The Belarusian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team that represented Belarus. The team is controlled by the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association. Belarus was ranked 14th in the world by the IIHF as of the 2021 World Ranking.
Novopolotsk or Navapolatsk is a city in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus. Founded in 1958, it is located close to the city of Polotsk and the name literally means "New Polotsk". In 2008, its population was 107,458. As of 2023, it has a population of 96,320.
HK Riga 2000 was an ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. The team had played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005–06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three of Belarusian Open Championship. The club has also played several years in the Continental Cup, winning silver in 2005-06 and 2007–08. Before the 2009-2010 KHL season the team was merged into HK Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, the farm club of KHL side Dinamo Rīga.
The Belarusian Ice Hockey Association is the governing body of ice hockey in Belarus. It was founded on 6 March 1992 and became a member of the IIHF on 2 May 1992.
The International Ice Hockey Federation is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 82 member countries.
The Belarusian Extraleague, abbreviated BHL, also known as the BETERA Extraleague for sponsorship reasons, or known as the Belarusian Open Championship,, officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open league, but for the 2008–2009 season, the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association decided to open the Belarusian Extraleague, the Belarusian Premier League and the Belarusian junior leagues.
HC Yunost-Minsk(Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
HK Gomel is an ice hockey team in Gomel in Belarus. It was founded in 2000, and participates in the Belarusian Extraliga.
Chizhovka-Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Čyžoŭka microdistrict of Minsk, Belarus. Its full name is "Шматфункцыянальны культурна-спартыўны і забаўляльны комплекс «Чыжоўка-Арэна»".
Hockey Club Shakhtyor Soligorsk is an ice hockey team based in Salihorsk (Soligorsk), Belarus. It was founded in 2009. It is playing in the Belarusian Extraliga. The team is currently formed to act as farm club for Yastreby Pinsk of the Belarusian Higher League.
Keramin Minsk(Belar. Керамин-Минск) was an ice hockey team from Minsk, Belarus. They played in the Belarusian Extraleague until 2010 where the team disbanded due to financial reasons.
The Belarusian men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Belarus. The team represented Belarus at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship. Prior to independence in 1991, Belarusian players played for the Soviet Union, which played in the World Juniors from its inception in 1974. Belarus has played in the top division eight times, first in 1999 and most recently in 2018, with their best finish being ninth overall in both 2001 and 2002.
Hockey Club Neman Grodno is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague.
Metallurg Zhlobin is a professional ice hockey team in Zhlobin, Belarus. The team was formed in 2004 and competes in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL).
Ice hockey in Belarus is governed by the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation. Belarusian men's and junior national teams participated at the IIHF World Championships. Belarus has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since May 6, 1992.
The 2011–12 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 20th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 11 teams participated in the league, and Metallurg Zhlobin won the championship.
The 2012–13 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 21st season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 11 teams participated in the league, and HK Neman Grodno won the championship.
The 2014–15 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 23rd season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Eleven teams participated in the league this season. HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk won both the regular season and the playoffs.
The 2016–17 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 25th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Twelve teams participated in the league, and Neman Grodno won the championship.
The 2021–22 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 30th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Twelve teams participated in the league.
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