2nd Czech Republic Hockey League

2nd Czech Republic Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1993
No. of teams 28 in 3 divisions
Country  Czech Republic
Most recent
champion(s)		 VHK Vsetín, HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou, BK Havlíčkův Brod (2016/17)
Promotion to Czech 1.liga
Relegation to regional championship
Related
competitions		 Czech Extraliga
Czech 1.liga
Official website http://www.hokej.cz/2-liga

The 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League is the third-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League. It began in 1993.

Format

From 1993 to 2001 the league was divided into the Western and Eastern divisions. Since the 2001/2002 season the current division to Western, Central and Eastern applies, with the exception of the 2008/2009 season when the Central Division was incorporated into the Western Division. From the 1996/1997 season the play-offs were introduced, they were joint for both divisions. From 1999 to 2001 the Western and Eastern division had separate play-offs. From the 2001/2002 season the Western and Central divisions have joint play-offs, while the Eastern Division has separate play-offs.

For the 2009/2010 season, 33 teams are divided into the Western, Central and Eastern divisions. Winners of the league play-offs play a qualification round robin with the worst teams from the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League. The league has shrunk down to just 2 divisions and 28 teams, with 17 playing in the Western division and 11 in the Eastern, for the 2013/14 season. Since the 2014/15 season, the winners of the Western and Eastern division play-offs face each other in a best-of-7 series. The winner directly advances to the First League, without having to play the qualification series. The last placed team in each division at the end of regular season will be directly relegated to the regional championship. Since the 2016/17 season, the league has gone back to having 3 divisions and 28 teams.

2017-18 teams

Western Division
HC Baník Sokolov
HC Děčín
HC Draci Bílina
HC Kobra Praha
HC Letci Letňany
HC Most
HC Řisuty
HC Rodos Dvůr Králové
HC Stadion Vrchlabí
HC Trutnov
HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou
Central Division
BK Havlíčkův Brod
DS České Budějovice
HC Lední Medvědi Pelhřimov
HC Moravské Budějovice 2005
HC Tábor
IHC Písek
NED Hockey Nymburk
SC Kolín
SHC Klatovy
SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou
Eastern Division
HC Bobři Valašské Meziříčí
HC Nový Jičín
HC RT TORAX Poruba
HC Slezan Opava
HC Kopřivnice
Hokej Šumperk 2003
SHK Hodonín

Champions


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