List of ice hockey leagues

This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment.

World

North America

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-Pro

Junior

Major junior

Note: that the Major Junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.

Junior A

Canadian Junior A Leagues
American Junior A Leagues
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
United Hockey Union (AAU) Junior Leagues
Independent Junior Leagues

Junior B

Canadian Junior B Leagues

(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"

Junior C

Canadian Junior C Leagues

(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"

Junior D

(*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"

College

CIS Hockey (Canada)

NCAA Hockey (United States)

Note: The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at the Division II level.

Non-NCAA Hockey

Note: there are also many independent teams in all three ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues.

Junior College

Women's

Senior

Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

Canada
United States
Unsanctioned

School and youth

High School

Defunct leagues

Disabled hockey leagues

Leagues for disabled hockey players

Eurasia

Asia and Africa

China

Republic of China

Georgia

Hong Kong

India

Israel

Japan

Defunct Japan Ice Hockey League

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Mongolia

North Korea

Philippines

Singapore

South Africa

South Korea

Thailand

Turkey

(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)

Turkmenistan

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Armenia

Austria

Women

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

East Germany

Estonia

Finland

Defunct

Women

France

Germany

Men

Women

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Semi-pro

Amateur

Junior and youth

Women

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

The Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-pro

Junior

Youth

Amateur

Defunct

Serbia

Slovakia

Men

Slovenia

Soviet Union

Spain

Sweden

Men

Women

Riksserien (Highest league, 8 teams.)

Switzerland

Ukraine

Junior

Defunct

United Kingdom

Defunct Leagues

English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues

Yugoslavia

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

References

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