List of ice hockey leagues

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

Minor professional

Semi-pro

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.
Hockey Canada junior A leagues
USA Hockey junior leagues
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
United Hockey Union (AAU) junior leagues
Independent junior leagues
Hockey Canada junior B leagues

(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"

Hockey Canada junior C leagues

(*) 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)

NCAA hockey (United States)

Note: 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)

Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.

ACHA hockey (United States and Canada)

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

Canada
United States

School and youth

High school

Defunct leagues

South America

Africa

Asia

China

Taiwan

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

  • Indonesia Ice Hockey League

Israel

Japan

Defunct

Iran

  • Iran Hockey Championship (league in both Europe and Asia)

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Macau

  • Macau Ice Hockey League

Malaysia

Mongolia

North Korea

Philippines

Qatar

Singapore

South Korea

Thailand

Turkey

(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

  • Uzbekistan Hockey League

Eurasia

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.
  • 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.
  • Kontinental Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Russia, Belarus, China, Finland, Latvia and Kazakhstan.
  • Tipsport liga - Slovak league with two teams from Hungary.
  • Elite Women's Hockey League - multinational league/competition featuring teams from across Europe.
Defunct

Armenia

Men

Women

Belarus

Belgium

Defunct

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Men

Women

Croatia

Czech Republic

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

East Germany

Estonia

Men

Defunct

Women

Men

Women

Georgia

Men

Women

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Semi-pro

  • Serie A (former Elite.A and Serie A1) (1925-2017)
  • Serie B (former Seconda Divisione and Serie A2)

Amateur

  • Serie C

Junior and youth

  • Under 20 (2 national divisions)
  • Under 18 (2 national divisions)
  • Under 16 (many regional divisions)
  • Under 14 (many regional divisions)
  • Under 12 (many regional divisions)
  • Under 10 (many regional divisions)
  • Under 8 (many regional divisions)

Women

Latvia

Amateur

Lithuania

Luxembourg

The Netherlands

Defunct

Junior and youth

  • U17
  • U14
  • U12

Norway

Junior and youth

  • Norway U20 Elite
  • Norway U18 Elite

Poland

Romania

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-pro

Junior

Youth

Amateur

  • Night Hockey League

Women

Defunct

Serbia

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

Soviet Union

Men

Women

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

Men

Amateur

Women

Ukraine

Junior

Defunct

United Kingdom

Defunct Leagues

English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Oceania

Men

Junior

Women

New Zealand

Disabled hockey leagues

Leagues for disabled hockey players:

References

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