EUHL

The European University Hockey League (EUHL) is the first European university league in ice-hockey that was founded in 2013 and it is managed by the EUHA (the European University Hockey Association). The idea to establish a university hockey league in Europe was invented by Jaroslav Straka, who thanks to Lubomir Sekeras, Frantisek Sadecky and Peter Spankovic turned a dream into reality. Everything started with the initial thought of pan-European expansion through the creation of four divisions to save money and time– Eastern (Slovakia, Czech republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary), Western (Germany I, France, Belgium, The Netherlands), North (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark) and South (Germany II, Austria II, Switzerland, Slovenia). Presently the EUHL consists of 10 teams from 4 countries, but it is already assured that next year this number will be higher. The new applicants come from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Hungary etc., accompanied by American Universities and associations from the USA.

European University Hockey League
Current season or competition:
2013–14 EUHL season
EUHL logo
Countries Slovakia (5 teams)
Czech Republic (3 teams)
Austria (1 team)
Poland (1 team)
Region(s)Central Europe
League President Jaroslav Straka
LeagueVice-President Ľubomír Sekeráš
Founded2013
First season2014–15
No. of teams10
Recent ChampionsUK Praha (1st title)
Most successful clubUK Praha (3 titles)
HeadquartersTrenčín, Slovakia
Websitehttp://www.euhl.eu

Trophy

The winner of the league is awarded with Sekeráš Championship Trophy, which is named after former Slovak NHL player Ľubomír Sekeráš, who is the co-founder of the league.[1]

Divisions

Four divisions are planned – Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western. Northern division should contain teams from the universities in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark; Eastern division should contain teams from Slovakia, Czech republic, Austria, Poland and Hungary; Southern division should contain teams from Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia and Austria and Western division should contain teams from France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.[2]

However, for the first season, 2013–14, only six teams were involved which formed only one division.

Teams

In the beginning of the first season only five teams have been confirmed – three from Slovakia and two from Czech republic – even though more universities are interested in joining the league. However, on 13 November 2013 a new participant, VŠEMvs Managers from Bratislava joined the league, thus increasing the number of participants to six.[3]

In the second season the following teams participate:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationTeam nameJoinedArenaCapacityTitlesWebsite
Charles University in Prague Prague1347PublicUK Praha2013Zimní stadion Slaný3,200[4]1
City University of Seattle (VŠM) Trenčín1999PrivateCityU Gladiators TrenčínZimný štadión Pavla Demitru6,1500
Czech Technical University Prague 2001PublicTechnika Praha0
Pan-European University Bratislava2004PrivatePaneuropa KingsZimný štadión Vladimíra Dzurillu3,5000
Slovak University of Technology Bratislava1937PublicSlávia STU0
University of International and Public Relations Prague in Bratislava BratislavaPrivateDiplomats Pressburg2014
University of West Bohemia Pilsen1991PublicAkademici Plzeň
Matej Bel University Banská Bystrica1992PublicUMB Banská Bystrica
The Podhale State College of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ

Nowy Targ

 'PPWSZ -PODHALE NOWY TARG' 2015
Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu - National-Louis University

Krynica

 1928 Public Academy 1928 KTH Krynica 2016
University of Graz Graz1585PublicUHT Dukes Graz2015Eisstadion Liebenau4,050
University of Presov
Presov
 Public UNIPO Warriors 2016

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Universities". EUHL. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. http://www.euhl.eu/new-university-team/
  4. http://www.zimnistadiony.cz/view.php?cisloclanku=2003010214
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