List of hockey leagues

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

This is an exhaustive list of all hockey leagues worldwide, level junior and above.

Contents 1 North America 1.1 Professional 1.2 Amateur 1.2.1 Junior 1.2.1.1 Major junior 1.2.1.2 Junior A 1.2.1.2.1 Independent Junior A Leagues 1.2.1.3 Junior B 1.2.1.4 Junior C 1.2.1.5 Junior Development 1.2.2 College 1.2.2.1 Junior College 1.2.3 Youth 1.2.4 Women 1.2.5 Senior 1.2.5.1 Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey 1.2.5.2 Unsanctioned 2 Africa and Middle-East 3 Asia 4 Europe 4.1 Armenia 4.2 Austria 4.3 Belarus 4.4 Belgium 4.5 Bulgaria 4.6 Croatia 4.7 Czech Republic 4.8 Czechoslovakia 4.9 Denmark 4.10 Estonia 4.11 Finland 4.12 France 4.13 Germany 4.14 Great Britain 4.15 Hungary 4.16 Iceland 4.17 Israel 4.18 Italy 4.19 Ireland 4.20 Latvia 4.21 Lithuania 4.22 Netherlands 4.23 Norway 4.24 Poland 4.25 Romania 4.26 Russia 4.27 Serbia 4.28 Slovakia 4.29 Slovenia 4.30 Spain 4.31 Sweden 4.32 Switzerland 4.33 Turkey 4.34 Ukraine 4.35 U.S.S.R. 5 Oceania

[edit] North America

[edit] Professional

National Hockey League ( & )
American Hockey League ( & )
ECHL ( )
Central Hockey League ( )
United Hockey League ( )
Southern Professional Hockey League ( )
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey ( )
North Eastern Hockey League ( )

[edit] Amateur

Mexican National Championship ( )

[edit] Junior

[edit] Major junior

Canadian Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League ( )
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( )
Western Hockey League ( )

[edit] Junior A

Canadian Junior A 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 A Hockey League ( )
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League ( )
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OHA) ( ) absorbed Metro Junior A Hockey League
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1956) ( )
Superior International Junior Hockey League ( )
United States Hockey League (1979) ( ) "Tier I"
North American Hockey League (2003) ( ) "Tier II"
Atlantic Junior Hockey League ( ) "Tier III"
Eastern Junior Hockey League ( ) "Tier III"

[edit] Independent Junior A Leagues

Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
WHA Junior West Hockey League

[edit] Junior B

Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League ( )
America East Hockey League ( )
Calgary Junior Hockey League ( )
Capital Junior Hockey League ( )
Central States Hockey League ( )
Central/West Junior Hockey League ( )
Continental Hockey Association Premier Division ( )
Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League ( )
Empire Junior B Hockey League ( )
Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Heritage Junior B Hockey League ( )
Island Junior Hockey League ( )
Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly Manitoba Junior B Hockey League ( )
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League ( )
Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Bas St-Laurent ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Beauce-Bellechasse ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Estrie-Mauricie ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Lac St-Louis ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Laurentides-Lanaudière ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Richelieu ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean ( )
Midwestern Junior B Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Minnesota Junior Hockey League ( )
North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League ( )
North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League ( )
Northern Pacific Hockey League ( )
Northwest Junior Hockey League (Alberta) ( )
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League ( )
Pacific International Junior Hockey League ( )
Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League ( )
St. John's Junior B Hockey League ( )
Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League ( )
Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League ( )
Western Junior B Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Western States Hockey League ( )

[edit] Junior C

Calgary Junior C Hockey League ( )
Central Junior C Hockey League (OHA ( )
Continental Hockey Association ( )
Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League ( )
Empire Junior C Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League ( )
Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois Francs ( )*
Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud ( )
* Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League ( )
New Brunswick Junior Hockey League ( )
Niagara Junior C Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Noralta Junior Hockey League ( )
Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League ( )
Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League ( )
Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League ( )
Western Junior C Hockey League (OHA) ( )
(*) Quebec Junior "A" is equal to Ontario Junior "C"

[edit] Junior Development

Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA) ( )
Mid-Atlantic Junior Development Hockey League ( )

[edit] College

American Collegiate Hockey Association ( )
Canadian Colleges Athletic Association ( )
Canadian Interuniversity Sport ( )
National Collegiate Athletic Association ( )

• Atlantic Hockey (Division I)
• Central Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
• College Hockey America (Division I)
• ECAC Hockey League (Division I)
• Hockey East (Division I)
• Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
• Eastern College Athletic Conference East (Division III)
• Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast (Division III)
• Eastern College Athletic Conference West (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)

[edit] Junior College

National Junior College Athletic Association ( )

[edit] Youth

• Alliance Hockey Ontario "AAA"
• Capital Beltway Hockey League (CBHL) (1981)
• Delaware Valley Hockey League
• Eastern AAA Hockey League Ontario "AAA"
• Greater Toronto Hockey League (1911)
• Metropolitan Boston Hockey League
• Midwest Elite Hockey League
• Missouri Youth Hockey League
• New Jersey Youth Hockey League
• Ontario Minor Hockey Association Ontario "AAA" through "D"
• Ottawa District Hockey Association Ontario "AAA" through "D"
• South-Central Triple A Hockey League Ontario "AAA"
• Western Ontario Athletic Association Ontario "BB" through "D"

[edit] Women

• National Women's Hockey League (1999)
• Western Women's Hockey League (2004-06; merged with NWHL)

[edit] Senior

[edit] Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

• Big 6 Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
• Chinook Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
• Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AAA)
• Highway Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
• Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH) (Quebec Sr. AAA) (1990)
• Ligue Hockey Senior AAA Nord-Est du Quebec Federee (Quebec Sr. AAA)
• Major League Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953)
• North Peace Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
• Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A)(1948)

[edit] Unsanctioned

• Adult Hockey Association (Beginner thru Advanced Rec)
• Friday Afternoon Hockey League- Oshawa, Ontario Canada (1982)
• Hockey North America (1980)
• Greater Boston Hockey (2009)

[edit] Africa and Middle-East

Dubai League ( )
Gaunteng League ( )
Qatar Ice Hockey League ( )

[edit] Asia

Asia League ( , , )
Kazakhstani Championship ( )
Subang Jaya Ice Hockey League ( )
Mongolia Hockey League ( )
Singapore National Ice Hockey League ( )

[edit] Europe

[edit] Armenia

Armenian League ( )

[edit] Austria

Erste Bank Eishockey Liga ( )
Österreichische Nationalliga ( )
Österreichische Oberliga ( )
Eishockey OST ( )
Kärntner Eishockey ( )
Wiener Landesliga ( )
Wiener Unterliga ( )
Eishockey Steiermark ( )
NÖ Landesliga ( )
Tiroler Eishockey Eliteliga ( )

[edit] Belarus

Belarus Open League ( )

[edit] Belgium

Belgian Championship ( )

[edit] Bulgaria

Bulgarian National League ( )

[edit] Croatia

Croatian National League ( )

[edit] Czech Republic

Czech Extraliga ( )
Czech 1.Liga ( )
Czech 2.Liga (

[edit] Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovak Extraliga ( )

[edit] Denmark

Oddset Ligaen ( )
Danish Division 1 ( )

[edit] Estonia

Meistriliiga ( )
Esiliiga ( )

[edit] Finland

SM-Liiga ( )
Mestis ( )
Suomi-sarja ( )
I.Divisioona ( )
II.Divisioona ( )

[edit] France

Ligue Magnus ( )
French Division 1 ( )
French Division 2 ( )
French Division 3 ( )

[edit] Germany

Deutsche Eishockey Liga ()
2.Bundesliga ()
Oberliga ()
Bayernliga ()
Baden-Württembergliga ()
Landesliga ()
Bezirksliga ()

[edit] Great Britain

Elite Ice Hockey League ( )
English Premier Ice Hockey League ( )
English National Hockey League ( )
Scottish National League ( )

[edit] Hungary

OB I Bajnokság ( )
Interliga A ( , , )
Interliga B ( , )

[edit] Iceland

Meistaraflokki Karla ( )

[edit] Israel

Israeli League ( )

[edit] Italy

Serie A ( )
Serie A2 ( )

[edit] Ireland

Irish Ice Hockey League ( )

[edit] Latvia

Premjerlīga ( )

[edit] Lithuania

Lithuanian Championship ( )

[edit] Netherlands

Eredivisie ()
Eerste Divisie ()

[edit] Norway

GET-Ligaen ( )
Norwegian 1.Division ( )

[edit] Poland

Polska Liga Hokejowa ()

[edit] Romania

Liga Naţională de Hochei ( )

[edit] Russia

Continental Hockey League ( )
Vysshaya Liga ( )
Pervaya Liga ( )
Vtoraya Liga ( )

[edit] Serbia

Serbian League ( )

[edit] Slovakia

Slovak Extraliga ( )
Slovak 1.Liga ( )
Slovak 2.Liga ( )

[edit] Slovenia

Slovenian League ( )

[edit] Spain

Superliga Española de Hockey Hielo ( )

[edit] Sweden

Elitserien ( )
Allsvenskan ( )
Swedish Division 1 ( )
J20 Superelit ( )

[edit] Switzerland

National League A ( )
National League B ( )
Swiss 1.Liga ( )
Swiss 2.Liga ( )
Swiss 3.Liga ( )
Swiss 4.Liga ( )
Swiss Elite Junior League ( )

[edit] Turkey

Turkish Ice Hockey League ( )
Turkish Ice Hockey League Division 1 ( )

[edit] Ukraine

Vyscha Liha ( )

[edit] U.S.S.R.

Soviet League ( )

[edit] Oceania

Australian Ice Hockey League ( )
New Zealand National Ice Hockey League (

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