Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1969 |
Ceased | 1993 (reorganized as Slovak 1. Liga) |
No. of teams | 8–12 |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Last champion(s) | AC Nitra (1992–93) |
Most titles | HK Nitra (5 titles) |
The 1st. Slovak National Hockey League was, along with the 1st. Czech National Hockey League, the second level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1993. The league was made up only of Slovak teams.
The precursor to the league was the Group D of the Czechoslovak 2. Liga, which consisted only of Slovak teams. In 1969, after the federalization of Czechoslovakia, two individual leagues were created, the 1. CNHL, and the 1. SNHL.
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