Belarusian Extraleague

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: Extraliague A with 8 teams and Extraleague B with 9 teams.

Belarusian Extraleague
Current season, competition or edition:
2020–21 Belarusian Extraliga season
SportIce hockey
Founded1992
FounderBelarus Ice Hockey Federation
Inaugural season1992–93
No. of teams17
Country Belarus
Most recent
champion(s)		Yunost Minsk (9th title)
Most titlesYunost Minsk (9)
TV partner(s)Belarus 5
Related
competitions		Vysshaya Liga
Official websitehockey.by

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.

Teams

The Extraleague A 2018-2019

Team City Arena Capacity Ice rink size Affiliate Team
Belarus U20 Minsk Čyžoŭka-Arena Practice ice rink 473 61x30
HC Dynama-Maladzechna Maladzyechna Ice Sports Palace 2,197
HC Homel' Homel' Homel' Ice Sports Palace 2,760 61х30 HC Homel'-2 (Belarus2)
HK Lida Lida Lida Ice Palace 1,000 60х30 HC Lida-2 Lida (Belarus2)
HC Metalurh Zhlobin Zhlobin Ice Palace Metalurh 2,018 60x30 HC Metalurh-2 Zhlobin (Belarus2)
HC Nyoman Hrodna Hrodna Hrodna Ice Sports Palace 2,550 60x30 HC Nyoman-2 Hrodna (Belarus2)
HC Shakhtsyor Salihorsk Salihorsk Sports and Entertainment Complex 1,759 60х29 HC Dynama-Minsk (KHL)
HC Shakhtyor-2 Soligorsk (Belarus2)
HC Yunatstva-Minsk Minsk Čyžoŭka-Arena 8,807 61x30 HC Dynama-Minsk (KHL)
Yunior Minsk (Belarus2)

The Extraleague B 2018-2019

Team City Arena Capacity Ice rink size Affiliate Team
Belarus U18 Raubichy Indoor ice rink of sport complex Raubichy 300
HC Pinskiya Yastraby Pinsk Ice arena of the Universal sports complex Volna 598 60x29
HK Brest Brest Ice Sports Palace 2,000 60x30 HC Brest-2 (Belarus2)
HK Aviator Baranavichy Ice Sports Palace 2,158 61x30
HC Babruysk Babruysk Babruysk Arena 7,191 61x30
HC Lakamatyŭ Orsha Ice Sports Palace 3,500
HC Mahilyoŭ Mahilyoŭ Sports Palace Mahilyoŭ 3,048 60х30 HC Mahilyoŭ-2 (Belarus2)
Khimik Navapolatsk Navapolatsk Palace of Sports and Culture 1,200 HC Khimik-2 Navapolatsk (Belarus2)
HC Viciebsk Viciebsk Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace/Ice Sports Palace 1,900 61x30 HC Viciebsk-2 (Belarus2)

Former teams
Team City Arena Capacity
Dinamo U20 Bobruisk BabruyskBabruysk Arena7,151
Dinamo Minsk MinskMinsk Sports Palace3,311
Keramin Minsk MinskMinsk Ice Palace1,823
Shinnik Bobruisk BabruyskBabruysk Arena7,151
Sokil Kyiv Brovary
Kyiv		Ice Arena TEC Terminal
Kyiv Palace of Sports		1,500
7,200
Tivali Minsk MinskMinsk Sports Palace3,311
Torpedo Minsk MinskUnknown-
Triumph Minsk MinskUnknown-
Yunior Minsk MinskIce Palace Yunost Minsk767
HK Liepājas Metalurgs LiepājaIce Arena Liepājas Metalurgs1,700
HK Riga 2000 RigaInbox.lv ledus halle2,000
ASK/Ogre OgreVidzemes Ledus Halle1,880
DHK Latgale DaugavpilsDaugavpils Ice Arena1,234

Champions by season

Extraleague/Extraleague A

Extraleague B
  • 2018–2019: HC Lakamatyŭ Orsha

Titles by team

Extraleague/Extraleague A
Titles Club Years
9 Yunost Minsk 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020
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
1 HC Lakamatyŭ Orsha 2019

References
  1. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18466/europe-s-only-champion
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