List of ice hockey leagues

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Contents

[edit] World

[edit] North America

[edit] Major professional

[edit] Minor professional

Note: There is no official classification system for minor professional hockey leagues, and appellations such as "AAA," "AA" or "A" leagues are not generally acknowledged by hockey authorities. The AHL is the most highly-ranked minor league. The ECHL, IHL and CHL are on the next tier below and act as feeders to the AHL, with the ECHL being the greatest of the three "equals" due to its more official ties to the NHL. The IHL would be considered second to the ECHL and slightly above the CHL due to higher allowance of veteran players and a higher salary cap. The SPHL in turn is a feeder to the ECHL, IHL and CHL. This tier is followed by several lower-grade and semi-pro leagues.

[edit] Semi-Pro

  • Professional Development Hockey League (PDHL)

[edit] Amateur

[edit] Junior

[edit] Major junior

Note that the Major Junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.

[edit] Junior A

[edit] Canadian Junior A Leagues

(*) Quebec Junior "AAA" is equal to Ontario Junior "A"

[edit] American Junior A Leagues

[edit] Independent Junior A Leagues

[edit] Junior B

[edit] Canadian Junior B Leagues

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

[edit] American Junior B Leagues

[edit] Canadian Junior C

(*) Quebec Junior "A" is equal to Ontario Junior "C"

[edit] American Junior C
  • Continental Hockey Association - Selects
  • Continental Hockey Association - Development
  • Mid-Atlantic Developmental Junior Hockey League
  • Southeastern Junior Hockey League

[edit] Junior D

(*) Quebec Junior "B" is equal to Ontario Junior "D"

[edit] Junior Development

[edit] College

[edit] Varsity Hockey

[edit] Club Hockey

[edit] Junior College

[edit] Youth

[edit] Women

[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/semi-pro) (1990)
  • Ligue de hockey senior Promutuel (LHSP) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
  • Ligue de hockey senior de l’Est du Quebec (LHSEQ) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
  • Ligue de hockey senior Nord-Est du Quebec (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 Quebec (Quebec Sr. A)
  • Ligue de hockey les Cotiers de la Gaspesie (Quebec Sr. A)
  • Ligue de hockey senior des Iles 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)

[edit] Unsanctioned

[edit] Defunct leagues

[edit] Disabled Hockey Leagues

Leagues for Disabled Hockey Players

[edit] List of leagues and teams

Main article: List of ice hockey teams in the United States and Canada

[edit] South America

[edit] Asia

[edit] Kazakhstan

[edit] Singapore

[edit] Turkey

(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)

[edit] Europe

[edit] Austria

[edit] Belarus

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Estonia

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

  • 1st Bundesliga (ice hockey) (1958–1994, replaced by DEL)

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Iceland

  • Icelandic Ice Hockey League

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

[edit] Kazakhstan

[edit] Latvia

[edit] The Netherlands

[edit] Norway

[edit] Poland

[edit] Romania

[edit] Russia

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] Spain

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Turkey

(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

Defunct Leagues

[edit] English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues

[edit] Oceania