Ukraine [change]
United Kingdom [change]
- Elite Ice Hockey League (2003-)
- English Premier Ice Hockey League (1997-)
- English National Hockey League (1996-)
- Scottish National League
- British University Ice Hockey Association Cup (2000-)
Defunct Leagues
- British National League (1954–1960)
- British National League (1996–2005)
- Ice Hockey Superleague (1996–2003)
- British Hockey League (1982–1996)
English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues
Yugoslavia [change]
Oceania [change]
- Australian Ice Hockey League
- Australian International Ice Hockey Cup http://www.australianicehockeycup.com.au
- East Coast Super League
- New Zealand Ice Hockey League
