Croatian Ice Hockey League

Croatian Ice Hockey league
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2017–18 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded 1991
Founder Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
No. of teams 3 (sometimes 4)
Country  Croatia
Most recent
champion(s)		 Medveščak II
Most titles Medveščak (21)
Related
competitions		 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga

The Croatian Ice Hockey League is the top ice hockey league in Croatia. At the end of the season the Croatian Championship is held. The league is operated by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation.

History

The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Until then Croatian teams played in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League. The hockey teams Mladost and Medveščak were playing in the first division, while Sisak and Zagreb were playing in the second division of the Yugoslav league. The former two were much stronger, but as financing went away their best players did not stay with the clubs. This resulted in a more balanced competition, in which KHL Zagreb went on to win three times in a row. Medveščak however managed to remerge as the country's dominant team, as it won the competition for eleven straight seasons.

Due to the very short duration of the season, Croatian teams often play in other leagues, such as the Slohokej League, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and the now defunct Interliga and Panonian League. In the future there may be other clubs in the league, such as Karlovac. However, any expansion will be slow to come due to lack of funds and indoor ice arenas.

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity Founded
Current teams
Medveščak II Croatia Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 500 2003
Mladost Croatia Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 500 1946
Sisak* Croatia Sisak Klizalište Zibel 500 1934
Zagreb Croatia Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 500 1982
Former teams
HDK Maribor Slovenia Maribor Tabor Ice Hall 1,000 1993
Medveščak Croatia Zagreb Dom Sportova 5,000 1961

Note: * Team does not always participate in the league.

Champions

 
    		 
      Club Croatian Championship won Total
      Medveščak 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
      21
      Zagreb 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
      4
      Mladost 2008
      1

      See also

      • Croatian Inline Hockey League
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