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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; 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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  • American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canada) AAA
  • ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada) AA
  • SPHL (2004 as Southern Professional Hockey League) (United States) A
  • FPHL (Federal Prospects Hockey League) (2010) (United States) A
  • Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (1996 as Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League) (Canada) A

Three-on-three

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Junior

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Major junior
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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
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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U Sports hockey (Canada)
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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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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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Not sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

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Canada
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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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Argentina

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Brazil

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Peru

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Africa

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Egypt

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Kenya

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Morocco

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South Africa

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Semi-pro and amateur

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Asia

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Multinational

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  • 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

Armenia

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Bahrein

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China

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Men

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Minor professional
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Semi-pro and amateur
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Women

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Chinese Taipei

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Semi-pro and amateur

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Hong Kong

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Semi-pro and amateur

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Israel

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Semi-pro and amateur

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Japan

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Men

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Minor professional
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Semi-pro and amateur
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Women

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Defunct

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Kazakhstan

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Malaysia

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Semi-pro and amateur

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Mongolia

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North Korea

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Qatar

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Singapore

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South Korea

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Minor professional

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Semi-pro and amateur

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Thailand

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Turkey

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Men

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Professional
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Minor professional
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Women

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Turkmenistan

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United Arab Emirates

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Professional

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Minor professional

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Semi-pro and amateur

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Uzbekistan

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Europe

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Multinational

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  • Alps Hockey League (2016) – multinational league with teams from Austria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia
  • Central European Hockey League (2015) – multinational professional league with teams from Belgium, Germany 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) (2017) – multinational league with teams from Croatia, Serbia 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
  • Optibet Hokeja Liga (2018) – multinational professional league with teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
  • Pan-Hellenic Series – multinational professional league with teams from Cyprus and Greece

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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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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Minor professional
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Semi-pro
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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)

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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  • WNIHL U16 (2007)
Source: EIHA[2]

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. ↑ Potts, Andy (19 March 2022). "South Africa emerges". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "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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