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List of ice hockey leagues

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This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world.

World change

North America change

Major professional change

Minor professional change

Semi-Pro change

Junior change

Major junior change

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

Junior A change

Canadian Junior A Leagues change
American Junior A Leagues change
Tier I change
Tier II change
Tier III change
United Hockey Union (AAU) Junior Leagues change
Independent Junior Leagues change

Junior B change

Canadian Junior B Leagues change

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

Junior C change

Canadian Junior C Leagues change

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

Junior D change

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

College change

CIS Hockey (Canada) change

NCAA Hockey (United States) change

Note: The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at the Division II level.

Non-NCAA Hockey change

Note: there are also many independent teams in all three ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues.

Junior College change

Women's change

Senior change

Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey change

Canada change
United States change
Unsanctioned change

School and youth change

High School change

Defunct leagues change

Disabled hockey leagues change

Leagues for disabled hockey players

Eurasia change

Asia and Africa change

China change

Republic of China change

Georgia change

Hong Kong change

India change

Israel change

Japan change

Defunct Japan Ice Hockey League

Kazakhstan change

Kyrgyzstan change

Malaysia change

Mongolia change

North Korea change

Philippines change

Singapore change

South Africa change

South Korea change

Thailand change

Turkey change

(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)

Turkmenistan change

Qatar change

United Arab Emirates change

Europe change

Armenia change

Austria change

Women change

Belarus change

Belgium change

Bosnia and Herzegovina change

Bulgaria change

Croatia change

Czech Republic change

Czechoslovakia change

Denmark change

East Germany change

Estonia change

Finland change

Defunct

Women change

France change

Germany change

Men change

Women change

Greece change

Hungary change

Iceland change

Ireland change

Italy change

Semi-pro change

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

Amateur change

  • Serie C

Junior and youth change

  • 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 change

Kazakhstan change

Latvia change

Lithuania change

Luxembourg change

The Netherlands change

Norway change

Poland change

Portugal change

Romania change

Russia change

Major professional change

Minor professional change
Semi-pro change
Junior change
Youth change
Defunct change

Serbia change

Slovakia change

Men change

  • Slovak Extraliga (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 change

Soviet Union change

Spain change

Sweden change

Men change

  • 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 four 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.)
  • Division 2 (Divided into 11 regions.)
  • Division 3 (Divided into 13 regions.)
  • Division 4 (Divided into 6 regions. In Stockholm called the "Swedish Iron League". The league does not cover all of Sweden.)
  • 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 change

Riksserien (Highest league, 8 teams.)

Switzerland change

Ukraine change

Professional change

Junior change

Defunct change

United Kingdom change

Defunct Leagues

English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues

Yugoslavia change

Oceania change

Australia change

New Zealand change

References change

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