The 2009–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season was the second season of the

Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League The Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League (BHL) is the top league for ice hockey in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is organized by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation. History Hockey developed slowly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of it ...

(BHL), after a 6-year hiatus. HK Stari Grad defeated

HK Bosna HK Bosna is an ice hockey club from Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. Th ...

in the best of three final series two games to one, winning the championship.

League business

For the 2009–10 season all games will be played at the

Olympic Hall Zetra The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Olimpijska dvorana Juan Antonio Samaranch'' / Олимпијска дворана Хуан Антонио Самаран; formerly Zetra Olympic Hall) is an indoor multi- ...

. The league employs modified rules. Games last for 45 minutes without a stopping clock, and contact is not allowed. The season opened with the three teams with only one,

, returning from the previous season. The two new teams are HK Stari Grad and

HK Alfa Hokejski klub Alfa ( en, Alfa Hockey Club), commonly referred to as HK Alfa or simply Alfa, was an ice hockey club from Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the countr ...

who were founded in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Each played ten games before the top two teams enter the three game playoffs. The three teams were given nicknames to play under for the season. HK Bosna plays under the name Lisice sa Općine Centar, HK Alfa plays under the name Medvjedi iz Novog Sarajeva, and HK Stari Grad plays under the name Vukovi sa Starog Grada.

Regular season

Standings

Fixtures

Playoffs

HK Bosna and HK Stari Grad qualified for the playoffs after finishing first and second in the regular season standings respectively. HK Stari Grad won the best of three championship series, two games to one.

References

External links

Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation
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