Lithuania Hockey League

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Lithuania Hockey League
Lithuania hockey logo.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded2010 [1]
President Darius Kasparaitis [1]
No. of teams5
Country Lithuania
Most recent
champion(s)
SC Energija (22nd title)
Most titles SC Energija (22)
Official website Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation

The Lithuania Hockey League (Lithuanian : Nacionaline ledo ritulio lyga) is the premier men's ice hockey league in Lithuania.

Contents

Teams

TeamCityArenaFoundedJoinedFormer namesRef
Energija/GV Elektrėnai Elektrėnai Elektrėnai Ice Palace 19771991 [2]
Energija Hockey/HC Klaipėda Elektrėnai Elektrėnai Ice Palace & Klaipėda Akropolis. [3] [4] 20202020 [5]
Kaunas Baltų Ainiai Kaunas Ledo Arena Kaunas 2019 [6] 2019 [7]
Hockey Punks Vilnius Vilnius Pramogų Arena [8] [9] 2007 [10] 2013 [11]
Kaunas Hockey Kaunas Ledo Arena Kaunas 20172017 [12]

Champions

Titles by team

TitlesClubYears
22 Energija Elektrėnai 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
2 Delovaja Rus Kaliningrad 2014, 2015
2 Sporto Centras Elektrėnai 2010, 2011
1 Viltis Elektrėnai 2000
1 Garsų Pasaulis Vilnius 2002
1 ESSM Energija Elektrėnai 2012
1 Kaunas Hockey 2021
1 Hockey Punks 2022
1 Kaunas City 2023

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