Bulgarian Hockey League

Last updated
Bulgarian Hockey League
Българска Хокейна Лига
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2022–23 Bulgarian Hockey League season
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1949
First season1952
No. of teams5
Country Bulgaria
Most recent
champion(s)
Irbis-Skate Sofia
(8th title)
Most titles CSKA Sofia
(24 titles)
Official website BHL

The Bulgarian Hockey League is the highest level ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

Contents

Teams

As of 2021, the Bulgarian Hockey League consists of the following teams: [1]

Former teams

Bulgarian League champions

  

Titles by team

TitlesTeamYear
24 CSKA Sofia
CDNA Sofia
Cerveno Zname Sofia
1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2013, 2014, 2015
21 Slavia Sofia
HK Udarnik Sofia (1951-1957)
1953, 1954, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
13 HC Levski Sofia
Levski-Spartak Sofia (1969-1990)
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003
8 Irbis-Skate Sofia 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
2 Akademika Sofia 2006, 2007
2 Metallurg Pernik
HK Krakra Pernik
1968, 1970
1Torpedo Sofia 1955
1 NSA Sofia 2022

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References

  1. "Bulgarian League". European Ice Hockey Online. Retrieved 2020-03-12.