Alps Hockey League

Alps Hockey League
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded May 21, 2016[1]
Inaugural season 2016–17
CEO Peter Schramm[2]
No. of teams 17
Countries  Austria
 Italy
 Slovenia
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Asiago (1st title)
Most titles Ritten Sport
Asiago
(both 1 title)
Related
competitions		 Austrian Hockey League
Inter-National League
Serie A
Official website Official website

The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. Currently, the league is made up of teams representing three nations: Austria, Italy and Slovenia, whilst a team from Croatia is also considering joining.[3] The league formed as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-National League.

Formation

The Alps Hockey League was founded in the spring of 2016, and is a joint venture between the Austrian Ice Hockey Association, the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio as well as the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. The three national governing bodies have stated that they are keen to ensure that the league is both of a high standard, and financially viable in the long term.[4]

In addition, the league has also stated that it is open to teams from other nations, including the Czech Republic, Germany, and Slovakia joining in the future.[5]

Regarding players, each team can sign a maximum four foreign born players. The AlpsHL operates a points based system similar to that of the EBEL, with each team having 16 points at their disposal.[6] As a result of this, the league aims to focus on the development of young players from the participating countries.[7]

2018–19 teams

The AlpsHL consists of 17 teams, eight of which are based in Italy, seven in Austria, and two teams representing Slovenia.[8] Two of the teams in the league acts as developmental teams for senior teams within the EBEL. Hockey Milano Rossoblu are the league's most recent expansion team, joining in 2018 after replacing HC Neumarkt-Egna who withdrew due to financial difficulties.[9]

Austria

Italy

Slovenia

Alps Hockey League seasons

Season Champions Runners-up
2016–17 Ritten Sport Asiago
2017–18 Asiago Ritten Sport

References

  1. ↑ "Alps Hockey League, è ufficiale" (in Italian). May 21, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Red Bulls schicken B-Team in die Alps Hockey League" (in German). June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tommaso Teofoli illustra i dettagli dell'Alps Hockey League" (in Italian). June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Start der neuen Alps Hockey League" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Neue Liga präsentiert" (in German). May 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "ALPS HOCKEY LEAGUE HEADS INTO SECOND SEASON". erstebankliga.at. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "ALPS HOCKEY LEAGUE HEADS INTO THE THIRD SEASON". erstebankliga.at. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.


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