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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

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Men

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Major professional

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Minor professional

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Semi-professional

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Junior

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Main article: Junior ice hockey
Major junior
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Note: that the major junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.
Junior A
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Hockey Canada junior A leagues
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Tier 2

USA Hockey junior leagues
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Independent junior leagues
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Junior B
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Hockey Canada junior B leagues
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(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"

Junior C
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Hockey Canada junior C leagues
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(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"

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

Collegiate

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Main article: College ice hockey
U Sports hockey (Canada)
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Main article: U Sports men's ice hockey
NCAA hockey (United States)
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Notes
  • Two all-sports conferences, the Division I Ivy League and Division III Middle Atlantic Conference, officially sponsor ice hockey for both men and women, but neither hold conference tournaments nor compete for their own automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. All of the hockey-sponsoring schools in both leagues are members of hockey-only leagues and compete for those leagues' automatic bids, with Ivy League members competing in ECAC Hockey and MAC members competing in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Ivies and MAC both extrapolate their own conference champions from results of regular-season games between their own members.
  • 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)
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Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.

ACHA and AAU College Hockey hockey (United States and Canada)
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Women

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Professional

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Amateur
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Junior and youth

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Collegiate

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NCAA (United States)
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Notes
  • Two all-sports conferences, the Ivy League (Division I) and Middle Atlantic Conference (Division III), officially sponsor women's ice hockey, but neither hold conference tournaments nor compete for their own automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. All of the ice hockey-sponsoring schools in both leagues are members of hockey-only leagues and compete for those leagues' automatic bids, with Ivy League members competing in ECAC Hockey and MAC members competing in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Ivies and MAC both extrapolate their own conference champions from results of regular-season games between their own members.
  • The NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at Division II level for either sex. All members of the Northeast-10 conference with women's teams participate in the NEWHA.
NAIA hockey
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Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.

U Sports (Canada)
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Main article: U Sports women's ice hockey
ACHA and AAU
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Notes
  • There are also many independent teams in both ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues
  • The CCWHA includes both a Division 1 and a Division 2 conference, with separate groups of teams as members

Senior

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Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

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Canada
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United States
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School and youth

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High school

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Defunct leagues

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South America

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Africa

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  • South Africa
    • Gauteng Premier Hockey League (c. 2005)[5]
    • Western Province Ice Hockey League (c. 2002)

Asia

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Multinational

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  • Armenian Hockey League (2008–2009, c. 2016) – multinational league with teams from Armenia and Georgia
  • Asia League Ice Hockey (AL) (2003) – multinational professional league with teams from Japan and South Korea; teams from China and Russia have previously participated
  • European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) (2004) – multinational semi-pro league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Slovakia; teams from Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have previously participated
  • Kuwait Ice Hockey League (KIHL) (c. 2016) – multinational league with teams from Bahrain and Kuwait

Armenia

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China

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Men

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Women

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Taiwan

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Hong Kong

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India

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Israel

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Japan

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Men

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Women

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Defunct

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Malaysia

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Mongolia

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North Korea

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Philippines

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Qatar

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Singapore

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Thailand

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Turkmenistan

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United Arab Emirates

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Eurasia

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  • European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) (2004) – multinational semi-pro league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Slovakia; teams from Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have previously participated
  • Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (2008) - multinational professional league with teams from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia; teams from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Ukraine have previously participated
  • Supreme Hockey League – multinational league with teams from China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan

Europe

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Multinational

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  • Alps Hockey League (2016) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia
  • Baltic Hockey League (2018) – multinational professional league with teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
  • BeNe League (2015) – multinational professional league with teams from Belgium and the Netherlands
  • Champions Hockey League (2013) – multinational tournament featuring top teams from first-tier leagues across Europe, organized by the IIHF
  • Erste Liga (2008; formerly MOL Liga) – multinational league with teams from Hungary and Romania; teams from Serbia and Slovakia have previously participated
  • European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) (2004) – multinational semi-pro league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Slovakia; teams from Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have previously participated
  • German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) (1988) – multinational league with teams from Germany and the Netherlands
  • ICE Hockey League (2005) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia
  • International Hockey League (IntHL) (2020) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia
  • Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (2008) – multinational professional league with teams from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia; teams from the Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Ukraine have previously participated

Defunct

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  • Alpenliga (1991–1999) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia
  • Balkan League (1994–1997) – multinational league with teams from Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro
  • Baltic League (2000–01) – single-season multinational league with teams from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
  • Carpathian League (1997–98) – single-season multinational league with teams from Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia
  • Champions Hockey League (2008–09) – single-instance, multinational tournament featuring top teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland, organized by the IIHF
  • Eastern European Hockey League (1995–2005) – multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine
  • Interliga (1999–2007) – multinational professional league with teams from Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia; also known as the International Ice Hockey League
  • Inter-National League (2012–2016) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy, and Slovenia
  • North Sea Cup (2010–2012) – multinational professional league with teams from Belgium and the Netherlands; temporary successor of the Eredivisie
  • Panonian League (2002–2004, 2007–2009) – multinational league with teams from Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Serbia
  • Slohokej League (2009–2012) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia

Austria

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Men

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Women

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Defunct

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Men

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  • BeNe League (2015) – multinational professional league with teams from the Netherlands and Belgium

Defunct

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Men

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Women

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Croatia

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Czech Republic

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Men

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Women

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Denmark

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Men

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Women

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  • KvindeLigaen (1989; also known as DM i ishockey for kvinder)

Estonia

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Finland

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Men

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Defunct

Women

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France

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Men

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Women

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Georgia

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Germany

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Men

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Professional
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Minor professional
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Semi-pro
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Amateur
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Women

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Defunct

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Greece

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Men

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Women

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Ireland

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Defunct

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Italy

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Men

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Semi-pro
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Amateur
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Women

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Latvia

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Men

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Amateur
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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Defunct

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The Netherlands

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Men

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Professional
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  • BeNe League (2015) - multinational professional league with teams from the Netherlands and Belgium
Semi-pro
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Defunct

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  • Eredivisie (1945–2015) – merged with Belgian Hockey League to form the BeNe League

Norway

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Poland

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Romania

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Russia

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Men

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Major professional
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  • Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (2008) – multinational professional league with teams from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia; teams from the Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Ukraine have previously participated
Minor professional
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Semi-pro
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Junior
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Youth
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  • Moscow Region
  • Ural Region

Women

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Defunct

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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Men

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Women

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Men

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Women

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Sweden

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Men

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Major professional
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Minor professional
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  • HockeyAllsvenskan (1999; formerly Allsvenskan, 1948–1975, and SuperAllsvenskan, 2000–2005)
Semi-pro
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Amateur
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Further information: Ice hockey in Sweden § Men's leagues
Junior and youth
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Women

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Switzerland

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Men

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Professional
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Amateur
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Women

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  • Women's League (SWHL A) (1986; formerly Leistungsklasse A (LKA), 1986–2014, and Swiss Women's Hockey League A, 2014–2019)

Turkey

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Note: Leagues involve teams from both Asia and Europe

Men

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Women

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Ukraine

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Defunct

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United Kingdom

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Men

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Professional
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Semi-pro and amateur
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Women

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Further information: Women's ice hockey in Great Britain
  • WNIHL U16 (2007)
Source: EIHA[7]

University

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Defunct leagues

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Former nations

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Czechoslovakia

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East Germany

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Soviet Union

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West Germany

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Yugoslavia

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Oceania

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Australia

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Men

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Professional
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Minor professional
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Semi-pro and amateur
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Junior
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Women

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New Zealand

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Men

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Women

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Disabled hockey leagues

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Leagues for disabled hockey players:

Bibliography

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  • "Hockey League Pages". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  • Biller, Philippe. "Archives - Hockey sur glace". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2023.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/cihl
  2. ^ https://www.woshl.com/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ https://southernseniorhockeyleague.ca/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ https://www.beausejourseniorhockeyleague.ca/ [bare URL]
  5. ^ Potts, Andy (19 March 2022). "South Africa emerges". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ "About the China Ice Hockey League". CIHL.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's National Ice Hockey League (WNIHL)". English Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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