Belarusian Extraleague

Belarusian Extraleague
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2017–18 Belarusian Extraliga season
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1992
Founder Belarus Ice Hockey Federation
Inaugural season 1992–93
No. of teams 12
Country  Belarus
Most recent
champion(s)		 HK Neman Grodno (6th title)
Most titles Yunost Minsk (7)
TV partner(s) Belarus 5
Related
competitions		 Vysshaya Liga
Official website hockey.by

The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BXL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open league (in reference to allowing foreign teams), but for the 2008-2009 season, the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation has decided to open the Extraleague, the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga, and the Belarusian junior leagues.

The Extraleague championship for the 2016-2017 season was won by HK Neman Grodno.

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity Affiliate Team
Belarus U20 Belarus Minsk Chizhovka-Arena 9,614
Dinamo-Molodechno Belarus Maladzyechna Molodechno Ice Palace 2,000 HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
HK Brest Belarus Brest Brest Ice Sports Palace 2,000 HK Brest-2 (Belarus2)
HK Gomel Belarus Gomel Gomel Ice Palace of Sports 2,760 HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
HK Gomel-2 (Belarus2)
HK Lida Belarus Lida Ledovy Dvorets Lida 1,000
Metallurg Zhlobin Belarus Zhlobin Ice Palace Metalurg 2,018 HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
Metallurg-2 Zhlobin (Belarus2)
HK Mogilev Belarus Mogilev Sports Palace Mogilev 3,048 HK Mogilev-2 (Belarus2)
HK Neman Grodno Belarus Grodno Ice Sports Palace Grodno 2,550 HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
HK Neman Grodno 2 (Belarus2)
Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk Belarus Novopolotsk Palace of Sports and Culture 1,200 Khimik-2 Novopolotsk (Belarus2)
HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus Soligorsk Ice Sports Palace Soligorsk 1,759 HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
HC Shakhtyor-2 Soligorsk (Belarus2)
HK Vitebsk Belarus Vitebsk Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace 1,900 HK Vitebsk-2 (Belarus2)
Yunost Minsk Belarus Minsk Chizhovka-Arena 9,614 Yunior Minsk (Belarus2)

Former teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Dinamo U20 BobruiskBelarus BabruyskBabruysk Arena7,151
Dinamo MinskBelarus MinskMinsk Sports Palace3,311
Keramin MinskBelarus MinskMinsk Ice Palace1,823
Shinnik BobruiskBelarus BabruyskBabruysk Arena7,151
Sokil KievUkraine Brovary
Ukraine Kiev		Ice Arena TEC Terminal
Kiev Palace of Sports		1,500
7,200
Tivali MinskBelarus MinskMinsk Sports Palace3,311
Torpedo MinskBelarus MinskUnknown-
Triumph MinskBelarus MinskUnknown-
Yunior MinskBelarus MinskIce Palace Yunost Minsk767
HK Liepājas MetalurgsLatvia LiepājaIce Arena Liepājas Metalurgs1,700
HK Riga 2000Latvia RigaInbox.lv ledus halle2,000
ASK/OgreLatvia OgreVidzemes Ledus Halle1,880
DHK LatgaleLatvia DaugavpilsDaugavpils Ice Arena1,234

Champions by season

Titles by team

Titles Club Years
7 Yunost Minsk 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016
6 HK Neman Grodno 1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2017
4 Tivali Minsk 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000
2 Polimir Novopolock 1996, 1997
2 Keramin Minsk 2002, 2008
1 HC Dinamo Minsk 2007
1 HK Gomel 2003
1 Metallurg Zhlobin 2012
1 HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2015

References

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