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.

Contents

World

North America

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-Pro

Amateur

Junior

Major junior

Junior A

Canadian Junior A Leagues

American Junior A Leagues

Independent Junior A Leagues

Junior B

Canadian Junior B Leagues

American Junior B Leagues

Junior C

Junior Development

College

Junior College

Youth

Women

Senior

Unsanctioned

Defunct leagues

Disabled Hockey Leagues

List of leagues and teams

Asia

Europe

Austria

Belarus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Germany

Finland

France

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Latvia

The Netherlands

Republic of Ireland

Russia

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues

Oceania

World

★ International Ice Hockey Federation (1908)

North America

Major professional

★ National Hockey League (1917)

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.

★ American Hockey League (1936)

★ ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League)

★ Central Hockey League (1992)

★ Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (2004)

★ Southern Professional Hockey League (2004)

★ International Hockey League (1991 as Colonial Hockey League)

★ North Eastern Hockey League (2003)(restarting for 2006)

★ Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (2007)

Semi-Pro

★ Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH)

Amateur

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

★ 'Canadian Hockey League' (governing authority)

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★ Ontario Hockey League (1980)

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★ Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969)

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★ Western Hockey League (1966)

Junior A

Canadian Junior A Leagues

★ 'Canadian Junior A Hockey League' (governing authority)

★ Alberta Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ British Columbia Hockey League (Canada)

★ Central Junior A Hockey League (Canada)

★ Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League (Canada)
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★ Manitoba Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Maritime Junior A Hockey League (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, became a junior A league in 1977) (Canada)

★ Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OHA) (Canada) absorbed Metro Junior A Hockey League

★ Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1956) (Canada)

★ Superior International Junior Hockey League (Canada)
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★ ) Quebec Junior "AAA" is equal to Ontario Junior "A"''

American Junior A Leagues

★ United States Hockey League (1979) (United States) "Tier I"

★ North American Hockey League (2003) (United States) "Tier II"

★ America East Hockey League (2005) (United States) "Tier III"

★ Atlantic Junior Hockey League (United States) "Tier III"

★ Eastern Junior Hockey League (United States) "Tier III"

★ Central States Hockey League (Unites States) "Tier III"

Independent Junior A Leagues

★ Canadian Junior Elite Hockey League (Canada)

★ Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (Canada)

★ WHA Junior West Hockey League (Canada & United States)

Junior B

Canadian Junior B Leagues

★ Calgary Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Capital Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Central/West Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ Heritage Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ Island Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly Manitoba Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale (Canada)

★ Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal

★ Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Bas St-Laurent (Canada)
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★ Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Beauce-Bellechasse (Canada)
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★ Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Estrie-Mauricie (Canada)
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★ Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Lac St-Louis (Canada)
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★ Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Laurentides-Lanaudière (Canada)
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★ Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Richelieu (Canada)
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★ Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (Canada)
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★ Midwestern Junior B Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ Northwest Junior Hockey League (Alberta) (Canada)

★ Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Pacific International Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ St. John's Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Western Junior B Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)
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★ ) Quebec Junior "AA" is equal to Ontario Junior "B"''

American Junior B Leagues

★ Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League (United States)

★ Continental Hockey Association Premier Division (United States)

★ Empire Junior B Hockey League (United States)

★ Minnesota Junior Hockey League (United States)

★ Northern Pacific Hockey League (United States)

★ Western States Hockey League (United States)

Junior C

★ Continental Hockey Association (United States)

★ Calgary Junior C Hockey League (Canada)

★ Central Junior C Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League (Canada)

★ Empire Junior C Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois Francs (Canada)
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★ Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud (Canada)
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★ Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ New Brunswick Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Niagara Junior C Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ Noralta Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League (Canada)

★ Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League (Canada)

★ Southeast Junior Hockey League (United States)

★ Western Junior C Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)
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★ ) Quebec Junior "A" is equal to Ontario Junior "C"''

Junior Development

★ Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA) (Canada)

★ Mid-Atlantic Junior Development Hockey League (United States)

College

★ American Collegiate Hockey Association (United States, club

★ Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (Canada)

★ Canadian Interuniversity Sport (Canada, varsity)

★ British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (B.C. Canada)

★ National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States)

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★ Atlantic Hockey (Division I)

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★ Central Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)

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★ College Hockey America (Division I)

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★ ECAC Hockey League (Division I)

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★ Hockey East (Division I)

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★ Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)

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★ Eastern College Athletic Conference East (Division III)

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★ Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast (Division III)

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★ Eastern College Athletic Conference West (Division III)

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★ Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)

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★ Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)

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★ Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)

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★ New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III)

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★ State University of New York Athletic Conference (Division III)

Junior College

★ National Junior College Athletic Association (United States)

Youth

★ Alliance Hockey Ontario "AAA"

★ Atlantic Youth Hockey League "AAA"

★ Capital Beltway Hockey League (CBHL) (1981)

★ Carolina Hockey League (CHL)

★ Connecticut Hockey Conference (CHC)

★ Delaware Valley Hockey League

★ Eastern AAA Hockey League Ontario "AAA"

★ Greater Toronto Hockey League (1911)

★ Metropolitan Boston Hockey League

★ Midwest Elite Hockey League

★ Minnesota Hockey

★ Missouri Youth Hockey League

★ New Jersey Youth Hockey League

★ Ontario Minor Hockey Association Ontario "AAA" through "D"

★ Ottawa District Hockey Association Ontario "AAA" through "D"

★ South-Central Triple A Hockey League Ontario "AAA"

★ Western Ontario Athletic Association Ontario "BB" through "D"

★ Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association

★ Cleveland Suburban Hockey League

Women

★ National Women's Hockey League (1999)

★ Western Women's Hockey League (2004-06; merged with NWHL)

Senior

=Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

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★ 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 Bellechase 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)

★ Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948)

Unsanctioned

★ Adult Hockey Association (Beginner thru Advanced Rec)

★ Friday Afternoon Hockey League- Oshawa, Ontario Canada (1982)

★ Hockey North America (1980)

★ Greater Metro Junior Hockey League(GMHL) (1980)(www.gmhl.net)

Defunct leagues

★ All-American Hockey League (1987–1988)

★ Amateur Hockey Association (1893–1898)

★ American Hockey Association (1926–1942)

★ Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–1987, 2002–2003)

★ California Hockey League (1928–1933)

★ Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899–1905)

★ Canadian-American Hockey League (1926–1936)

★ Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005–2006)

★ Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910)

★ Canadian Professional Hockey League (1926–1930)

★ Central Hockey League (1963–1984)

★ Central Ontario Hockey League (Unknown-1980)

★ Coloured Hockey League (1895–1925)

★ Continental Elite Hockey League (2001–2004)

★ Continental Hockey League (1972–1987)-became All-American Hockey League

★ Continental Senior A Hockey League (1972–1980)

★ Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1934, 1935–1948, 1949–1953)

★ Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905–1909)

★ Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League (1906–1909)

★ Eastern Hockey League (1934–1935, 1954–1973, 1979–1981)

★ Eastern Professional Hockey League (1914–1915, 1959–1963)

★ Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904–1906)

★ Gulf Coast Hockey League (2001–2002)

★ International-American Hockey League (1936–1941)-became American Hockey League

★ International Independent Hockey League (2003)

★ International Hockey League (1929-36)

★ International Hockey League (1945-2001)

★ International Professional Hockey League (1904–1907)

★ Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910–1911)

★ Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1978–1983)

★ Manitoba Professional Hockey League (1907–1909)

★ Maritime Major Hockey League (1950–1954)

★ Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911–1914)

★ Metro Junior A Hockey League (1991–1998) -merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

★ National Hockey Association (1909–1917)

★ North American Hockey League (1973–1977)

★ North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (Canada)

★ North West Hockey League (1933–1936)

★ Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) (Canada)

★ Okanagan Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Ontario Professional Hockey League (1907–1911, 1930–1931)

★ Original Stars Hockey League (2004)

★ Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911–1924)

★ Pacific Coast Hockey League (1928–1931, 1936–1941, 1945–1952)

★ Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (Canada)

★ Pacific Hockey League (1977–1979)

★ Prairie Hockey League (1926–1928)

★ Quebec Hockey League (1952–1959)

★ Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945–1952)

★ Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League aka Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (British Columbia, Canada)

★ South East Hockey League (2003–2004)

★ Southern Elite Hockey League (1998–2000)

★ Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)

★ Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)

★ Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League (1972–1976) -merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

★ Southwest Hockey League (1975–1977)

★ Sunshine Hockey League (1992–1995)

★ Tri-State Hockey League (1932–1933)

★ Tropical Hockey League (1938–1939)

★ United States Hockey League (1945–1951)

★ Western Canada Hockey League (professional) (1921–1925)

★ Western Canada Hockey League (minor pro) (1932–1933)

★ Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1945–1951)

★ West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003)

★ Western Hockey League (professional) (1925–1926)

★ Western Hockey League (minor pro) (1952–1975)

★ Western International Hockey League (1946–1962, 1963–1988)

★ Western Professional Hockey League (1996–2001)

★ World Hockey Association (1972–1979)

★ World Hockey Association 2 (2003–2004)

Disabled Hockey Leagues

Leagues for Disabled Hockey Players

★ Amputee Hockey

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★ American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA)

★ American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association

★ Sled Hockey

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★ United States Sled Hockey Association (USSHA)

★ Special Hockey

List of leagues and teams

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

Asia

★ Asia League Ice Hockey

★ Amateur Ice Hockey Association of Singapore

Europe

★ European Hockey League (1996-2000)

Austria

★ Austrian Hockey League

Belarus

★ Belarusian Hockey League

Czech Republic

★ Czech Extra League (1993)

Denmark

★ Oddset Ligaen

Estonia

★ Eesti Jäähoki Liit

Germany

★ German Ice Hockey League (DEL) (1994)

★ 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)

★ Oberliga (Ice Hockey)

Finland

★ SM-liiga (Finland) (1975)

★ Mestis (renamed in 2000)

★ Suomi-sarja

France

★ Ligue Magnus

Hungary

★ Borsodi Jégkorong Liga

Iceland

★ Icelandic Ice Hockey League

Italy

★ Italian Ice Hockey League (Serie A)

Latvia

★ Latvian hockey league

★ Independent Amateur hockey league (Neatkarīgā Amatieru hokeja līga / NAHL)

The Netherlands

★ Nederlandse Ijshockey Bond

Republic of Ireland

★ Irish Hockey League

Russia

★ Russian Hockey Super League (1962)

★ Vysshaya Liga

Slovakia

★ Slovak Extraliga

Spain

★ Superliga Española de Hockey Hielo

Sweden

★ Swedish Elite League (1975)

★ HockeyAllsvenskan

Switzerland

★ Switzerland National League (1908)

United Kingdom

★ Elite Ice Hockey League (2003-)

★ English Premier Ice Hockey League (1997-)

★ English National Hockey League (1996-)

★ Scottish National League

★ British University Ice Hockey Association Cup (2000-)
'Defunct Leagues'

★ British National League (1954 - 1960)

★ British National League (1996-2005)

★ Ice Hockey Superleague (1996-2003)

★ British Hockey League (1982-1996)

English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues

★ Women's Premier League

★ Women's Division 1 North

★ Women's Division 1 South

Oceania

★ Australian Ice Hockey League

★ New Zealand Ice Hockey League