Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1995 |
Ceased | 2004 |
No. of teams | 9 |
Countries | Belarus Latvia Lithuania Poland Russia Ukraine |
Last champion(s) | Keramin Minsk |
Most titles | Sokil Kyiv, Berkut-Kyiv, Keramin Minsk (2 each) |
Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL) was a regional ice hockey league which existed from 1995 to 2004.
The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland and Russia. Besides the main tournament for professional ice hockey teams, the league also had junior championships in several age groups.
In 2004, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia (Metalurgs Liepāja and Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine (Sokil Kyiv) joined the Belarusian Extraliga. There was temporarily a period where the Belarusian Extraliga was closed to foreign teams, but that has since changed as Metalurgs Liepāja, Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, and Sokil Kyiv became members of the league.
The Latvian Hockey Higher League, also known as the Optibet Hockey League since 2017 due to sponsorship by Optibet, is the top tier league of ice hockey in Latvia. The league is competed by nine teams from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Previously it was also known as the Latvian Open Hockey Championships and the Samsung Premier League from 2006 to 2008. The league was established in 1931.
HK Liepājas Metalurgs was a professional hockey club based in Liepāja, Latvia that fielded multiple teams over the years competing in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL), Latvian Hockey League (LHL), and Minor Hockey League Division B. The club was dissolved following the conclusion of the 2012-13 season when primary sponsor, industrial company Liepājas Metalurgs, discontinued support for the club.
The Belarusian Extraleague, 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 Belarus Ice Hockey Federation decided to open the Belarusian Extraleague, the Belarusian Premier League and the Belarusian junior leagues.
Juris Štāls is a Latvian ice hockey player. He currently plays as a right wing for HK Kurbads of Latvian Hockey Higher League. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He has also played for the Latvian national ice hockey team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The 2009–10 Latvian Hockey League season was the 19th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Eight teams participated in the league, and Dinamo-Juniors Riga won the championship. Dinamo-Juniors Riga and Liepājas Metalurgs received a bye until the playoffs, as they played in the Belarusian Extraleague.
The 2001–02 Belarusian Extraliga season was the tenth season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Eight teams participated in the league, and HK Keramin Minsk won the championship.
The 2002–03 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 11th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Eight teams participated in the league, and HK Gomel won the championship.
The 2003–04 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 12th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Ten teams participated in the league, and HK Yunost Minsk won the championship.
The 2004–05 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 13th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 12 teams participated in the league, and HK Yunost Minsk won the championship.
The 2005–06 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 14th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Twelve teams participated in the league, and HK Yunost Minsk won the championship.
The 2006–07 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 15th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 11 teams participated in the league, and HC Dinamo Minsk won the championship.
The 2007–08 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 16th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 10 teams participated in the league, and HK Keramin Minsk won the championship.
The 2008–09 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 17th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 14 teams participated in the league, and HK Yunost Minsk won the championship.
The 2009–10 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 18th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 14 teams participated in the league, and Yunost Minsk won the championship.
The 2010–11 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 19th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 12 teams participated in the league, and Yunost Minsk won the championship.
The 1999–2000 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the fifth season of the multi-national ice hockey league. 13 teams participated in the league, and HC Berkut-Kyiv of Ukraine won the championship.
The 2001–02 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the seventh season of the multi-national ice hockey league. 17 teams participated in the league, and HK Liepajas Metalurgs of Latvia won the championship.
The 2003–04 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the ninth and final season of the multi-national ice hockey league. Nine teams participated in Division A, Six teams participated in Division B, and seven teams participated in the EEHL Cup. HK Keramin Minsk won Division A, HK Vitebsk won Division B, and Titan Klin won the EEHL Cup.
The 2011–12 Latvian Hockey League season was the 21st season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Nine teams participated in the league, and HK Liepājas Metalurgs won the championship.
The 2013–14 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 22nd season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Ten teams participated in the league this season: Neman Grodno, Yunost Minsk, Shakhtar Soligorsk, HK Gomel, Metallurg Zhlobin, Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk, HK Lida, HK Brest, HK Vitebsk, and HK Mogilev.