European University Hockey League

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European University Hockey League
Current season or competition:
Hockey current event.svg 2013–14 EUHL season
European University Hocley League logo.png
EUHL logo
Countries Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (5 teams)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (3 teams)
Flag of Austria.svg Austria (1 team)
Flag of Poland.svg Poland (1 team)
Region(s) Central Europe
League President Flag of Slovakia.svg Jaroslav Straka
LeagueVice-President Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľubomír Sekeráš
Founded2013
First season 2014–15
No. of teams10
Recent ChampionsUK Praha (1st title)
Most successful clubUK Praha (3 titles)
Headquarters Trenčín, Slovakia
Website http://www.euhl.eu

The European University Hockey League (EUHL) is the first European university league in ice hockey, founded in 2013. It is managed by the European University Hockey Association (EUHA). The idea for a university hockey league in Europe came from Jaroslav Straka, with support from Lubomir Sekeras, Frantisek Sadecky, and Peter Spankovic. The initial idea was for a pan-European expansion through the creation of four divisions to save money and time: Eastern (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary), Western (Germany I, France, Belgium, The Netherlands), North (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark) and South (Germany II, Austria II, Switzerland, Slovenia). Presently the EUHL consists of 10 teams from 4 countries, but next year[ when? ] there will be more teams included. The new applicants come from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Hungary, accompanied by American universities and associations from the USA.

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Trophy

The winner of the league is awarded the Sekeráš Championship Trophy, named after former Slovak NHL player Ľubomír Sekeráš, who is the co-founder of the league. [1]

Divisions

Four divisions are planned – Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western. The Northern division will contain teams from universities in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark; the Eastern division teams from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, and Hungary; the Southern division teams from Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Austria, and the Western division teams from France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. [2]

For the first season in 2013–14, only six teams were involved, forming only one division.

Teams

At the beginning of the first season only five teams were confirmed – three from Slovakia and two from the Czech Republic – even though more universities were interested in joining the league. However, on 13 November 2013 a new participant, VŠEMvs Managers from Bratislava joined the league, thus increasing the number of participants to six. [3]

In the second season the following teams participated:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationTeam nameJoinedArenaCapacityTitlesWebsite
Charles University in Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague 1347PublicUK Praha2013 Zimní stadion Slaný 3,200 [4] 1
City University of Seattle (VŠM) Flag of Slovakia.svg Trenčín 1999PrivateCityU Gladiators Trenčín Zimný štadión Pavla Demitru 6,1500
Czech Technical University Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague 2001PublicTechnika Praha0
Pan-European University Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava 2004PrivatePaneuropa KingsZimný štadión Vladimíra Dzurillu3,5000
Slovak University of Technology Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava 1937PublicSlávia STU0
University of International and Public Relations Prague in Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava PrivateDiplomats Pressburg2014
University of West Bohemia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Plzeň 1991PublicAkademici Plzeň
Matej Bel University Flag of Slovakia.svg Banská Bystrica 1992PublicUMB Banská Bystrica
The Podhale State College of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ [5] Flag of Poland.svg

Nowy Targ

PPWSZ – Podhale Nowy Targ2015
Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu - National-Louis University [6] Flag of Poland.svg

Krynica-Zdrój

1928PublicAcademy KTH 1928 Krynica-Zdrój2016
University of Graz Flag of Austria.svg Graz 1585PublicUHT Dukes Graz2015 Eisstadion Liebenau 4,050
University of Prešov Flag of Slovakia.svg Prešov PublicUNIPO Warriors2016

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References

  1. "Euha Trophy - Euhl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "Universities". EUHL. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. "New University Team". 13 November 2013.
  4. "Zimné štadióny".
  5. "Home". ppwsz.edu.pl.
  6. "Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National Louis University". wsb-nlu.edu.pl.