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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.

World

North America

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-Pro

Junior

Major junior

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

Junior A

Canadian Junior A Leagues

American Junior A Leagues

Tier I

Tier II

Tier III

United Hockey Union (AAU) Junior Leagues

Independent Junior Leagues

Junior B

Canadian Junior B Leagues

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

Junior C

Canadian Junior C Leagues

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

Junior D

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

College

CIS Hockey (Canada)

NCAA Hockey (United States)

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

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

Women's

Senior

Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

Canada

United States

Unsanctioned

School and youth

High School

Defunct leagues

Disabled hockey leagues

Leagues for disabled hockey players

Eurasia

Asia and Africa

China

Republic of China

Georgia

Hong Kong

India

Israel

Japan

Defunct Japan Ice Hockey League

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Mongolia

North Korea

Philippines

Singapore

South Africa

South Korea

Thailand

Turkey

(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)

Turkmenistan

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Armenia

Austria

Women

Riksserien (Highest league, 8 teams.)

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

East Germany

Estonia

Finland

Defunct

France

Germany

Men

  • 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.)

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Semi-pro

Amateur

  • Serie C

Junior and youth

  • 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)

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

The Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Youth

Defunct

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Soviet Union

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

Professional

United Kingdom

Defunct Leagues

English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues

Yugoslavia

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

References

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